Comparison

Captains Idle vs Katana Blitz

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

Head to head
About

Captains Idle

Become the deadliest pirate by gathering your crew, upgrading your ship, and setting sail. Explore islands, battle enemy ships, and find lost treasures. This idle game lets you unlock ship upgrades and new cannons.

Highlights
  • Gather and manage your pirate crew
  • Upgrade your ship and cannons
  • Battle enemy pirate ships
  • Explore islands and find treasure
  • Idle progression mechanics
Features
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Are you ready to be the deadliest pirate of the seven seas, ever? Now is your time! Gather your crew, upgrade your ship and set sail! You can unlock idle ship contents or new cannons! Watch for enemy pirate ship that will try to sink you! Explore island, slay bandits, find your X mark and claim your lost treasure! Do not forget, a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor!

About

Katana Blitz

Engage in samurai combat, slicing bamboos and battling slimes. Unlock a shop to acquire new katanas and discover legendary weapons. Evolve your samurai through this action-packed adventure.

Highlights
  • Slice bamboos
  • Battle slimes
  • Unlock katana shop
  • Obtain new katanas
  • Find legendary katanas
Features
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- Slice bamboos and evolve your samurai! - Watch out for slimes, they attack! - Unlock katana shop and obtain new katanas! - Find hidden legendary katana!

Screenshots

Captains Idle4 screens
Katana Blitz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Captains Idle at 3.6 against Katana Blitz's 1.0. Captains Idle also leads on review sentiment (30% vs 0%) and ratings volume (30 vs 1). Katana Blitz's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Captains Idle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Katana Blitz asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Captains Idle holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Captains Idle has 30 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Captains Idle's written reviews are positive against 0% of Katana Blitz's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Captains Idle ships an update every 2 weeks, Katana Blitz every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Captains Idle versus Katana Blitz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaptains IdleKatana Blitz
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (30 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings30 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size197 MB116 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperWORLDNMORE TEKNOLOJI ANONIM SIRKETIAny Games OU

Customer experience

Captains Idle

All ratings31 ratings
Positive58.1%
Neutral19.4%
Negative22.6%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative30.0%

Katana Blitz

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Captains Idle

One-time1
  • Permanent No Ads$4.99
None

Katana Blitz

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Captains Idle free?
Captains Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Katana Blitz free?
Katana Blitz is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Captains Idle or Katana Blitz?
Captains Idle is rated higher. Captains Idle averages 3.6 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Katana Blitz averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Captains Idle or Katana Blitz have ads?
Both Captains Idle and Katana Blitz show ads.
Which is updated more often, Captains Idle or Katana Blitz?
Captains Idle ships an update every 2 weeks, and Katana Blitz every 2 days. Most recently, Captains Idle was updated on November 3, 2026 and Katana Blitz on October 30, 2026.

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