Comparison

Explore Titanic vs Titanic Shipyard

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

Head to head
About

Explore Titanic

Explore the outer decks of the RMS Titanic in a virtual 3D environment. Learn about the ship's history and locations by interacting with icons that reveal images and detailed descriptions. Experience what it was like to be on board with period music and deck plans.

Highlights
  • Virtual 3D deck exploration
  • Interactive historical information
  • Period music soundtrack
  • Detailed deck plans
  • Location-based image reveals
  • Lifeboat details
Features
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Walk Titanic's decks! You are on-board the RMS Titanic (April 14th, 1912) and can stroll her outer decks! What better way to learn about the RMS Titanic, than by virtually walking her decks. Wonder what was it like to look up at her funnels, to hear her whistles, to look down from Titanic's crow's nest? You can find out in this app! Learn as you walk, like never before! Click icons as you walk around, revealing famous images and detailed descriptions about the very location you are at. It's easier than ever to place Titanic photographs, by being there where they were taken. Go from the Forecastle to the Poop Deck, or go for a walk along the A Deck, B Deck and Well Deck exterior spaces. As you reach key points you'll have icons to click that show more information, images and deck plans. You'll find out what it felt like to be on Titanic, by being there. Set to period music, this app lovingly recreates the famous liner on her last day afloat. The app is packed with lots of information - pull up images in the actual locations they were taken, read information about those locations and additionally view glorious deck plans (courtesy Titanic historian Bruce Beveridge) - you'll understand Titanic's decks and the context of photos and history interactively. You can walk up to any lifeboat, read about who was in it, and much more. See, hear and feel what it was like to be on the RMS Titanic! Note: This comprehensive guide is for Titanic's outer decks, the interior and sinking are currently beyond the intended scope. As with all 3d intensive apps and software, a newer device recommended (app may not run on older devices and has not been tested on iPad mini).

About

Titanic Shipyard

Build a thriving tourist city around the iconic Titanic. Attract visitors and businesses to transform the shipyard into a prosperous destination. Your goal is to generate wealth by making Titanic a central attraction.

Highlights
  • City construction
  • Tourist attraction development
  • Business management
  • Economic simulation
  • Titanic theme
Features
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Create a city for Titanic. Let's make Titanic a beautiful tourist city instead of the shipyard. A large number of tourists and companies that operate Titanic require a Titanic to depart. If Titanic appears in the city, a lot of tourists will appear. Then you will soon be rich.

Screenshots

Explore Titanic1 screens
Titanic Shipyard3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Explore Titanic at $1.99 against Titanic Shipyard's $29.99. Explore Titanic also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 33 months) and ratings volume (137 vs 2). Titanic Shipyard's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 60%). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Explore Titanic costs $1.99 and Titanic Shipyard $29.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Titanic Shipyard holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Explore Titanic has 137 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Explore Titanic's written reviews are positive against 100% of Titanic Shipyard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Explore Titanic ships an update every 2 months, Titanic Shipyard every 33 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Explore Titanic versus Titanic Shipyard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExplore TitanicTitanic Shipyard
Price$1.99 — better$29.99
Rating3.6 (137 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings137 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 33 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size609 MB55 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperGary ChambersDomyung Kim

Customer experience

Explore Titanic

All ratings137 ratings
Positive64.2%
Neutral8.8%
Negative27.0%
Written reviews94 reviews
Positive59.6%
Neutral6.4%
Negative34.0%

Titanic Shipyard

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Explore Titanic

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • App crashes on launch or during gameplay
  • App won't open or load properly
  • Crashes on specific iOS versions
  • Incompatible with iPad Mini 2 despite listing compatibility
  • Crashes after newest update
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  • Game kicks user out unexpectedly
  • Flickering doors and windows
  • Collision detection issues - can walk through funnels and walls
  • Hollow interior spaces visible through windows
  • Audio controls don't work properly
  • No menu or control panel
  • Difficult to quit the app
  • Freezing and performance issues
  • Hole in wall on B deck
  • Missing stairway access between decks

Requested features

19 requests
  • Interior spaces (grand staircase, boiler rooms, captain's quarters, passenger cabins)
  • Sinking mode with accurate ship sinking simulation
  • Ability to explore ship during sinking
  • Free camera mode
  • Ship steering/driving mode
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  • Passenger characters and NPCs
  • Wreck exploration mode
  • Britannic sister ship simulation
  • Olympic ship simulation
  • Queen Mary simulation
  • Carpathia rescue ship
  • Lifeboats exploration
  • Storyline/passenger roleplay mode
  • Day/night cycle
  • Improved floor textures (wooden)
  • Smoke from funnels
  • Wheelhouse access
  • Second class stairs functionality
  • Aft deck accessibility improvements

Titanic Shipyard

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Explore Titanic

No in-app purchases

None

Titanic Shipyard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Explore Titanic free?
Explore Titanic costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Titanic Shipyard free?
Titanic Shipyard costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Explore Titanic or Titanic Shipyard?
Titanic Shipyard is rated higher. Explore Titanic averages 3.6 out of 5 from 137 ratings, while Titanic Shipyard averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Explore Titanic or Titanic Shipyard have ads?
Neither Explore Titanic nor Titanic Shipyard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Explore Titanic or Titanic Shipyard?
Explore Titanic ships an update every 2 months, and Titanic Shipyard every 33 months. Most recently, Explore Titanic was updated on September 26, 2026 and Titanic Shipyard on September 18, 2026.

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