Comparison

Tip the Ship vs Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox

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

Head to head
About

Tip the Ship

Tap the screen to make a pirate jump over obstacles in this fast-paced mobile game. Navigate a rocking ship and avoid incoming objects to achieve a high score. It's an addictive new challenge for iOS devices.

Highlights
  • Tap to jump
  • Avoid incoming objects
  • Pirate character
  • Rocking ship environment
  • High score challenge
Features
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The boats rockin, the stuff's rollin, you better get jumpin. Tip the Ship will be your new obsession and it is here to IOS!. Just tap to the screen to jump the pirate over the incoming objects.

About

Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox

Engage in realistic water physics simulations, build and destroy various watercraft, and experiment with environmental parameters like wave frequency and density. Create custom ships or structures and test their resilience with explosions and demolitions.

Highlights
  • Ship editor for custom builds
  • Real-time destruction sandbox
  • Adjustable water physics parameters
  • Variety of bombs and explosions
  • Build custom structures
  • Launch ships in deep water
Features
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Love physics simulation? Want some realistick water simulator? Do you like explosions and destructions too? Then Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox is for you Different simulations in one: Create boat or survival raft - build your own ship in editor or use a pre-built creaft. Sandbox in real time - you can destroy in this game too, use some explosions to demolish submarine! Liquid simulator - control various parameters of water to make it behave different (like wave frequency, speed, water tension, density etc). Create a tsunami, rise sea level or remove all water to build some hauses and destroy them later. Features: - sandbox, build a wall for inspection and throw bombs at it - launch your ship in deep water - Different level designs - Build your own boat in editor that allows you to set weight or even connection force - different types of bombs with different explosions - create different structures like house, tower or huge town... be creative. Now have fun with this physics game!

Screenshots

Tip the Ship4 screens
Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tip the Ship at 100% against Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox's 23%. Tip the Ship also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days) and ratings volume (76 vs 15). On price, monetization model and device support 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. Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tip the Ship asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tip the Ship holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox has 76 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Tip the Ship's written reviews are positive against 23% of Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tip the Ship ships an update every 5 days, Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Tip the Ship versus Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTip the ShipFluid Ship Simulator Sandbox
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (15 ratings) — better2.8 (76 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better22.9% of reviews
Number of ratings1576 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size293 MB159 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNoJokeLegit LLCSerafim Katasonov

Customer experience

Tip the Ship

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox

All ratings76 ratings
Positive40.8%
Neutral6.6%
Negative52.6%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive22.9%
Neutral12.5%
Negative64.6%

Bugs and requests

Tip the Ship

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Ads still present after purchase
  • Premium purchase not applied
  • Cannot save created ships
  • Game doesn't let you play
  • Settings are unreadable/unusable
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  • Purchased full version not received

Requested features

12 requests
  • Add more ships
  • Add the Titanic
  • Add airplanes
  • Add bigger ships
  • Make ships sink
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  • Improve ship physics
  • Add compartments for sinking
  • Add more options
  • Add a tutorial/guide
  • Make premium work
  • Add more settings
  • Make ships not break apart when moving

In-app purchases

None

Tip the Ship

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox

One-time1
  • Premium$1.99

Questions

Is Tip the Ship free?
Tip the Ship is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox free?
Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tip the Ship or Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox?
Tip the Ship is rated higher. Tip the Ship averages 5.0 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox averages 2.8 from 76 ratings.
Do Tip the Ship or Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox have ads?
Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox shows ads; Tip the Ship does not.
Which is updated more often, Tip the Ship or Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox?
Tip the Ship ships an update every 5 days, and Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox every 2 days. Most recently, Tip the Ship was updated on October 3, 2026 and Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox on October 13, 2026.

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