Pirates Quest! vs Nertzy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pirates Quest!
Embark on an island adventure as a pirate captain, collecting loot and recruiting crewmates. Grow your strength to defeat enemies and become the ultimate Pirate Lord. Explore, quest, and conquer.
- Island exploration
- Loot acquisition
- Crewmate recruitment
- Quest completion
- Character progression
- Enemy combat
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You are a Pirate Captain, explore the island and gain loot! Complete quests and Aquire crewmates to help you on your adventures! Gain as much loot as you can to make you and your crew stronger to take on all enemies as you forge your path to Pirate Lord!! facebook.com/fullfatgames www.fullfat.com
Nertzy
Experience a fast-paced, real-time card game where players race to play cards onto shared piles. Dig through your deck and be the first to end the round to win. Designed for quick, engaging gameplay with smooth controls and immersive haptics.
- Real-time multiplayer racing
- Butter-smooth drag and drop controls
- Tap to play functionality
- One-move undo option
- Haptic feedback
- Offline play
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NERTS! The classic high-speed card game — solitaire meets a footrace. Everyone plays at once. No turns, no waiting. Race your opponents to play cards onto the shared piles in the middle of the table, dig through your Nerts pile before anyone else, and slam the big red button to end the round. First to 100 points wins the match. BUILT FOR FEEL • Butter-smooth drag and drop — cards track your finger • Tap to play fast: tap the deck to flip, tap a card to send it to the table • Drop anywhere on the table — your card finds the right pile • One-move undo for those "wait, no!" moments • Haptics on every flip, stack, and score A REAL TABLE • Play against 1, 2, or 3 opponents, each racing their own deck in real time • Watch their cards fly onto the table — colored rings show who just scored • Three table speeds: Chill, Classic, and Frantic • Real Nerts rules: work piles build down, shared aces build up, +1 per card played, −2 per card left in your Nerts pile NO NONSENSE • No ads. No subscriptions. No accounts. Fully offline. • One-handed portrait play, designed for the couch Nerts — also known as Pounce or Racing Demon — has been raced across kitchen tables for a century. Nertzy makes it just as fast on your phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Nertzy at 5.0 against Pirates Quest!'s 2.5. Nertzy also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Pirates Quest!'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Nertzy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively.
| Parameter | Pirates Quest! | Nertzy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 522 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Full Fat Productions Ltd | Joel Cox |
Customer experience
Pirates Quest!
Nertzy
In-app purchases
Pirates Quest!
No in-app purchases
Nertzy
No in-app purchases









