Captains Idle vs Katana Blitz
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Gather and manage your pirate crew
- Upgrade your ship and cannons
- Battle enemy pirate ships
- Explore islands and find treasure
- Idle progression mechanics
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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!
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.
- Slice bamboos
- Battle slimes
- Unlock katana shop
- Obtain new katanas
- Find legendary katanas
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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!
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Captains Idle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Katana Blitz asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Captains Idle | Katana Blitz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (30 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 197 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | WORLDNMORE TEKNOLOJI ANONIM SIRKETI | Any Games OU |
Customer experience
Captains Idle
Katana Blitz
In-app purchases
Captains Idle
- Permanent No Ads$4.99
Katana Blitz
No in-app purchases
Questions
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