Comparison

Pirates Quest! vs Nertzy

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Island exploration
  • Loot acquisition
  • Crewmate recruitment
  • Quest completion
  • Character progression
  • Enemy combat
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time multiplayer racing
  • Butter-smooth drag and drop controls
  • Tap to play functionality
  • One-move undo option
  • Haptic feedback
  • Offline play
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Pirates Quest!4 screens
Nertzy4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pirates Quest! versus Nertzy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPirates Quest!Nertzy
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (6 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better3
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size522 MB3 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFull Fat Productions LtdJoel Cox

Customer experience

Pirates Quest!

All ratings6 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Nertzy

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pirates Quest!

No in-app purchases

None

Nertzy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pirates Quest! free?
Pirates Quest! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nertzy free?
Nertzy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pirates Quest! or Nertzy?
Nertzy is rated higher. Pirates Quest! averages 2.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Nertzy averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Pirates Quest! or Nertzy have ads?
Pirates Quest! shows ads; Nertzy does not.

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