Evony vs Plants vs. Zombies™ 2

How do Evony and Plants vs. Zombies™ 2 compare on difficulty, ad pressure, in-app-purchase pressure and what real reviewers say? A side-by-side look, grounded in App Store data.

	Evony	Plants vs. Zombies™ 2
Genre	Strategy	Strategy
Price	Free	Free
Difficulty	medium	medium
Ad intensity	medium	high
In-app-purchase pressure	high	high
Typical session	long	medium
Rating	4.0 / 5	4.7 / 5
Ratings count	179,249	432,148
Reviews say	What players like Global community with real-time translation and alliance features Deep strategic city-building and troop training mechanics Multiple civilization options for aesthetic customization Common complaints Severe app crashes on iPad and Apple devices, unresolved for months Heavily pay-to-win with non-paying players at severe disadvantage Deceptive advertising claims action/shooter gameplay that doesn't exist	What players like Hundreds of collectible plants and zombies with varied designs Engaging tower defense gameplay that's satisfying to watch Excellent animation and visual design of plants Common complaints Frequent crashes and stability issues on mobile devices High volume of ads, especially unskippable/buggy ones Expensive premium plants ($5 each) gating content

Evony — A real-time strategy MMO where you build empires, train troops, and wage epic wars across seven kingdoms—if the app doesn't crash first. (rated medium difficulty, medium ad pressure) Plants vs. Zombies™ 2 — Deploy an army of plants to defend against waves of hilarious zombies across time periods in this award-winning tower defense strategy game. (rated medium difficulty, high ad pressure)

Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-07-10. Last updated 2026-07-10.