Number Locks vs Captain Backwater's Adventure
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Number Locks
A challenging numeric puzzle game designed to test your mental agility. Solve increasingly difficult boards by subtracting tiles, aiming for the fewest moves to unlock new levels and rewards.
- Numeric subtraction puzzles
- Increasingly challenging levels
- Solve for minimum moves
- Unlock new dimensions
- Swipe to move tiles
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Love puzzles? Like to challenge your grey matter and stretch your mental agility? Try our numeric puzzle game to keep you entertained and mentally stimulated for hours. Solve increasingly challenging boards using subtraction. Be satisfied with finding a solution to unlock the next level, or strive to work out the perfect solution in the minimum moves for which you'll be rewarded with extra keys to unlock new dimensions and mental challenges. Swipe to move tiles. When two tiles combine they will be subtracted from one another. The remainder will be left in it's place. Subtracting tiles of the same value will clear both tiles. Clear all the tiles to complete the level. Sound easy? Try it, and try to complete every level in the fewest possible moves to get the maximum keys.
Captain Backwater's Adventure
Embark on a pirate puzzle adventure to help Captain Backwater loot treasure caves, find riches, and rescue Mary O'Maley. This brain challenge offers fresh gameplay, special items, and the chance to become the most feared pirate.
- Challenging pirate puzzle gameplay
- Loot dangerous treasure caves
- Find the biggest pirate treasure
- Rescue Mary O'Maley
- Collect special items
- Share achievements with friends
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Get ready for the biggest pirate puzzle adventure ever. Meet Captain Backwater - the most feared pirate in the Caribbean. Help him to loot dangerous treasure caves, find the biggest pirate treasure ever and rescue Backwater's beloved Mary O'Maley. This adventure is a real brain challenge for you full of danger, fun and fame. - fresh & challenging gameplay - many extras & special items - clear 100 treasure caves - complete the cursed amulet - become the most feared pirate in the Caribbean - share your achievements with your friends
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Captain Backwater's Adventure at daily against Number Locks's every 52 months. Captain Backwater's Adventure also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Number Locks against 5.0 for Captain Backwater's Adventure. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Number Locks ships an update every 52 months, Captain Backwater's Adventure daily. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Number Locks | Captain Backwater's Adventure |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 52 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anup Parekh | Asylum Square Interactive GmbH |
Customer experience
Number Locks
Captain Backwater's Adventure
In-app purchases
Number Locks
No in-app purchases
Captain Backwater's Adventure
No in-app purchases
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