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Head-to-head

Plants vs. Zombies™ vs Last War:Survival

Plants vs. Zombies™ 4.8★ · Free to download 75
Winner Plants vs. Zombies™
Last War:Survival 4.7★ · Free + IAP 60

Choose Plants vs. Zombies™ for a more enjoyable and less monetized gaming experience.

Plants vs. Zombies™ offers a nostalgic and fun gameplay experience, though it suffers from excessive ads. Last War: Survival, while engaging, is criticized for its heavy reliance on in-app purchases and time-consuming gameplay.

Head to head

features edge: Plants vs. Zombies™R2R12R61R63
Plants vs. Zombies™ Plants vs. Zombies™ features classic tower defense gameplay with a variety of plants and zombies, but users complain about the excessive ads and bugs.
Last War:Survival Last War: Survival has a mix of base-building and combat but is often criticized for being repetitive and requiring significant time investment.
ease of use edge: Plants vs. Zombies™R6R19R67R72
Plants vs. Zombies™ Users find Plants vs. Zombies™ enjoyable but frustrating due to frequent crashes and ad interruptions.
Last War:Survival Last War: Survival is seen as complicated with too many tasks and navigation issues, making it less accessible.
reliability edge: Last War:SurvivalR9R28R70R76
Plants vs. Zombies™ Plants vs. Zombies™ has numerous reports of crashing and bugs, especially on iOS devices.
Last War:Survival Last War: Survival also has reliability issues, including freezing and loading problems, but users report these less frequently.
price/value edge: Plants vs. Zombies™R1R3R64R101
Plants vs. Zombies™ Plants vs. Zombies™ is free to download, but users are frustrated by the monetization through ads.
Last War:Survival Last War: Survival is free with in-app purchases, but many users feel it is a money pit requiring significant spending to compete.
support tieR19R99R88R97
Plants vs. Zombies™ Plants vs. Zombies™ users report poor support experiences, particularly with lost progress.
Last War:Survival Last War: Survival users also express dissatisfaction with support, citing unresponsive customer service.
Pick Plants vs. Zombies™ if

you prefer a classic game with straightforward mechanics and don't mind ads.

Pick Last War:Survival if

you enjoy complex strategy games and are willing to invest time and money.

Evidence note: Both apps have significant complaints regarding ads and support, but Plants vs. Zombies™ has a more favorable overall reception despite recent issues.

Frequently asked

Is Plants vs. Zombies™ free?
Yes, Plants vs. Zombies™ is free to download, but it features ads that can interrupt gameplay.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R2] Plants vs. Zombies™ 5/5 · US I like the game: This game made me happy and my head liked it so I like it
  2. [R12] Plants vs. Zombies™ 3/5 · US GG: It’s good, but not as good as the second game which is better in my opinion
  3. [R61] Last War:Survival 1/5 · US Too much time between battles: You have to spend way too much time navigating the base, upgrading things, unlocking, harvesting, and doing all these dumb tasks before you can just jump into the fun part (the actual battle). Not worth it
  4. [R63] Last War:Survival 3/5 · US Game gets stale: By season 5 the game gets boring since the developers stepped down the game gets stagnant
  5. [R6] Plants vs. Zombies™ 3/5 · US Very fun game for road trips: Rating isn’t 5 star because I got like 2 hours in, then the game wouldn’t get past the loading screen after waiting 10 minutes and restarting multiple times. Had to delete, lose all my progress then restart
  6. [R19] Plants vs. Zombies™ 1/5 · US COMPLETE BS: Made it to Adventure 2 and the game started bugging. After each round it would freeze. So I thought easy fix reinstall. IT DELETED ALL MY PROGRESS. Even though I am on an Iphone and have game center. EA SUPPORT is useless.COMPLETE BS.
  7. [R67] Last War:Survival 1/5 · US Not Like Ads!: If you want a game like you see in the ads this isn’t it. I’d you want to spend hours clicking on upgrades and resource management of a base this is your game.
  8. [R72] Last War:Survival 3/5 · US Game not working: Game wont move beyond the building base screen. Been a long time player but sad bc the app isnt opening the past 2 days :(
  9. [R9] Plants vs. Zombies™ 3/5 · US Bug or Crashing out?: I love this game, i’ve downloaded and played this game a million times. The only problem i’m having right now is that it loads into the game but as soon as i go to play a new level like pool, the app crashes and send me to my home screen:(
  10. [R28] Plants vs. Zombies™ 1/5 · US Doesn’t work: I’ve had to uninstall and reinstall the app many times and it restarts me every time! When it reaches certain levels it just stops working and it’s random so I can be far in my progress and it’ll just choose to stop working. I’ve waited days before as well but nothing works. My phone is updated to app was up to date with all updates as well. The app will load but once you try to star
  11. [R70] Last War:Survival 1/5 · US Last War: Survival (5 month review): I am five months into this game, and I am already non competitive. I have spent over $500 American dollars and am so under powered still that opponents just laugh at me. Cant recommend this game. It’s a money pit with zero payoff.
  12. [R76] Last War:Survival 1/5 · US The game freezes and locks you out: After about few months this game has gotten frozen on Home Screen and there is no update so everything is lost. Don’t waste your time or money
  13. [R1] Plants vs. Zombies™ 1/5 · US EA has utterly ruined this masterpiece: Micro transaction cancer that EA is to this game
  14. [R3] Plants vs. Zombies™ 3/5 · US Ads crashing game: PvZ is a good game but the ads are too much I understand this is how games make their money but if you play on IOS your forced to play with the WiFi off because your game will crash if you get an add and the fact the you need to watch ads if you want to have all your lawn mowers is crazy
  15. [R64] Last War:Survival 1/5 · US Beware the scams: Beware the scam! They are preying on addiction and they have tons of scams to trick you into. People are spending thousands foolishly on here and wasting an extreme amount of time. Do yourself a favor and DO NOT START! If you are a parent do not let your kids have access to a credit card. I see younger people spending foolishly as if it were mom and dad’s money.
  16. [R101] Last War:Survival 5/5 · US Too expensive: This game is fun to play but to compete you have to spend a lot of money. There are players spending thousands of dollars. If you want to compete at all you need to spend at least 40 dollars a month.
  17. [R99] Last War:Survival 3/5 · GB Good game but absolutely useless customer service: The game itself is pretty good however after a update (which happens a lot) I was unable to gather my resources which was farmed within my base, I contacted customer service on numerous occasions and never heard anything back from them, I deleted the app and reinstalled it, it worked once then wouldn’t allow me to gather again, you need resources
  18. [R88] Last War:Survival 1/5 · US Don’t start. Lots of bugs and no support: I’m about to start season 2 and the devs have gone out of their way to make it impossible for f2p or low tier spenders to compete. Daily sales have been removed and task rewards have been reduced. Unless you or someone on your team wants to do non stop diplomacy with other alliances you won’t get anywhere. Today my shields were reduced for no reason and
  19. [R97] Last War:Survival 1/5 · US Scam: Don’t buy the monthly passes you will lose what you buy. Customer service is a whole joke. $25 down the drain.

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store