# Auto Pirates: Captains Cup — user reviews > 51 indexed App Store user reviews of Auto Pirates by Featherweight Games Pty Limited, rated 4.40/5 from 164 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/auto-pirates-captains-cup/id6444712029/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/auto-pirates-captains-cup/id6444712029.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 120 · 4★ 21 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 6 · 1★ 12 ## What do users think of Auto Pirates? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Great gaming experience - 👍 Balanced and competitive gameplay - 💎 Zero pay-to-win elements - 🎨 Beautiful art style and animations **Cons** - 🌐 Lack of Chinese language support - 🔁 Repetitive gameplay after reaching highest rank - 🤖 Inconsistent AI behavior and randomness **Commonly reported bugs** - Losing progress on account across devices - Certain UI elements being unresponsive **Most requested features** - Add Chinese language option - Implement a progression system with upgrades and long-term goals - Introduce a player-vs-player ship battle mode ## Newest reviews (14 of 51) ### 4/5 — Very fun, but.. *2025-12-27* I've been enjoying this game quite a bit and having a lot of fun but there is one issue I have with the game: Unlocking new captains. Each captain costs 10 gems, and 10 gems costs $13 US dollars. It's important to mention that you can get new captains without paying by playing matches and getting good scores, however, after the first 5 captain unlocks the progression for the next captain unlock slows down dramatically. Even when I get a fantastic score it still hardly counts for the progression. It's not that 5 captains is too few, but when you consider the total of 23 captains it does make me wish for more. I completely understand that this is a small indie dev team, perhaps even one person, who needs to make a living. I get that. However, I think it's fairly reasonable to say $13 is too much for a single captain, especially when there's ADs after every in-game day of battles (which is 2-3 battles). TLDR: Very fun, but expect low variety in captains (starting unit) unless you are willing to pay $13 for each (or less if you bulk buy). Still would recommend. ### 2/5 — Lost Progress *2025-06-21* I was really enjoying the game but randomly got reset to start of game and lost all progress after completing a voyage. Hope the devs can fix it was fun! ### 2/5 — not a good pirate game *2025-03-26* its to be expected of an rng based game. would be better if it were turn based and u could aim or select ur targets. cannons are the most useless in this game. takes too long to sink ship and rng causes it to miss alot. if this was the only pirate game out there give it a shot, but its not. there are many other better pirate games and rng games to play. stick to those ### 4/5 — Chinese!!!! Please *2025-02-07* The gaming experience is great, but could you add a Chinese language option to the game? ### 4/5 — Huge potential butt *2025-01-15, version 1.0.6* I’ve been really enjoying the game I like it’s rouge lite tendencies and how you can make different builds. The not pay to win is huge W but the only reason I’m not giving it 5 stars is because for some reason my account is gone on my phone! I was about to log in and play and it started a new account. I play both on my phone and iPad and I was surprised that it shared my one account so I never thought this would happen! I’m hoping I can get home and still play on my iPad because I did spend $ to not get ads and support the devs. But if I can’t play on my phone anymore I might just put this down which is a huge downer. Has this happened to anyone, and can I get some help? ### 4/5 — Good *2024-12-01* It’s a really good game I just can’t beat the deadly machine puzzle so I just need the devs to help me rn **Developer response:** Thank you for trying out our game. Please contact us at support@featherweightgames.com and we can share some tips on how to beat it or reveal the solution if you prefer. ### 2/5 — ゲームとしては良い *2024-09-19* 面白いと思いプレイしておりましたが、上から2番目のランクに上がったと思った途端初期画面に戻りデータ初期化され最初から始める事に。 バグかと思われますので是正の方よろしくお願いします。 **Developer response:** Thank you for trying out our game. Please contact us at support@featherweightgames.com and we will do our best to look into this. ### 4/5 — ゲーム内容はとても面白い！が… *2024-09-13* パズルモードの最終面をクリアしたら、タイトルに戻されてデータが最初からになってしまった。ゲームの内容はとても面白いだけに残念です😢 **Developer response:** Thank you for trying out our game. Please contact us at support@featherweightgames.com and we will do our best to help. ### 3/5 — Sympa *2024-09-06* Jeux sympa mais bloqué au casse tête 31 Donc je continue sur les autres modes **Developer response:** There is a solution for the puzzle but if you would like us to help, please contact us at support@featherweightgames.com. Thank you. ### 4/5 — Compliqué 1 fois bloqué *2024-09-02* Il n’y a aucune aide, pas de walkthougt .. du coup quand t’es bloqué tu te lasses car trop compliqué **Developer response:** Thank you for trying out our game. Please contact us at support@featherweightgames.com and we will do our best to help. ### 2/5 — Progress lost *2024-09-01* Was really obsessed with the game but out of no where my progress got set to zero with me having to play the tutorial again. Otherwise really really enjoyable **Developer response:** We are sorry to hear about what happened. Please contact us at support@featherweightgames.com and we will do our best to help. ### 4/5 — Rank *2024-09-01* Amazing potential, but no rewards for the now unlimited rank and no grind goals make it feel useless to play. Great potential though. **Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback. Please update to version 1.0.3 and you will be able to play Voyages without limit. We will continue to do our best to improve the game. We appreciate your support. ### 5/5 — Had so much fun playing this *2024-08-30* Love this game! Only played for a week but it’s my new favourite . The style and graphics are awesome and it’s just overall such a fun game to play. If your looking for a game to play I really recommend this one :) **Developer response:** Thank you so much for your awesome review and amazing support. We appreciate it! ### 4/5 — Lost Progress Initially *2024-08-28* I lost all of my progress but thankfully I was signed in on another device so the issue resolved on its own. The game is a ton of fun but I wouldn’t have wanted to restart from the beginning. (Make sure to copy your User ID and have it saved in case this happens) **Developer response:** Thank you for supporting our game, we really appreciate it. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — No monkey for 1st place in campaign *2026-04-19* How is it that I can come 1st in the weekly campaign yet not win the monkey???? This has happened multiple times and means there is no use in trying to win ### 1/5 — Why Does It Log You Out So Often *2026-03-04* It wouldn’t even be a problem if it was easier to sign back in. So many other negative reviews on here are people who straight up thought their save got erased. **Developer response:** Sorry about that! If you need further help, please contact us at support@featherweightgames.com. Thank you. ### 1/5 — Игра не запускается *2025-11-06* Игра загружается на половину полоски, после чего не грузится. Памяти на телефоне достаточно, перезагрузка телефона и приложения результата не дает ### 1/5 — Tutorial ruined any interest in this game *2025-09-15* Tutorial made for preschoolers. Introduces literally one element at a time, training you like a lab rat to tap upon demand. Got to puzzle six before uninstalling. The level skip button is insultingly placed ONLY during battles and still requires tapping through selection processes that don’t even matter - if you don’t make the right choices, you fail. What’s the point of giving options if only one “correct” way matters? Trash game, do not recommend. ### 1/5 — Bad game *2025-02-05* Forces you to click on certain things. I couldn’t even play the actual game because the app wouldn’t let me click on certain things. I couldn’t figure things out because it kept forcing me to click on things. I got bored and uninstalled it. I really would have liked to have plated the actual game but the app wouldn’t let me. **Developer response:** Thank you for trying our game. Please contact us at support@featherweightgames.com and we will do our best to understand what went wrong and how to help. ### 1/5 — Some ideas should just stay in your head *2024-10-09* The worst thing about this game is that it’s just not fun. Not much you can do about that **Developer response:** Thank you for trying out our game. Please contact us at support@featherweightgames.com with your feedback on what you didn't find enjoyable and we will share your feedback with our team. ### 1/5 — Terrible *2024-08-27* Worst “rng” I’ve ever seen. Enemy ai has god tier accuracy but your characters constantly aim for empty squares over and over. Uninstalled after an hour **Developer response:** Thank you Austin for your review and feedback. First, let me thank you for giving our new game and small team a chance and trying it out. We will share your feedback with our team so they can look into this. We will do our best to keep improving and hope to win you over. We appreciate your support. ### 1/5 — Poor game *2024-08-27* What sort of game is this? Can only play for 10 mins a day! Hardly any contents **Developer response:** We appreciate that you played our game. The game at the moment allows you to play several minutes a day so you don't have to grind to improve. It's designed to fit into the player's schedule which is why it doesn't take too much of your time. However, your feedback is appreciated and we do our best to listen to our community's feedback. As a start, we have removed the time limit from the Voyages mode in the latest version (please make sure to update for that) so you can play more and we will do our best to keep on improving. We hope you give our game another chance. Thank you. ### 1/5 — NPC actions are random. *2024-08-25* Great idea for a game, but it has a huge problem at its core: what your pirates/cannons do in battles is mostly random. Unless you have special items called “relics” to influence how they fight, there is no logic to NPCs’ moves/attacks whatsoever (the worst case being when cannons repeatedly hit tiles they’ve already destroyed) meaning that it doesn’t end up being the pure strategy game is claims to be. These relics aren’t hard to come by, but the bonuses they offer aren’t particularly helpful and, in some cases, actually make you do worse. It just feels like it’s a bit too chance based and if you were to give players control over the actions of the pirates/cannons, it would be a completely different game. **Developer response:** Thank you for trying our game, we appreciate it. With relics, you are able to improve your strategy in battles but there is a percentage of chance involved which is decreased based on which units you choose, how they are strategically placed, and which relics you select. However, we are more than happy to share your feedback with our team as we want to hear what the community thinks of the game and improve where it's possible. We hope you give our game a chance as we continue to improve it with every update. Thank you. ### 1/5 — Rank *2024-08-25* Allow unlimited rank play. **Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback. Please update to version 1.0.3 and you will be able to play Voyages without limit. We will continue to do our best to improve the game. We appreciate your support. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Супер *2026-01-25* Отличная игра, запускайте с VPN ### 5/5 — Great game on the start of their pass *2025-11-08* Dear developers, game is truly great and I like it from the bottom of my heart, but there is few nuances. First load is very long, can you optimize it please and also when you skip battle sometimes there is problem that animation of giving you scores and move ship on scorebar waiting for around 3-5 sec, and sometimes after battle skip it doesn't count and it looks like new enemy ship created instead ### 5/5 — Amazing game! *2025-02-06* I love this game with a passion. It got hard for me in the Skull Leagues. Took me a few times to get out of Skull I, two days to get out of Skull II, and now I’m bouncing around Skull II and Skull III ugh! I haven’t seen anymore Puzzles though I guess I beat them.. I’m just glad it’s not a pay to win or anything and I’m playing in my first Captain’s Cup in 3 days! I’m excited. Pro tip: If it gets hard or you don’t understand the extra stuff like waves, winds, Kraken, etc. at the top of your screen there’s a dropdown menu that tells you what’s going to happen on the Voyages. Just build your Pirates accordingly. Only Con: The Hookshot Pirates and I’m pretty sure the Hunters do the grapple thing too. ITS SO ANNOYING LOL ### 5/5 — Amazing game with even more potential *2024-12-22* I don't usually leave reviews, but Auto Pirates deserves one. Out of the thousands of mobile games I've played, this one stands out. It strikes the perfect balance between strategy and easygoing gameplay, making it enjoyable on mobile. As the game develops and adds more features, I'm sure it will get even better. Currently, I find myself eagerly awaiting the daily Captain’s Cup and doing a few rounds of voyages. It would be fantastic to have guild interactions and more milestones to chase. I’m confident these will be added in the future. What the game currently offers, it does exceptionally well. My only con is that I intend to play for just one round, but end up still playing an hour later 😂. Great work, devs! **Developer response:** Thank you so much for your kind and wonderful review. ### 5/5 — Great design, some tweaks though. *2024-12-08* I’d like if you could keep units and maybe upgrade them. (Gacha system or smth) and there could be Legendary units. Maybe in the arena, you could upgrade your ship and keep the progression items to make a great team build. Idk, love the art style and gameplay, but I want to keep some units **Developer response:** We appreciate your feedback and thank you for supporting our game. ### 5/5 — Beautiful Strategy Game *2024-12-05* This is the only Appstore review I have ever written. This game deserves way more players than it currently has. One of the best Auto Battlers I have ever played, rivaling TFT. I love the races, classes, unique mechanics, and art style. While this game is already top 3 mobile games i’ve ever played, i’m hoping the devs add more content. Currently, I have reached the highest voyage rank and I feel like it is less fun playing now that I can’t rank up anymore or make much progress towards long term unlocks or upgrades. This game could totally have a gold based upgrade system without being pay-to-win. Just don’t let people buy gold. The gems are fine because all the captains are pretty balanced and the devs definitely deserve some form of compensation for this masterpiece. This is more far fetched, but I think a long-term ship that you could upgrade and add pirates to would be awesome. This ship could be used for live battles against other players. Like a 3 round format where the ships auto battle and then you can change out pirates and obstacles to counter your opponents ship better. This format would work kind of like Clash Royale trophy road and have a completely different ranked system from voyages. It’s just an idea, I know that with a small dev team and the cost to run servers, something like this being added to the game is unlikely. Either way, I will continue to support this amazing game and will patiently be waiting if any new content gets added. 5 stars **Developer response:** Thank you so much Jason for this amazing review. We appreciate your support. ### 5/5 — あえて5星にしました *2024-10-09* こんにちは、 ゲーム自体はとてもおもろしいですが、バクあるようです。 パズル30がどうしてもクリアできない。 ### 5/5 — Great *2024-10-02* Amazing Art, good ui, simple yet complex and lots of pretty cool units. A pretty good rougelike auto battler game, 0 p2w stuff too **Developer response:** Thank you for playing our game and for writing this wonderful review. We hope you continue to enjoy the game. ### 5/5 — Jack *2024-09-17* Auto pirates captains cup is very fun and a addicting games I give it 5 stars **Developer response:** Thank you for playing our game Jack. We hope you continue to enjoy it. ### 5/5 — Absolute banger. *2024-09-01* Just a perfect strategy game with (slight) luck involved. It’s got great character designs cool mechanics and is just a great spin on normal turn based games. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-31.*