Comparison

Plants VS Bugs vs Plants vs Goblins 3

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

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About

Plants VS Bugs

Engage in a strategic tower defense game where you command plants to defend your homeland or bugs to attack enemy territories. Features real-time online battles, a vast collection of unique plants and bugs to train, and numerous challenging levels.

Highlights
  • Real-time networking battles
  • Collect and train 24 plant types
  • Collect and train 18 bug types
  • Challenging game levels
  • Customizable defensive and attack formations
  • Daily tasks and ranking systems
Features
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■■■Game Introduction■■■ “Plants VS Bugs” is a strategy game that includes tower defense, real-time networking battle, collection, training and other elements. In this game, the player can control the plants against the enemy's attack, and protect his own homeland; the player can also control the bugs and attack the enemy's homeland. In real-time networking battle mode, the player need to control both the plants and the bugs. ■■■Game Feature■■■ 1. In real time networking battle mode, an online player who be matched in strength will be selected for you by system. You can also invite your friends to play. 2. You can challenge a large number of carefully designed game levels. In the process, you can try all kinds of defensive formation and attack formation, and then you will be able to find and sum up your own fighting strategy. 3. There are 24 kinds of plants. Each type of plant has its own unique defense properties. You can choose to cultivate some plants according to your own defensive strategy, and upgrade and enhance their properties. 4. There are 18 kinds of bugs. Each type of bug has its own unique attack properties. You can choose to cultivate some bugs according to your own attack strategy, and upgrade and enhance their properties. 5. The cultivation of plants or bugs in the designated areas can greatly shorten the time needed for growth, but at the same time, but at the same time it is also at risk of being harvested by others. 6. The game also provides daily tasks, a variety of ranking and other systems. At the same time, the game incorporates many innovative elements, extending many interesting gameplay. What are you waiting for? Download it right away, and join the interesting world of plants and bugs! ■■■Contact Us■■■ Email: services@mudotek.com

About

Plants vs Goblins 3

Defend the Garden Kingdom from a new goblin invasion in this action-packed strategy game. Recruit new plant warriors, upgrade powerful skills, and uncover secrets to drive back the enemy.

Highlights
  • New plant warrior types
  • Vicious new goblin enemies
  • Upgradeable special skills
  • Mysterious benefactor character
  • Diverse quest system
  • Daily free rewards
  • Goblin information library
Features
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Peace has reigned over the verdant fields of the Garden Kingdom for several years following the Second Great Goblin War. While the greenhouses have been rebuilt and the nurseries flourish with budding new citizens, the remnants of war remain in the tales of grizzled veterans telling stories over a glass of fertilizer and dust covered outposts that remain ever vigilant for the threat of goblins from sky and land. The illusion of peace that the plants had hoped would last forever was burst one sunny afternoon day when the guards at a border outpost found themselves frozen in place by a strange looking goblin crackling with an arcane blue glow. Seconds later a goblin moving faster than any they had seen before came in and destroyed the outpost, laying it to waste and clearing the way for the marching hordes that followed over the horizon. War has come again to the Garden Kingdom, with greater threats and more powerful goblins than they’ve ever faced before. But all is not lost, in the time of peace new friends have joined the Garden Kingdom, prickly cacti, fiery Chili Peppers, deadly Dahlias and more all stand with our old heroes to drive the vile threat back to where it came from. In this newest edition of Plants and Goblins You’ll find: - New Cactus, Chili, Dahlia, Pear, Pumpkin, Sunflower, Tomato, and Tulip Garden Warriors - Vicious new mad goblin and freeze goblin enemies. - Upgradeable special Skills including Heavy Rockets, Freezing, Bombs, and more! - A mysterious benefactor known as the Botanist who can’t fight or defend… but has secrets to share. - An endless array of diverse quests that will have you swimming in gold and gems! - Multiple Free Rewards A day - A comprehensive library containing information about all your goblin foes!

Screenshots

Plants VS Bugs4 screens
Plants vs Goblins 33 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Plants vs Goblins 3 at 3.7 against Plants VS Bugs's 2.8. Plants vs Goblins 3 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and review sentiment (44% vs 28%). Plants VS Bugs's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 43 months). On price 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. Plants VS Bugs sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Plants vs Goblins 3 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Plants vs Goblins 3 holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plants VS Bugs has 175 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Plants VS Bugs's written reviews are positive against 44% of Plants vs Goblins 3's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plants VS Bugs ships an update every 3 weeks, Plants vs Goblins 3 every 43 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Plants VS Bugs versus Plants vs Goblins 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlants VS BugsPlants vs Goblins 3
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (175 ratings)3.7 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.3% of reviews44.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings175 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 43 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.1 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB232 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developer驰国 马Aleksey Tselinko

Customer experience

Plants VS Bugs

All ratings175 ratings
Positive39.4%
Neutral6.9%
Negative53.7%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive28.3%
Neutral10.9%
Negative60.9%

Plants vs Goblins 3

All ratings15 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative26.7%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral11.1%
Negative44.4%

Bugs and requests

Plants VS Bugs

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Loading screen hangs indefinitely
  • Game crashes during loading
  • Title screen never progresses
  • Loading bar resets when complete
  • Connection failures after loading completes
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  • Text display cut off mid-word
  • Game stuck at 0% loading
  • Reinstalling doesn't resolve loading issues
  • Progress lost when unable to open game

Requested features

8 requests
  • Fix loading screen performance
  • Add more plants and bugs
  • Allow access to super plants/bugs
  • Improve star earning difficulty curve
  • Add new characters/slots per level completion
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  • Create sequel with better execution
  • Add AI fight mode
  • Balance plant strength vs bugs

Plants vs Goblins 3

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Plants VS Bugs

One-time7
  • Little box of gems$0.99
  • Half box of gems$0.99
  • Gift Pack$0.99
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  • Monthly Card Of 300 Gems$0.99
  • Monthly Card Of Double EXP$0.99
  • Big box of gems$1.99
  • Full box of gems$4.99
None

Plants vs Goblins 3

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Plants VS Bugs free?
Plants VS Bugs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plants vs Goblins 3 free?
Plants vs Goblins 3 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Plants VS Bugs or Plants vs Goblins 3?
Plants vs Goblins 3 is rated higher. Plants VS Bugs averages 2.8 out of 5 from 175 ratings, while Plants vs Goblins 3 averages 3.7 from 15 ratings.
Do Plants VS Bugs or Plants vs Goblins 3 have ads?
Plants vs Goblins 3 shows ads; Plants VS Bugs does not.
Which is updated more often, Plants VS Bugs or Plants vs Goblins 3?
Plants VS Bugs ships an update every 3 weeks, and Plants vs Goblins 3 every 43 months. Most recently, Plants VS Bugs was updated on October 9, 2026 and Plants vs Goblins 3 on September 21, 2026.

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