Comparison

Ships Squared vs Chimps Do It Better

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Deduce hidden ship layouts
  • 10x10 grid gameplay
  • 12 difficulty levels
  • Unlimited custom games
  • Design and share own layouts
  • Workout for the mind
Features
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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.

About

Chimps Do It Better

Test your memory and speed against chimps in this captivating puzzle game. Progress through 15 levels of remembering and repeating number sequences under a time limit. See if your human memory can outperform these masters of the game.

Highlights
  • Memory challenges
  • Speed tests
  • Number sequence repetition
  • 15 levels
  • Time-based gameplay
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Chimps Do It Better is a new captivating puzzle game based on the real experiment involving memory in humans and monkeys. Download this free game and test your memory and speed in entertaining and addictive challenges. Try to beat 15 levels of remembering and repeating number sequences on the screen in a tight time frame. See if you could prove that you have better memory than chimps - the real masters of the game!

Screenshots

Ships Squared2 screens
Chimps Do It Better3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ships Squared at 5.0 against Chimps Do It Better's 3.0. Ships Squared also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 40 months). Chimps Do It Better's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 80%). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ships Squared holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Ships Squared's written reviews are positive against 100% of Chimps Do It Better's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ships Squared ships an update every 6 weeks, Chimps Do It Better every 40 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Ships Squared versus Chimps Do It Better: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShips SquaredChimps Do It Better
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 40 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.39.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUniversalis PublishingSasa Kljaic

Customer experience

Ships Squared

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Chimps Do It Better

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

In-app purchases

None

Ships Squared

No in-app purchases

None

Chimps Do It Better

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ships Squared free?
Ships Squared is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chimps Do It Better free?
Chimps Do It Better is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ships Squared or Chimps Do It Better?
Ships Squared is rated higher. Ships Squared averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Chimps Do It Better averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Ships Squared or Chimps Do It Better have ads?
Chimps Do It Better shows ads; Ships Squared does not.
Which is updated more often, Ships Squared or Chimps Do It Better?
Ships Squared ships an update every 6 weeks, and Chimps Do It Better every 40 months. Most recently, Ships Squared was updated on September 18, 2026 and Chimps Do It Better on June 11, 2026.

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