Swarm Game vs Blackbeard's Wake
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swarm Game
Engage in real-time strategy battles across the Hive Universe. Grow your bug army, upgrade your hives, and conquer territories. Compete with players worldwide or team up with friends in this bug-themed conquest.
- Upgradable Hives
- Multiple Enemies
- Multiplayer Free for All & Teams
- Leaderboards
- Purchasable Content
- Adjustable Game Speed
- Tons of Maps
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An RTS Strategy Game. Conquer the Hive Universe with your bugs! Take Hives, make more Bugs, and conquer more Hives! -Upgradable Hives - Form your strategy -Multiple Enemies - Strategize the timings of your attacks -Multiplayer Free for All & Teams - Play with your friends -Leaderboards - Compete with the world -Purchasable Content - Enhance the game -Adjustable Game Speed - Fit your game play style -Tons of Maps - Play for Hours And much more!
Blackbeard's Wake
Sail your ship to draw a trail and capture everything within the enclosed loop. Grow your ship's power and trail width as you level up, facing procedurally generated oceans and diverse enemy types. Adapt your build with upgrade choices each phase for unique voyages.
- Signature loop-capture mechanic
- Ship and trail growth with leveling
- Procedurally generated ocean world
- Multiple enemy types
- Phase-based progression with upgrades
- One-handed portrait play
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Draw a loop with your wake — and capture everything inside. Set sail as a rising pirate and unleash a power no enemy sees coming: steer your ship to leave a shimmering trail, then cross it to close a loop. Every ship, treasure chest, and island creature caught inside is yours. The bigger the loop, the bigger the haul — but leave yourself open too long and the cannons find you. THE LOOP Guide your ship with the on-screen joystick and watch your trail snake across the water. Cross your own wake to seal the loop and claim your catch. Master the timing between bold sweeps and quick escapes. GROW YOUR LEGEND Every capture earns XP. Fill the bar and your ship levels up — your vessel grows, your trail widens, and the camera pulls back to reveal a bigger ocean to plunder. Each new phase brings harder enemies and three upgrade choices to shape your run. CHOOSE YOUR BUILD With every phase change, pick from three upgrades: broader trails, faster movement, harder captures, tougher hull, and more. No two voyages play the same. AN OCEAN OF THREATS The seas are far from empty. Scout ships harry you from a distance, armored gunboats try to outlast you, and seeker enemies hunt you relentlessly. Circle them before they corner you. A WORLD REBORN EVERY RUN Every voyage generates a new ocean. Procedurally built islands rise from the water, populated with treasure and danger. The shallows hide different threats than the deep sea. Explore, adapt, survive — or sink. FEATURES • Signature loop-capture mechanic — circle enemies and objects to claim them • Ship and trail grow as you level up — feel the power compound • Procedurally generated islands and ocean world every run • Multiple enemy types: scouts, gunboats, seeking hunters • Phase-based progression with upgrade choices each level • Satisfying haptic feedback on every capture and hit • GPU-powered boat wake trail effects • One-handed portrait play — pick up and put down instantly Blackbeard's Wake contains ads between rounds and an optional one-time purchase to remove them permanently.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Blackbeard's Wake at 5.0 against Swarm Game's 4.8. Swarm Game's advantage is ratings volume (48 vs 14). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Swarm Game sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and Blackbeard's Wake sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Blackbeard's Wake holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 48 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Swarm Game's written reviews are positive against 100% of Blackbeard's Wake's.
Swarm Game ships an update every 2 weeks, Blackbeard's Wake every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swarm Game | Blackbeard's Wake |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (48 ratings) | 5.0 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 95.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 298 MB | 290 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Evan Carr | Blackbeard World Inc. |
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Swarm Game
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In-app purchases
Swarm Game
- Grieg Maps$1.99
- Tchaikovsky Maps$1.99
- Hymns Maps$1.99
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- Mozart Maps$1.99
- Vivaldi Maps$1.99
- Bach Maps$1.99
- Christmas Maps$2.99
- No Ads$2.99
- Espionage Expansion$4.99
- War Expansion$4.99
- Colonies$5.99
- Everything Bundle$12.00
Blackbeard's Wake
- Remove Ads$1.99
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