Zombie Gunship Arcade vs Spartan Runner.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zombie Gunship Arcade
Experience classic arcade-style fun with a challenging side-scrolling shooter. Defend against waves of zombies with a single gun, aiming for high scores and leaderboard dominance. It's a hard but addictive game reminiscent of retro challenges.
- Classic arcade style
- Side-view gameplay
- Single gun combat
- Zombie shooting
- Game Center leaderboards
- iOS controller support
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"..this is a must-download." - Carter Dotson (148 Apps) "Ok last one... one more time, I lied." - Lonnie (YouTube celeb) "Stupid hard ….But I can’t stop…" - collidernyc "#struggling … MY GOD THIS GAME" - Sigma/Omega "Good game. Challenging but fun. Reminds me of flappy birds" - Satisfied x10 The original Zombie Gunship® is one of the most popular games on the App Store. We received many awards from many people, and it even hit #1 grossing in the charts. Unfortunately, this April 1st... Limbic lost all the original code and artwork for Zombie Gunship® due to an incident with a soft-serve ice cream machine, mail-order nightvision goggles and Mike the intern. Most of the engineering team is still outside crying while rocking back and forth. So, Zombie Gunship Arcade is basically the best we could do to get things back up and running. We probably should have known that floppy-disk backups weren’t the way to go... So get out your tokens and get ready for some classic style arcade fun. And here’s your warning; this game is hard, just like all the old ones used to be. Featuring: - One gun! Remember how the original game had three? Well... this one doesn’t! - Side view! What more do you need, fly up, fly down, shoot zombies, don’t crash. - Cool Buildings and stuff! Yeah! - Game Center, Leaderboards and Challenges! More than three letters allowed. - iOS Game Controller support for full arcade immersion
Spartan Runner.
Embark on an action-packed 2D adventure where you equip a Spartan with a shotgun to battle an alien invasion. Explore over 40 missions, customize your character, and upgrade weapons. Compete with friends on the global leaderboard.
- Old-school 2D graphics
- Over 40 missions
- Spartan customization
- Weapon upgrades
- Rewards and achievements
- Weekly challenges
- Global leaderboard
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Here comes a new fun action running game that will keep you entertained for weeks! Equip your Spartan with his shotgun to go on a wild ride in his endless quest to stop the Alien invasion. FEATURES: * Discover old-school 2D graphics * Over 40 missions to complete * Customise your Spartan with emblematic Helmets * Splatter everything on your way with awesome vehicles * Upgrade your favourite weapons to make them devastating * Earn rewards and achievements from each game * New challenges every week * Test your reflexes with easy-to-learn controls * Battle against your friends in the world leaderboard Download Spartan Runner now for a new action packed adventure!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Spartan Runner. at 89% against Zombie Gunship Arcade's 33%. Spartan Runner. also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.1) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 99). Zombie Gunship Arcade's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Zombie Gunship Arcade sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Spartan Runner. sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Spartan Runner. holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spartan Runner. has 1.3K ratings behind it against 99, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Zombie Gunship Arcade's written reviews are positive against 89% of Spartan Runner.'s.
Zombie Gunship Arcade ships an update weekly, Spartan Runner. every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zombie Gunship Arcade | Spartan Runner. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (99 ratings) | 4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 89.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 99 | 1.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ZSpectre, Inc. | William Bourdon |
Customer experience
Zombie Gunship Arcade
Spartan Runner.
User reviews
Zombie Gunship Arcade
From 99 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Challenging and addictive gameplay
- 🎵 Good retro music and sound design
- ⚡ Fast-paced action mechanics
- 🧟 Creative zombie gunship concept
- 📱 Quick pick-up-and-play sessions
Room to improve
- 🐛 Game doesn't display graphics (black/white screen)
- ❌ Incompatible with iOS versions (won't download/run)
- 😤 Extremely frustrating difficulty curve
- 📢 Intrusive and obtrusive ads
- 🎮 Flawed game mechanics (tap to fly AND shoot)
Spartan Runner.
From 1.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👌 Perfecto
- 🎮 New game idea
- 🕹️ Halo in a nutshell
- 👍 Good before bed game
- 🏃♂️ Spartan runner
Room to improve
- 🙅♂️ Bad app support
- 🙅♂️ Worst game ever
- 💰 Good if you don't care about ads
- 🐛 Fix level 16
- 🙅♂️ Can't X out of ads
Bugs and requests
Zombie Gunship Arcade
Reported bugs
9 issues- Black or white screen on startup (no graphics rendering)
- Game doesn't download on iOS (compatibility issues)
- Screen shows static/horizontal bars instead of gameplay
- Game over immediately after pressing play
- Won't rotate/flip when phone orientation changes
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- Severe lag after iOS 8 update
- App crashes frequently
- Music plays but no visuals appear
- Game not compatible with iPhone 5, 6, 7, iPad Mini 4
Requested features
9 requests- Separate buttons for flying and shooting
- Power-ups or forgiveness mechanics
- Multiple lives system (3 lives suggested)
- Upgrade system (glide, lift, spread shot, laser, missile)
- Ability to disable ads with IAP
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- Selectable skins/cosmetics
- Different weapon options (105mm, 40mm, 25mm)
- Longer glide time without firing
- More content updates for original Zombie Gunship
Spartan Runner.
Reported bugs
5 issues- Level 16 the add always freezes up and I have restarted the level 3 times
- Mission 21 is impossible to get all 12 marines
- The banshee levels could be fixed and the automatic weapons should kill elites in two or three shots, not one. The automatic weapons could be given more ammo to counter this. Also brutes, hunters and elites should deal more damage than jackals and there should be energy sword elites and maybe gravity hammer brutes later in the run that can kill you in one hit
- All of the characters in the game are copyrighted so kiss money goodbye, fake halo game
- The enemy sprites need to be added instead of just blobs cause the blobs just get in the way of the experience of the game it's supposed to feel like halo yes well the enemy's you can't tell what they are you can't tell if it's forerunners or Covinet or Prometheus you can't tell
Requested features
6 requests- Make a RTS halo game!
- Put this spartan into super Mario bros?
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Playable Eleates (Elites) where you can customize their armor and stuff and get like different suits with an alien weapon
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- More customization options and select which part to be colored
In-app purchases
Zombie Gunship Arcade
- Beasty Gunship and Remove Ads$0.99
Spartan Runner.
- Credits pack 1$1.99
- Credits pack 2$2.99
- Ads removal$2.99
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- Credits pack 3$4.99
- Credits pack 4$8.99
- Credits pack 5$49.99
Questions
Is Zombie Gunship Arcade free?
Is Spartan Runner. free?
Which has better reviews, Zombie Gunship Arcade or Spartan Runner.?
Do Zombie Gunship Arcade or Spartan Runner. have ads?
Which is updated more often, Zombie Gunship Arcade or Spartan Runner.?
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