Comparison

Ships Squared vs brainplus

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

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.

Highlights
  • Tap to rotate lines
  • Connect continuous lines
  • Unlimited puzzle levels
  • Relaxing music and effects
  • Brain stimulation
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Ships Squared2 screens
brainplus4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. brainplus sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Ships Squared asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ships Squared versus brainplus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShips Squaredbrainplus
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB97 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUniversalis PublishingMasakazu Sakata

Customer experience

Ships Squared

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

brainplus

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ships Squared

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

brainplus

One-time3
  • Coffee$1.99
  • Hamburger$3.99
  • Sushi$11.99

Questions

Is Ships Squared free?
Ships Squared is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is brainplus free?
brainplus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ships Squared or brainplus?
Ships Squared and brainplus are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Ships Squared or brainplus have ads?
Neither Ships Squared nor brainplus shows ads.

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