Plants vs. Zombies™ vs Royal Kingdom

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

	Plants vs. Zombies™	Royal Kingdom
Genre	Puzzle	Puzzle
Price	Free	Free
Difficulty	medium	hard
Ad intensity	high	high
In-app-purchase pressure	high	high
Typical session	variable	variable
Rating	4.8 / 5	4.7 / 5
Ratings count	917,146	1,055,223
Reviews say	What players like Strategic tower-defense gameplay with 49 unique plants Timeless classic with high-quality art and soundtrack Replayable with 50 adventure levels plus survival mode Common complaints Intrusive ads after every stage Ad remover purchase doesn't eliminate all ads as promised Game crashes on certain levels like pool stages	What players like Relaxing, chill gameplay for casual players High-quality graphics and visuals No forced ads in core gameplay (per some reviews) Common complaints Deceptive advertising - game differs significantly from promotional materials Requires heavy spending to progress past higher levels (400+) Aggressive IAP pressure with constant monetization pop-ups

Plants vs. Zombies™ — Deploy an arsenal of quirky plants to defend your home from waves of increasingly bizarre zombies in this beloved tower-defense puzzle classic. (rated medium difficulty, high ad pressure) Royal Kingdom — A colorful match-3 puzzle adventure where you rebuild kingdoms and battle the Dark King, but beware the aggressive monetization and misleading ads. (rated hard difficulty, high ad pressure)

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