Comparison

Pirate Life vs Boulder Evolution

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

Head to head

Pirate Life

Sail. Duel. Become King.

Free

🎮 Games

★ 4.52 ratingsView app →

Boulder Evolution

Free

🎮 Games

★ 4.26 ratingsView app →

About

Pirate Life

Embark on an epic journey from a penniless sailor to a legendary Pirate King. Sing shanties, stack gold, upgrade your hideout, and sail the seven seas. Challenge rival Pirate Lords, build relationships with unique characters, and grow your fleet and fortune.

Highlights

Idle gold accumulation
Ship collection and upgrades
Pirate Lord duels
Character relationship building
Hideout customization
Offline progress

Features

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From broke sailor to Pirate King — sing, sail, duel, and build your legend! Start with empty pockets and chase a fortune across the seven seas. SING SHANTIES, STACK GOLD Earn doubloons, upgrade your hideout, and turn a humble harbor into a home fit for a legend. Even offline, your fortune keeps growing. YOUR SHIP. YOUR ADVENTURE. Collect and upgrade ships, take the helm, and sail toward new ports and treasure. A bigger world awaits beyond the dock! DUEL THE PIRATE LORDS Sharpen your cutlass and challenge powerful Pirate Lords. Defeat your rivals, climb the ranks, and make your name feared across the seas. FIND YOUR MATES Meet unforgettable characters, build relationships, and bring your favorite mate aboard. Find romance, stir up trouble, and discover their stories. BECOME THE PIRATE KING Grow your fleet, your fortune, and your notoriety. Rise from nobody to the Pirate King of the Seven Seas! Raise your flag. Your legend starts now!

About

Boulder Evolution

Launch a boulder with a slingshot to smash through a medieval world. Evolve your boulder to break obstacles and discover new paths. Experience physics-based destruction and exploration.

Highlights

Slingshot boulder launching
Medieval world exploration
Boulder evolution
Obstacle breaking
Physics-based gameplay

Features

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Pull back and launch your boulder with a powerful slingshot to send it crashing through a sprawling medieval world! Roll across wild terrain, build momentum, and discover how far your boulder can travel. Evolve your boulder into larger, stronger forms capable of breaking obstacles and opening new paths through the world.

Screenshots

Pirate Life4 screens

Boulder Evolution3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Boulder Evolution at none against Pirate Life's 10. Boulder Evolution also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Pirate Life's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.2). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Pirate Life sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Boulder Evolution asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pirate Life holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level

Pirate Life versus Boulder Evolution: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Pirate Life	Boulder Evolution
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.5 (2 ratings) — better	4.2 (6 ratings)
Number of ratings	2	6 — better
Update frequency	—	Daily
Ads	Yes	Yes
In-app purchases	Yes	No — better
Monetization	Free with in-app purchases	Ad-supported — better
Devices	iPhone, iPad	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	17.0	15.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	176 MB	393 MB
Age rating	9+	9+
Developer	M8 Games	Mintah Games