Comparison

Pirates Battles! vs Skullburn

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Build pirate fort
  • Online multiplayer battles
  • Form pirate brotherhoods
  • Steal loot and destroy forts
  • Search for treasure
  • Sharpen attack skills
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Post-apocalyptic desert exploration
  • Resource gathering and scavenging
  • Vehicle travel
  • Raiding hostile territories
  • Bandit combat
  • Gear and weapon upgrades
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Pirates Battles!4 screens
Skullburn4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pirates Battles! versus Skullburn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPirates Battles!Skullburn
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.4 (2.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better8.4% of reviews
Number of ratings—2.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB463 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperTristenblake24 HIT Riga SIA

Customer experience

Pirates Battles!

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Skullburn

All ratings1,950 ratings
Positive84.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews143 reviews
Positive8.4%
Neutral11.9%
Negative79.7%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Pirates Battles!

One-time5
  • 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
13 purchases

Skullburn

One-time13
  • 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

Questions

Is Pirates Battles! free?
Pirates Battles! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Skullburn free?
Skullburn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pirates Battles! or Skullburn have ads?
Skullburn shows ads; Pirates Battles! does not.
Which is updated more often, Pirates Battles! or Skullburn?
Pirates Battles! ships an update every 2 months, and Skullburn every 5 weeks. Most recently, Pirates Battles! was updated on October 2, 2026 and Skullburn on October 30, 2026.

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