Mob Control vs Plants vs. Zombies™ 2

How do Mob Control 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.

	Mob Control	Plants vs. Zombies™ 2
Genre	Strategy	Strategy
Price	Free	Free
Difficulty	medium	medium
Ad intensity	high	high
In-app-purchase pressure	high	high
Typical session	short	medium
Rating	4.6 / 5	4.7 / 5
Ratings count	427,070	432,148
Reviews say	What players like Satisfying mob multiplication mechanic Comfortable casual gameplay Steady progression system Common complaints Intrusive ads after nearly every match $6/month ad-free paywall Game crashes after ads require rewatching	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

Mob Control — Grow and multiply your mob army to crash through enemy lines and dominate the battlefield. (rated medium difficulty, high 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.