Comparison

Flockers vs DEAD 2048

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

Head to head
About

Flockers

Guide a flock of sheep through perilous levels filled with deadly traps and diabolical machinery. Utilize their unique abilities to overcome obstacles and escape their former masters. Collect wool to unlock a variety of themed sheep skins and compete with friends.

Highlights
  • Guide sheep through 60 deadly levels
  • Sheep have unique abilities like wall climbing and exploding
  • Unlock 18 different sheep skins
  • Facebook connectivity for friend progress tracking
  • Game Center support with 20 achievements
  • Pause time for strategic planning
Features
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New from the creators of Worms, comes Flockers, a game splattered full of dark humour. Sick of being used as Weapons in the Worms' endless battles, the Sheep decide to make a break for it. Save the Sheep by guiding them through crushers, giant buzz-saws, deep pits full of spikes and giant swinging meat cleavers. Help them escape their diabolical masters, or leave them to the Worms' diabolical traps and watch their insides explode all over the place. Like, everywhere. Key Features: · Save the sheep by guiding them through 60 deadly levels. · The sheep in Flockers are very talented. They’re able to fly up walls, jump over buzz saws & deadly drops as well as explode to destroy machinery clearing a path for their sheep friends. · There are 18 different looking sheep that you can earn from the rewards screen using wool you collect along the way. Before long, you could be saving zombie, robot, pirate and even skeleton sheep. · Facebook connectivity allowing you to see your friends progress on the map screen. As well as this, you can see their top scores. · Flockers supports Game Center, and has 20 achievements for your sheep to ‘achieve’. · Losing too many sheep? You can pause time on any level to strategically plan your next move.

About

DEAD 2048

This game merges 2048 puzzle mechanics with tower defense strategy. Players swipe to merge defense towers, fend off zombie waves, and build a biology lab to save the world. It offers a unique challenge for fans of puzzles, defense games, and zombie themes.

Highlights
  • 2048 puzzle merging mechanics
  • Tower defense strategy
  • Zombie wave survival
  • Build and upgrade defense towers
  • Unlock Biology Laboratory to win
  • Playable offline
Features
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2048 is no longer just a puzzle. It is humanity’s last defense. DEAD 2048 combines addictive merge gameplay with zombie tower defense in a fast-paced survival strategy experience. Swipe and merge towers to create stronger defenses. Hold the road against endless zombie waves. Build powerful weapons. Survive long enough to construct the final Biology Laboratory — humanity’s final hope. Every move matters. A small turret becomes a defense line. A defense line becomes a fortress. One mistake can let the undead break through. ■■ FEATURES ■■ • A unique fusion of 2048 puzzle and zombie tower defense • Merge towers to evolve stronger weapons • Endless zombie waves that pressure every decision • Satisfying combo progression and defense building • Campaign stages, missions, upgrades, and powerful items • Easy to learn, difficult to master • Offline play anytime • Game Center leaderboards and achievements Merge fast. Think ahead. Hold the line. Can you build the final laboratory before the world falls?

Screenshots

Flockers4 screens
DEAD 20484 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Flockers at none against DEAD 2048's shown. Flockers also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). DEAD 2048's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (82 vs 14). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Flockers sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and DEAD 2048 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 — 4.1 for Flockers against 4.0 for DEAD 2048. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DEAD 2048 has 82 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 55% of Flockers's written reviews are positive against 61% of DEAD 2048's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flockers ships an update every 2 months, DEAD 2048 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Flockers versus DEAD 2048: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlockersDEAD 2048
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (14 ratings) — better4.0 (82 ratings)
Positive reviews55.2% of reviews60.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1482 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size529 MB252 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperTeam17 Digital LimitedCogoo Inc.

Customer experience

Flockers

All ratings14 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive55.2%
Neutral13.8%
Negative31.0%

DEAD 2048

All ratings82 ratings
Positive73.2%
Neutral6.1%
Negative20.7%
Written reviews109 reviews
Positive60.6%
Neutral8.3%
Negative31.2%

Bugs and requests

Flockers

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

DEAD 2048

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Game crashes frequently, especially during ads
  • Game progress resets unexpectedly
  • Ads still appear after purchasing ad remover
  • Game freezes or becomes unresponsive
  • Zombies sometimes move backward or don't spawn correctly
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  • Damage not registering on zombies
  • App crashes after watching ads
  • Town information reset after updates

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add an undo feature
  • More tutorial guidance
  • More stages/content
  • Improve ad-removal effectiveness
  • Fix bugs related to progress loss
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  • Improve graphics
  • Add a guide for tower numbers in missions

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Flockers

One-time3
  • Bag O' Wool$0.99
  • Chests O' Wool$1.99
  • Wool Factory$3.99
10 purchases

DEAD 2048

One-time10
  • Undo Package 1$1.99
  • Constructor Package 1$1.99
  • Cleaner x3$1.99
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  • AD Cleaner$1.99
  • Undo Package 2$4.99
  • Constructor Package 2$4.99
  • Cleaner x20$4.99
  • Vaccine Package 2$4.99
  • Special Package 1$9.99
  • Special Package 2$19.99

Questions

Is Flockers free?
Flockers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DEAD 2048 free?
DEAD 2048 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flockers or DEAD 2048?
Flockers is rated higher. Flockers averages 4.1 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while DEAD 2048 averages 4.0 from 82 ratings.
Do Flockers or DEAD 2048 have ads?
DEAD 2048 shows ads; Flockers does not.
Which is updated more often, Flockers or DEAD 2048?
Flockers ships an update every 2 months, and DEAD 2048 every 2 weeks. Most recently, Flockers was updated on October 24, 2026 and DEAD 2048 on October 26, 2026.

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