Ships Squared vs MineSweeper 3D World
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.
MineSweeper 3D World
A single-player puzzle game where you clear landmines based on numerical clues. Unlock all content and remove ads with a one-time purchase. Share your progress with beautiful maps.
- Addictive gameplay
- Beautiful maps
- Progress sharing
- Unlock all content
- Ad-free experience
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Minesweeper 3D world is a new breath from the past. Minesweeper 3D world is a single-player puzzle mobile game. The objective of the game is to clear lands containing hidden bomb without detonating any of them, with help from clues about the number of neighboring mines in each field. Key Features: - Addictive gameplay - Many beautiful maps. - Capture and share your playing progress. PRICING AND TERMS Unlimited access offers $4.99 for unlocking all content, features and removing ads. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Privacy Policy: https://www.intellectnova.com/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://www.intellectnova.com/terms-of-use.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ships Squared at 5.0 against MineSweeper 3D World's 4.4. Ships Squared also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). MineSweeper 3D World's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 80%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. MineSweeper 3D World sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Ships Squared asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ships Squared holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 10 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Ships Squared's written reviews are positive against 100% of MineSweeper 3D World's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Ships Squared ships an update every 6 weeks, MineSweeper 3D World monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ships Squared | MineSweeper 3D World |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.4 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 352 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Universalis Publishing | Duy Nguyen |
Customer experience
Ships Squared
MineSweeper 3D World
In-app purchases
Ships Squared
No in-app purchases
MineSweeper 3D World
- Weekly Premium3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Monthly Premium3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Lifetime Premium$4.99
