Comparison

Bridge Construction Sim vs Shipping Manager

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

Head to head
About

Bridge Construction Sim

Test your engineering and building skills by designing and constructing bridges capable of withstanding vehicle weight. Progress through increasingly challenging locations and difficulty levels, utilizing realistic physics and detailed graphics. A hint system is available to assist with complex puzzles.

Highlights
  • Realistic physics simulation
  • Multiple addictive levels
  • Four varied worlds
  • State-of-the-art graphics
  • Challenging puzzles
  • Varying difficulty levels
  • Built-in hint system
Features
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Put your engineering skills, intuition and smarts to test in this brand new Bridge Construction Simulator. You will need to plan, improvise and – most of all – adapt to the task at hand. Use your resources to construct structures able to hold the weight of different vehicles.  You will design and construct increasingly elaborate bridges across four varied locations. Things may seem easy when you start out in a city, but once you move to the canyon, valley and finally mountains, the size and resilience of your structures will have to increase substantially. In addition to the normal mode you will be able to select an easy (for an increased budget and more flexibility) or hard one (for an ultimate challenge). If you find yourself in a tight spot, a hint system will help guide you to the solution. Realistic and detailed graphics make every level come to life and even offer a slight consolation when you fail. Because when your bridge collapses and the car falls down, you can at least be sure it looks spectacular! Game features: - Superb physics - Multiple addictive levels accross four different worlds - State of the art realistic graphics - Fantastic, varied and detailed environments - Spectacular special effects - Mind bending, challenging puzzles - Varying difficulty levels for increased challenge or more relaxed gameplay - Built-in hint system IGRS rating: 13+

About

Shipping Manager

Become a shipping tycoon by managing a global cargo company. Choose from real ship types, sail to hundreds of ports, and optimize profits. Compete with others to build the largest maritime empire.

Highlights
  • Build and purchase ships
  • Sail to 400 real ports
  • Manage expenses and fuel
  • Invest in the stock market
  • Compete on leaderboards
  • Stop pirate hijackings
Features
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In Shipping Manager you can be the next big shipping tycoon and make sure that your company successfully brings cargo all around the world. Choose between a large amount of real ship types and sail to 400 real ports. Choose between 2 game modes: EASY or REALISM. Go the easy way to lower prices and increase profits or challenge yourself with realism where you have to consider the smallest things like the fuel prices and canal usage tax. Find the strategy that fits you and find ways to optimize your profit. Compete against other players and top the leaderboards by becoming the biggest shipping empire out there! Game Features: - Build new vessels - Purchase used ships - Track routes live - Customize your vessel to contain more cargo - Improve ships to sail faster - Manage your staff - Stop pirates from hijacking your ships - Invest in the stock market - Set up marketing campaigns In Shipping Manager you are in charge of a vast amount of details - manage expenses, fuel, CO2 usage, storage, marketing, the stock market, staff, and naturally, your ever-growing fleet of vessels. Become the CEO of the maritime world today! — This game is 100% ad free. Note: An online internet-connection is required to play this game. Please see the Trophy Games Privacy Statement to know more about your data protection at: https://trophy-games.com/legal/privacy-statement

Screenshots

Bridge Construction Sim4 screens
Shipping Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Shipping Manager at every 3 weeks against Bridge Construction Sim's every 5 months. Bridge Construction Sim's advantage is review sentiment (53% vs 34%) and ratings volume (4.2K vs 539). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Bridge Construction Sim sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Shipping Manager sells 20 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Bridge Construction Sim against 4.1 for Shipping Manager. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bridge Construction Sim has 4.2K ratings behind it against 539, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 53% of Bridge Construction Sim's written reviews are positive against 34% of Shipping Manager's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bridge Construction Sim ships an update every 5 months, Shipping Manager every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bridge Construction Sim versus Shipping Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBridge Construction SimShipping Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (4.2K ratings) — better4.1 (539 ratings)
Positive reviews53.1% of reviews — better34.1% of reviews
Number of ratings4.2K — better539
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size278 MB119 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBoomBit S. A.Xombat ApS

Customer experience

Bridge Construction Sim

All ratings4,188 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral7.6%
Negative12.4%
Written reviews608 reviews
Positive53.1%
Neutral6.4%
Negative40.5%

Shipping Manager

All ratings537 ratings
Positive77.1%
Neutral4.3%
Negative18.6%
Written reviews279 reviews
Positive34.1%
Neutral14.7%
Negative51.3%

User reviews

Bridge Construction Sim

From 4.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Realistic and fun
  • 👍 Great game
  • 👍 Pretty realistic
  • 👍 Loved
  • 👍 Very fun and quite a time killer

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Slower than cold molasses
  • 💰 Pay to win
  • 🐛 Crashes so much
  • 💰 Greedy money grab
  • 🐛 Laggy

Shipping Manager

From 539 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Good simulation game
  • 👍 Realistic and detailed
  • 🚢 Variety of ship types
  • 💡 Ability to design custom ships

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • ⏱️ Extremely long wait times
  • 💰 Monetization issues
  • 🤔 Lack of strategic depth
  • 🤯 Confusing UI and menus

Bugs and requests

Bridge Construction Sim

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Physics doesn't really work
  • Game crashes after playing a certain amount of levels in one sitting
  • Buttons don't work
  • Game doesn't open after a certain level
  • Randomly charges even after deleting app
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  • Randomly charges $379 without any interaction
  • Immediately crashes on launch
  • Freezes when vehicle is halfway through the bridge
  • Doesn't save progress after bridge is built
  • Glitch where can't build at all
  • Glitch where can't exit the game on iPhone X
  • Purchases gone after deleting and redownloading app

Requested features

9 requests
  • Sandbox mode
  • More levels
  • Expansion pack to buy
  • Freestyle mode with unlimited money and resources
  • More materials
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  • Size change of buttons
  • Turn off sound in settings
  • Mission (story) mode
  • Creative mode to make own bridges with no money limit

Shipping Manager

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes and freezes
  • Login and account issues
  • Incorrect ship characteristics
  • Unresponsive controls and menus

Requested features

5 requests
  • Automated ship operations
  • Multiport routes and transshipment
  • Fuel management and bunkering
  • Expanded ship types (heavy lift, RoRo, etc.)
  • Improved performance metrics and analytics

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Bridge Construction Sim

One-time5
  • Buy 25 Hints$1.99
  • Unlock ALL LEVELS$3.99
  • Hard Games$4.99
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  • Easy Games$4.99
  • Unlock All$14.99
20 purchases

Shipping Manager

One-time20
  • Special Deal2 variants$0.99
  • Special Offer$1.99
  • Small Cash & Points Pack$2.99
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  • Special Offer$2.99
  • Special Deal$4.99
  • Minor Cash & Points Pack$5.99
  • Special Offer$5.99
  • Start-up Deal$6.99
  • Special Deal$7.99
  • Special Offer$8.99
  • Special Deal$9.99
  • Medium Cash & Points Pack$11.99
  • Special Deal$11.99
  • Special Deal$15.99
  • Special Offer$19.99
  • Special Deal$20.99
  • Standard Cash & Points Pack$24.99
  • Large Cash & Points Pack$48.99
  • Special Deal$54.99
  • Extra Large Cash & Points Pack$99.99

Questions

Is Bridge Construction Sim free?
Bridge Construction Sim is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shipping Manager free?
Shipping Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bridge Construction Sim or Shipping Manager?
Bridge Construction Sim is rated higher. Bridge Construction Sim averages 4.2 out of 5 from 4.2K ratings, while Shipping Manager averages 4.1 from 539 ratings.
Do Bridge Construction Sim or Shipping Manager have ads?
Both Bridge Construction Sim and Shipping Manager show ads.
Which is updated more often, Bridge Construction Sim or Shipping Manager?
Bridge Construction Sim ships an update every 5 months, and Shipping Manager every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bridge Construction Sim was updated on October 29, 2026 and Shipping Manager on October 30, 2026.

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