Pirates Battles! vs Skullburn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pirates Battles!
Engage in epic pirate wars and build an invincible fort. Battle players worldwide, form brotherhoods, and search for ancient treasures. This free strategy game offers online multiplayer and in-game purchases.
- Build pirate fort
- Online multiplayer battles
- Form pirate brotherhoods
- Steal loot and destroy forts
- Search for treasure
- Sharpen attack skills
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Argh! Shiver me timbers! Pirates Battle is an epic strategy game about pirate wars in the Caribbean. Build your invincible army and become the best of the pirates! Fight online with players from all over the world and form brotherhoods. Game features: ● This game is FREE! ● Build your own invincible pirate fort ● Steal loot! Destroy other pirates’ forts! ● Hire all of the pirates, and they will tell you their remarkable stories ● Play with your friends and create your own pirate brotherhood. ● Search for the Treasure of the Ancients ● Sharpen your attack skills in duels Note 1. An Internet connection is required to play Pirates Battle. Note 2. Pirates Battle is a free game. However, some game functions and items can only be purchased for in-game currency, which can be purchased with real money in the game store. You can switch off all payments for this application in your device settings. Problems? Suggestions? Ideas? We would be happy to hear from you! Support: support@tristenblake.com
Skullburn
Explore a harsh post-apocalyptic desert as a lone scavenger. Gather resources, upgrade tools and weapons, and battle bandits to survive. Venture deeper into the wasteland as your gear improves in this idle arcade adventure.
- Post-apocalyptic desert exploration
- Resource gathering and scavenging
- Vehicle travel
- Raiding hostile territories
- Bandit combat
- Gear and weapon upgrades
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The world ended in fire. Now only the wasteland remains. Step into a harsh post-apocalyptic desert where survival is everything. Play as a lone scavenger exploring the ruins of the old world. Break scrap, gather valuable resources, and upgrade your tools to extract better materials from the wasteland. Travel across the desert in your vehicle, discovering dangerous locations and hidden loot. Launch raids into hostile territories, fight ruthless bandits, and collect the resources you need to survive another day. The stronger your gear becomes, the deeper you can venture into the wasteland. Upgrade your weapons, improve your scavenging tools, and keep pushing forward through the endless desert. Explore the wasteland, gather scrap, defeat bandits, and build the ultimate survival setup in this fast-paced idle arcade adventure.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pirates Battles! at 100% against Skullburn's 8%. Pirates Battles! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Pirates Battles! sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Skullburn sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pirates Battles! ships an update every 2 months, Skullburn every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pirates Battles! | Skullburn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.4 (2.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 8.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 463 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Tristenblake | 24 HIT Riga SIA |
Customer experience
Pirates Battles!
Skullburn
In-app purchases
Pirates Battles!
- Fistful of Coins$4.99
- Bag of Сoins$9.99
- Sack of Сoins$19.99
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- Barrel of Сoins$49.99
- Chest of Сoins$99.99
Skullburn
- Hard Pack 1$0.99
- Hard Pack 2$4.99
- No Ads Pack$9.99
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- X2 Fuel$9.99
- Hard Pack 3$9.99
- X2 Tool Damage Forever$11.99
- No Ads VIP for 7 days with discount$15.99
- Hard Pack 4$19.99
- No Ads Vip Renewal for 7 Days$22.99
- No Ads VIP Pack$22.99
- Hard Pack 5$49.99
- No Ads Forever$49.99
- Hard Pack 6$99.99









