Ships Squared vs brainplus
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.
brainplus
A relaxing puzzle game where you tap to rotate lines and connect them to form complete circuits. It offers unlimited levels and aims to stimulate your brain with calming music and effects.
- Tap to rotate lines
- Connect continuous lines
- Unlimited puzzle levels
- Relaxing music and effects
- Brain stimulation
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・Just tap the lines to rotate and create connected lines. ・Relax music and effect. Rotate the pieces and connect lines without interruption to complete the puzzle. By challenging this puzzle, your brain will become more and more active. Brain+ Unlimited puzzle levels. Refresh your mind.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ships Squared at none against brainplus's 3. Ships Squared also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 11.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. brainplus sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Ships Squared asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Ships Squared against 5.0 for brainplus. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively.
| Parameter | Ships Squared | brainplus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| 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 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Universalis Publishing | Masakazu Sakata |
Customer experience
Ships Squared
brainplus
In-app purchases
Ships Squared
No in-app purchases
brainplus
- Coffee$1.99
- Hamburger$3.99
- Sushi$11.99







