Comparison

Swim Dash vs Ship Cap'n Crew

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

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About

Swim Dash

Embark on an undersea adventure, tapping to navigate perilous waters and collect pearls. Your gameplay contributes points to chosen charitable organizations, offering real-world support for causes like clean water and education. Unlock new characters and power-ups as you swim for a good cause.

Highlights
  • One-tap gameplay
  • Collect pearls for unlocks
  • Support multiple charities
  • Unlockable characters and power-ups
  • Endless deep-sea voyage
Features
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Swim Dash is an undersea swimming adventure where the more you play, the more you can contribute playing points to an organization and cause of your choice. Players can choose to support Water.org, Right to Play, Naya Jeevan, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust, or Barefoot College. Be the captain of your own destiny in this exciting and endless deep sea voyage through perilous waters! You’ll have to be quick as you tap your way clear of the stinging tentacles of Bernie the Jellyfish and the scaly clutches of Scary Octy the octopus. Collect pearls as you make your way through the waters to unlock the other colorful characters and make use of power-ups and shields. These, and many more challenges await as you leave the confines of your reef behind and tap your way to subaquatic conquest! Rockville Games will be giving a portion of the money we make from the game to good causes that you as part of our games community help us select. You collect “Karmafy Points” while playing Swim Dash, which result in real-world support for the organization that you choose. The more you play the more help they can get. It’s completely free, so start swimming for a good cause today! Key Features: • One-tap gameplay mechanics that continuously challenge you to beat the high score. • Stunning visuals and a variety of deep-sea critters and characters. • Collect pearls to unlock new characters, lives and armor. • Support any of these charity organizations for free: Water.org, Right to Play, Naya Jeevan, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust, and Barefoot College. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our official website at http://www.rockvillegames.com Like us on Facebook at http://facebook.com/rockvillegames for updates and news regarding upcoming titles! For more information on our charity network and organizations, visit http://karmafy.com/swimdash

About

Ship Cap'n Crew

This is a digital adaptation of a classic dice game where players aim to roll specific combinations for points. Achieve the highest score by strategically rolling dice to form 'Ship', 'Captain', and 'Crew' sequences.

Highlights
  • Dice rolling gameplay
  • Score highest possible total
  • Classic dice game mechanics
  • Turn-based play
  • Objective-based scoring
Features
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Roll for the Ship, the Cap'n and the Crew, now with a sleek neon makeover. Ship Cap'n Crew is the classic 6-5-4 dice game, ready whenever your crew is. Roll five dice and hunt for a 6 (the Ship), a 5 (the Cap'n) and a 4 (the Crew). Once you have all three, the other two dice are your cargo, and that's your score for the turn. HOW TO PLAY • Tap ROLL to throw all five dice • Tap any die to hold it. Held dice glow red, rolling dice glow green • You get three rolls per turn to find your Ship, Cap'n and Crew • Once you have all three, keep your cargo or reroll those two dice to chase a higher score • No Ship, Cap'n and Crew after three rolls? Your turn scores zero • Pass the phone to the next player. When everyone has had a turn, the highest cargo wins BUILT FOR GAME NIGHT • Live scoreboard lights up Ship, Cap'n and Crew as you find them • Your cargo is added up for you automatically • Big, glowing dice that are easy to read across the table • Satisfying spin animations, dice sounds and haptics • Hold All and Roll All for quick changes MAKE IT YOURS • Free Roll: no roll limit. Keep rollin' and holdin' as long as you like • Classic Mode: longtime player? Switch back to the original marble table, chunky buttons and all • Switch any time. Your current turn carries over No ads, no accounts, no sign-ups. Just dice.

Screenshots

Swim Dash4 screens
Ship Cap'n Crew4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ship Cap'n Crew at 5.0 against Swim Dash's 3.9. Ship Cap'n Crew also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4). Swim Dash's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.2). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Swim Dash sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Ship Cap'n Crew asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ship Cap'n Crew holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Swim Dash versus Ship Cap'n Crew: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwim DashShip Cap'n Crew
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (7 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better5
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.2
Further details — not scored
Size299 MB5 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperRockville Technologies, Pvt. Ltd.DanCo Worldwide LLC

Customer experience

Swim Dash

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ship Cap'n Crew

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Swim Dash

One-time4
  • 500 pearls$0.99
  • 2x Pearls$0.99
  • 1500 pearls$1.99
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  • 3000 pearls$2.99
None

Ship Cap'n Crew

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Swim Dash free?
Swim Dash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ship Cap'n Crew free?
Ship Cap'n Crew is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Swim Dash or Ship Cap'n Crew?
Ship Cap'n Crew is rated higher. Swim Dash averages 3.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Ship Cap'n Crew averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Swim Dash or Ship Cap'n Crew have ads?
Neither Swim Dash nor Ship Cap'n Crew shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Swim Dash or Ship Cap'n Crew?
Swim Dash ships an update monthly, and Ship Cap'n Crew monthly. Most recently, Swim Dash was updated on October 20, 2026 and Ship Cap'n Crew on October 24, 2026.

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