Comparison

Captains Idle vs SeaCret 1

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

SeaCret 1

Command a pirate fleet in real-time strategy battles across the Caribbean. Engage in naval combat, manage resources, build your empire, and even duel opponents. Experience realistic sailing mechanics and tactical combat with various cannonballs and boarding options.

Highlights
  • Real-time naval battles
  • Fleet command
  • Resource management
  • Empire building
  • Naval combat with cannonballs
  • 1-on-1 duels
  • Realistic sailing mechanics
Features
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Missing the golden age of classic strategy games? Then welcome aboard SeaCret! A real-time pirate simulator set in the heart of the Caribbean. Command your fleet in real time, buy goods cheap and sell them high in distant cities, engage in epic naval battles against fearsome pirates , from a humble sloop to a towering galleon , and even fight 1-on-1 duels to save your crew, clashing swords with wild physics and a variety of weapons and armor. Recruit villagers and assign them to your buildings to craft increasingly rare materials. Build houses to grow your workforce and expand your pirate empire. Hunt pirates across the Caribbean and earn bounties , or gamble your hard-earned gold at taverns in cockfights and extreme chess. Yes, really. Every detail matters: if waves crash against your ship, you will slow down. Sail against the wind? You will move slower than a sea pickle. Use three types of cannonballs to sink enemies, break their masts to stop them, or fire grapeshot to thin their crew, board them , and of course, steal their loot. Stealing from a thief? That is practically justice. Rise through the ranks and become Governor, convincing the people you are the best candidate to... collect taxes. But beware , get too greedy, and they will kick you out. SeaCret is now in Early Access, developed entirely by one person , from graphics to soundtrack. And best of all: no DLCs, no microtransactions, no loot boxes. Just like the old days , pay once, and the game is yours. All future updates are free. Enjoy SeaCret as much as I enjoyed building it. Yarrrg!

Screenshots

Captains Idle4 screens
SeaCret 14 screens

Verdict

The call

Captains Idle and SeaCret 1 both sit at 3.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of SeaCret 1's written reviews are positive against 30% of Captains Idle's. SeaCret 1 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Captains Idle's advantage is price (Free vs $39.99) and ratings volume (30 vs 2). On rating 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

Captains Idle is free to download; SeaCret 1 costs $39.99 up front. Captains Idle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SeaCret 1 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.6 for Captains Idle against 3.5 for SeaCret 1. 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 are what separate them: 30% of Captains Idle's written reviews are positive against 100% of SeaCret 1's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Captains Idle versus SeaCret 1: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaptains IdleSeaCret 1
PriceFree — better$39.99
Rating3.6 (30 ratings) — better3.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings30 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size197 MB291 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperWORLDNMORE TEKNOLOJI ANONIM SIRKETIDANIEL JOSE SANTOME LEMUS

Customer experience

Captains Idle

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

SeaCret 1

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Captains Idle

One-time1
  • Permanent No Ads$4.99
None

SeaCret 1

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Captains Idle free?
Captains Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SeaCret 1 free?
SeaCret 1 costs $39.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Captains Idle or SeaCret 1?
Captains Idle is rated higher. Captains Idle averages 3.6 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while SeaCret 1 averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Captains Idle or SeaCret 1 have ads?
Captains Idle shows ads; SeaCret 1 does not.

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