Ships Squared vs Antitype
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ships Squared
A logic puzzle game where players deduce the hidden layout of thirteen ships on a 10x10 grid. It offers varying difficulty levels, from casual to intensely challenging, and allows for custom game creation and sharing with friends.
- Deduce hidden ship layouts
- 10x10 grid gameplay
- 12 difficulty levels
- Unlimited custom games
- Design and share own layouts
- Workout for the mind
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Ships Squared (Ships²) is a new game exclusive to the iPhone/iPad/iPod touch. You probably grew out of Battleships a long time ago. Now it's time to grow back in. Because Ships² is for adults, not children. Ships² is addictive. If you let it, it will take over your mind and ruin your life. Thirteen ships are laid out on a 10x10 board according to strict rules. You fire at squares. You get the results. You deduce where the ships are. And you draw them. Unlike traditional Battleships, you don't actually need to sink the ships: it's deducing their layout that is the achievement. There are 12 levels, all using the same basic rules. The lightest ones can be played casually while waiting for the bus. The middling ones take from 5 to 20 minutes of concentrated thought. The heaviest levels demand intense, rigorous, error-free reasoning for half an hour or more. Only a few geniuses will attempt the top level, which takes two hours at least. Ships² is not a game of chance but of reasoning. It's a workout for the mind. Like all workouts, you mustn't overdo it. As it says on the bottle: please think responsibly! Ships² can create an unlimited number of different games for you to play. You can design your own layouts too, and send them to your friends to see how well they do. Full, illustrated instructions are included as part of the game.
Antitype
This word puzzle game challenges players to decipher pairs of opposite words by changing letters based on a clue and alphabet knowledge. It offers hundreds of levels with varying difficulty and special packs, featuring a clean, minimalist design and quick gameplay.
- Decipher opposite words
- Change opposing letters
- Hundreds of free levels
- Synonym & Homophone packs
- Antonym X level pack
- Hints for challenging levels
- Cross-device progress sync
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“Antitype’s clever design shines bright, delivering a tricky word puzzler in a minimalist package” — PocketGamer “A word game that stands out from the crowded marketplace” — AppAdvice “A double-whammy word puzzler… a devious combo!” — TouchArcade “Simple but beautiful… absorbing… addicting.” — MacStories “Streamlined style and elegantly crafted puzzles” — Gamezebo Antitype is a game all about opposites. With a clue and your knowledge of the alphabet, you'll change opposing letters to decipher each pair of opposite words. - 400 free levels range from simple to extremely difficult - Synonym & Homophone level packs with 400 additional levels - 100 ultra-challenging antonym levels in the new Antonyms X level pack - Save by purchasing level pack bundles or unlock the game with the Unlimited Pass! - Plan your moves wisely - every level can be solved! - Hints provide you ability to get a head start on challenging levels - Each level is uniquely shuffled so every attempt has its own solution - Sync progress across all your iOS devices - Beautifully-clean, colorful aesthetic - Minimalist in style, yet full of complexity - Quick gameplay - play for a minute, an hour or more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Ships Squared at Free against Antitype's $3.99. Ships Squared also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Antitype's advantage is ratings volume (965 vs 5) and chart position (#32 vs unranked). On ads 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
Ships Squared is free to download; Antitype costs $3.99 up front. Antitype sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Ships Squared asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ships Squared holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Antitype has 965 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Ships Squared's written reviews are positive against 51% of Antitype's.
Ships Squared ships an update every 6 weeks, Antitype every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ships Squared | Antitype |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.4 (965 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 50.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 965 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #32 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 13.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Universalis Publishing | BorderLeap |
Customer experience
Ships Squared
Antitype
Bugs and requests
Ships Squared
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Antitype
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes or stops working after ads
- Inconsistent behavior when tapping letters
- Levels not loading properly
Requested features
4 requests- Option to remove ads for a one-time fee
- More content/levels to extend gameplay
- Improved clues and instructions
- Ability to save progress and resume later
In-app purchases
Ships Squared
No in-app purchases
Antitype
- Small Pack Hints$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Synonyms 2$1.99
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- Synonyms 1$1.99
- Homophones 1$1.99
- Homophones 4$1.99
- Antonym X$2.99
- Synonyms Bundle$4.99
- Homophones Bundle$4.99
- Unlimited Pass$12.99









