Ships Squared vs MemoUp
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.
MemoUp
This brain training game challenges players to memorize tile locations and match them to clear the screen. With increasing complexity and high-quality 3D graphics, it aims to boost memory, attention, and spatial reasoning for all ages.
- 3D graphics for all elements
- 40 challenging levels
- 15 distinct tile types
- 29 unique memorization pictures
- Addictive gameplay mechanics
- Visual memory training
- Concentration improvement
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Play and boost your memory! The game "MemoUp" is for not just fun, but for brain training as well! Ever-growing jaw-breaking complexity brewed in marvellous 3D graphics is minted with the special gameplay features. The game is to memorize the screen locations of the same type tiles. Just touch the tile to look what's underneath, if the two opened tiles match - they will disappear and reward you with points. The faster you match - the more points you get. First you will need to match tiles only in pairs, but hold tight while advancing the levels! The game fits every age, if you train your brains with MemoUp often, you will boost not only your memory, but also attention focusing and spatial reasoning. Game features: - Every single element is 3D - 40 various jaw-breaking levels - 15 tile types - 29 pictures for memorizing - Unique and addictive gameplay - Challenging puzzles for many hours of fun - High quality graphics - Visual memory training - Increasing of short term memory - Concentration improvement
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Ships Squared at Free against MemoUp's $1.99. Ships Squared also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 78 months). On ratings volume, 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
Ships Squared is free to download; MemoUp costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ships Squared holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Ships Squared's written reviews are positive against 67% of MemoUp's.
Ships Squared ships an update every 6 weeks, MemoUp every 78 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ships Squared | MemoUp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 78 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Universalis Publishing | Sergey Vitukhin |
Customer experience
Ships Squared
MemoUp
In-app purchases
Ships Squared
No in-app purchases
MemoUp
No in-app purchases
