Comparison

Hold the Keep vs Mini Pirate Crew

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

Head to head
About

Hold the Keep

Command heroes and use skill cards in this fast-paced tactical survival game. Build your army, upgrade abilities, and defend your keep against increasingly difficult waves of enemies. Each playthrough offers a chance to strategize and grow stronger for the next challenge.

Highlights
  • Command heroes
  • Unleash skill cards
  • Battle waves of enemies
  • Build and upgrade army
  • Defend the keep
  • Strategic gameplay
Features
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Hold The Keep is a fast-paced tactical survival game where you command heroes, unleash skill cards, and battle through waves of enemies that grow stronger over time. Build your army, upgrade your abilities, and defend the keep against an ever-intensifying battlefield. Every run challenges you to survive longer, make smarter choices, and grow stronger for the next fight. Summon heroes across different roles, including tanks, healers, ranged attackers, mages, assassins, and specialists. Unlike games that limit your squad size, Hold The Keep lets you bring as many heroes as you can afford to summon. Use skill cards to change the tide of battle with damage spells, summons, healing, shields, buffs, debuffs, and crowd control. Time each card carefully and build powerful combinations to survive longer. Face endless waves of enemies, elites, and bosses as the pressure keeps rising. Earn rewards, strengthen your heroes, upgrade your cards, improve your summons, and refine your strategy with each attempt. Can you hold the keep?

About

Mini Pirate Crew

Embark on a tranquil sailing adventure to uncover hidden islands and confront formidable foes. Engage in battles against pirates and mythical sea creatures in this relaxing exploration game.

Highlights
  • Relaxing sailing gameplay
  • Island exploration
  • Battle hostile pirates
  • Fight deep-sea monsters
  • Idle mechanics
Features
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Mini Pirate Crew: Idle Sail is a relaxing sailing game that takes you on a journey to explore mysterious islands and battle against hostile pirates and deep-sea monsters.

Screenshots

Hold the Keep4 screens
Mini Pirate Crew4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Mini Pirate Crew at none against Hold the Keep's shown. Mini Pirate Crew also leads on ratings volume (258 vs 6). Hold the Keep's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Hold the Keep sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Mini Pirate Crew sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hold the Keep holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mini Pirate Crew has 258 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hold the Keep ships an update every 9 days, Mini Pirate Crew every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hold the Keep versus Mini Pirate Crew: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHold the KeepMini Pirate Crew
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better4.6 (258 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6258 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size371 MB38 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperBcuzEYEcanAndalon Limited

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Hold the Keep

One-time10
  • Talent point reset$0.99
  • Gold Pack 1000$0.99
  • Small Hero Shard Pack$1.99
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  • Medium Gold Pack$4.99
  • A medium pack of hero shards$4.99
  • Premium Hero 1$4.99
  • Premium Hero 2$4.99
  • Large Gold Pack$9.99
  • Large pack of hero shards$9.99
  • Giant pack of gold$19.99
10 purchases

Mini Pirate Crew

One-time10
  • $0.99 package$0.99
  • $1.99 package$1.99
  • $2.99 package$2.99
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  • $4.99 package$4.99
  • $14.99 package$14.99
  • $19.99 package$19.99
  • $25.99 package$25.99
  • $29.99 package$29.99
  • $49.99 package$49.99
  • $99.99 package$99.99

Questions

Is Hold the Keep free?
Hold the Keep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mini Pirate Crew free?
Mini Pirate Crew is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hold the Keep or Mini Pirate Crew?
Hold the Keep is rated higher. Hold the Keep averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Mini Pirate Crew averages 4.6 from 258 ratings.
Do Hold the Keep or Mini Pirate Crew have ads?
Hold the Keep shows ads; Mini Pirate Crew does not.
Which is updated more often, Hold the Keep or Mini Pirate Crew?
Hold the Keep ships an update every 9 days, and Mini Pirate Crew every 5 weeks. Most recently, Hold the Keep was updated on October 31, 2026 and Mini Pirate Crew on November 6, 2026.

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