Comparison

UBoat vs Navy War

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

UBoat

Engage in naval combat by targeting and destroying enemy submarines. Control your bombs by tapping and holding the screen, releasing to drop them. Protect your base from incoming enemy forces to clear stages and win the game.

Highlights
  • Tap and hold to drop bombs
  • Destroy enemy submarines
  • Protect your base
  • Clear stages
  • Pause gameplay
Features
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One key action is to shoot down enemy submarines. - Rules and Operations - + The player has a bomb on top of the screen moves to the right. Move to tap and hold the bottom left screen, you can drop when released. + The army will go towards the right. + The enemy is going towards the left. + The arrival of the submarine off the screen, damage to the opponent's base. + If you clear the stage destroy enemy bases, the game is over and destroy the army base. + Tap the top of the screen can be paused.

About

Navy War

Command a fleet of modern and historical warships in intense online PvP battles. Engage in realistic sea combat, upgrade your vessels, and strategize to dominate the ocean. Experience the thrill of naval warfare with stunning visuals and diverse ship types.

Highlights
  • Online PvP multiplayer battles
  • Command diverse warships (WW2 to modern)
  • Upgrade ships with weapons and emblems
  • Realistic sea combat simulator
  • Squad up with friends or go solo
  • Stunning 3D visuals
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Take the helm in Navy War, a naval combat game built around team battles. Command warships in a historical naval combat experience inspired by World War I and World War II. Choose a destroyer, cruiser, or heavy ship, coordinate fire with your squad, and fight across tropical, taiga, arctic, and desert waters. JOIN MULTIPLAYER GAMES IN A 6X6 FLEET Team up with five allies and enter a multiplayer games match against a rival squad. Use a multiplayer sea battle to pressure a flank, turn a fleet multiplayer attack into a naval multiplayer push. Each Team Deathmatch lasts 12 minutes, so call targets and earn points through damage and eliminations. MASTER SHOOTING GAMES WITH NAVAL GUNS Practice the lead in shooting games where artillery rewards timing and positioning. Turn naval shooting games into controlled engagements by tracking a target and adjusting aim for distance. Use naval gun games tactics, launch torpedoes, and win a sea gun battle through smoke. LEAD ACTION GAMES FROM THE HELM Take control of a ship and make naval action game decisions around speed, cover, and firing angles. Use a sea action game approach to steer between islands and force a fleet action. Scout, support, or hold a lane with heavy artillery. WIN ONLINE GAMES AND CLIMB TOURNAMENTS Enter online games with a goal and turn results into progress on regional and global tables. Combine a naval force attack with sea force support, choose a navy fleet route or an online fleet games route, and finish an online sea battle in online naval combat. Compete in clan leagues from Bronze through Diamond. BUILD YOUR FLEET IN SIMULATION GAMES Shape each vessel in simulation games focused on fleet combat and choices. Improve eight modules: caliber, loading, aiming, fire control, hull, emergency systems, engine, and steering. Use a naval simulation game routine to compare range and reload, tune a naval simulation build for speed, apply fleet simulation game planning, and test a sea simulation game build. COMMAND YOUR FLEET AND CHOOSE A CLASS Select from more than 80 ships across destroyer, cruiser, and heavy ship classes, then assign one captain to strengthen three parameters. Build a warship games lineup, test a warship battle approach, and keep a warship fleet ready for maps. Change speed, armor, reload, range, turret traverse, or resistance bonuses. LOAD TORPEDOES, MINES, AND ROCKETS Build a naval warfare loadout and use more than main guns to control the water. Turn naval war pressure into a flank attack, place mines to deny a route, and use sea warfare positioning to reveal an enemy course. Add rockets, sonar, countermeasures, nets, paravanes, buoys, and smoke. CUSTOMIZE THE FLEET FOR THE FIGHT Equip nearly 190 permanent camouflage patterns to improve damage absorption, around 150 decals to tighten shell grouping, and more than 180 flags to increase acceleration. Make a battleship games setup, choose a battleship war game role, and use battleship strength where the enemy needs to break through. CROSS THE SEA AND CONTROL THE FLEET BATTLE Move through eight maps set in tropical islands, taiga, arctic waters, and desert seas, with day and night versions that change visibility. Read a fleet battle, use a naval fleet battle formation, and turn a fleet clash into a fleet fight. Earn experience and unlock chat and clan access. Choose your class, upgrade modules, and enter a 6x6 match where every maneuver creates an opening. Coordinate artillery, torpedoes, mines, rockets, sonar, and defenses, then adjust your captain or ship setup. Install Navy War and join a naval combat game built for direct control and competition. Play for free, with optional in-app purchases. JOIN OUR COMMUNITIES AND FOLLOW THE LATEST NEWS: Facebook - https://bit.ly/3r4RRhw Discord - https://bit.ly/3H4Urtq VK - https://bit.ly/3H8MJOZ OK - https://bit.ly/3AEAaIL

Screenshots

UBoat2 screens
Navy War4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: UBoat at none against Navy War's 26. UBoat also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). Navy War's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 50%) and device support (4 vs 2). On price and update cadence 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. Navy War sells 25 one-off in-app purchases. UBoat asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UBoat ships an update every 2 months, Navy War monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
UBoat versus Navy War: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUBoatNavy War
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (129 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews67.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—129 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB1.4 GB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperSHIGEYUKI TAKAHASHIXDEVS LTD

Customer experience

UBoat

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Navy War

All ratings129 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral1.6%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive67.4%
Neutral5.6%
Negative27.0%

Bugs and requests

UBoat

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Navy War

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Game crashes when purchasing ammunition
  • Frequent disconnections and network errors during battles
  • Game freezes during mission setup
  • Guns not moving or responding to aim commands
  • Binocular UI placement causing control issues
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  • Aiming reticle jumping between ships
  • Silver currency not being properly awarded after wins
  • Purchased features arbitrarily removed
  • Advertisement freezing and requiring restart
  • Black screen on startup with hand cursor
  • Game becomes unplayable after updates
  • Communication errors during combat

Requested features

10 requests
  • Ship building/customization mode
  • Aircraft carriers
  • Planes and helicopters
  • Anti-aircraft weapons
  • More game modes and missions
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  • Better graphics improvements
  • More diverse maps and engagements
  • Improved opponent AI
  • Accessibility features for blind players
  • Better control customization options

In-app purchases

None

UBoat

No in-app purchases

25 purchases

Navy War

One-time25
  • 300 Gold$0.99
  • Small Gold Reserve$0.99
  • 600 Gold$1.99
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  • Gold Reserve Small$1.99
  • 240 000 Silver$1.99
  • Gold Reserve Medium$3.49
  • 660 000 Silver$4.99
  • 1 800 Gold$4.99
  • Season Progress Points 1$4.99
  • Battle Tokens 1$4.99
  • Season 3: Standart Pass$4.99
  • Gold Reserve Big$4.99
  • VIP for 7 DAYS$5.99
  • 1 420 000 Silver$9.99
  • 3 800 Gold$9.99
  • PREMIUM PASS2 variants$9.99
  • Season 3: Premuim Pass$9.99
  • VIP for 30 DAYS$17.99
  • 3 040 000 Silver$19.99
  • 7 900 Gold$19.99
  • Battle Tokens 2$19.99
  • 7 980 000 Silver$49.99
  • 21 400 Gold$49.99
  • 16 760 000 Silver$99.99
  • 45 300 Gold$99.99

Questions

Is UBoat free?
UBoat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Navy War free?
Navy War is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do UBoat or Navy War have ads?
Navy War shows ads; UBoat does not.
Which is updated more often, UBoat or Navy War?
UBoat ships an update every 2 months, and Navy War monthly. Most recently, UBoat was updated on October 24, 2026 and Navy War on October 24, 2026.

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