Comparison

Mayday! vs Split Ship

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

Head to head
About

Mayday!

Pilot your way through a relentless barrage of missiles in this action-packed survival game. Collect power-ups to enhance your abilities, provoke spectacular collisions, and upgrade your skills to outlast the increasing threat. Can you achieve the highest score and prove yourself the greatest pilot?

Highlights
  • Avoid incoming missiles
  • Provoke missile collisions
  • Collect power-ups
  • Upgrade skills
  • Increase speed
  • Use shields
  • Deflect missiles
Features
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Avoid the missiles. Surviving is your mission! Mayday! is a challenging and addictive game and your mission is to survive, avoiding to be hit by enemy' artillery. Do your best to show who is the greatest pilot. The missiles are getting closer and you do not know what to do? - Avoid missiles - Provoke awesome collisions between missiles - Experience incredible action scenes - Do an EPIC dodge Collect the power-ups and turn the game around! - Increase your speed - Protect yourself with the shield - Easily deflect by reducing missiles' speed - Explode them all! Get all the coins to purchase power-ups and upgrades inside the store! Upgrades and power-ups can help you to survive longer. Show your stealth skills, but be careful! The more you play, the more missiles shows up! -- .- -.-- -.. .- -.--

About

Split Ship

Command a fleet of ships in this endless runner where collecting powerups multiplies your vessels. Dodge obstacles and strategically manage your growing armada to achieve higher scores. The more ships you have, the greater the risk and reward.

Highlights
  • Unique ship multiplication mechanic
  • Control up to 4 ships simultaneously
  • Simple tap controls for all ships
  • Dynamic difficulty progression
  • High score multiplier with more ships
  • Polished visual experience
Features
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Master the art of ship multiplication in this thrilling endless runner! UNIQUE SPLITTING MECHANIC Start with one ship, but collect green powerups to multiply your fleet! Control up to 4 ships simultaneously as they move together through increasingly challenging obstacles. SIMPLE YET ADDICTIVE GAMEPLAY - Easy tap controls: Left and right taps move ALL ships together - Dodge obstacles and collect powerups - The more ships you have, the higher your score multiplier! - But beware - lose all ships and it's game over CHALLENGING PROGRESSION - Dynamic difficulty that increases as you survive longer - Strategic gameplay: More ships = higher scores but greater risk - Master timing and positioning to keep your entire fleet alive POLISHED EXPERIENCE - Smooth, responsive controls optimized for touch - Vibrant ship designs with distinct colors (white, blue, magenta, orange) - Satisfying visual feedback - Clean, minimalist graphics that keep you focused on the action How long can you survive? How many ships can you command? Download Split Ship now and discover the ultimate test of multi-ship mastery!

Screenshots

Mayday!4 screens
Split Ship3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Split Ship at none against Mayday!'s 5. Split Ship also leads on ads (none vs shown). Mayday!'s advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.5). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Mayday! sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Split Ship asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mayday! against 5.0 for Split Ship. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mayday! versus Split Ship: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMayday!Split Ship
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB7 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMustache Game Studio LTDAEffortless Presence

Customer experience

Mayday!

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Split Ship

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Mayday!

One-time5
  • Fistful of gems$0.99
  • Pack of gems$1.99
  • Bag of gems$2.99
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  • Box of gems$3.99
  • Chest of gems$4.99
None

Split Ship

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mayday! free?
Mayday! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Split Ship free?
Split Ship is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mayday! or Split Ship?
Mayday! and Split Ship are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Mayday! or Split Ship have ads?
Mayday! shows ads; Split Ship does not.

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