Comparison

Shooty Seas vs Plunder Island

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

Head to head
About

Shooty Seas

Embark on a pirate adventure RPG, exploring the seas and uncovering a grand conspiracy. Battle foes with an arsenal of unique pirate weapons, defeat colossal bosses, and upgrade your ship to command a fleet. Prepare for encounters with the Royal Navy and other formidable adversaries.

Highlights
  • Pirate adventure RPG gameplay
  • Unique and wacky pirate weapons
  • Giant boss battles with treasure chests
  • Ship customization and collection
  • Engaging storyline and exploration
  • Encounters with various enemy factions
Features
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You take on the role of a pirate exploring and plundering the seas but soon find yourself involved in a much larger story. Its up to you and your crew to figure out what is causing all the mayhem. Fight your way through the campaign using wacky pirate weapons like, harpoons, flying skulls, machine guns, long range missiles, hammers forged from collapsing stars, flamethrowers, and more. Defeat giant bosses to find treasure chest. Collect items, equip your ship, buy new ships, better ships, faster ships, cooler ships that can summon ghost ships to come fight along side with you. But too much mayhem brings on the Royal Navy, or the Reef Pirates, or worse, much... much worse.

About

Plunder Island

Survive, build, and plunder your way to becoming a pirate king on a mysterious island. Gather resources, craft tools, build your base, and battle various enemies. Explore new lands by boat and test your luck in mini-games.

Highlights
  • Gather and craft resources
  • Hunt, fish, and cook meals
  • Build and upgrade structures
  • Fight various enemies and bosses
  • Explore new islands by boat
  • Unlock and command helpers
  • Play a coin pusher mini-game
Features
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Plunder Island From castaway to pirate king, survive, build, fight, and plunder your way to fortune. Shipwrecked on a mysterious island, you start with nothing but your bare hands. Chop wood, mine ores, smelt metal, craft tools, and build your shelter from the ground up. Unlock powerful upgrades to sharpen your skills and extend your survival. Face off against enemy factions like skeleton raiders, wild tribal warriors, towering golem beasts, and more. Survive shark-infested waters as you fish, swim, and explore the depths. Your mission: Become the wealthiest pirate alive. Build and upgrade boats to explore new lands. Construct buildings that generate resources, spawn allies, and defend your growing empire. Collect fruits, cook meals, forge pirate gear, and command helpers to gather for you. Complete missions. Discover hidden treasure. Push your luck in the pirate town’s coin pusher minigame. With each upgrade, you grow stronger, smarter, and richer. And soon… the King’s Navy and rival pirates will come for your treasure. Be ready. FEATURES Gather & Craft: Chop wood, collect stone, mine ores, smelt metal, and build advanced pirate tools. Hunt & Feast: Fish the seas, forage tropical fruits, cook hearty meals, and survive the wild. Clear Land & Build: Place buildings like storage sheds, smelters, towers, and barracks to expand your base. Upgrade Everything: Improve swim speed, stamina, health, strength, energy, thirst, and every building too. Fight & Survive: Face off against rival pirate factions, bosses, sea creatures, and more. Unlock Helpers: Recruit gatherers and allies to help with mining, farming, and fighting. Build Rafts & Boats: Craft seaworthy vessels and explore new islands. Coin Pusher Mini-Game: Test your luck and win big at the pirate town arcade! Pirate Tunes: Unlock songs at the Music Store and sail to your own soundtrack. Coming Soon Go Fishing: Hunt for rare fish, collect bait, and prepare for the upcoming fishing mini-game. New islands with exotic enemies like squids, octopuses, and sea monsters Boat upgrades and purchasable ships Expansive story mode with island lore and long-term progression The King’s Navy arrives with powerful warships Rival pirate factions challenge your claim Free to play. Always. Watch ads when you choose to for bonuses, rewards, or skips. In-app purchases available: coin packs, remove ads, premium pirate skins.

Screenshots

Shooty Seas4 screens
Plunder Island4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Shooty Seas at every 2 days against Plunder Island's every 11 days. Shooty Seas also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Shooty Seas sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Plunder Island sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Shooty Seas against 5.0 for Plunder Island. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shooty Seas ships an update every 2 days, Plunder Island every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Shooty Seas versus Plunder Island: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShooty SeasPlunder Island
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size1.3 GB1.0 GB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperBoned Studios LLCMedzachi LLC

Customer experience

Shooty Seas

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

Plunder Island

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Shooty Seas

One-time10
  • Instant Build$0.99
  • Instant Item 1$1.99
  • Instant Item$3.99
Show 7 more
  • Blinky Reward Ad Watching Fish$4.99
  • Music Pack$4.99
  • Instant Item$5.99
  • Instant Item$7.99
  • Instant Item$9.99
  • Instant Item$11.99
  • Mega Mega Pack$39.99
5 purchases

Plunder Island

One-time5
  • 1,500 Coins$0.99
  • No Ads$2.99
  • Starter Pack$4.99
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  • 10,000 Coins$4.99
  • 25,000 Coins$9.99

Questions

Is Shooty Seas free?
Shooty Seas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plunder Island free?
Plunder Island is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shooty Seas or Plunder Island?
Shooty Seas and Plunder Island are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Shooty Seas or Plunder Island have ads?
Both Shooty Seas and Plunder Island show ads.
Which is updated more often, Shooty Seas or Plunder Island?
Shooty Seas ships an update every 2 days, and Plunder Island every 11 days. Most recently, Shooty Seas was updated on November 3, 2026 and Plunder Island on October 30, 2026.

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