Ships Squared vs Los Rulés
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.
Los Rulés
Embark on a thrilling match-3 puzzle adventure across five vibrant worlds and 50 challenging levels. Slide and match unique items to solve puzzles and progress through an exciting experience inspired by "The Rules."
- Match-3 puzzle gameplay
- 5 different worlds
- 50 exciting levels
- Play with Jorge or Diego
- Exclusive character illustrations
- Unique animations and content
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Play in 5 different worlds and 50 exciting levels alongside The Rulés! Get ready for a crazy puzzle matching challenge inspired by The Rules! Join Jorge and Diego on a puzzle experience to slide and match-3 crazy and unique items for FREE! This game contains in-app purchases. CRAZY MATCH-3 PUZZLE GAMEPLAY Slide irreverent and colorful items to match 3 or more of the same type and test your matching skills! SELECT YOUR FAVORITE RULE Play with Jorge or Diego and make him win the challenge! EXCLUSIVE ILLUSTRATIONS SPECIALLY CREATED FOR EACH CHARACTER Have fun watching your favorite character illustrations and amazing reactions. DISCOVER UNIQUE CONTENT More than 9 different animations and crazy content for every world!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ships Squared at none against Los Rulés's 3. Ships Squared also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (80% vs 71%). Los Rulés's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (100 vs 5). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Los Rulés sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Ships Squared asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ships Squared holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Los Rulés has 100 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 71% of Los Rulés's.
Ships Squared ships an update every 6 weeks, Los Rulés every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ships Squared | Los Rulés |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.7 (100 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 71.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 100 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 days — 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 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 592 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Universalis Publishing | 1 Simple Game S.A. de C.V. |
Customer experience
Ships Squared
Los Rulés
In-app purchases
Ships Squared
No in-app purchases
Los Rulés
- 50 Coins$0.99
- 600 Coins$4.99
- 1500 Coins$9.99
