Comparison

DEADGRID vs AshHold

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

Head to head
About

DEADGRID

Experience intense arcade zombie survival with endless waves and permadeath. Master an arsenal of 33 weapons, strategically deploy defenses, and choose dynamic upgrades to conquer the apocalypse. Customize your survivor and enjoy pure, optimized gameplay.

Highlights
  • Endless zombie waves
  • Permadeath runs
  • 33 unlockable weapons
  • Strategic deployables and turrets
  • Dynamic upgrade system
  • Four zombie types with advanced AI
  • Customizable survivor skins
Features
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DEADGRID is a minimalist zombie arena shooter — pure, intense arcade action with real multiplayer. THE CLIMB A campaign ladder thousands of levels deep, and no two rungs are alike. Every level rolls its own horde, its own weather, its own rule and its own goal: one-hit-point runs, total blackouts, meteor storms, assassination contracts. Two modes break the pattern — INFECT, where you ARE the outbreak and hunt the survivors down, and FREE FOR ALL, where everyone carries the same gun and only one walks out. 1,080 WEAPON FINISHES Thirty collectable liveries — GOLD, ONYX, SYNTHWAVE, NOSFERATU, VOIDLINE, RAINBOW and more — across all 36 weapons. Every third rung of the Climb pays one out. Locked finishes stay secret until you earn them. TWELVE HANDCRAFTED ARENAS Fight through Times Square, Shibuya Crossing, the Champs-Élysées, Copacabana, Stonehenge, the Taj Mahal, Chichén Itzá and Terreiro do Paço — plus four arenas of our own: The Garden, Sporewood, Rustyard and Cindermaw. Lava rivers, container mazes, neon crossings. Every layout is placed by hand, never generated. SURVIVE THE APOCALYPSE Endless waves of the undead. Every run is permadeath — beat your best in kills, waves and time survived. RANKED 1v1 — THE ARENA Duel real opponents in last-one-standing combat. Buy rage zombies and send them hunting your rival, earn a random upgrade every round, and climb 8 divisions to the top of the global ladder. DUO CO-OP Team up with a friend or matchmake with a stranger. Shared horde, shared glory — revive each other and see how deep two survivors can go. ARSENAL OF 36 WEAPONS Pistols, SMGs, shotguns, rifles, snipers, launchers, energy weapons, flamethrowers and wilder things — each with its own 3D model. Loot weapon crates mid-run and build your loadout on the fly. NINE ZOMBIE TYPES Walkers, runners, tanks, boomers, jumpers that vault your walls, fire-spitters, bladesmen who cut bullets from the air, gaolers with hooked chains and summoners who raise the dead. Smart pathfinding routes them around cover — they hunt, they don't just shamble. TURRETS & DEPLOYABLES Three turret types, barriers, claymores, explosive barrels and the legendary clapping monkey. Build choke points, then watch the horde walk into them. PROGRESS THAT LASTS • GAME PASS: a 101-tier season track with exclusive skins, chests and emotes • MISSIONS: endless ladders that pay pass XP with bonus chests on every claim • SPECS: permanent lifetime upgrades that make every future run stronger • 42 SKINS to unlock — from the humble Rookie to floating war gods • 32 EMOTES to talk trash in style COMPETE WITH THE WORLD Global leaderboards, a top-1000 board, friends list with live presence, duo invites and player profiles. Daily streaks keep your fire burning. PURE PERFORMANCE Optimized for smooth 60fps. All game audio is synthesized in real time — zero audio files, tiny download. Endless waves, thousands of levels. Just pure arcade zombie survival. Any coin pack removes ad breaks forever. Download DEADGRID and see how long you survive.

About

AshHold

Features
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AshHold - Third Person Survival Shooter AshHold is an original third-person survival game set in Forsaken County and the Exclusion Zone. Sortie — fight through rising night waves, loot districts, and level up your operator. Redoubt — fortify a mountain outpost with walls, traps, and turrets in portrait. Fireteam — drop in with a second player and hold the line together. SURVIVE THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE Enter a dangerous world filled with infected enemies, abandoned locations, and deadly missions. Every journey outside your base is a fight for survival. Explore: • Abandoned cities • Hospitals and research facilities • Military bases • Industrial zones • Dangerous survivor territories Complete missions, collect supplies, and uncover the secrets behind the outbreak. THIRD PERSON ZOMBIE COMBAT Experience action-packed shooter gameplay with smooth third-person controls. Master: • Assault rifles • Shotguns • Sniper rifles • Melee weapons • Explosive weapons • Special abilities Aim, shoot, dodge, and fight your way through massive zombie attacks. BUILD YOUR LAST STRONGHOLD Your base is humanity’s final defence. Upgrade and customize: • Walls and gates • Defensive turrets • Command center • Workshops • Medical facilities • Survivor buildings Prepare your defenses before the next zombie invasion. RECRUIT SURVIVORS Build your ultimate survival team. Recruit specialists including: • Soldiers • Medics • Engineers • Snipers • Scouts • Heavy fighters Each survivor brings unique abilities to help you survive longer. DEFEND AGAINST ENDLESS HORDE ATTACKS How long can you survive? Face increasingly difficult zombie waves featuring: • Fast infected enemies • Armored zombies • Mutated creatures • Powerful boss zombies • Massive final assaults Upgrade your defenses, improve your weapons, and become the ultimate survivor. UPGRADE YOUR ARSENAL Discover and improve powerful equipment: • New weapons • Weapon upgrades • Armor • Survival gear • Advanced technology Create your perfect loadout and prepare for the next battle. FEATURES Third-person zombie shooter gameplay Base building and defence Survivor recruitment system Weapon upgrades and customization Sortie survival mode Zombie boss battles Strategic base management HUMANITY NEEDS A LEADER The world has fallen. Cities are overrun. The infected are everywhere. Build your base. Gather your survivors. Fight the horde. Can you survive the zombie apocalypse? Download AshHold and become humanity’s last defender. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

DEADGRID4 screens
AshHold4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: DEADGRID at none against AshHold's shown. DEADGRID also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, 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. DEADGRID sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and AshHold sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DEADGRID ships an update every 4 days, AshHold every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DEADGRID versus AshHold: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDEADGRIDAshHold
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (70 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings70 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size404 MB56 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperAfonso QuinazGerald Agyapong-Opoku

In-app purchases

7 purchases

DEADGRID

One-time7
  • Scrap + No Ads$0.99
  • Cache + No Ads$4.99
  • Premium Pass$4.99
Show 4 more
  • Crate + No Ads$9.99
  • Pallet + No Ads$19.99
  • Container + No Ads$49.99
  • Motherlode + No Ads$99.99
10 purchases

AshHold

One-time10
  • Starter Materials Pack$0.99
  • Quick XP Boost$0.99
  • Session XP Boost$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Small Materials Pack$4.99
  • Survival Starter Pack$4.99
  • Day XP Boost$4.99
  • Medium Materials Pack$9.99
  • Weekend XP Boost$9.99
  • Large Materials Pack$19.99
  • Ultimate Materials Pack$49.99

Questions

Is DEADGRID free?
DEADGRID is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AshHold free?
AshHold is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DEADGRID or AshHold have ads?
AshHold shows ads; DEADGRID does not.
Which is updated more often, DEADGRID or AshHold?
DEADGRID ships an update every 4 days, and AshHold every 2 weeks. Most recently, DEADGRID was updated on October 31, 2026 and AshHold on October 29, 2026.

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