Comparison

Maracaibo Digital vs Explorers

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

Head to head
About

Maracaibo Digital

Embark on a swashbuckling adventure across the Caribbean. Upgrade your ship, complete quests, and battle opponents. Strategize with hundreds of unique cards on a dynamic board that changes each round.

Highlights
  • Interactive tutorial
  • Solo play against Automa
  • Pass and play multiplayer
  • Campaign Mode with permanent changes
  • Includes 'La Armada' expansion cards
Features
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Play as an adventurer and sail around the Caribbean! Upgrade your ship, complete quests, and engage in combat. Every card you buy will unlock new abilities and bonuses to outwit your opponents. The board changes every round, and your strategy will have to keep up. Will you play slowly, buying as many cards as you can? Or will you race to the final space to catch your opponents by surprise? ABOUT THE GAME • Ranked in the Top 50 board games of all time • Easy to start playing, difficult to master • Strategize around hundreds of unique cards • Play on a board that changes every game FEATURES • Learn the game's rules with an interactive tutorial • Play solo against the Automa at 5 levels of difficulty • Pass and play for 2 to 4 players on the same device • Uncover the story of Maracaibo in Campaign Mode, where your decisions permanently change the board • Includes all cards from the "La Armada" mini-expansion! DOES NOT include Online Multiplayer features or AI opponents other than the Automa

About

Explorers

Embark on a tactical journey to explore a hidden world, uncover its secrets, and befriend its inhabitants. Plan your routes wisely using the map to become the greatest explorer. This flip & write game offers a tutorial and diverse tactical possibilities.

Highlights
  • Tactical flip & write gameplay
  • In-depth tutorial for beginners
  • Multiple game modes
  • Variety through order tiles
  • Global weekly highscore lists
  • Achievement collection
Features
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Finally you found it! A legendary world lies before you. Get ready to explore it, uncover its secrets, and befriend its inhabitants. Floating rocks kept the land hidden for years. And yet you are not alone: other explorers travel there too! Use the map to plan your route wisely and become the greatest explorer of all time! Experience the fascination of this tactical flip & write game by Phil Walker-Hardinga from Ravensburger in this app. Dive in easily with the tutorial and discover more and more diverse tactical possibilities with each game! Key Facts: - Flip & Write game - Tutorial for easy start - 3 different game modes with varying degrees of randomness - 32 order tiles provide maximum variety and constantly new challenges - Compete with players from all over the world in weekly highscore lists - Collect Achievements and become the greatest explorer of all time.

Screenshots

Maracaibo Digital4 screens
Explorers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Explorers at 4.3 against Maracaibo Digital's 3.5. Explorers also leads on price ($2.99 vs $7.99) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). Maracaibo Digital's advantage is ratings volume (51 vs 7). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Maracaibo Digital costs $7.99 and Explorers $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Explorers holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Maracaibo Digital has 51 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Maracaibo Digital's written reviews are positive against 46% of Explorers's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Maracaibo Digital ships an update every 7 months, Explorers every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Maracaibo Digital versus Explorers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaracaibo DigitalExplorers
Price$7.99$2.99 — better
Rating3.5 (51 ratings)4.3 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.0% of reviews46.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings51 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB22 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSpiralburst Studio, LLCBrettspielWelt

Customer experience

Maracaibo Digital

All ratings51 ratings
Positive60.8%
Neutral3.9%
Negative35.3%
Written reviews79 reviews
Positive43.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative50.6%

Explorers

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive46.2%
Neutral23.1%
Negative30.8%

Bugs and requests

Maracaibo Digital

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App stuck in portrait/landscape orientation
  • Game freezes or locks up
  • Screen locked, half the game off-screen
  • Cannot scroll down to see the bottom of the board
  • Card drawing issues
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  • Camera at the top of the screen during tutorial
  • Game hangs after first automa move
  • Display bugs on iPhone 14 Pro Max
  • Cannot redraw cards after planning
  • Game doesn't scale to screen consistently
  • Cannot access buttons on the right side of the screen
  • App doesn't work on iPad (portrait/landscape issue)

Requested features

9 requests
  • Add computer AI opponents
  • Implement online multiplayer (real-time and asynchronous)
  • Add undo/restart turn functionality
  • Include a back button in the tutorial
  • Improve handling of larger system fonts
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  • Add content from expansions and promos
  • Turn log feature
  • Full screen on iPhones
  • Option to hide notch/status bar

Explorers

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Maracaibo Digital

No in-app purchases

None

Explorers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Maracaibo Digital free?
Maracaibo Digital costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Explorers free?
Explorers costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Maracaibo Digital or Explorers?
Explorers is rated higher. Maracaibo Digital averages 3.5 out of 5 from 51 ratings, while Explorers averages 4.3 from 7 ratings.
Do Maracaibo Digital or Explorers have ads?
Neither Maracaibo Digital nor Explorers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Maracaibo Digital or Explorers?
Maracaibo Digital ships an update every 7 months, and Explorers every 3 months. Most recently, Maracaibo Digital was updated on October 29, 2026 and Explorers on October 21, 2026.

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