Comparison

Battle Bay vs Explodey

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Battle Bay

Engage in thrilling 5v5 multiplayer naval battles. Choose from diverse ships and customize your arsenal with a wide array of weapons. Strategize with your team to dominate the seas, complete quests, and climb the leaderboards.

Highlights
  • 5v5 multiplayer battles
  • Diverse ship classes
  • Weapon collection and upgrades
  • Custom battle hosting
  • Guild system
  • Quests and achievements
  • VIP subscription benefits
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Choose a ship, select your weapons and go to battle against opponents around the world. Use team strategy and firepower to take your fleet to the top - it's sink or win! – Choose your ship – Shooter has a big array of weapons, Speeder is fast and furious, Enforcer is agile and versatile, Defender is a floating tank, and Fixer keeps friendly teammates floating. Level up your ships for more hit points and power! – Collect weapons – Collect, upgrade and evolve your weapons to gain more firepower. Choose from a huge selection of destructive, defensive or utility items. Acquire special perks to further enhance the power of your gear. Whatever fits your play style and keeps your team from sinking! – Host your own battles – Host a competition with your friends and guild mates in Custom Battles. Create a lobby and invite up to 10 players into 2 teams, plus up to 5 spectators. Play your own 5v5 tournaments or prove your skills in 1v1 duels. – Join a Guild – Team up with your friends by joining or creating a guild. Guild leaderboards pit your crew against other bands of blast-happy captains. Who will rise to the top? – Take on quests and achievements – Finish quests to earn gold and sugar or go on a guild quest marathon for a chance to earn spectacular loot. Pass achievements to earn pearls and powerful items. Prove your Infamy by competing in ranked two-week tournaments for exclusive rewards! – VIP Subscription – Battle Bay offers a VIP subscription service that grants its members exclusive benefits: +50% Ad-Free bonus to Battle Rewards +20% faster Crew Training One free Daily Shop Refresh Access to VIP Chat Channel The VIP membership subscription is available as a weekly or monthly purchase at a price of $4.99 / week or $9.99 / month. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account starting at the initial confirmation of the VIP Subscription purchase. Your VIP subscription will automatically renew 24-hours before the end of the current payment period. Manage subscription auto-renewal in iTunes Account Settings. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. Cancellation will take effect at the start of the next subscription period. --- We may update the game periodically, for example to add new features or content or to fix bugs or other technical issues. Please note that the game may not function properly if you do not have the newest version installed. If you have not installed the latest update, Rovio will not be responsible for the game failing to function as expected. While our game is free to download and play, some game items can also be purchased for real money and the game may include loot boxes or other game mechanics with random rewards. Purchasing these items is optional but you can also disable in-app purchases in your device’s settings. Terms of Use: https://www.rovio.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.rovio.com/privacy

About

Explodey

Pilot a fighter through exotic planets, battling enemies and solving puzzles to save the galaxy. Customize your ship with a variety of weapons and face challenging bosses. Engage in multiplayer battles with friends and unlock cosmetic hats.

Highlights
  • AAA side-scroller gameplay
  • Battle across 5 exotic planets
  • Customize fighter with diverse weaponry
  • Conquer ground and air units
  • Solve challenging puzzles
  • LAN multiplayer battles
  • Unlock cosmetic hats
Features
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The galaxy is in peril. Equipped with the latest weaponry, pilot your heavily armed fighter through 5 exotic planets to destroy the evil Dr Grag and save the Life Spark. Joining you on your journey is The Engineer, a silicon being capable of building anything you need. Unfortunately, he's also a bit of a jackass... ENGAGE THE ENEMY AND BLOW THEM TO BITS * AAA side scroller * Battle across 5 exotic planets * Conquer a large variety of ground and air units * Deliver precision strikes with an advanced dual joystick configuration * Solve challenging puzzles CUSTOMIZE YOUR FIGHTER WITH EXPLOSIVE WEAPONRY * 5 Ship Bodies - Each improving in destructive power as you progress * 5 Blasters - Normal, Spread, Heal, Cannon, and Sniper * 4 Rockets - Normal, Rapid Fire, Fire Ball, BIG ONE * 4 Bombs - Normal, Mini, Napalm, Fast Drop * 2 Special Weapons - Floating Mine, Shield BATTLE 5 CHALLENGING BOSSES * Battle The Ice Elemental, Mega Tank, Xenogiger, Zargbots, and Dr Grag - the evil mastermind who is holding the galaxy hostage * Recover each of 5 powerful crystals to re-ignite the Life Spark and save the galaxy * Follow along with a riveting story and cast of characters, including you (The Soldier), The Engineer, Dr Grag, and General Goat (The Leader of Resistance, Leader of The Knights of Galadorn, Defender of the Universe, and our pet). DESTROY YOUR FRIENDS IN MULTIPLAYER * Engage in LAN battles with friends. Show them who's boss by exploding them. INCREASE YOUR SOCIAL STATUS WITH HATS * Yeah, they don't do anything special except make you look awesome * Complete all levels and earn The General's Hat, complete with Cigar * Complete all achievements and earn The Mighty Beanie of Galderon. MAKE TRIPS TO THE TOILET LAST 4x LONGER * Forget sending email and browsing Instagram on the toilet - what a waste of time. Play Explodey for hours and hours and when your boss asks what's been going on, you can say EXPLODEY JERK. MORE INFO * Works with just the touch screen, but you can also use a gamepad (must be MFi compatible) * Headphones recommended to soak up the sound * The game is free to play the first world and to play LAN multiplayer. $2.99 unlocks the rest of the galaxy. You can also buy hats on the cheap or you can find them during missions. All proceeds go to tacos, coffee, the kids' college fund, and my next insane project. * iMessage stickers include a dancing engineer, for your dancing engineer convenience. Come chat on our Discord channel! https://discord.gg/7cRKNqD

Screenshots

Battle Bay4 screens
Explodey4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Battle Bay at 4.7 against Explodey's 3.9. Battle Bay also leads on ratings volume (64K vs 9). Explodey's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Battle Bay sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Explodey sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Battle Bay holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Battle Bay has 64K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of Battle Bay's written reviews are positive against 67% of Explodey's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Battle Bay ships an update every 5 weeks, Explodey every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Battle Bay versus Explodey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBattle BayExplodey
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (64K ratings) — better3.9 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews63.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings64K — better9
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size729 MB1.1 GB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperRovio Entertainment OyjYitYat Studios

Customer experience

Battle Bay

All ratings63,840 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral3.0%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews2,046 reviews
Positive63.0%
Neutral9.3%
Negative27.7%

Explodey

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Battle Bay

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Invisible enemy glitch
  • Joystick and controls issues
  • Autopilot problems
  • Inconsistent training time display

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to choose different loadouts for ships
  • Voting system for maps before a match
  • Improved token allocation system for events
  • More interactive maps with environmental elements
  • Ability to switch accounts without reinstalling the app

Explodey

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Battle Bay

Subscriptions2
  • VIP Membership$4.997 Days
  • VIP Membership$9.991 Month
One-time8
  • Small pack of Pearls$4.99
  • Small starter pack$4.99
  • Pearl Diver Package$4.99
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  • Basic pack of Pearls$9.99
  • Medium pack of Pearls$19.99
  • Large pack of Pearls$49.99
  • Daily deal$99.99
  • Special Offer 5$99.99
12 purchases

Explodey

One-time12
  • VR Goggles$0.99
  • Mohawk$0.99
  • Pirate Hat$0.99
Show 9 more
  • Plain Hat$0.99
  • Top Hat$0.99
  • Wizarding Hat$0.99
  • Hair Bow$0.99
  • Hard Hat$0.99
  • Elf Hat$0.99
  • Viking Hat$0.99
  • Cheese$0.99
  • Unlock All Worlds$2.99

Questions

Is Battle Bay free?
Battle Bay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Explodey free?
Explodey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Battle Bay or Explodey?
Battle Bay is rated higher. Battle Bay averages 4.7 out of 5 from 64K ratings, while Explodey averages 3.9 from 9 ratings.
Do Battle Bay or Explodey have ads?
Battle Bay shows ads; Explodey does not.
Which is updated more often, Battle Bay or Explodey?
Battle Bay ships an update every 5 weeks, and Explodey every 3 days. Most recently, Battle Bay was updated on October 14, 2026 and Explodey on September 16, 2026.

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