Comparison

Naval Tactics vs Pacific Battles Lite

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

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About

Naval Tactics

Command wooden ships in tactical Age of Sail naval combat. Engage in turn-based battles on a hexagonal map, outmaneuvering opponents with strategic fleet configurations and historical missions. Compete against friends or AI in this immersive board game experience.

Highlights
  • Age of Sail naval combat
  • Hexagonal map with Fog of War
  • Online asynchronous multiplayer
  • Historical missions
  • Custom sandbox missions
  • Single player vs AI
  • Simultaneous turn-based gameplay
Features
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"Be prepared to spend hours commanding your ships into glorious victory or crushing defeat." - SlideToPlay.com "The AI regularly cleans my clock until it gleams." - PocketTactics.com Hoist your sails and load the cannons as you embark for adventure on the high seas! Can you defeat your friends and best your enemies to become the Admiral of the Fleet? Naval Tactics: Captains of the Spanish Main is set in the Golden Age of Sail, where stout ships of wood were crewed by even stouter men. Nations at peace and at war engaged in naval actions on the high seas. Naval Tactics brings the proud tradition of great naval board games such as Wooden Ships and Iron Men to iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. TACTICAL WAR BOARD GAME From the hexagonal playing field to the potentially game changing Captain's Cards, Naval Tactics is a board game to its very roots. To succeed you will need to take your time, think three moves ahead, and mind the weather gauge! ONLINE ASYNCHRONOUS MULTIPLAYER Powered by the online system used by Starbase Orion, enjoy one of the best multiplayer experiences on the App Store with asynchronous, turn-based matches, real-time chat, unlimited number of concurrent games, automated match-making, and more! TRUE NAVAL COMBAT Naval Tactics prides itself on striving to capture the spirit of traditional naval combat in board game form. Configure your fleet using a variety of ships, from nimble Naval Cutters to massive Ships of the Line. Should you disable an opponent with bar shot or blast through their hull with double shot? Enterprising Captains will need to understand their vessels, their armaments, how they sail in relation to the wind, and the advantages of naval formations to best their fellows on the high seas. BALANCED COMPETITIVE PLAY Combining just the right amount of variety while maintaining a balanced engagement, Naval Tactics sets the bar for multiplayer naval combat on iOS. Choose your Captain's Cards, configure your fleet, outfit your ships, and embark on glorious battles knowing you will have to outwit your opponent to claim victory. HISTORICAL MISSIONS One cannot have a naval combat game without paying respect to the many true heroes who have shown their bravery on the seas. Live the Battle of Flamborough Head, the Constitution vs Guerriere, or the struggle at Trincomalee. More historical missions will be added in future updates! FEATURE SUMMARY • Age of Sail Naval Combat and Tactics • Hexagonal Map with Fog of War • Custom (Sandbox) Missions • Historical Missions • Simultaneous Turn-based Gameplay • Single Player vs AI • Top-notch Online Multiplayer • Pass-and-Play Multiplayer GUARANTEED PRICING While it is quite common for apps to become “free for a day”, Naval Tactics is not one of those apps. The standard price for Naval Tactics is $7.99 USD; it will never run a “free for a day” campaign.

About

Pacific Battles Lite

Engage in turn-based World War II naval combat on an 8x8 grid. Control US or Japanese fleets, strategically move and attack with unique unit capabilities. Master complex combat calculations including critical hits and damage probabilities.

Highlights
  • Turn-based strategy gameplay
  • World War II Pacific setting
  • 1-2 player modes
  • 8x8 game board
  • Unique unit move and attack ranges
  • Complex combat calculations
  • Critical hits and misses
Features
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Pacific Battles is an easy to learn but difficult to master turn based strategy game playing in the Pacific in World War II for 1-2 player. You control your fleet either on the US or the japanese side playing on a 8x8 board similar to chess but with more complexity! Every player can move and attack using three units during one turn. Every unit has its own move range and attack range. After moving a ship within its range you can attack the enemy if it's nearby. As soon as you've made your moves, the enemy takes over and performs a counter attack. Every attack is computed that way: Beside the attack points there are some more things which are calculated in. There are critical hits (1% probability) as well as misses. Plus there are combinations where the attacking ship makes only a damage of 50%. The following list shows the main targets where a damage of 100% will be made (attacker -> targets): CV (Carrier vessel) -> DD, CA, CL BB (Battleship) -> CV, BB, CA, CL CA (Cruiser) -> CL, BB, CV, DD CL (Light Cruiser) -> DD, PT DD (Destroyer) -> SS, PT SS (Submarine) -> CV, BB, CA, CL PT (Patrol Boat) -> SS, CV

Screenshots

Naval Tactics4 screens
Pacific Battles Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Naval Tactics at 78% against Pacific Battles Lite's 0%. Naval Tactics also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.8) and ratings volume (38 vs 5). Pacific Battles Lite's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads 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

Pacific Battles Lite is free to download; Naval Tactics costs $4.99 up front. Naval Tactics sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pacific Battles Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Naval Tactics holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Naval Tactics has 38 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Naval Tactics's written reviews are positive against 0% of Pacific Battles Lite's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Naval Tactics versus Pacific Battles Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNaval TacticsPacific Battles Lite
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (38 ratings) — better1.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings38 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 24 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.26.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB26 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperChimera Software, LLCCOBBLECROWD

Customer experience

Naval Tactics

All ratings38 ratings
Positive81.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.4%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative17.4%

Pacific Battles Lite

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Naval Tactics

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Game freezes in battle royale mode
  • Spelling mistakes in help menu
  • Difficulty in rotating ships (labeled 'route 1')
  • AI opponent moves after player plans course
  • Cannons not firing correctly

Requested features

10 requests
  • More battle scenarios (historic battles)
  • Better balancing of matchmaking
  • Award/deduct esteem points based on opponent difficulty
  • Reset ranks after a year of inactivity
  • More ships added to the game
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  • More single-player missions
  • Single player campaign
  • Multi-level difficulty setting for AI opponent
  • More CQC maps
  • Improvements to interface and polish

Pacific Battles Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Naval Tactics

One-time1
  • Captain Arena Entry$0.99
None

Pacific Battles Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Naval Tactics free?
Naval Tactics costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Pacific Battles Lite free?
Pacific Battles Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Naval Tactics or Pacific Battles Lite?
Naval Tactics is rated higher. Naval Tactics averages 4.2 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while Pacific Battles Lite averages 1.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Naval Tactics or Pacific Battles Lite have ads?
Neither Naval Tactics nor Pacific Battles Lite shows ads.

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