Comparison

Legend vs Zombies vs Super Waves

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

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About

Legend vs Zombies

Defend your kingdom against waves of zombies with unique skills. Plan your strategy, recruit allies, and upgrade your defenses to defeat powerful bosses and evil wizards. Enjoy 50 levels of strategic defense gameplay.

Highlights
  • Strategic defense gameplay
  • Recruit and upgrade allies
  • Utilize special abilities
  • Battle unique zombie bosses
  • 50 levels of gameplay
  • Customizable tower upgrades
Features
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Get ready to defend your kingdom against the army of Zombies, Legend vs Zombies features zombies with their own special skills, so you'll need to think fast and plan your strategy ahead of time to combat the forces of darkness. Mission is to hold your ground against the ruthless enemies in war via powerful powers & robust towers! Play as great Legend to defend your empire against hordes of brutal zombies! Perfect your skills and unleash stunning Special Attacks. Recruit allies and build defense to stop the forces of dark demons! Center your attack to defeat powerful bosses. When the dead are rising, Legend must stop them! Take to the Arena in the most action packed slash fighting game. Legend vs Zombies is free to play defense strategic game. Legend vs Zombies is a favorite for all ages, from those who grew up with classic arcade action games. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STRATEGIC GAME PLAY: Set up your strategic defenses against hordes of zombies! WORK WITH ALLIES: Get some help from army including archers, warriors with sword, freezer and much more! UPGRADE YOUR ALLIES: Become more powerful by acquiring better weapons, defenses and magical abilities! SPECIAL ABILITIES: Kill chaos of zombie monsters with special power ups of Legend to get out of danger. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Game Features: - Experience 50 levels of glorious victories against blood-thirsty zombie apocalypse! - Epic defense battles that will hook you for hours! - Battle with undead including Mortar Zombie boss, Butcher, evil wizards and other nasty zombies each with its own skills - Awesome graphics, great soundtrack - Specialized tower upgrades to customize your strategy! - Build your army with 9+ highly skilled allies for your defense - Exclusive upgrades of hero, allies and power ups to conquer the battle! - Addictive empire Defense Gameplay! Download today to stem a zombie attack and reveal the mystery!

About

Super Waves

Test your retro gaming skills in this arcade action classic. Jump and smash to survive against hordes of sea creatures with your boat and paddle. Collect gold, recruit mermaids, and upgrade your abilities for an endless challenge.

Highlights
  • Boat and paddle combat
  • Classic platformer controls
  • Collect gold and treasures
  • Recruit mermaids
  • Upgrade health and super moves
  • Procedurally generated waves
  • Game Center achievements and leaderboards
Features
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BATTLE THE WAVES. SURVIVE THE OCEAN. Super Waves is a hardcore endless action-platformer played across an ocean that never stands still. Paddle across moving waves, time your jumps and fight off relentless sea creatures while staying ahead of the hungry shark. Collect coins and valuable items, upgrade Johnny and unleash your Super Beam when the battle becomes overwhelming. The ocean is always moving. The enemies keep coming. How long can you survive? MASTER THE MOVING WAVES The ocean is your platform. Paddle across its constantly changing surface, leap over danger and adapt your timing and attacks as the waves rise and fall beneath you. FIGHT THROUGH ENEMY WAVES Battle sea creatures with your paddle, defeat them by landing on them and use powerful Super Shots to escape dangerous situations. FIRE THE SUPER BEAM When enemies close in, unleash a powerful laser to turn the fight in your favor. Upgrade the beam’s size and duration, and increase the number of Super Shots you can carry. CLAIM MERMAID REWARDS Carolina the mermaid is there to help—but you still need the skill to reach her. Defeat sea creatures and collect coins to earn opportunities for valuable items and extra health. Carolina delivers the rewards, but retrieving them safely is up to you. COLLECT, SELL AND UPGRADE Collect coins and valuable items during each run. Sell your treasure and use your earnings to upgrade Johnny’s maximum health, strengthen the Super Beam and carry more Super Shots into battle. Every gameplay upgrade can be unlocked by playing. SMASH THROUGH BONUS ROUNDS Break open treasure and collect additional coins between enemy waves to power your next upgrades. ESCAPE THE HUNGRY SHARK Keep paddling and keep fighting. Fall too far behind and the shark will claim its next meal. CHASE YOUR HIGHEST SCORE Improve with every attempt, earn Game Center achievements and climb the leaderboards. Discover hidden interactions and unexpected ways to boost your score. Built for players who love old-school arcade action, demanding platforming, beat ’em up combat and games that reward genuine mastery. Originally launched for iPhone 3G as Waves: Survivor in 2010 and remade as Super Waves Survivor in 2014, this HD rebuild is the definitive version for modern devices—preserving its uncompromising arcade spirit with support for 60 FPS and 120 FPS ProMotion displays. PADDLE. JUMP. FIGHT. UPGRADE. SURVIVE.

Screenshots

Legend vs Zombies4 screens
Super Waves4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Legend vs Zombies at none against Super Waves's shown. Legend vs Zombies also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and iOS requirement (4.3 vs 15.0). Super Waves's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 67%). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Legend vs Zombies sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Super Waves sells 10 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 — 4.2 for Legend vs Zombies against 4.1 for Super Waves. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 15 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Legend vs Zombies's written reviews are positive against 75% of Super Waves's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Legend vs Zombies ships an update every 2 weeks, Super Waves monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Legend vs Zombies versus Super Waves: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLegend vs ZombiesSuper Waves
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (29 ratings) — better4.1 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings29 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS4.3 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB217 MB
Age rating12++12
DeveloperAppOnRenown Entertainment

Customer experience

Legend vs Zombies

All ratings29 ratings
Positive79.3%
Neutral6.9%
Negative13.8%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative25.0%

Super Waves

All ratings15 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral26.7%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Legend vs Zombies

One-time4
  • Value Package$0.99
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Super package$2.99
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  • Premium package$5.99
10 purchases

Super Waves

One-time10
  • Handful of 2,500 Coins$0.99
  • Coin Multiplier$0.99
  • Bucket of 6,000 Coins$1.99
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  • Upgrade Pack$1.99
  • Chest of 14,000 Coins$2.99
  • Auto Reload Supers$4.99
  • Boatload of 31,000 Coins$4.99
  • Maximum Johnny$4.99
  • Maximum Supers$6.99
  • King of the Seven Seas$14.99

Questions

Is Legend vs Zombies free?
Legend vs Zombies is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Super Waves free?
Super Waves is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Legend vs Zombies or Super Waves?
Legend vs Zombies is rated higher. Legend vs Zombies averages 4.2 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Super Waves averages 4.1 from 15 ratings.
Do Legend vs Zombies or Super Waves have ads?
Super Waves shows ads; Legend vs Zombies does not.
Which is updated more often, Legend vs Zombies or Super Waves?
Legend vs Zombies ships an update every 2 weeks, and Super Waves monthly. Most recently, Legend vs Zombies was updated on November 6, 2026 and Super Waves on November 1, 2026.

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