Comparison

Knotty Navy vs Stickman

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

Head to head
About

Knotty Navy

Experience a classic wooden battleship game on your mobile device. Play against friends, the computer, or tackle a new daily fleet. Features strategic gameplay with options for single-player progression and global leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Play against friends locally or online
  • Challenge the computer with adjustable difficulty
  • Daily hidden fleet challenges
  • Salvo firing mechanic
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • iPhone Duo specific tabletop mode
Features
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The classic sea battle, carved in wood. Hide four toy ships, hunt down the other fleet with pegs, and sink all four to win. Play a friend across the table, a friend anywhere through Game Center, or the computer, and take on a new hidden fleet every day. AN HONEST GAME • There are no ads in it, nor ever will be, and no subscription • The computer can't see your fleet. It only learns where its own shots fell, the same as you • Far away, each turn waits two days. If a player lets them pass, the game goes to whoever is still at the table PLAY A FRIEND, OR THE COMPUTER • Two players pass one phone. Your first game is free • Or play far away, a round at a time, through Game Center: a friend you ask, or a foe that finds you • Or work up the ranks alone: the Deckhand, the Shipmate, the Captain and the Commander • Your fewest shots against each rank are kept SALVO • Fire a shot for every ship you still have afloat, all at once • Lose a ship and you lose a shot, so every sinking counts twice • About fifteen turns each, where one shot a turn takes thirty. Both sets of rules are there A NEW FLEET EVERY DAY • One hidden fleet a day, the same for everyone in the world • Sink it in as few shots as you can, and share the result without giving the ships away • Keep a run of days going, with a home screen widget to show it • A Game Center leaderboard for each day's fleet, and a look at how your friends did PAINT YOUR FLEET • Six coats of paint, after the camouflage real warships once wore, from Convoy to Razzle Dazzle • Each has to be won: beat a rank of the computer, or sink the daily fleet seven days running. The Commander keeps Patriot, and doesn't give it up lightly • Paint only, with no flags or markings MADE FOR IPHONE DUO • On iPhone Duo the phone is the case. Open it to see your shots above the fold and your own sea below • Stand it half open in tabletop mode, like the real game: your shots board stands up in front of you and your fleet lies on the table • Shut it to pass it. The cover screen becomes the lid, with the name of whoever opens it next • Nobody sees a fleet they didn't open the phone to see • On every other iPhone, and on iPad, there are Done and Pass buttons instead EASY TO PICK UP • Drag a ship to move it, tap it to turn it, or tap Shuffle • Touch a hole to aim, press the red plunger to fire • Wood, ships, pegs and brass all drawn on the phone • When it's over, the lid sums the game up in a line you can share Free to play, with no ads and no subscription. The Deckhand, the Shipmate, games with a friend far away and each day's fleet are free. One purchase, the full set, opens the Captain and the Commander, every coat of paint, every game across the table after the first, and the fleet of any earlier day. Works with VoiceOver, large text and Reduce Motion, in English, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese.

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Stickman

Features
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A little paper. A big battle. Place your crew, make your mark, and fold the page to mirror your ink onto the other side. Open it again to reveal the result. Stickman: Fold Battles turns a paper notebook into a playful battlefield of tiny crews and clever shots. FIVE WORLDS TO EXPLORE Battle across The Painted Keep, Pirate Coves, Snow Forts, Space Outposts, and Jungle Temples. Each world has its own themed base, crew, and paint weapons. Aim a shot, reposition a pawn, or protect your crew with a shield. PLAY SOLO OR WITH A FRIEND Solve fixed-target Solo challenges with limited ink, or share one device for local two-player Duel. Practice your aim, plan your next fold, and see who can clear the other side of the page. OUTTHINK YOUR OPPONENT Choose Open or Hidden battles. Optional decoys add another twist: hit a look-alike and the return hit lands on your own team. Themed battles also offer hidden barrel placement for an extra surprise. OPEN A STORYBOOK Explore illustrated spreads in City After Dark and Cardboard Kingdom, alongside six original paper worlds. Choose your difficulty, earn stars and stickers, and return to your saved battle. MADE TO FOLD On Duo, use the physical fold as part of the game. On iPhone and iPad, fold the paper with on-screen controls. iPhone battles use landscape so the page has room to breathe. Play offline, with no account required. Local two-player play uses one shared device; there is no online matchmaking. Draw your plan. Fold the paper. Reveal the battle.

Screenshots

Knotty Navy4 screens
Stickman4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stickman at none against Knotty Navy's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Knotty Navy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Stickman asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Knotty Navy versus Stickman: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKnotty NavyStickman
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB8 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperAaron PeabodyAviral Aggarwal

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Knotty Navy

One-time1
  • The Full Set$3.99
None

Stickman

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Knotty Navy free?
Knotty Navy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stickman free?
Stickman is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Knotty Navy or Stickman have ads?
Neither Knotty Navy nor Stickman shows ads.

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