Night 9 vs Captain's Curse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Night 9
Explore a dark island house using your device as a camera in this suspenseful survival game. Navigate a nightmare loop, facing anomalies and making critical decisions to survive nine nights and break free. No internet or ads required for this immersive experience.
- Immersive suspenseful world
- Device as a camera exploration
- Nightmare loop survival
- Anomaly detection and escape
- Offline play
- No ads or in-app purchases
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Embark on a nightmarish journey in a dark lake island house. Use your device as a camera to explore your eerie surroundings. Get ready to face the nightmare loop and strive to survive 9 nights to break free. • Immersive Experience. Dive into a spine-tingling world that pushes the boundaries of suspense. Feel the terror as you navigate the nightmare-infested island house. • A whole new Virtual Reality like experience. A hair-raising experience. It's like being there and you see the world through your camera. • No ads. No internet connection required. No in-app purchases or subscriptions. No tracking of any kind. Night 0 has no anomalies. Pay attention to details and escape from both bed and boat. On other nights there might be an anomaly. If there is an anomaly return to bed. If there is no anomaly take the boat. Any mistake will lead you back to night 0 resetting the loop of terror. Are you brave enough?
Captain's Curse
Navigate the Golden Age of Piracy where every decision impacts your crew, ship, and reputation. Explore supernatural encounters, battle sea monsters, and forge your own path to victory or a cursed demise.
- Branching narrative choices
- Multiple victory paths
- Supernatural encounters
- Sea monster battles
- Crew and ship management
- Puzzle solving
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EVERY DECISION SHAPES YOUR FATE Face hundreds of unique scenarios as you navigate the treacherous waters of the Golden Age of Piracy. Fight the Royal Navy or flee into the storm? Trust the mysterious witch or throw her overboard? Each choice affects your crew's morale, ship's condition, gold reserves, and infamous reputation. MULTIPLE PATHS TO VICTORY • Break the curse by returning the stolen gold to its ancient temple • Embrace immortality and become a ghost ship captain forever • Unite the pirate captains and crown yourself Pirate King • Claim the legendary Phantom Galleon and sail between worlds • Or die trying to mutiny, naval cannons, starvation, or the curse itself RICH PIRATE ADVENTURES • Battle legendary sea monsters: Krakens, Megalodons, and sea serpents • Encounter ghosts, vampires, zombies, sirens, and merfolk • Explore sunken cathedrals, cursed temples, and hidden treasure vaults • Make allies or enemies of notorious pirate captains • Solve ancient puzzles and decipher cryptic maps • Experience the supernatural: witches, curses, and voodoo magic YOUR CREW, YOUR STORY
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Captain's Curse at Free against Night 9's $0.99. Captain's Curse also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (daily vs every 6 weeks). On review sentiment, ads, 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
Captain's Curse is free to download; Night 9 costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Captain's Curse holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Captain's Curse has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Night 9 ships an update every 6 weeks, Captain's Curse daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Night 9 | Captain's Curse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 124 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | John Konstantaras | Praxticus Mobile Labs LLC |
Customer experience
Night 9
Captain's Curse
In-app purchases
Night 9
No in-app purchases
Captain's Curse
No in-app purchases
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