Naval Tactics vs Wellington's Victory
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Wellington's Victory
Engage in a historically accurate simulation of the Battle of Waterloo. Command Napoleonic units across seven iconic missions, utilizing advanced tactical features and detailed combat analysis. Experience hours of strategic gameplay.
- Historically accurate gameplay
- 7 iconic missions
- Accurate Napoleonic units
- Unit quality categories
- Diverse formations
- Detailed combat analysis
- Advanced tactical features
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At dawn on June 18th, the torrential rain which had soaked the Belgium countryside the previous day began tapering off. Seventy thousand French troops, constituting the bulk of Napoleon’s Armee du Nord, which two days earlier had vanquished the Prussian Army of the Rhine at Ligney, now expected to exploit their initial victory by destroying the unsupported and inexperienced Anglo-Dutch forces which the Duke of Wellington had deployed across the Brussels-Charleroi highway a few miles south of the inconsequential hamlet called Waterloo. That morning at his headquarters in Le Caillou, Napoleon discussed the impending battle with his subordinates while awaiting the arrival of several French Corps which had bivouacked further south. Disagreeing with the French generals whom Wellington had consistently defeated in Spain, Napoleon insisted that his opponent was a poor commander and that the English troops were much inferior to the French. The battle which Napoleon envisioned would resemble ‘le petit dejeuner’, Wellington’s army would be devoured as easily as a light continental breakfast. - Historically accurate game play. - 7 missions including - Quatre Bras - Hougomont - La Haye Sainte - Plancenoit - Waterloo - Accurate Napoleonic Units; - Five categories of unit quality. - Different types of formations. - Detailed combat analysis. - In-depth reference charts. - Advanced tactical features including: - Map zoom. - Strategic movement. - Flank attacks. - Low Ammo. - Hours of Gameplay. © 2015 HexWar Games Ltd. © 2015 Decision Games, Inc © 2015 Lordz Games Studio s.a.r.l. All Rights Reserved. Please note this games runs best on iPhone 5S+ and iPad 3+
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wellington's Victory at none against Naval Tactics's 1. Wellington's Victory also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 24 months). Naval Tactics's advantage is review sentiment (78% vs 54%) and iOS requirement (11.2 vs 16.3). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Naval Tactics costs $4.99 and Wellington's Victory $4.99 up front. Naval Tactics sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Wellington's Victory asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Naval Tactics against 4.2 for Wellington's Victory. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 19 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Naval Tactics's written reviews are positive against 54% of Wellington's Victory's.
Naval Tactics ships an update every 24 months, Wellington's Victory every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Naval Tactics | Wellington's Victory |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (38 ratings) — better | 4.2 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.3% of reviews — better | 53.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.2 — better | 16.3 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 1.0 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Chimera Software, LLC | Hunted Cow Studios Ltd. |
Customer experience
Naval Tactics
Wellington's Victory
In-app purchases
Naval Tactics
- Captain Arena Entry$0.99
Wellington's Victory
No in-app purchases
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