Comparison

Ships Squared vs BeansPuzzle

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

BeansPuzzle

A free puzzle game where players guide green soybeans through levels by moving them up, down, left, and right to create escape paths. It offers 400 stages of gameplay.

Highlights
  • Soybean movement puzzles
  • 400 free stages
  • Path creation gameplay
  • Escape objectives
Features
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It is a puzzle game of green soybeans. Your goal is to move the Beans up and down and left and right to create a path for your Beans to escape. You can play 400 stages for FREE!!

Screenshots

Ships Squared2 screens
BeansPuzzle3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Ships Squared at none against BeansPuzzle's shown. Ships Squared also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). BeansPuzzle's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 80%). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ships Squared ships an update every 6 weeks, BeansPuzzle every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and July 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Ships Squared versus BeansPuzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShips SquaredBeansPuzzle
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUniversalis PublishingCARTA MARKETING FIRM Inc.

Customer experience

Ships Squared

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

BeansPuzzle

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ships Squared

No in-app purchases

None

BeansPuzzle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ships Squared free?
Ships Squared is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BeansPuzzle free?
BeansPuzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ships Squared or BeansPuzzle have ads?
BeansPuzzle shows ads; Ships Squared does not.
Which is updated more often, Ships Squared or BeansPuzzle?
Ships Squared ships an update every 6 weeks, and BeansPuzzle every 4 months. Most recently, Ships Squared was updated on September 18, 2026 and BeansPuzzle on July 26, 2026.

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