Comparison

Captains Idle vs Castle Kickers

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

Castle Kickers

Build your forces by gathering resources to conquer enemy castles. Strategically deploy your helpers to overcome powerful defenses and achieve victory. Engage in tactical combat to destroy fortifications and advance.

Highlights
  • Collect resources to build your army
  • Destroy enemy castles
  • Deploy helpers strategically
  • Encounter powerful fortifications
  • Tactical combat gameplay
Features
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- Create your army by collecting resources! - Destroy castles and encounter powerful castles. - Use your helpers wisely!

Screenshots

Captains Idle4 screens
Castle Kickers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Captains Idle at 3.6 against Castle Kickers's 1.0. Captains Idle also leads on review sentiment (30% vs 0%) and ratings volume (30 vs 2). Castle Kickers's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). 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. Castle Kickers 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 2, 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 Castle Kickers's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Captains Idle versus Castle Kickers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaptains IdleCastle Kickers
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (30 ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings30 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
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 MB114 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%

Castle Kickers

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

Castle Kickers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Captains Idle free?
Captains Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Castle Kickers free?
Castle Kickers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Captains Idle or Castle Kickers?
Captains Idle is rated higher. Captains Idle averages 3.6 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Castle Kickers averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Captains Idle or Castle Kickers have ads?
Both Captains Idle and Castle Kickers show ads.

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