Comparison

Ships Squared vs PowerOfSphere

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

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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

PowerOfSphere

Features
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THE GOAL: ALIGN ALL COLORS THE WAY: ROTATE THE SPHERES THE OBSTACLE: THE SPHERES ONLY ROTATE IN GROUPS WHEN A SPHERE ROTATES VERTICALLY, ALL SPHERES IN THE SAME VERTICAL LEVEL WILL ROTATE IN THE SAME DIRECTION WHEN A SPHERE ROTATES HORIZONTALLY, ALL SPHERES IN THE SAME HORIZONTAL LEVEL WILL ROTATE IN THE SAME DIRECTION TO ROTATE THE SPHERES: TOUCH THE SCREEN ON A SPHERE AND MOVE THE FINGER TO THE NEXT SPHERE IN THE DESIRED ROTATION DIRECTION THE SPHERES OF THE RESPECTIVE LEVEL WILL ROTATE 90 DEGREES THEN TO CHANGE THE PERSPECTIVE: TOUCH THE SCREEN ANYWHERE BEYOND THE SPHERES AND MOVE THE FINGER YOU CAN CHOOSE THE NUMBER OF COLORS (6, 3, OR 2) AND THE NUMBER OF SPHERES (26, 8 OR 4). AND DON‘T FORGET: IT CAN BE HANDLED BY A HUMAN BEING. SO IT CAN BE HANDLED BY YOU! (Indonesia Games Rating System (IGRS): 3+)

Screenshots

Ships Squared2 screens
PowerOfSphere4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ships Squared at Free against PowerOfSphere's $1.99. Ships Squared also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 16.0). 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; PowerOfSphere costs $1.99 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, PowerOfSphere every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and May 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ships Squared versus PowerOfSphere: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShips SquaredPowerOfSphere
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.3 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUniversalis PublishingPower of Sphere UG (haftungsbeschränkt)

In-app purchases

None

Ships Squared

No in-app purchases

None

PowerOfSphere

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ships Squared free?
Ships Squared is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PowerOfSphere free?
PowerOfSphere costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ships Squared or PowerOfSphere have ads?
Neither Ships Squared nor PowerOfSphere shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ships Squared or PowerOfSphere?
Ships Squared ships an update every 6 weeks, and PowerOfSphere every 5 months. Most recently, Ships Squared was updated on October 13, 2026 and PowerOfSphere on May 18, 2026.

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