Comparison

Pirate Ship Wars vs Warlords Conquest

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

Head to head
About

Pirate Ship Wars

Embark on a thrilling pirate adventure as a ship captain. Engage in exciting sea battles, collect loot, and upgrade your vessels to conquer new challenges and achieve fame and fortune.

Highlights
  • Pirate ship captain role
  • Exciting sea battles
  • Loot collection
  • Ship upgrades
  • Plunder and fortune seeking
Features
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Pirate Raft Wars Aoy, my friends! Are you ready to embark on an exciting pirate adventure? In Pirates: Caribbean Ship Battle, you will become a real captain of a pirate ship ready to fight for plunder, fame and fortune! Collect loot and upgrade your ships to prepare for more challenging battles. Exciting sea battles, ship upgrades and many opportunities for pirate fun await you!

About

Warlords Conquest

Engage in a pixelated medieval war by deploying soldiers across lanes to counter enemy troops. Choose to play as Humans, Orcs, or Elves, and conquer enemy kingdoms in this tactical tower defense RTS. Upgrade your army and utilize special attacks and defensive items to achieve victory.

Highlights
  • Lane-based troop deployment
  • Kingdom conquest
  • Play as Humans, Orcs, Elves
  • Offline and cloud sync
  • Unit upgrades
  • Special attacks
  • Defensive items
Features
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Spawn soldiers across lanes and counter the enemy troops in an epic pixel war! Play as Humans, Orcs and Elves and conquer the enemy Kingdoms. A free to play fantasy Tower Defense RTS with no forced ads. Play as you go - offline mode and cloud sync. supported! Warlords Conquest: Enemy lines, is a tactical tower defense game where your goal is to lead your pixel army to victory. Complete levels and conquer the whole map, playing as warriors from the Human, Orc and Elven Kingdom + many more Herodom factions coming in the future. Achieve what you are destined to, use your skills and speed, planning the best strategy to win both the offensive and defensive battles, instead of wasting your potential on idle games. Upgrade your army wisely and build up the strongest legion as they roam the map leaving no enemy behind them. In this pixel tower defense game, you go on an adventure to explore multiple maps and defeat enemy cities with your fierce warriors. Are you a tactical genius? Find out today! PLAY OFFLINE & CLOUD SYNC Play wherever you want and whenever you want. Enjoy the game on the plane or on long car rides even with no internet connection. Play on multiple devices with the same OS, cross platform not supported. ATTACK THE ENEMY IN KINGDOM WARS This is a tower defense game unlike other. Fight in real time (RTS) with moving troops and win a battle by strategically placing units in your lanes and crossing the enemy border. Choose the best war strategy and use special attacks to reach the enemy lines and infiltrate it. DEFEND YOUR MEDIEVAL KINGDOM AGAINST ENEMY WAVES Do not let the enemy cross your line or the whole war would have been for nothing. Position your fierce warriors carefully in the lanes and survive it until the battle is won. Place defensive constructions to fortify your lanes or use special attacks to get the upper hand. PLAY AS DIFFERENT FACTIONS Choose a weapon shield for the kingdom you want to fight as and use their troop types. Humans, Orcs, Elves and more coming. Epic pixel war! UNLOCK AND UPGRADE UNITS Unlock units across the Human, Orc and Elven kingdom. Recruit the best unit types to diversify your pixel army legion Human faction: Peasant, Archer, Knight, Spearman, Wizard Orc faction: Goblin, Axe Thrower, Brute, War Boar, Beast USE SPECIAL ATTACKS Use a variety of special attacks during a battle to fully immerse into the war - Charge: Blow the horn and summon a wave of random units on each of your lanes - Cannon: Fire artillery cannons on the whole map taking down most of the enemies - Freeze Strike: Use a powerful spell and freeze all the enemies on the map for some time. PLACE SPECIAL ITEMS Place special items to help you win the battle - Barricades: Place barricades on the map to slow down the enemies approaching your line - Mounted Crossbow: Place a self-automated mounted crossbow on the map taking down enemies approaching it - Bomb: Throw bombs on the map for immediate action against approaching enemies EXPLORE THE MAPS Switch between different kingdoms and go on an adventure scrolling through the medieval pixel environments. Enjoy the retro arcade pixel style and conquer enemy cities to be the defender of your kingdom. FEATURES OF WARLORDS CONQUEST - ENEMY LINES - A simple and easy to play RTS game - Supports offline game through cloud sync - A medieval tower defense game with moving soldiers - Assemble unique unit combinations on your lanes with your pixel army legion - Try different creative strategies in the battlefield in order to win - Unlock new fantasy factions and build up your army with cool warrior units - Strengthen your defense and offense by upgrading your units and using special attacks - An adventure as you explore the kingdom maps - A star reward system with good rewards - Retro arcade style pixel art

Screenshots

Pirate Ship Wars4 screens
Warlords Conquest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Warlords Conquest at 73% against Pirate Ship Wars's 27%. Warlords Conquest also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 18 months). Pirate Ship Wars's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. Warlords Conquest sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Pirate Ship Wars asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Warlords Conquest holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Warlords Conquest has 160 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Pirate Ship Wars's written reviews are positive against 73% of Warlords Conquest's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pirate Ship Wars ships an update every 18 months, Warlords Conquest every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Pirate Ship Wars versus Warlords Conquest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPirate Ship WarsWarlords Conquest
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (25 ratings)4.1 (160 ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.3% of reviews73.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings25160 — better
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB157 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperYalcın KucukoztasSimpleBit Studios ApS

Customer experience

Pirate Ship Wars

All ratings25 ratings
Positive52.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative44.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive27.3%
Neutral9.1%
Negative63.6%

Warlords Conquest

All ratings158 ratings
Positive78.5%
Neutral8.9%
Negative12.7%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive73.1%
Neutral17.9%
Negative9.0%

Bugs and requests

Pirate Ship Wars

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Warlords Conquest

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Game crashes and kicks players out during gameplay
  • Cannot play certain levels, only Arena works
  • UI elements trigger unintended actions (date/time popup)
  • Troop placement restricted to yellow line only
  • Missing unit information and balance issues

Requested features

20 requests
  • Dwarves faction (most requested)
  • Sandbox/Creative mode like Trench Warfare
  • Multiplayer and PvP modes
  • Additional factions (Vikings, Pirates, Undead, etc.)
  • Health bars for units
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  • Skirmish/Arena battle mode
  • Ability to replay levels for farming resources
  • Reset progress button
  • Speed control buttons (2x, 1x)
  • Unit skins and cosmetics
  • More unit variety per faction
  • Skill trees and item drops
  • Fort/settlement defense mode
  • Different map layouts and siege mechanics
  • Chinese language support
  • Ultimate Edition without ads
  • More storyline and narrative
  • Catapults and siege weapons
  • Longer campaign with more levels
  • Point system for unit deployment

In-app purchases

None

Pirate Ship Wars

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Warlords Conquest

One-time6
  • Small Crystal Ore$2.99
  • Large Crystal Ore$6.99
  • Cart Full of Crystals$14.99
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  • Sack of Crystals$24.99
  • Small Chest of Crystals$49.99
  • Large Chest of Crystals$99.99

Questions

Is Pirate Ship Wars free?
Pirate Ship Wars is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Warlords Conquest free?
Warlords Conquest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pirate Ship Wars or Warlords Conquest?
Warlords Conquest is rated higher. Pirate Ship Wars averages 3.0 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Warlords Conquest averages 4.1 from 160 ratings.
Do Pirate Ship Wars or Warlords Conquest have ads?
Warlords Conquest shows ads; Pirate Ship Wars does not.
Which is updated more often, Pirate Ship Wars or Warlords Conquest?
Pirate Ship Wars ships an update every 18 months, and Warlords Conquest every 5 weeks. Most recently, Pirate Ship Wars was updated on November 3, 2026 and Warlords Conquest on November 3, 2026.

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