Comparison

Ships Squared vs Quadrants

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

Quadrants

A fast-paced, tile-based puzzle game where players create words from scattered letter tiles. Connect tiles to form longer words and achieve higher scores. The game offers a dynamic help view to guide players through gameplay mechanics.

Highlights
  • Tile-based word creation
  • Connect tiles for higher scores
  • Shuffle tiles for longer words
  • Dynamic help view
  • Evolving gameplay with levels
Features
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In Quadrants, every tile holds a potential word! This fast-paced, tile-based puzzle game challenges you to create words from scattered letter tiles. The more tiles you connect, the higher your score! Shuffle tiles into longer combinations for bigger points, and watch as your word skills evolve with each level. The dynamic help view guides you through the gameplay, making it easy to learn the basics, from creating short words to mastering long, high-scoring combinations. Terms (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://doc-hosting.flycricket.io/app-privacy-policy/d3715b6f-d6b1-4ce8-9ae5-5e0a684cfedb/privacy

Screenshots

Ships Squared2 screens
Quadrants3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ships Squared at none against Quadrants's 1. Ships Squared also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 50%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Quadrants's advantage is ratings volume (108 vs 5). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Quadrants sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Ships Squared asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ships Squared holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quadrants has 108 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Ships Squared's written reviews are positive against 50% of Quadrants's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Ships Squared versus Quadrants: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShips SquaredQuadrants
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.8 (108 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5108 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.3 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB9 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperUniversalis PublishingNeil McGrogan

Customer experience

Ships Squared

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

Quadrants

All ratings104 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ships Squared

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Quadrants

Subscriptions1
  • Premium$3.991 Month

Questions

Is Ships Squared free?
Ships Squared is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Quadrants free?
Quadrants is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ships Squared or Quadrants?
Ships Squared is rated higher. Ships Squared averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Quadrants averages 4.8 from 108 ratings.
Do Ships Squared or Quadrants have ads?
Neither Ships Squared nor Quadrants shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ships Squared or Quadrants?
Ships Squared ships an update every 6 weeks, and Quadrants every 6 weeks. Most recently, Ships Squared was updated on October 31, 2026 and Quadrants on October 30, 2026.

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