Comparison

Ships Squared vs OBRII

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

OBRII

Features
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Take command of humanity’s expansion to Mars in this turn-based colony builder. Use each turn to deploy terraforming tools - reshape terrain, create mineral deposits, or enhance existing resources to support your growing colony. Build homes for settlers, construct vital infrastructure, and work toward a self-sustaining future on the Red Planet.

Screenshots

Ships Squared2 screens
OBRII4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ships Squared at none against OBRII's 1. Ships Squared also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 13.0). On price 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

Both are free to download. OBRII sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ships Squared asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ships Squared versus OBRII: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShips SquaredOBRII
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB137 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUniversalis PublishingPavlo Shelyazhenko

In-app purchases

None

Ships Squared

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

OBRII

One-time1
  • Ads Remove$2.99

Questions

Is Ships Squared free?
Ships Squared is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OBRII free?
OBRII is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ships Squared or OBRII have ads?
OBRII shows ads; Ships Squared does not.

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