Comparison

FighterJet Retro vs Far From Dead Pixel Zombie

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

Head to head
About

FighterJet Retro

Pilot a jet through 100 levels of pixel-art arcade chaos. Experience fast-paced vertical scrolling gameplay with challenging bosses and power-ups. Play the first 15 levels for free, then unlock the full campaign with a single purchase.

Highlights
  • 100-level campaign
  • Hand-tuned bosses
  • Unlock full campaign with one purchase
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Power-ups
  • One-thumb portrait controls
  • Offline play
Features
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This game was made entirely by AI — every pixel, every note of music, and all the code. To every kid out there: reach out to me, let's build your own game together, and we'll ship it to the App Store. Earth's outer orbit is overrun. Strap in, pilot. FighterJet Retro is a fast, brutal, pixel-art arcade shoot-'em-up — built to feel like the cabinets you grew up sneaking quarters into. No ads. No tracking. No internet required to play. Just you, your jet, and 100 levels of escalating chaos. Play the first 15 levels free. Hooked? Unlock all 100 levels — every boss, every power-up — with a single one-time purchase. No subscriptions. No ads. No nonsense. FEATURES • 100-level campaign with hand-tuned bosses every 5 levels • Free to start — fly levels 1–15, then unlock the full campaign with one purchase • Game Center leaderboards — battle for the global top score • Power-ups: Wingman, Triple Shot, Heavy Round, Multi-Direction, Heart • Distinct boss patterns — each fight forces a new strategy • Continuous campaign with autosave — pick up where you died • Replay any unlocked level from the Levels screen • Local high-score board — chase your own ghost across runs • Retro chiptune soundtrack with separate Music & SFX volume • Procedurally shifting backgrounds — the sky changes every 5 levels • One-thumb portrait controls — drag to fly, auto-fire handles the rest • Pause anytime with one tap • Plays offline (Game Center leaderboards need a connection) WHAT YOU WON'T FIND • Zero ads — ever • No subscriptions, no consumable IAP — just one optional unlock for the full game • Zero tracking — your data stays on your device • Zero account required to play — no login, no sync, no nonsense FOR FANS OF Classic vertical-scrolling arcade shooters: chiptune, pixel art, bullet patterns to learn, bosses to memorize. If you've ever sunk a quarter into one, you know what's waiting. REQUIREMENTS iOS 14 or later. iPhone X and newer. Portrait orientation. Designed for one-thumb play. Ready to push back the invasion?

About

Far From Dead Pixel Zombie

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The outbreak took everything. The streets belong to the dead now — and they're coming for the last thing that still breathes. You. Grab your gun. Lock the lane. Don't let a single one through. FAR FROM DEAD throws you into 700 levels of pixel apocalypse, and the horde never slows down. Walkers shamble. Runners sprint. Spitters spray acid, splitters multiply the second you kill them, bulls charge straight through you, and vacuum husks drag you into the middle of the swarm. Twenty kinds of undead, each one forcing you to fight a little differently — and ten towering bosses that come back meaner every cycle, all the way up to the 5,000-HP Super King waiting at the end of the world. You won't survive on bullets alone. Unleash scatter bursts and spin-fire, freeze the lane solid, send in your attack dog, or switch to Lifesteal and heal with every hit. Call down a UFO airstrike. Stampede a herd of cattle straight through the crowd. Drop traps, ride into battle on horseback, and pour every coin you earn into a deeper, deadlier loadout. No two runs feel the same. Night raids, Blood Moons, Gold Rushes, Endless Hordes, Last Stands — dozens of modifiers twist the rules and crank the danger. Crisp retro pixel art. Punchy sound. Built from the ground up for your phone, with smooth touch controls and a camp where you shop, upgrade, and gear up between runs. The world is gone. Just one question remains: How long can you stay FAR FROM DEAD? — Download now and find out.

Screenshots

FighterJet Retro4 screens
Far From Dead Pixel Zombie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Far From Dead Pixel Zombie at none against FighterJet Retro's 1. Far From Dead Pixel Zombie also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). FighterJet Retro's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. FighterJet Retro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Far From Dead Pixel Zombie asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FighterJet Retro ships an update every 3 weeks, Far From Dead Pixel Zombie daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
FighterJet Retro versus Far From Dead Pixel Zombie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFighterJet RetroFar From Dead Pixel Zombie
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.014.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB192 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperAli ShariatmadariGALAXIOID OU

In-app purchases

1 purchases

FighterJet Retro

One-time1
  • Unlock All 100 Levels$0.99
None

Far From Dead Pixel Zombie

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FighterJet Retro free?
FighterJet Retro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Far From Dead Pixel Zombie free?
Far From Dead Pixel Zombie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FighterJet Retro or Far From Dead Pixel Zombie have ads?
Far From Dead Pixel Zombie shows ads; FighterJet Retro does not.
Which is updated more often, FighterJet Retro or Far From Dead Pixel Zombie?
FighterJet Retro ships an update every 3 weeks, and Far From Dead Pixel Zombie daily. Most recently, FighterJet Retro was updated on October 24, 2026 and Far From Dead Pixel Zombie on October 31, 2026.

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