Comparison

Ships Squared vs Tetro Chess

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

Tetro Chess

A unique puzzle game combining chess mechanics with tetromino-style tile clearing. Strategically move chess pieces and strategically drop tetrominoes to clear the board and achieve high scores.

Highlights
  • Chess-based gameplay
  • Tetromino tile clearing
  • High score challenges
  • Unique puzzle mechanics
  • Strategic movement
Features
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Tetro Chess is a chess based puzzler where the simple objective is to get as many points as you can! Move your chess piece around the board, then free up space to keep moving by dropping fully charged tetrominoes on the board to clear their corresponding tiles of obstacles!

Screenshots

Ships Squared2 screens
Tetro Chess2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ships Squared at Free against Tetro Chess's $0.99. Ships Squared also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 39 months) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.0). Tetro Chess's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 80%). On ads, 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

Ships Squared is free to download; Tetro Chess costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ships Squared ships an update every 6 weeks, Tetro Chess every 39 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Ships Squared versus Tetro Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShips SquaredTetro Chess
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 39 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUniversalis PublishingThomas Lewis

Customer experience

Ships Squared

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

Tetro Chess

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ships Squared

No in-app purchases

None

Tetro Chess

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ships Squared free?
Ships Squared is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tetro Chess free?
Tetro Chess costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ships Squared or Tetro Chess have ads?
Neither Ships Squared nor Tetro Chess shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ships Squared or Tetro Chess?
Ships Squared ships an update every 6 weeks, and Tetro Chess every 39 months. Most recently, Ships Squared was updated on October 22, 2026 and Tetro Chess on June 1, 2026.

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