Mech Arena - Shooting Game vs Plants vs. Zombies™ 2

How do Mech Arena - Shooting Game 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.

	Mech Arena - Shooting Game	Plants vs. Zombies™ 2
Genre	Strategy	Strategy
Price	Free	Free
Difficulty	hard	medium
Ad intensity	low	high
In-app-purchase pressure	high	high
Typical session	medium	medium
Rating	4.9 / 5	4.7 / 5
Ratings count	213,001	432,148
Reviews say	What players like Variety of mech and weapon builds Fun fast-paced gameplay and multiple game modes Mostly free-to-play with low ad presence Common complaints Severe pay-to-win progression wall after early game Matchmaking pairs low-tier players with high-tier mechs unfairly Requires years of grinding daily or significant money to stay competitive	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

Mech Arena - Shooting Game — Fast-paced PvP mech battles with dozens of robots and weapons, but progression demands heavy grinding or spending. (rated hard difficulty, low 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.