Comparison

Pirate Code vs Naval Armada

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

Head to head
About

Pirate Code

Engage in thrilling 5v5 naval battles with unique captains and customizable battleships. Explore the seas, defeat mythical creatures, and upgrade your vessel for strategic combat. Play solo or join a fleet for epic online skirmishes.

Highlights
  • 5v5 online fantasy naval battles
  • 12 unique battleships with different abilities
  • 10 heroic captains with special powers
  • Ship customization with armor, cannons, and torpedoes
  • Defeat the Kraken and quest for treasure
  • Support for AR mode
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Take to the high seas in full scale PvP naval warfare, with fast paced conflicts packed with ship-to-ship seaborne action. Choose to play as a lone wolf, or join a fleet and take part in epic ten player skirmishes at sea. Choose a captain armed with unique firepower, board a powerful battleship and dominate the high seas! Aye Aye Captain Choose your Pirate Code Captain, each with their own fearsome battle ability, from Vasco De Gama’s lethal fireball, Billy’s mighty energy wave, Hattori’s cunning invisibility shield, and Catalina’s fearsome frost arrow! Choosing the right captain and create a strategic advantage on the ocean wave! Ship Shape Choose from one of nine powerful battleships to take into the fray from the dreaded Obsidian and the swift Dragon to the mighty Flying Dutchman. Each ship has different attributes, designed to give you the edge over the competition. Set Sail Prepare for battle with enhanced armour, cannons or torpedoes before taking to the high seas in intense ship-to-ship combat. #PRODUCT FEATURES# - Take part in 5v5, on-line, fantasy naval battles on an epic scale. - Set off on a pirate journey into the unknown, defeat the Kraken on the quest for treasure. - MIGHTY VESSELS Choose from one of 12 awesome battleships each with different abilities and handling designed to give you the edge on the high seas. - Choose from one of 10 heroic captains to steer your ship to victory! Each captain enables a unique power from powerful mighty energy waves, invisibility shields, and fearsome frost arrows! - Different combinations of captain, skill and ship allow you to deploy multiple strategies to conquer the high seas! - Blind your battleship up with better armor, beefy cannons or hard hitting volleys of torpedoes. - Prepare for battle with enhanced armor, cannons or torpedoes before taking to the high seas. - Join a fleet and battle for collective glory, or play on your own as a lone shark! - Unleash all manner of attacks on the enemy fleet from frost beams, shark attacks, and fireballs or be more strategic with healing and invisibility skills. - Complete a series of maritime missions and win precious gold! - Dominate one of 3 maps to claim victory. - Support AR mode. Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/piratecode777 Contact us support@tangram-games.com

About

Naval Armada

Engage in thrilling 2D naval battles with a fleet of modern warships. Compete against players worldwide in team-based or solo combat, utilizing a variety of ship classes and armaments. Upgrade your fleet and devise strategies to dominate the seas.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer action PVP battles
  • Variety of modern warships
  • Different ship classes with unique armaments
  • Ship upgrade system
  • Diverse battle arenas
  • Modern 3D graphics
  • User-friendly controls
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Do you like and boat battles? The best team fights are waiting for you! Absolutely for free! Based on naval action, Naval Armada: is a free multiplayer action PVP game about ships from creators of Modern Tanks. The battles sends a challenge to you! Fight exciting sea MMORPG online battles, choose and navigate them! Play with friends against the enemies and win epic battles on torpedo boat destroyers, cruisers! Become the best admiral! Be ready to battle, win everybody and put global order. The war for world has already begun! We have more than 25 of modern in the Naval Armada forces! Arrange your ships on the battlefield, strike, use your arsenal, try to sink enemy ships. Build your own game strategy and leave opponents no chance! Features: • A great amount warships! • Different classes of ships with different armaments: from light guns to torpedoes and rockets! • Unique system of upgrades to each ship. • Various battle arenas from all corners of the world are waiting for you! • Modern 3D graphics. • User friendly controls which will be enjoyed both by newbie shooter players and hardcore gamers. Never yet the war battle games shooters online has been so challenging! Fight online against players from all over the world in solo battles, team action combats or in cooperative! Download Naval Armada: game, dig into the and create your own fleet! Fight with players from all over the world and find out who is the best captain!

Screenshots

Pirate Code4 screens
Naval Armada4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Naval Armada at none against Pirate Code's shown. Pirate Code's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (3.9K vs 301). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Pirate Code sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Naval Armada sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pirate Code holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pirate Code has 3.9K ratings behind it against 301, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Pirate Code's written reviews are positive against 59% of Naval Armada's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pirate Code ships an update monthly, Naval Armada every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pirate Code versus Naval Armada: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPirate CodeNaval Armada
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3.9K ratings) — better4.3 (301 ratings)
Positive reviews64.8% of reviews — better59.4% of reviews
Number of ratings3.9K — better301
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.0 GB673 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperTangram Interactive B.V.XDEVS LTD

Customer experience

Pirate Code

All ratings3,888 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral3.8%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews741 reviews
Positive64.8%
Neutral10.0%
Negative25.2%

Naval Armada

All ratings301 ratings
Positive82.7%
Neutral5.0%
Negative12.3%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive59.4%
Neutral13.5%
Negative27.1%

User reviews

Pirate Code

From 3.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great gameplay
  • 👍 Fun and addictive
  • 💎 Generous rewards for F2P players
  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics
  • 🤝 Good team-based gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and connection issues
  • ⏱️ Long chest unlock times
  • 🤖 Matchmaking issues with high-level players
  • 💰 Potential pay-to-win elements
  • 🔍 Lack of communication from developers

Naval Armada

From 301 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Engaging naval warfare gameplay
  • 🚢 Detailed and realistic ship models
  • 🎨 Good graphics and visual quality
  • 💰 Reasonable pricing for ships and upgrades
  • 👥 Global chat and multiplayer features

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent server crashes and disconnections
  • 🐛 Game crashes during battles
  • 📺 Excessive advertisements
  • 💸 Increasing monetization and rising prices
  • 🌐 Unstable server connectivity

Bugs and requests

Pirate Code

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Invisible/glitched ships during battles
  • Incorrect chest unlock times
  • Inability to rejoin matches after crashes
  • Unresponsive UI elements
  • Persistent login/connection issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • More game modes and maps
  • Ability to customize ships and captains
  • Improved fleet/social features
  • Offline/single-player content
  • Better progression system

Naval Armada

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Game crashes when entering battle mode
  • Server disconnections mid-battle
  • App keeps crashing after spending money
  • Cannot download updates
  • Battleship back turret won't fire
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  • Game freezes causing loss of missiles and torpedoes
  • Instant ship stopping unrealistic physics
  • Bots landing on rewards and pushing players
  • Fled the battle message appearing after good games
  • VIP pass duration shorter than advertised
  • Server loading failures

Requested features

12 requests
  • Add submarines to the game
  • Add aircraft carriers with jet launches
  • Add more ship varieties and battleships
  • Add fighter jets as weapons
  • Add missions or campaign mode
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  • Add battle royale mode with 2v2 or 4v4 teams
  • Add weapon upgrades scattered in gameplay
  • Improve ship name tag visibility when zoomed
  • Add more maps and game modes
  • Improve credit earning speed
  • Add more cover on maps
  • Make weapons standard instead of purchasable

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Pirate Code

One-time11
  • Black Pearl Debut Pack$1.99
  • Handful of Diamonds$1.99
  • Pile of Diamonds$4.99
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  • Pass$4.99
  • Elite Pass$8.99
  • Black Pearl Extention Pack$9.99
  • Flying Dutch Extention Pack$9.99
  • Pouch of Diamonds$9.99
  • Monthly Card$9.99
  • Bag of Diamonds$19.99
  • Crate of Diamonds$99.99
13 purchases

Naval Armada

One-time13
  • Golden Kit$0.99
  • 44 gold$1.99
  • 50000 silver$1.99
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  • 115 gold$4.99
  • 150000 silver$4.99
  • 7 days Vip$5.99
  • 250 gold$9.99
  • 400000 silver$9.99
  • 30 days VIP$17.99
  • 750 gold$24.99
  • 1250000 silver$24.99
  • 1650 gold$49.99
  • 3400 gold$99.99

Questions

Is Pirate Code free?
Pirate Code is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Naval Armada free?
Naval Armada is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pirate Code or Naval Armada?
Pirate Code is rated higher. Pirate Code averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3.9K ratings, while Naval Armada averages 4.3 from 301 ratings.
Do Pirate Code or Naval Armada have ads?
Pirate Code shows ads; Naval Armada does not.
Which is updated more often, Pirate Code or Naval Armada?
Pirate Code ships an update monthly, and Naval Armada every 6 weeks. Most recently, Pirate Code was updated on September 21, 2026 and Naval Armada on September 28, 2026.

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