# Shipping Manager - 2026 — user reviews > 278 indexed App Store user reviews of Shipping Manager by Xombat ApS, rated 4.10/5 from 537 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shipping-manager-2026/id1660521701/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shipping-manager-2026/id1660521701.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 380 · 4★ 34 · 3★ 23 · 2★ 19 · 1★ 81 ## What do users think of Shipping Manager? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Good simulation game - 👍 Realistic and detailed - 🚢 Variety of ship types - 💡 Ability to design custom ships **Cons** - 🐛 Bugs and glitches - ⏱️ Extremely long wait times - 💰 Monetization issues - 🤔 Lack of strategic depth - 🤯 Confusing UI and menus **Commonly reported bugs** - Game crashes and freezes - Login and account issues - Incorrect ship characteristics - Unresponsive controls and menus **Most requested features** - Automated ship operations - Multiport routes and transshipment - Fuel management and bunkering - Expanded ship types (heavy lift, RoRo, etc.) - Improved performance metrics and analytics ## Newest reviews (13 of 278) ### 2/5 — STOP TRYING TO BAIT ME *2026-07-26, version 1.3.35* Listen… you want people to not immediately install your game? STOP making the shop pop up every other time we open the app! People will spend money on a mobile app when they actually plan on keeping it longer than a week! When you make the store pop up often like this all we want to do is uninstall it tell everyone not to get it and give you 1 star! You’re sabotaging yourself get rid of it nobody likes it and you just look desperate. This is why mobile games are nearly dead. Premium map modes are you serious? Come on let us play the damn game ### 2/5 — Recent Changes *2026-07-06, version 1.3.35* After playing for years, I’m not sure what has happened recently to the game mechanics, but in the past month or so, without making any changes to the business or strategy, i have lost over a billion dollars and nearing bankruptcy. (Before that i had a very successful business). I guess i will stop playing and paying since it’s not escapable? ### 3/5 — Trop cruel *2026-04-02* J’adore le jeu, ces jeux de simulation et de gestion, c’est super. Mais je n’en peux plus d’ouvrir l’application 10 fois par jour pour vérifier les prix du gasoil et du CO2. Faites un système de notification pour nous prévenir quand les prix sont intéressants. J’ai une très grosse flotte et je ne peux même pas envoyer toute ma flotte après avoir déjà payé plusieurs fois dans le jeu des amélioration de capacité de gasoil et CO2. Ça devient lassant. **Developer response:** Hi there, thanks for reaching out with your suggestion! I will pass it on to the team for you :) ### 4/5 — Не запускает *2026-03-05* Не могу войти во флот для покупки пароходов пишет игра устарела и просит перезапустить перезапускаю ничего не меняется ### 4/5 — Суда *2026-01-11* Исправте ошибку нельзя зайти в финансы ### 4/5 — Bugged *2025-12-31, version 1.3.35* The game is very fun but it has problems, the canals are unusable, if you try to plan a route it will make you circle either South America or Africa instead of using the canals, the only way they work is with “suggest route”. You should also be able to change the speed of a ship while it’s sailing, not having that feature is upsetting. ### 2/5 — Pay to progress *2025-12-10, version 1.3.35* It spoons becomes apparent that unless you are prepared to spend real money you will just stagnate. Just sending ships from port to port with raising up the ranks. ### 4/5 — Проход по каналам *2025-12-06* Почему суда не могут пройти через Панамский и Суэцкий канал ### 3/5 — 貨物船だけでは無く *2025-11-28* 客船も実装して欲しい。ゲーム幅も広がるし歴史的な北大西洋航路や太平洋航路をゲーム上で再現出来るかもしれない。 **Developer response:** Hi there, thank you for the suggestion - I will pass it to the team. ### 3/5 — Fun game *2025-09-28, version 1.3.33* The games dope but I’d like for cruises or passenger boats to be added ### 3/5 — White screen *2025-09-22, version 1.3.33* Im logging in and then it’s just a white screen i restart my iPad still doesn’t work fix it please ### 3/5 — Bug *2025-09-11* When the vessel is being hijacked, you have the possibility to negotiate. After several negotiation rounds, there is actually a bug that shows your vessel going to final destination and you don’t have the possibility to perform further negotiation rounds. ### 1/5 — Don’t buy *2025-08-22, version 1.3.33* The game is 1.) not fun and 2.) a huge money grab. Most things don’t make sense in this game. I got audited in the game which was never explained in the game and it cost so much that I can only keep playing this game if I use real money. Safe yourself the time. I’ve been playing awhile to pass the time but what they did to me was criminal ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Not playable *2026-06-19, version 1.3.35* As soon as It loads and I click the just play button or the sign in onw it goes to a white screen ### 1/5 — Broken *2026-04-04, version 1.3.35* I created a user id when I first opened the app, but the app freezes when opens. I have uninstalled and reinstalled app 3 times and it is still stuck at same point. Don’t know why it doesn’t work. I play airplane manager and train manager and they work great. Make this one work for me and I’ll change rating. ### 1/5 — Map doesn’t load *2026-03-23, version 1.3.35* The game is completely unplayable as the map is not visible and the whole screen is grey in colour. Tried on two different iOS devices and uninstalled and reinstalled the game multiple times. ### 1/5 — Tiny print *2026-02-16, version 1.3.35* You need to make it so we can zoom in to see what is being said on the screen or allow us to adjust the size of the font there's a lot of reading in this game I can't even see it without really straining my eyes. Since I can't see to read it I won't be playing that's a bummer because I like these kind of games. Please make your print bigger or let us adjust the sizes of the print ### 1/5 — Waste of time *2026-02-08, version 1.3.35* Great game when starting then it’s dies due to lack of development. Bait and switch dead end game. ### 1/5 — Netter Zeitvertreib mit großen Schwächen *2026-01-09* Brauchbare Idee einen Logistiksektor als Spiel umzusetzen, wenn da nicht die sehr schlechte Basisprogrammierung wäre. Trotz vieler Tickets an den Support (letzte Meldung war: wir haben das weitergeleitet an das Development für dieses Game welches aber ausgesetzt ist, was immer das heißen soll, vielleicht läßt man es eingehen) ändert sich an den Rechenfehlern im Spiel nichts. Auch nach Wochen/Monaten ist offensichtlich niemand in der Lage einfache mathematische Operationen zu programmieren, so dass aus einem Discount (CO2 Preis -2%) bei Preis Minus (-)Discount leider Minus Minus = Plus heraus kommt und man so keinen Rabatt sonder wie im letzten Event Aufschlag bezahlt. Im normalen Ablauf funktioniert der CO2 Discount hingegen gar nicht. Zwar ist der Support fleißig und gibt ingame die credits zurück, aber das ist ja keine Problem Beseitigung. **Developer response:** Hi there, Thanks for reaching out. Our team is aware of these issues and they do hope to fix them soon. Thank you for being patient with us. ### 1/5 — Why *2025-12-03, version 1.3.35* When I go into the game, it says I need to update the game even though it's on the latest version ### 1/5 — Unverschämtheit! *2025-10-23* Beim Treibstoffkauf totaler bug, der alte Preis wurde abgebucht und dadurch 60 Millionen Verlust! Zudem das Gleiche auch beim CO2 Kauf und auf der Homepage ist alles auf Englisch und man kommt nicht zum Support. Damit werde ich das Spiel wieder löschen und finde ich unverschämt, dass keine wirkliche Hilfe bekommen kann oder diesen bug zu melden!👎🏻 **Developer response:** Hi there, Unfortunately we can't control which ads are shown or the length of them. ADs help keep our game free-to-play. ### 1/5 — Cash grab *2025-09-29, version 1.3.33* Ok game but it’s pay to win as such. However, when you do pay- the game will punish you and have your boats stolen by pirates, which then needs more money to pay them to get them back or lose it entirely, which you can’t make because what you bought can’t earn you money, you have to pay again, and then that’ll get stolen too. The developers then say “That’s just how the game works” without any prior warning, massive prices to get the boats back, and almost immediate theft of the money you just spent, (in both my cases, within a day of purchase) - so they’ve made a game (and many others) that steal money from you, great working ethic. As with most mobile games, microtransactions all over the place and you’d be better off saving that cash and buying a console or pc that constantly paying for these limited games. ### 1/5 — Map is not correct *2025-09-12* India or pakistan map is incorrect please correct the map **Developer response:** Hi there, thanks for reaching out. Our maps are based on EU UN and Google guidelines. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Love it! *2026-08-23, version 1.3.35* The game is really fun! But I was thinking of you making a new app called cruise line manager now that would be cool! ### 5/5 — Great game but… *2026-07-08, version 1.3.35* It’s really good game but is missing major ports like Felixstowe, UK and should add routes that have more than 2 stops. Other than that it is a great game! Also, you should add the Chesapeake and Delaware can for small ships because it would save much more money on fuel for the smaller ships. ### 5/5 — Great game *2026-06-14, version 1.3.35* Its really good game but is missing major ports like Felixstowe, UK and should add routes that have more than 2 stops. Other than that it is a great game! ### 5/5 — Incrível *2026-05-20* O jogo é muito incrível para quem gosta de administrar. Acho que deveriam adicionar o pagamento e recebimento de dividendos e, em vez de pagarmos para emitir ações, recebêssemos, uma vez que faz mais sentido. ### 5/5 — アクセス *2026-03-26* アップデートしてから画面が青い画面のまま､ゲーム画面に変わりません。 こういう時は､電源切って再度アクセスするとゲーム画面に変わりましたがそれが出来ないです。 ### 5/5 — Good game *2025-10-30, version 1.3.33* When I choose a route to a port near or in the the Suez Canal it says 20 hours and would make the ship go around same with the Panama Canal, needs new ports like in the Great Lakes, it has port names but not able to make a route to those ports ### 5/5 — Great Game *2025-10-10, version 1.3.33* I love this game! There is a suggestion I have though. What if y’all made a game, just like this, where you can create and manage your own cruise line. You would be able to choose and create cruise ships, and you can choose which port it sets sail from, and its destination(s). That’s all I have. ### 5/5 — Great game *2025-07-09, version 1.3.33* Love the game has good graphics, but it would be nice to have more ports and vessels. But over all great game ### 5/5 — Game is so well made *2025-06-09, version 1.3.33* No ads! Tremendous! A great way to pass the time and enjoy a good idle game! ### 5/5 — Amazing to play *2025-06-08, version 1.3.33* I love the game it’s so good and it helps u learn how to keep money and spend it properly I love how the game time is perfect it’s not too short by not too long and also I really like how the fuel etc goes up and down in price I find that amazing.. keep up the good work guys! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-06.*