Comparison

Save The Pirate! Help! Escape! vs Level Up Pencil

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

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About

Save The Pirate! Help! Escape!

Engage in a tricky puzzle game where your choices determine a pirate's fate. Solve brain teasers and navigate adventures to save Captain Elba from perilous situations. Be careful, as wrong answers can lead to dire consequences.

Highlights
  • Tricky brain teaser puzzles
  • Choice-based decision making
  • Save the pirate hero
  • Multiple adventure locations
  • Daily new adventures
  • Relaxing gameplay
Features
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Save the Pirate - the tricky and relaxing new puzzle game! Only the smartest will be able to solve these brain teaser tests in order to save the pirate Captain Elba in this thinking game journey. What will you do? How do you open the handcuffs and Save the Pirate?? Or maybe you’ll agree with a security guard ?? Choose the fate of a pirate, but be careful, one wrong answer, and you are a bait for sharks! But do not be afraid, you can always start the game anew. In Save the Pirate, only YOU decide the fate of the hero. Travel to different locations and participate in countless adventures, you only need to do one thing: save the pirate. Dungeon, beaches, sinking ships ... think through all the stories to see what happens next! Why Save the pirate? 1. Interesting puzzles The world of your hero is changing, and at every step he is waiting for a new adventure. Can you complete the game to the end and Save the pirate ?? 2. Do not know how to pass the time? Save the Pirate is what you need! Have fun and relax, helping the hero pass all the trials of fate. Free game for the whole family! 3. New adventures New adventures appear daily in Save the Pirate! Can you get through everything? 4. Is this the game from advertising? Yes this is true. Can you help Save the pirate Captain Elba? What if you need to save someone else? About Premium subscription Premium subscription is charged weekly to your iTunes Account after your 3 days trial ends. Subscription will then auto-renew every week unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your iTunes Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. To stop auto-renewal, visit Account Settings in iTunes after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. -------------------------- Privacy: https://mauris.info/ru/privacy_policy_Save_The_Pirate.pdf Terms: https://mauris.info/ru/terms_of_Use_Save_The_Pirate.pdf

About

Level Up Pencil

Control a pencil, collecting smaller pencils to grow stronger while avoiding larger pencils and obstacles. This game offers a simple yet engaging experience for quick play sessions.

Highlights
  • Collect pencils to grow stronger
  • Avoid larger pencils and obstacles
  • Simple tap controls
  • Time-killing gameplay
  • Endless runner mechanics
Features
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Pencil Running Imagine you are a pencil and try to expand yourself. How to play Strong: Collect small pencils on the raod to strong yourself. Avoid Failure: Avoid pencils bigger than you and obstacles. FEATURES: Excellent time killer game!

Screenshots

Save The Pirate! Help! Escape!4 screens
Level Up Pencil4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Save The Pirate! Help! Escape! at 4.6 against Level Up Pencil's 3.0. Save The Pirate! Help! Escape! also leads on ratings volume (2.5K vs 2). Level Up Pencil's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Save The Pirate! Help! Escape! sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Level Up Pencil asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Save The Pirate! Help! Escape! holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Save The Pirate! Help! Escape! has 2.5K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Save The Pirate! Help! Escape! ships an update weekly, Level Up Pencil every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Save The Pirate! Help! Escape! versus Level Up Pencil: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSave The Pirate! Help! Escape!Level Up Pencil
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.5K ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews19.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.5K — better2
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.111.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size580 MB129 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMauris Games OU敏 胡

Customer experience

Save The Pirate! Help! Escape!

All ratings2,523 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral2.2%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews490 reviews
Positive19.2%
Neutral7.3%
Negative73.5%

Level Up Pencil

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Save The Pirate! Help! Escape!

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Compatibility issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ad-free version
  • Longer levels
  • Improved performance

Level Up Pencil

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Save The Pirate! Help! Escape!

Subscriptions1
  • SavePirate Premium3 Days trial$7.997 Days
One-time2
  • Ad block2 variants$2.99
  • "All in one" pack$6.99
None

Level Up Pencil

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Save The Pirate! Help! Escape! free?
Save The Pirate! Help! Escape! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Level Up Pencil free?
Level Up Pencil is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Save The Pirate! Help! Escape! or Level Up Pencil?
Save The Pirate! Help! Escape! is rated higher. Save The Pirate! Help! Escape! averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.5K ratings, while Level Up Pencil averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Save The Pirate! Help! Escape! or Level Up Pencil have ads?
Both Save The Pirate! Help! Escape! and Level Up Pencil show ads.
Which is updated more often, Save The Pirate! Help! Escape! or Level Up Pencil?
Save The Pirate! Help! Escape! ships an update weekly, and Level Up Pencil every 9 days. Most recently, Save The Pirate! Help! Escape! was updated on November 11, 2026 and Level Up Pencil on November 3, 2026.

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