Pirate Power vs Crab War
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pirate Power
Embark on an epic pirate RPG adventure featuring boat customization, hero collection, and intense battles against massive bosses. Explore a vibrant universe, master strategic combat, and challenge other players in multiplayer arenas.
- Defeat huge bosses
- Explore a rich universe
- Collect 60+ heroes with unique powers
- Build and customize boats with 200+ parts
- Engage in PVP multiplayer battles
- Screen record and share epic battles
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Get ready for an epic pirate RPG adventure filled with boats, cannons, heroes, powers, huge bad guys, exploration and discoveries! Lead your pirate fleet into battle now. It’s easy to play, but difficult to master! DEFEAT HUGE BOSSES! There’s some huge bad guys in Pirate Power. And to beat them, you will need to build, customize and make your boats stronger. With the help of all your heroes and their powerful powers you will teach a lesson to the evil Doge, the giant King Crab, the Kraken and even more enormous bad guys. RICH UNIVERSE and ADVENTURE Discover the rich and colorful universe of Pirate Power with its unique and high definition 2d art style, stylish heroes and huge monsters in an Epic pirate adventure. 60+ HEROES AND THEIR SPECTACULAR POWERS Tsunamis, Meteorites rain, Tornadoes, Thunder Strikes, Arrow shower and other impressive powers will help you win battles against the bad guys. There are more than 60+ heroes and each hero has a unique badass skill. BUILD and CUSTOMIZE YOUR BOATS Discover and collect 200+ boat parts to create thousands of boat combinations. Level up your heroes, weapons, sails, hulls, crazy boat gadgets to become the strongest pirate in the whole universe. PVP MULTIPLAYER Fight against real opponents to win the arena battles RECORD AND SHARE New for iOS 9, use Replay Kit to screen record full motion video of your epic battles, then share it with other players and viewers online and on your social networks. 3D TOUCH Quick actions to access quickly part of the game, and move building quickly using the pressure sensitivity. PLEASE NOTE! Pirate Power is completely free to play. However, some game items can also be purchased for real money. If you don't want to use this feature, please disable in-app purchases in your device's settings
Crab War
Lead an army of legendary king crabs to reclaim their homeland from invading reptiles. Evolve your crabs, customize their abilities, and unleash powerful mutations to defeat your enemies. Compete in tournaments and discover new allies in this epic war.
- Evolve over 80 crab types
- Spawn 33 unique queens
- Customize 6 powerful abilities
- Hunt over 50 reptile types
- Mutate and reborn crabs
- Compete in tournaments
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Behold the Land of Reptiles, home of the queen and king reptiles. Team up with the world and challenge these fearsome reptiles with the legendary king crabs. Earn honor and collect king crab parts to customize your king crabs! --------------- Mutate, Multiply and Unleash the Swarm! Giant reptiles invaded their lands and drove the crabs underground. Centuries later, infused with the power of crystals, they are ready to exact their revenge! Raise the swarm and resurface with a vengeance. Grow your army of crabs, evolve them and drive the scaly beasts out of your homeland! • Evolve more than 80 beautifully designed crabs • Spawn 33 unique queens to lead your swarm • Unleash 6 powerful abilities and customize them with up to 18 different talents • Hunt over 50 uniquely dangerous reptiles • Ecdysis and be reborn with powerful mutations • Slay the Wildebeast and claim legendary rewards • Compete with others in challenging tournaments • Modify your genes and customize your crabs in the gene tree • Call upon the help of powerful allies such as the killer crab and golden ray The fight for your home has begun. Are you ready for WAR? If you face any technical issues on your device, we would appreciate if you could contact us prior to writing a negative review. We will try to address the issue as soon as possible. Support Email : support@appxplore.com For latest news, updates, and events, follow us on: Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/crabwar Youtube : http://www.youtube.com/user/appxplore Instagram : http://www.instagram.com/appxplore Twitter : http://twitter.com/appxplore Privacy Policy: https://appxplore.com/index.php/contact-us/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://appxplore.com/index.php/contact-us/terms-conditions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pirate Power at none against Crab War's shown. Pirate Power also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Crab War's advantage is review sentiment (90% vs 80%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Pirate Power sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Crab War sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Pirate Power against 4.7 for Crab War. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.6K and 4.4K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Pirate Power's written reviews are positive against 90% of Crab War's.
Pirate Power ships an update every 3 weeks, Crab War every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pirate Power | Crab War |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.6K ratings) | 4.7 (4.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.9% of reviews | 90.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K | 4.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 719 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Limebolt Inc | Appxplore (iCandy) Sdn. Bhd. |
Customer experience
Pirate Power
Crab War
User reviews
Pirate Power
From 1.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Cute and creative graphics
- 🚀 Fun and engaging story
- 👍 Customizable ships and crew
- 🚀 Great for passing time
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔋 Limited energy system
- 💰 Grindy progression and expensive upgrades
- 🔒 Unreliable cloud sync and data loss
- 👎 Abandoned by developers
Crab War
From 4.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Relaxing and fun
- 👍 Addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Beautiful art style
- 🕹 Satisfying tapping experience
- 🤖 Unique crab-vs-reptile concept
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🔁 Repetitive gameplay after a while
- 🔒 Difficulty resetting progress
- 🕰 Slow progression at higher levels
- 🔍 Lack of variety in enemy designs
Bugs and requests
Pirate Power
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes on launch or during gameplay
- Sync issues causing data loss
- Progression resets and lost progress
- Inability to add friends or use social features
- Gameplay mechanics not working as intended
Requested features
5 requests- More content and story updates
- Offline progression mode
- Improved friend/social features
- Replayable levels and challenges
- Better resource management and balance
Crab War
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when watching ads
- Sync issues causing data loss
- Unresponsive controls at times
Requested features
5 requests- More enemy and crab types
- Additional game modes and challenges
- Easier way to reset progress
- Improved event and tournament systems
- More customization options for crabs
In-app purchases
Pirate Power
- Special Offer$3.99
- Hand of Flooz$4.99
- Bag of Flooz$9.99
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- Starter Pack$9.99
- Barrel of Flooz$19.99
- House of Flooz$49.99
- Mountain of Flooz$99.99
Crab War
- Golden Crustacean Pass$2.997 Days
- Golden Crustacean Pass$4.991 Month
- Golden Ray Swarm Pack$0.99
- Pile of Pearls$1.99
- Appxplore Pack$1.99
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- Clam of Pearls$4.99
- 15 Days Pearl Crab Alliance$4.99
- 12 Conches$7.99
- Cache of Pearls$9.99
- Value Pack$9.99
- Conch of Pearls$19.99









