# BattleTabs: PvP Ship Battle

> Viking & Pirate Fleet Strategy

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6476166902](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6476166902)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6476166902`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gangbusters Ltd
- **Category:** Strategy
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (296 ratings)
- **Version:** 55.115.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-17
- **First published:** 2024-10-31
- **Size:** 18 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/battletabs-pvp-ship-battle/id6476166902)
- **Website:** [https://battletabs.com/](https://battletabs.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://battletabs.com/privacy-policy](https://battletabs.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

**BattleTabs** is a fast-paced 1v1 naval strategy game inspired by classic battleship gameplay. Build a fleet from 40+ unique ships, hide your board, hunt your opponent, and use powerful abilities to outsmart them. Scout with sonar, bluff your placements, manage cooldowns, and sink the enemy fleet before they find yours.

Play ranked matches, tournaments, casual or intense battles, and team up with friends in clans. Take on AI fleets in Expedition, a PvE roguelike mode with upgrades and limited strikes, or customize your home island in The Settlement. With cross-platform progression, collectible ships, cosmetics, and skill-based play without pay-to-win mechanics, BattleTabs delivers strategic naval combat on iPhone and iPad. An internet connection is required.

## Rankings

- #89,386 — Overall

## Review summary

Overall, BattleTabs is fun, fast-paced, and strategically deep with varied ship abilities and real-time PvP, plus no ads and accessible free-to-play progression. However, recurring concerns temper enthusiasm: monetization and progression feel pay-to-win to some players; performance and stability issues include crashes, overheating, and lag; account and login problems disrupt access; matchmaking and pacing can be uneven, with new players facing tougher opponents and short placement timers; and there are reports of connectivity and server reliability issues.

### Pros

- Fun, quick and engaging gameplay
- Rich strategic depth from diverse ship abilities
- Real-time PvP multiplayer with real players, no ads
- Free-to-play with accessible progression
- Active, communicative development team

### Cons

- Monetization and progression concerns (battle pass limitations, gem/ship unlocks, perceived pay-to-win)
- Performance and stability issues (crashes, overheating on some devices, freezing, lag)
- Account/login problems (blue screen, duplicate/existing accounts, login issues)
- Matchmaking and pacing issues (new players vs high-level players, short ship placement timer, bots)
- Connectivity and server reliability concerns (reports of single server/connection issues)

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