Comparison

Boat Hunter vs Sortalis

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

Head to head
About

Boat Hunter

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Year 2077. The Atlantic Ocean no longer separates continents. It watches them. For decades, the world learned to smile while sharpening its teeth. Europe and Asia forged an alliance. The American bloc answered with steel, satellites, and fortified trade routes. No one declared open war. No one had to. Peace remained in the speeches, on the screens, and in the treaties. But on the high seas, the truth took another form. The cargo ships never stopped sailing. Food, fuel, minerals, data, weapons—everything kept crossing the ocean under legal flags and flawless orders. Only one thing changed. There are no captains anymore. Now the ships think. Every convoy, every armed destroyer, every autonomous freighter, and every ocean hunter is commanded by artificial intelligences trained to calculate, anticipate, and survive. War no longer needs hatred. It only needs algorithms better than the enemy’s. And you are the finest algorithm ever deployed. You are the most advanced naval combat unit ever built: the fastest hull, the sharpest sensors, the deadliest tactical architecture. You do not sleep. You do not hesitate. You do not forget. Where others detect noise, you see patterns. Where others see waves, you read intentions. Where others react, you have already decided. Your mission is simple to state and nearly impossible to execute: protect your routes, intercept threats, dominate the Atlantic. But the ocean does not forgive mistakes. In its waters travel allies, enemies, and machines that have not yet decided what they will become when the final order arrives. Every radar echo may be a freighter. Every silence may be an ambush. Every encounter may be the beginning of a war the world still insists on denying. There are no heroes here. No parades. No witnesses. Only steel, fog, encrypted signals, and decisions made at the speed of death. On this sea, peace is a display. War is what you are. Welcome to the Atlantic. Enter combat! ---------- Boat Hunter is an accessible naval action and strategy game set in the North Atlantic. You control an autonomous warship on a patrol of consecutive missions, where every decision can put the next operation at risk. MASTER THE OCEAN • Navigate the tactical map, set your heading, and interpret contacts, signals, and radio messages. • Identify allies and enemies: armed ships, merchant vessels, submarines, oil platforms, and floating bases. • Fight at close range with your autocannon and torpedoes. • Repair damage, deploy smoke screens, and decide when to disengage. EVERY MISSION DEMANDS A STRATEGY Reach coordinates, clear hostile sectors, intercept convoys, sink merchant tonnage, defend positions, rescue allies, resupply, and destroy floating targets. Sea conditions, time limits, and enemy behavior will force you to adapt your plans. UPGRADE YOUR SHIP Earn money and score points by completing objectives and sinking enemies. Between missions, upgrade your hull, engine, weapons, damage control, smoke screen, and gunner systems. Higher-quality enemies are more dangerous, but grant greater rewards. Keep your remaining money to begin your next game with an advantage. LEARN AT YOUR OWN PACE A three-mission tutorial teaches you to navigate, aim, and survive. Read the manual and listen to every signal in the sound guide before entering combat. Play visually or through sound and VoiceOver. Choose from three difficulty levels: Deckhand, Captain, and Admiral. Complete as many missions as possible, keep your ship operational, and beat your best score. ---------- This app supports VoiceOver, Zoom, and other iOS accessibility features. If you encounter an accessibility problem, please contact us so we can fix it. Accessibility should be the foundation of a project, not a patch applied to the product.

About

Sortalis

A dice-building roguelike where you roll, score, and strategically upgrade your dice. Push your luck to earn winnings, then spend them on Charms and abilities to create powerful builds and overcome unique challenges.

Highlights
  • Dice-building roguelike gameplay
  • Strategic upgrades and Charms
  • Endless challenges with increasing difficulty
  • Over 150 discoverable upgrades
  • Multiplayer draft mode
  • Boss encounters that alter rules
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Sortalis is a dice-building roguelike inspired by Farkle. Roll, score, and decide how far you’re willing to push your luck—then spend your winnings on Charms and upgrades that transform your dice, strengthen your strategy, and rewrite the rules. Every run becomes a new engine to build, exploit, and inevitably push a little too far. **What’s in the game?** • Endless challenges that grow tougher and demand new strategies • Over 150 upgrades to discover and combine into powerful builds • Rewards, unlocks, achievements, Dice Bags, and challenges to master • Multiplayer draft mode! **Roll, Set, or Bank** Roll and select scoring combos carefully. Roll again to make it bigger—or Farkle and lose the lot. Bank before your luck runs out. **Spend It in The Shop** Between Bouts, spend your winnings on Charms, Packs, Action Cards, and other upgrades. Don’t like what’s on the shelf? Redraw it and hunt for the piece your build needs. **Face The House** Every night ends with a boss that changes the rules. THE MISER, for example, won’t let you Bank until your Pot reaches 500. **Then Do It All Again** Every Bank and Farkle adds to your final score. Unlock 14 Dice Bags, tabletops, discover new combinations, and see how far you can push your next run.

Screenshots

Boat Hunter4 screens
Sortalis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sortalis at Free against Boat Hunter's $2.99. Sortalis also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Boat Hunter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, 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

Sortalis is free to download; Boat Hunter costs $2.99 up front. Sortalis sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Boat Hunter asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boat Hunter ships an update weekly, Sortalis fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Boat Hunter versus Sortalis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoat HunterSortalis
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB43 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperJonathan Chacon BarberoMichael Schmoyer

In-app purchases

None

Boat Hunter

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Sortalis

One-time1
  • Sortalis Full Game Unlock$7.99

Questions

Is Boat Hunter free?
Boat Hunter costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sortalis free?
Sortalis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Boat Hunter or Sortalis have ads?
Neither Boat Hunter nor Sortalis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Boat Hunter or Sortalis?
Boat Hunter ships an update weekly, and Sortalis fortnightly. Most recently, Boat Hunter was updated on October 25, 2026 and Sortalis on October 25, 2026.

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