Kōnane vs Ship, Captain, Crew!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kōnane
Experience an ancient Hawaiian board game similar to checkers on an 8x8 grid. Challenge the device, play with friends, and climb leaderboards with Game Center achievements. Enjoy beautiful graphics and learn Hawaiian words with pronunciations.
- Tutorial for learning gameplay
- 8x8 game board
- Play against device or friend
- Game Center leaderboards and achievements
- Adjustable difficulty and hints
- Coral and lava rock game pieces
- Hawaiian glossary with audio
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Welcome to kōnane, a game played by the ancient people of Hawaii! Legend has is that King Kamehameha could not be defeated. Can you become a master of kōnane as well? --- FEATURES --- - Learn to play by viewing the tutorial. Gameplay is similar to checkers. - Play games on an 8 by 8 board. - Play against the device or share and play with a friend. - Earn your place on leaderboards and obtain achievements in Game Center. - Various settings to control aspects such as difficulty and the inclusion of hints. - Beautiful graphics to include coral and lava rock playing pieces. - Hawaiian glossary with visual and audio pronunciations.
Ship, Captain, Crew!
A strategic dice game where players aim to assemble a ship's crew by rolling dice. Navigate the rolls to achieve the highest score and conquer the seas in this challenging maritime adventure.
- Strategic dice rolling
- Assemble ship's crew
- High score aiming
- Maritime adventure theme
- Challenging gameplay
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Ship, Captain, Crew is a thrilling dice game where players strategically roll to assemble a ship's crew, aiming for the coveted combination of ship, captain, and crew. Navigate the dice to secure the highest score and conquer the seas in this classic and challenging maritime adventure!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Ship, Captain, Crew! at Free against Kōnane's $1.99. Ship, Captain, Crew! also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). Kōnane's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 17.0). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Ship, Captain, Crew! is free to download; Kōnane costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ship, Captain, Crew! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Kōnane ships an update every 6 weeks, Ship, Captain, Crew! weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kōnane | Ship, Captain, Crew! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Instant Interactive | Jordan DiOrazio |
Customer experience
Kōnane
Ship, Captain, Crew!
In-app purchases
Kōnane
No in-app purchases
Ship, Captain, Crew!
No in-app purchases
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