Comparison

Zombie Hunter vs Dead Zed

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

Head to head
About

Zombie Hunter

Engage in a post-apocalyptic world as a lone survivor, tasked with eliminating hordes of zombies. Utilize sniper rifles and various weapons to stop the undead pandemic and save humanity. Experience diverse gameplay modes, upgrade weapons, and enjoy stunning 3D graphics.

Highlights
  • Zombie shooting gameplay
  • Sniper rifle combat
  • Multiple gameplay modes
  • Weapon upgrades
  • Offline and online play
  • 3D graphics
Features
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Zombie Hunter is one of the best free zombie shooting games ever! Survive in a post apocalypse wasteland killing zombies and stopping the dead rising in the last day of the world. Shoot into the dead, stop the unkilled invasion and save humanity in the king of FPS zombie survival games! Take your sniper rifle and fire weapons, aim to every walking dead and kill zombies as a lone survivor to prevent the end of the world. The Zombie Apocalypse has just begun! A death pandemic is spreading, and people are starting to mutate into some kind of walking dead. Help survivors by killing the zombie outbreak and stop the end of the world. Travel to wasteland, take your rifle and try your sniper skills shooting the unkilled! You will need strategy and precision to stop the assault in this zombie action shooter game. Keep your finger on the trigger, survive and shoot to every living dead! Download Zombie Hunter, Post Apocalypse Zombie Survival Games, and start killing living deads right now! Become the ultimate zombie killer and stop the undead infection! Create a defense, take your fire weapons push the trigger! SHOOT ZOMBIES AND STOP THE END OF THE WORLD You are a lone survivor sniper that must save humanity from a zombie outbreak. Kill zombies before they can infect people. You must be quick in this 3D free zombie shooting game full of undead enemies! SEVERAL GAMEPLAY MODES! Shoot zombies hordes, defeat zombie bosses in special missions, play as a death zombie instead as a survivor, use dogs to help you to find treasures and kill enemies. You have many ways to play Zombie Hunter, the top 1 fps zombie survival games! NEW MISSIONS AND MAPS Travel to wasteland and kill zombie enemies through tens of defense missions. Use your sniper rifle and shoot every walking dead to save yourself. Stop the dead rising and survive one last day in the best zombie shooting games! DOZENS OF WEAPONS TO UPGRADE Do you prefer sniper rifles, assault rifles, bazookas or machine guns? Choose your favorite one, push the trigger and upgrade them! Fight a living dead pandemic army in one of the funniest free zombie games. STUNNING 3D GRAPHICS Zombies are more death and real than ever! You will be impressed by graphics, gameplay and soundtrack. Zombie Hunter is the best post apocalypse zombie game with FPS, defense and action elements! PLAY OFFLINE OR ONLINE! Do you like zombie games online or free zombie games offline? Play Zombie Hunter wherever you want. Enjoy this wonderful FPS zombie action game. Stop the death pandemic. Finish the infection in the last day of the planet! Use your skills and stop the undead plague infection! Stop the end of the world by killing every zombie. The most powerful living dead is waiting for you! Get ready to fight against the forces of evil! Hunting zombies have never been so funny! If you like post apocalypse First Person Shooter (FPS games), zombie survival games, sniper games and action war games, you will enjoy Zombie Hunter! Join the Zombie Hunter army and start shooting every walking dead in the ultimate zombie sniper game!

About

Dead Zed

Defend your base against relentless zombie hordes in this action-packed shooter. Unlock and upgrade a variety of weapons, from handguns to sniper rifles, to build your ultimate arsenal. Progress through diverse, increasingly dangerous locations as you fight for survival.

Highlights
  • Zombie shooting gameplay
  • Base defense mechanics
  • Weapon unlocking and upgrades
  • Multiple weapon types
  • Progression through new locations
  • Horde survival challenges
Features
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Shoot down zombies and defend your base in this action-packed shooter based off the hit online game with MILLIONS of plays. The dead are coming back to life… monsters, driven by hunger… It’s time to sharpen your shooting skills as you fight to survive horde after horde of zombie attacks. CHOOSE YOUR WEAPON You wouldn’t go walking into the zombie apocalypse empty handed! Unlock and upgrade a range of weapons, including handguns, machine guns, crossbows, sniper rifles and more! Build the ultimate arsenal of weaponry that any true survivor of the apocalypse should have. In each round you can bring up to two weapons. Choose wisely! UNLOCK NEW LOCATIONS Nowhere is safe! Complete each location and move onto new ones as you search for a safe haven. Start in the once-peaceful suburbs and move onto new locations including eerie farms, an abandoned city, an industrial neighborhood and beyond! At each location you must protect your base from being infiltrated by zombies. FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL Surviving the zombie apocalypse won’t be easy. Have you got what it takes to defeat the zombie hordes? Download now and find out!

Screenshots

Zombie Hunter4 screens
Dead Zed4 screens

Verdict

The call

Zombie Hunter and Dead Zed are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Zombie Hunter sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Dead Zed sells 11 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 — 4.5 for Zombie Hunter against 4.6 for Dead Zed. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.2K and 3.6K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Zombie Hunter's written reviews are positive against 71% of Dead Zed's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Zombie Hunter versus Dead Zed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZombie HunterDead Zed
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.2K ratings)4.6 (3.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.7% of reviews — better70.8% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K3.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size204 MB385 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperVIVA GAMES S.L.Not Doppler

Customer experience

Zombie Hunter

All ratings1,195 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews316 reviews
Positive74.7%
Neutral9.5%
Negative15.8%

Dead Zed

All ratings3,559 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral5.4%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews308 reviews
Positive70.8%
Neutral13.0%
Negative16.2%

User reviews

Zombie Hunter

From 1.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Favorite mobile zombie game
  • 🚀 Very fun and great for time killing
  • 👍 Awesome game
  • 👍 Brings back memories
  • 👍 Pretty cool

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Compatibility Issues
  • 🐛 Keeps closing the app
  • 🐛 Bad aim
  • 💰 Money
  • 💰 Greedy

Dead Zed

From 3.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great gameplay
  • 👍 Nostalgic and fun
  • 🚀 Smooth controls
  • 👍 Good graphics
  • 🚀 Lots of guns and upgrades

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🔋 Repetitive gameplay
  • 💰 Monetization issues (too many ads, expensive in-app purchases)
  • 🔒 Lack of features from previous versions (survivors, looting, etc.)

Bugs and requests

Zombie Hunter

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game does NOT work!
  • Bug fix required
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Can you add the editor back?
  • Make more missions please!!
  • Add zombie selection if you add the be a zombie thing back

Dead Zed

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing issues with ads
  • Weapon accuracy and damage inconsistencies
  • Progression halted at certain levels

Requested features

5 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Weapon customization options
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Improved survivor/base management system
  • Ability to spend accumulated credits

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Zombie Hunter

One-time10
  • Survival Pack$0.99
  • Pocket Buck Pack$4.99
  • Pocket Gold Pack$4.99
Show 7 more
  • Power Pack$4.99
  • Starter Pack$6.99
  • Spending Money Buck Pack$9.99
  • Spending Money Gold Pack$9.99
  • Double Pack$11.99
  • Pay Day Buck Pack$19.99
  • Pay Day Gold Pack$19.99
11 purchases

Dead Zed

One-time11
  • Small Coinz Pack$1.99
  • Starter Pack Offer$2.99
  • Medium Coinz Pack$4.99
Show 8 more
  • Medium Gold Pack$4.99
  • Starter Pack Offer$4.99
  • Limited Time Offer$4.99
  • Large Coinz Pack$9.99
  • Large Gold Pack$9.99
  • Limited Time Offer$9.99
  • Ultimate Coinz Pack$19.99
  • Ultimate Gold Pack$19.99

Questions

Is Zombie Hunter free?
Zombie Hunter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dead Zed free?
Dead Zed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Zombie Hunter or Dead Zed?
Dead Zed is rated higher. Zombie Hunter averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Dead Zed averages 4.6 from 3.6K ratings.
Do Zombie Hunter or Dead Zed have ads?
Both Zombie Hunter and Dead Zed show ads.
Which is updated more often, Zombie Hunter or Dead Zed?
Zombie Hunter ships an update every 3 months, and Dead Zed every 3 months. Most recently, Zombie Hunter was updated on October 29, 2026 and Dead Zed on October 26, 2026.

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