Comparison

Phantom Tower vs Zombie Simulator Z

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Phantom Tower

Embark on a challenging roguelike adventure within a mysterious tower. Battle creatures, collect resources to craft gear, and unlock powerful abilities to ascend 100 floors. Every playthrough offers a new experience as you strive to conquer the unknown.

Highlights
  • Action roguelike gameplay
  • RPG elements
  • Elemental combat system
  • Crafting weapons and armor
  • Unlockable glyphs
  • 100-floor tower ascent
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An ancient Tower shrouded in mystery and forgotten knowledge. Whatever you're looking for, the tower promises to offer: Wealth, Fame or Power. Many ventured the Tower in seach of treasures, but only few were able to return to tell the tale. Prepare to face the unknown, battle mysterious creatures and to forge your destiny. The Phantom Tower is calling, will you answer? Phantom Tower is a fast-paced action roguelike game that combines roguelike and RPG elements. Your ultimate goal is to be able to climb all 100 floors of the Tower, what awaits you at the top? No one knows. Along the way you'll unlock Tower Blessings to aid you in battle, harvest materials from fallen monster to forge new gear and grow stronger with each attempt. Every run is a fresh challenge. Will you conquer the Tower, or become one of its many phantoms? Key Features and tips: - Elemental Dominion: Each class have access to different elements, combine them to trigger powerful reactions, in the early stage of the game reactions will be decisive for defeating your foes, try to use reactions whenever you can! - Glyphs: Unlock mysterious glyphs to enhance your character and unleash hidden powers. - Craft weapons, armors and artifacts to boost your character stats, each piece has its own ability. You can see all the available gear from the Blacksmith.

About

Zombie Simulator Z

Create intense battles between humans and zombies in this simulator. Design scenarios like zombie hordes attacking prisons or defending against savage dogs. It offers a playground for mobile zombie experiences with ongoing development.

Highlights
  • Zombie horde simulation
  • Human vs. zombie battles
  • Scenario creation
  • Prison siege
  • Hospital defense
  • Mobile zombie experience
Features
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Zombie Simulator Z takes an imagination and some ingenuity to create some of the most intense battles between humans and zombies. Whether it is trying to overrun the prison with a zombie horde or protecting the hospital from a swarm of savage zombie dogs. Simulator Z is your Zombie Simulator playground and over time we will give you all the tools to create unlimited amounts of opportunities to satisfy the mobile Zombie experience. If you are looking to follow the progress of this adventure, Join our development discord: https://discord.com/invite/sCfyz6rQab We are excited to begin this journey with you! The citizenz of Simulator Z must survive at all cost because if they cannot, what hope do we have if they come our way?

Screenshots

Phantom Tower4 screens
Zombie Simulator Z4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Phantom Tower at Free against Zombie Simulator Z's $1.99. Phantom Tower also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (123 vs 4). Zombie Simulator Z's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). On device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Phantom Tower is free to download; Zombie Simulator Z costs $1.99 up front. Phantom Tower sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Zombie Simulator Z asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Zombie Simulator Z holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phantom Tower has 123 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Phantom Tower's written reviews are positive against 100% of Zombie Simulator Z's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phantom Tower ships an update every 10 days, Zombie Simulator Z every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
Phantom Tower versus Zombie Simulator Z: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhantom TowerZombie Simulator Z
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.6 (123 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings123 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#161 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012 — better
Further details — not scored
Size664 MB128 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperHorien StudioWilliam Ashcroft

Customer experience

Phantom Tower

All ratings115 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral3.5%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews97 reviews
Positive71.1%
Neutral8.2%
Negative20.6%

Zombie Simulator Z

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Phantom Tower

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Enemies spawning outside of room
  • UI text readability issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Controller support
  • Ability to choose starting class
  • Teleport to boss room option
  • Gear unequip functionality

Zombie Simulator Z

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Phantom Tower

One-time7
  • Standard Bag$0.99
  • Archer Starter Pack$1.99
  • Warrior Starter Pack$1.99
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  • Mage Starter Pack$1.99
  • Advanced Bag$1.99
  • Premium Bag$2.99
  • Full Game Unlock$9.99
None

Zombie Simulator Z

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Phantom Tower free?
Phantom Tower is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zombie Simulator Z free?
Zombie Simulator Z costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Phantom Tower or Zombie Simulator Z?
Zombie Simulator Z is rated higher. Phantom Tower averages 4.6 out of 5 from 123 ratings, while Zombie Simulator Z averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Phantom Tower or Zombie Simulator Z have ads?
Phantom Tower shows ads; Zombie Simulator Z does not.
Which is updated more often, Phantom Tower or Zombie Simulator Z?
Phantom Tower ships an update every 10 days, and Zombie Simulator Z every 4 months. Most recently, Phantom Tower was updated on October 24, 2026 and Zombie Simulator Z on October 25, 2026.

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