Comparison

Ships Squared vs Shape

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

Shape

A captivating puzzle game where players must strategically move uniquely shaped tiles into a designated box without overlap. It challenges problem-solving skills with simple yet intricate gameplay.

Highlights
  • Strategic tile placement
  • Non-overlapping shapes
  • Problem-solving challenges
  • Intuitive gameplay
  • Mind-bending puzzles
Features
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Embark on a mind-bending journey with Shape-It Puzzle Game, a captivating puzzle experience that will put your problem-solving skills to the test. The objective is simple yet deceptively intricate: move all the uniquely shaped tiles into the designated box, ensuring that they don't overlap with each other.

Screenshots

Ships Squared2 screens
Shape2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ships Squared at 5.0 against Shape's 4.0. Ships Squared also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 13.0). Shape's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ships Squared holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ships Squared has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ships Squared ships an update every 6 weeks, Shape fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ships Squared versus Shape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShips SquaredShape
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUniversalis PublishingHong Chen

Customer experience

Ships Squared

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

Shape

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ships Squared

No in-app purchases

None

Shape

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ships Squared free?
Ships Squared is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shape free?
Shape is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ships Squared or Shape?
Ships Squared is rated higher. Ships Squared averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Shape averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Ships Squared or Shape have ads?
Neither Ships Squared nor Shape shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ships Squared or Shape?
Ships Squared ships an update every 6 weeks, and Shape fortnightly. Most recently, Ships Squared was updated on September 18, 2026 and Shape on September 11, 2026.

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