# Ship Tycoon — user reviews > 188 indexed App Store user reviews of Ship Tycoon by TRADEGAME Lab Inc., rated 3.30/5 from 48 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ship-tycoon/id1168512535/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ship-tycoon/id1168512535.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 21 · 4★ 5 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 15 ## What do users think of Ship Tycoon? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🎮 Highly addictive and engaging gameplay - 📊 Deep strategy and realistic business simulation - 🌍 Global shipping empire building experience - 🎨 Good graphics and visual quality - ⚙️ Detailed management mechanics - 🏆 Competitive multiplayer leaderboard system - 🎯 Long-term gameplay with 30-year progression - 🛢️ Realistic economic modeling with fuel and cargo costs - 🚢 Multiple ship types and upgrade options - 💼 Customization features (naming ships, fleet management) **Cons** - 💰 Requires additional in-app purchases despite paid version - 🌐 Requires internet connection even for single-player mode - ⏰ Severe play-time limitations and accumulation system - 🔄 Slow gameplay with excessive loading times - 📱 Incompatible with newer iPhone models (notch issues) - ❌ Poor customer support and unresponsive developers - 🎮 Steep learning curve with minimal tutorials - 💸 Expensive in-app credit purchases - 🐛 Game-breaking bugs after updates - 📉 Unbalanced long-term contract economics - 🚫 No true offline mode available - ⚠️ Billing issues and failed credit transactions **Commonly reported bugs** - Menu buttons hidden under notch on iPhone X/newer models - Game freezes on every move/action - In-app purchase credits not received after payment - Account loss after app updates - iOS 11 compatibility issues - Ships stuck in port losing money - Game ends prematurely with no continuation option - Billing charged twice for same purchase - Slow performance and lag issues - Regular contracts causing company bankruptcy - Failed credit transactions with no refund **Most requested features** - True offline single-player mode without internet requirement - Unlimited play time or extended day limits - Bank/loan system for financing - Offline play capability for travel - Extended game duration beyond 30 years - Improved UI with fewer clicks required - Better tutorial and in-game instructions - Ship assignment to regular contracts - Ability to speed up daily reward animations - More detailed financial information screens - Port office functionality documentation - Auction deposit system improvements - Additional ship types and cargo options - Alliances between shipping companies - Better explanation of regular operations mechanics - Ability to visit ports without sending ships - Lifetime limits reduction for ships - Chinese language support ## Newest reviews (16 of 188) ### 4/5 — Still being maintained after all these years! *2026-07-05* Even though the game obviously looks slightly old considering it’s near a decade of age, I’m still proud that the developers are still issuing out new things. Writing this after the introduction of the ship work shop that just happened today! ### 2/5 — Money scam *2026-04-07* Bought the paid version and still told I need to buy credits to play the whole thing. ### 4/5 — Good game need more days *2026-02-19* Such a good addicting game but single player should have unlimited days, I think it’s kinda dumb you can’t even buy more time if you wanted to ### 3/5 — Дорого *2021-07-15* Различия между платно и бесплатной версией в том что тебе просто дают больше кристаллов и всё. Есть претензия к тому что игра кончается в 2020 году и чтоб продолжить до 2023 нужно задонатить я разочарован. ### 3/5 — 需要适配 *2021-03-29, version 1.8.3* 需要适配iphone12 ### 2/5 — 게임 중간에 멈춤현상 *2020-12-27* 계속 중간에 게임이 멈춥니다. 그리고 안 들어가져요. 참고로 휴대폰 아이폰 12 프로 맥스입니다. ### 4/5 — Notification failure *2020-06-30* Nice game. But, in single mode no new ports are opened! PLEASE make it possible to purchase more than 100 vessels in single mode, otherwise it start to be not too much interesting when you feel limitations. For some reason after IOS 13 was released the notifications stopped to work, please fix this. In addition: after selling an old Drill ship and while placing the new one the game is closing. ### 3/5 — Please *2020-06-19* Please add passenger version ### 3/5 — Please Update *2020-03-14* Please update the game for new iPhones. ### 3/5 — 実質基本プレイ無料（課金）ゲーム *2020-03-06* 120円でアプリを購入すると 120円分のポイントが付く実質課金ゲー ### 1/5 — Pay to play *2020-02-10* Buy the game and you still need to pay to play. ### 2/5 — Flaw *2020-01-02* Interesting game but getting charged for fuel twice really kicks the fun down ### 1/5 — 二重に課金されてます。注意して下さい。 *2019-12-04* コインを440枚購入。 二重課金で1220円多く支払わされました。 Appleも返金に応じないし最悪… 詐欺です。 ### 1/5 — Good at being rubbish! *2019-10-25* The concept of this game is great. But considering this company make AirTycoon (which is an amazing game, highly recommended), this game is terrible! [Single player mode]: Starts off well, slowly (and I do mean very slowly) but surely working hard to earn money to buy bigger ships. But once you get your licenses for container ships and general operating and are able to bid on and operate contracts, it all goes horribly wrong. Your company begins to haemorrhage money. You won’t be able to afford any big ships of any kind and costs are usually way above earnings, especially when operating contracts. If you manage to keep your company afloat, THE GAME ENDS and you have to pay to keep playing!!! No way!!! Ultimately a load of rubbish! DON’T PAY TO PLAY! Game needs completely redesigning more like how AirTycoon is put together. Come on guys, sort this game out! DELETING GAME!!! ### 1/5 — Totale Abzocke! *2019-08-22* Das spiel beinhaltet eine begrezte Spielzeit, obwohl man achon für das spiel bezahlt hat. Absolute Frechheit! Kann nur von einem Kauf abraten. ### 2/5 — Непонятная ситуация *2019-08-07* Разница между платной и бесплатной версией в том, что у тебя больше кристаллов в начале игры. Остальное же когда игровое время доходит до 2030 года тебе просят купить кристалл чтобы продолжить игру. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Credit issue *2026-01-07* Even after i paid for this app it still stops after 2020 and tells me to restart ### 1/5 — Jogo muito quebrado *2025-08-09* Infelizmente, ShipTycoon é o típico exemplo de jogo que mata toda a diversão com um sistema de monetização abusivo. O progresso é praticamente travado atrás de uma parede de pagamento: você só consegue avançar de verdade comprando gemas — e não é pouco. As melhorias mais básicas de navios, rotas e portos exigem uma quantidade absurda de gemas, que mal são oferecidas gratuitamente. As poucas gemas que você consegue de forma “orgânica” são tão escassas que parece até piada. E, claro, os melhores navios, contratos e upgrades estão disponíveis apenas para quem gasta dinheiro real. Isso cria uma vantagem gigantesca para quem paga, deixando quem joga de graça em desvantagem permanente. Se você pensou em jogar casualmente ou tentar subir sem pagar, pode esquecer. O jogo força você a gastar para não ficar estagnado ou ser ultrapassado em todos os rankings e eventos. Uma pena, porque o conceito do jogo é interessante, mas a ganância estragou tudo. ### 1/5 — 1100원주고 게임을 샀는데 *2024-01-03* 왜 체험시간 끝났다고 크레딧사라하나요 ### 1/5 — 詐欺だ！ *2022-08-18* 5000円を入金したらログインできなくなった！ ### 1/5 — My game has stopped after 2020 *2022-04-08* I purchased the paid app of This game, even then, after 2020 my game has stopped and has asked me to buy more credits.... ### 1/5 — Vollversion *2022-01-30* Wieso zahlt man Geld für eine Vollversion wenn es heißt doch nicht! Am Anfang war es möglich Monate lang zu spielen jetzt heißt es nochmal zahlen, wer gibt mir die Garantie das es nicht nach paar Wochen wieder heißt Geld zu zahlen?? Wieso kauft man etwas damit man es wieder kauft?? 5 Sterne damit‘s jeder lesen kann. ### 1/5 — 환불요청 바랍니다 *2021-01-30* 방금 깔았는데 아이폰 11사용중이고 무한로딩 뜨네요 결제 환불바랍니다 ### 1/5 — 크레딧 보상해 주세요. *2020-07-09* 아니 뭐 접속을 할때마가 크레딧이 없어지는데 이거 왜이러는지 답변을 줘야 하는거 아닌가요? 무료야 뭐 없어지든 말든 무료니까 그려러니 하겠는데 유료가 없어지는데 수정을 하든지 아니면 이유를 설명해주든지 답변주세요!!!! ### 1/5 — Not a good company *2020-03-10* Used to be a huge fan of Tradegame Labs. That said I should absolutely not have to continue to pay to play a game I’ve already purchased. ### 1/5 — This is crap *2020-03-09* You pay 99 cents for the game and it limits you to how long you can play like wth ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — 로딩 *2024-12-16* 게임을 들어가면 계속 무한로딩이 걸리거나 버튼을 누를 때마다 로딩이 길게 걸립니다 해결 방법이 있을까요? ### 5/5 — 현재 접속이 안됩니다. *2022-08-18* DB connection fail (2002) 오류 뜨네요~ ### 5/5 — Ignore All the Negative Reviews *2021-08-06* This game is amazing, and you will see a lot of people say that the day limit is a dumb thing, and theres one thing they are forgetting, this is the PAID version. That means that single player has infinite days..... so the only thing thats dumb is th for prematurely writing a review. ### 5/5 — 시간무제한 *2019-07-20* 무료버전보니 싱글 플레이어는 시간제한 없다고 나와있길래 했다가 있어서 유료버전 돈주고 구입해서 했는데 이것도 시간제한 있네요? 크레딧을 구매하면 시간제한풀리는건가요? 이거 결제하면 시간이 무제한인건가요 ### 5/5 — 게임 정말 재미지군요. 그런데 *2019-03-02* 15년 이후에 게임 진행이 안되서 크레딧을 구매 했는데요. 지급이 되었다고 하는데요. 어디서 어떻게 받는건가요. 여전히 게임 진행 안됩니다. ### 5/5 — 진짜 재밌다 *2019-02-22* 진짜 이때까지 앱스토어에 있는 타이쿤이라는 타이쿤은 다 해봤는데 이것만큼 현실감있는 게임 처음 봄 무조건 다운 받고 할까말까 생각하셈. 개발자님 빠른 소통해주시고 지속적으로 모니터링하고 업뎃해주셔서 감사해요 항상 응원합니다. ### 5/5 — 크레딧이 모자라게 들어왔네요 *2018-08-17* 무료버전 쓰다가 유료버전은 크레딧 100개 준다고 해서 구매했는데 크레딧이 80개만 들어왔네요 게임은 정말 재밌어요! ### 5/5 — Great long term Simulation *2018-04-11* Ive played a lot of Crappy simulations but this is not one ive made it Through 30 years and ended number 7 on my Channel out of 2858 players im still playing the simulation just for Kicks ill be starting a Second round this week wish me luck hoping to Master it this time Around ### 5/5 — language *2018-04-06* when will the Russian be added ??? ### 5/5 — Awesome! *2017-12-07* Love this game! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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