Comparison

Ships Squared vs Where Cards Fall

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

Where Cards Fall

Build houses of cards to relive formative memories in this slice-of-life adventure. Navigate dreamlike spatial puzzles that represent the challenges of adolescence and beyond. Experience a wordless, coming-of-age narrative with a unique art style and immersive audio.

Highlights
  • Build houses of cards
  • Solve spatial puzzles
  • Coming-of-age story
  • Unique art style
  • Accessible controls
  • Immersive audio and soundtrack
Features
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Where Cards Fall is a slice of life story where you build houses of cards to bring formative memories to life. Create pathways through dreamlike spatial puzzles to navigate the insecurities and emotions of high school and beyond. Features: • Over 50 challenging spacial puzzles that exercise your imagination and strategic thinking skills • A captivating coming-of-age story told without dialogue • A unique art style inspired by contemporary artistic movements • Tactile, accessible controls hand-crafted for every device • Immersive audio and an original soundtrack. Headphones recommended!

Screenshots

Ships Squared2 screens
Where Cards Fall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ships Squared at 5.0 against Where Cards Fall's 3.8. Ships Squared also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and review sentiment (80% vs 48%). Where Cards Fall's advantage is ratings volume (243 vs 5) and device support (5 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Where Cards Fall has 243 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 48% of Where Cards Fall's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ships Squared ships an update every 6 weeks, Where Cards Fall monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Ships Squared versus Where Cards Fall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShips SquaredWhere Cards Fall
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better3.8 (243 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better47.7% of reviews
Number of ratings5243 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS9.3 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB1.0 GB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperUniversalis PublishingSnowman

Customer experience

Ships Squared

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

Where Cards Fall

All ratings243 ratings
Positive63.8%
Neutral16.5%
Negative19.8%
Written reviews302 reviews
Positive47.7%
Neutral25.8%
Negative26.5%

Bugs and requests

Ships Squared

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Where Cards Fall

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game progress resets unexpectedly
  • Crashes and freezes on certain levels
  • Inability to move character after certain actions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add option to skip cutscenes
  • Improve save/load functionality
  • Provide more clarity in storytelling
  • Optimize performance on older devices
  • Add controller support

In-app purchases

None

Ships Squared

No in-app purchases

None

Where Cards Fall

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ships Squared free?
Ships Squared is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Where Cards Fall free?
Where Cards Fall is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ships Squared or Where Cards Fall?
Ships Squared is rated higher. Ships Squared averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Where Cards Fall averages 3.8 from 243 ratings.
Do Ships Squared or Where Cards Fall have ads?
Neither Ships Squared nor Where Cards Fall shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ships Squared or Where Cards Fall?
Ships Squared ships an update every 6 weeks, and Where Cards Fall monthly. Most recently, Ships Squared was updated on September 18, 2026 and Where Cards Fall on September 7, 2026.

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