Comparison

Engineer VS Zombies vs Hocus Puzzle

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

Head to head
About

Engineer VS Zombies

Defend your city from an onslaught of zombies using engineering skills and strategic defenses. Collect resources to build workshops, generate income, and purchase powerful weapons to eliminate waves of diverse undead enemies. Progress through levels to face increasingly challenging zombie types.

Highlights
  • Strategic defense gameplay
  • Resource collection and management
  • Weapon upgrades
  • Diverse enemy types
  • Level-based progression
  • Workshop/flower income generation
Features
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"Engineer VS Zombies" is a arcade game (battle between Engineers and Zombies). The game is very similar with the concept of Plant VS Zombie. Zombies attacked your city. Engineers are trying to kill all zombies by their engineering skill. Donations are comming from different places. You have to collect them. For extra money, you can also place workshop/flowers that will produce money for you. You have to collect those money. You can use those money to setup new workshop or buy weapon. Weapons kills zombies. New type of enemies are unlocked in each new level. - Normal zombies - Mummies - Bodybuilder Monsters - Intelligent zombies - Fast moving zombies and more.... The game is extremely addictive and is 100% free. So download and enjoy the game. Please leave your feedback for us to improve the game. Cheers

About

Hocus Puzzle

Embark on a magical puzzle adventure to restore a dried-up river by mixing potions and casting spells. Explore enchanting worlds, defeat villains, and challenge friends on leaderboards. Collect costumes for powerful advantages in over 200 levels.

Highlights
  • Mix and match potions
  • Cast spells
  • Over 200 spellbinding levels
  • Challenge friends
  • Collect costumes
  • Leaderboards
Features
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Boil, bubble, toil, puzzle! Join Serena on her spellbinding adventure and discover how to defeat the evil that’s drained the magical river dry. Mix and match potions, cast spells and focus on long paths to increase Serena’s power and help you complete the levels. Challenge friends to see who can get to the top of the leaderboards! Send gifts to give each other a helping hand and collect costumes to gain powerful advantages. THE MOST BEWITCHING PUZZLE GAME • Over 200 spellbinding levels featuring funny characters, cute graphics and exciting worlds to explore • Take on the evil Master Wizard and his fiendish followers including the fierce Yetis of the Frozen Mountains • Complete tasks such as destroying ice blocks on your way to the Giant Canyon and restarting the watermill in the Mad Forest • Easy to learn game mechanics • Hours of entertaining and challenging puzzles Get ready for a magic adventure where the witches bring the environment to life! Want to receive the latest updates? Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/HocusPuzzle Do you have questions or feedback? We would love to hear from you! Visit http://www.hocuspuzzle.com/support or write to us at hocuspuzzle_en@customerservice-bigpoint.com Hocus Puzzle is completely free to play but you are also able to purchase some in-game items for real money. You can turn off the payment feature by disabling in-app purchases in your device’s settings.

Screenshots

Engineer VS Zombies4 screens
Hocus Puzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Engineer VS Zombies at none against Hocus Puzzle's 10. Engineer VS Zombies also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (4.3 vs 15.0). Hocus Puzzle's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (42 vs 3). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and 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

Both are free to download. Hocus Puzzle sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Engineer VS Zombies asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hocus Puzzle holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hocus Puzzle has 42 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Engineer VS Zombies's written reviews are positive against 93% of Hocus Puzzle's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Engineer VS Zombies ships an update every 4 weeks, Hocus Puzzle fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Engineer VS Zombies versus Hocus Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEngineer VS ZombiesHocus Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings)4.5 (42 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better92.9% of reviews
Number of ratings342 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS4.3 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB265 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperApp HoldingsBigpoint GmbH

Customer experience

Engineer VS Zombies

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hocus Puzzle

All ratings41 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral4.9%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews552 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral4.9%
Negative2.2%

Bugs and requests

Engineer VS Zombies

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Hocus Puzzle

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Lottery wheel not working properly
  • Game freezing during updates
  • Losing progress after updates

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Ability to convert coins to gems
  • Option to disable ads or in-app purchases

In-app purchases

None

Engineer VS Zombies

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Hocus Puzzle

One-time9
  • Welcome Pack2 variants$0.99
  • Gem Pack n°1$0.99
  • Special Pack 5$1.99
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  • Special Pack 10$1.99
  • Gem Pack n°2$3.99
  • Win The Level$4.99
  • Gem Pack n°3$9.99
  • Gem Pack n°4$16.99
  • Gem Pack n°5$39.99

Questions

Is Engineer VS Zombies free?
Engineer VS Zombies is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hocus Puzzle free?
Hocus Puzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Engineer VS Zombies or Hocus Puzzle?
Hocus Puzzle is rated higher. Engineer VS Zombies averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Hocus Puzzle averages 4.5 from 42 ratings.
Do Engineer VS Zombies or Hocus Puzzle have ads?
Hocus Puzzle shows ads; Engineer VS Zombies does not.
Which is updated more often, Engineer VS Zombies or Hocus Puzzle?
Engineer VS Zombies ships an update every 4 weeks, and Hocus Puzzle fortnightly. Most recently, Engineer VS Zombies was updated on November 1, 2026 and Hocus Puzzle on November 1, 2026.

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