Comparison

Zero Hour Assault vs Dark Assault

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

Head to head
About

Zero Hour Assault

An audio-only first-person shooter designed for blind and visually impaired players. Experience intense online combat, diverse game modes, and tactical gameplay entirely through sound. Features include a persistent open-world PvP map, base building, and an extensive arsenal of weapons and gadgets.

Highlights
  • Audio-only gameplay
  • Diverse game modes (Battle Royale, Zombie Survival, Knife Fight)
  • Persistent open-world PvP
  • Base building and defense
  • Tactical combat mechanics
  • Extensive arsenal and gadgets
  • Integrated voice chat
Features
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IMPORTANT: THIS IS AN AUDIOGAME Zero Hour Assault is played entirely by sound and is designed for the blind and visually impaired community. Everything is spoken by the game's own voice or through VoiceOver, so you never need to look at the screen. It works with VoiceOver on or off; with VoiceOver on, your gestures go straight to the game. The screen shows menus and messages in large text, and during play the gestures that work at that moment as a map of the screen, your map, your hands and the last spoken message. Please put on headphones for the best experience. Dive into intense, non-stop combat in Zero Hour Assault, an online first-person shooter where strategy, skill and teamwork are the keys to survival, whether you hunt alone or with your team. Fight on your terms: drop into a battle royale where the safe zone keeps shrinking, plant or defuse the spike in Search and Destroy, survive zombie hordes with your team, or prove yourself in duels with only snipers, swords or your bare fists. Key Features: 22 Match Modes: Nine new modes (Battle Royale, Search and Destroy, Team Deathmatch, Kill Confirmed, Hardpoint, Gun Game, Infected, Blackout and Squad Rounds), where everyone gets the same equipment, plus thirteen classic modes such as Capture the Flag, Zombie Survival and Knife Fight. Bots can fill empty seats in most modes. Freedom Fight in Brackenford: Parachute into Brackenford, an open city where the fight never stops. Enter about 60 buildings, climb stairs to the roofs, shatter windows, loot chests, and race for airdrops, control points and helicopter extractions while red zones push you around the map. Build and Defend Your Base: Form a group with friends, get a walled base on the freedom fight map, store loot in its chests, and defend your turf from rival players. If all the bases of your group are destroyed, your group is gone forever! Deep Tactical Gameplay: Aim up and down, land headshots and leg shots, carry a weapon in each hand, fit a silencer, and use a weapon melee attack to disarm and down your foes. Walls stop every bullet. In freedom fight and several modes a fallen fighter is knocked down instead of killed, and friends or teammates can lift them back up before they bleed out. Extensive Arsenal & Gadgets: Rifles, shotguns, pistols, sniper rifles, knives, swords and explosives, plus motors and bikes. Become invisible with the Invisibility Shield, lay traps with TM62 mines, create cover with deployable Barricades, or track your enemies with the Spatial Amplifier. Fair Progression & Rewards: Earn zero tokens by playing and spend them in the store. Every character has the same health, speed and damage; your character is your voice and identity. Climb the rankings and the season pass, unlock titles and cosmetics, complete missions and daily events, and spend event points in the event store. Free to Play: Optional in-app purchases offer zero token packs, a paid account, character voices, cosmetics and other extras. A paid account adds comfort and cosmetics, never combat power. All purchases are made inside the app. Integrated Voice Chat: Coordinate with your team using positional audio to hear nearby allies, or use community voice chat to talk with your whole community across the game, regardless of distance. Your Language: Play in English, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese or Turkish, with more languages translated by players. Chat has 27 language channels and can translate messages. Made for Touch: On iPhone and iPad you play with touch gestures, and "View touch screen gestures" in the main menu explains every one. iPhone and iPad use the mobile server, built for touch play. Windows players have a separate server on purpose, to keep the game fair for touch players; choose it with "choose server" in the main menu if you want to face them. The battlefield is calling. Gear up, pick your character, and prove your worth. Are you ready for Zero Hour Assault?

About

Dark Assault

Experience intense arcade action through sound and haptics, not visuals. Defend your position against waves of invaders using touch or tilt controls. Designed for accessibility, it offers a unique sensory-first gameplay experience.

Highlights
  • Haptic-first combat feedback
  • Audio-led gameplay
  • HUD-focused playfield
  • Touch and tilt control options
  • Multiple difficulty modes
  • High score chasing
Features
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Come Play In The Dark! Dark Assault is a retro-inspired arcade defender built around touch and vibration first. There is no classic visual battlefield—no ship sprite, no scrolling starfield of enemies you chase with your eyes. You read the fight through audio cues, strong haptics, and a minimal HUD, then react with touch or tilt. Defend your position against waves of invaders, dodge incoming fire, and chase a new high score as the assault ramps up. Optional training silhouettes help you map cues to positions while you learn. Choose touch or tilt, dial in difficulty, and swap sound themes to match your mood. Designed with accessibility in mind: sensory-first presentation, clear audio feedback, expressive haptics, and flexible controls so more players can enjoy classic arcade tension without relying on a busy screen. Features: Haptic-first combat feedback—feel hits, locks, and waves on supported devices Audio-led gameplay with selectable sound themes HUD-focused playfield (no traditional ship-and-invader graphics) Touch and tilt control options Multiple difficulty modes, including training-friendly pacing High score chasing Optional support purchases for players who want to help fund future updates Dark Assault is easy to start, challenging to master, and built for players who want old-school intensity through sound and feel.

Screenshots

Zero Hour Assault1 screens
Dark Assault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Zero Hour Assault at free against Dark Assault's free with in-app purchases. Zero Hour Assault also leads on ratings volume (10 vs 1). Dark Assault's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 86%). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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

Both are free to download. Zero Hour Assault sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Dark Assault sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Zero Hour Assault against 4.0 for Dark Assault. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zero Hour Assault has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Zero Hour Assault's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dark Assault's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zero Hour Assault ships an update every 3 weeks, Dark Assault monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Zero Hour Assault versus Dark Assault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZero Hour AssaultDark Assault
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (10 ratings)4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size220 MB36 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperNBM DIGITAL LTDBeer Guide Apps, LLC

Customer experience

Zero Hour Assault

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Dark Assault

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Zero Hour Assault

One-time10
  • backpacks level3$3.99
  • KelTecP318$6.99
  • platinum token pack$12.99
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  • paid account 1 month$14.99
  • hex$24.99
  • supreme$24.99
  • paid account 3 month$44.95
  • lord$59.99
  • paid account 6 month$89.90
  • paid account 12 month$179.00
3 purchases

Dark Assault

One-time3
  • Support This Project$0.99
  • Big Support$2.99
  • Mega Support$4.99

Questions

Is Zero Hour Assault free?
Zero Hour Assault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dark Assault free?
Dark Assault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Zero Hour Assault or Dark Assault?
Zero Hour Assault and Dark Assault are both rated 4.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 10 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Zero Hour Assault or Dark Assault have ads?
Neither Zero Hour Assault nor Dark Assault shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zero Hour Assault or Dark Assault?
Zero Hour Assault ships an update every 3 weeks, and Dark Assault monthly. Most recently, Zero Hour Assault was updated on October 20, 2026 and Dark Assault on October 6, 2026.

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