If only notifications worked and the app didn't lose connection all the time - sometimes at the worst possible moment, like during a battle - Plunder Pirates would be a good game - better than Clash of Clans, even. iPod touch 5th gen, iOS 7, no other connection issues with any other app.
We're making some fixes on our servers to try and rectify the connection issues. We understand it's frustrating, but we are working on it.
The notifications have be temporarily disabled as there is a bug associated with them. Once it's fixed they'll be back