Comparison

Explore Titanic vs Ship Handling Simulator

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

Ship Handling Simulator

Experience realistic ship handling, maneuvering, and mooring with tugboats. Pilot a vast array of vessels, from historical steamships to modern carriers, through challenging scenarios. Navigate narrow passages, avoid hazards, and master complex docking procedures.

Highlights
  • Realistic ship handling and maneuvering
  • Mooring with tugboat assistance
  • 30 detailed ship models
  • Hazard navigation and AI vessel interaction
  • Dynamic weather and environmental conditions
  • Sandbox mode for custom levels
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Original simulator of ship-handling, maneuvering and mooring to a pier with tugboats. 30 high-detailed ships, included passenger ships, cruise liners, cargo ships, battleships and aircraft carriers, from historical steam ships of 19th century till modern nuclear. Realistic control of single and multi-screw vessels (including famous Titanic, Britannic 1874 and 1914, Carpathia, Mauretania, Aquitania, Californian) and azimuth propulsion. Maneuvering with thrusters. Mooring the vessel to the berth using two tugboats with separate control. Departure from the berth and arrive into target area. Narrow-swimming, bypass of hazards, minefields, passing with other AI vessels. Sea marks of hazards and channels according to international rules. Day and night modes, different environment and weather conditions, calm or storm water with ocean waves and icebergs. Sandbox mode. You can create and pass your own levels. Damage and sinking of ships at collisions, splitting in half while sinking.

Screenshots

Explore Titanic1 screens
Ship Handling Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ship Handling Simulator at 4.2 against Explore Titanic's 3.6. Ship Handling Simulator also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 60%). Explore Titanic's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $10.99). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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

Explore Titanic costs $1.99 and Ship Handling Simulator $10.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ship Handling Simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 137 and 322 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Explore Titanic's written reviews are positive against 83% of Ship Handling Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Explore Titanic ships an update every 2 months, Ship Handling Simulator every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Explore Titanic versus Ship Handling Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExplore TitanicShip Handling Simulator
Price$1.99 — better$10.99
Rating3.6 (137 ratings)4.2 (322 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.6% of reviews82.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings137322 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size609 MB630 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGary ChambersAleksandr Turkin

Customer experience

Explore Titanic

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

Ship Handling Simulator

All ratings322 ratings
Positive79.8%
Neutral7.5%
Negative12.7%
Written reviews247 reviews
Positive82.6%
Neutral7.3%
Negative10.1%

User reviews

Explore Titanic

From 137 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Detailed and realistic exterior graphics
  • 🚢 Accurate deck layout and ship design
  • 🎵 Atmospheric period music
  • 🎮 Immersive first-person exploration experience
  • 📚 Educational historical content

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent app crashes and won't open
  • 🎮 Difficult and unintuitive controls
  • 🤢 Motion sickness from camera movement
  • 🔊 Sound issues and unresponsive audio controls
  • ⏱️ Limited content causes quick boredom

Ship Handling Simulator

From 322 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great ship simulation
  • 👍 Realistic ship handling
  • 👍 Detailed ship models
  • 👍 Fun and challenging

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 🐛 Performance issues on some devices
  • 🐛 Glitches with certain ship features
  • 🔋 Battery drain concerns

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

Ship Handling Simulator

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Icebergs not spawning in sandbox mode
  • Telegraphs not loading on some ships
  • Game crashing when sinking large ships
  • Issues with ship speed controls

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more ships (Lusitania, Queen Mary, Poseidon, etc.)
  • Improve sinking animations (funnel collapse, split in half, etc.)
  • Implement working lifeboats and passengers
  • Add underwater view and ocean floor
  • Introduce more gameplay modes (tug control, port management, etc.)
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  • Improve graphics and water physics

In-app purchases

None

Explore Titanic

No in-app purchases

None

Ship Handling Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Explore Titanic free?
Explore Titanic costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ship Handling Simulator free?
Ship Handling Simulator costs $10.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Explore Titanic or Ship Handling Simulator?
Ship Handling Simulator is rated higher. Explore Titanic averages 3.6 out of 5 from 137 ratings, while Ship Handling Simulator averages 4.2 from 322 ratings.
Do Explore Titanic or Ship Handling Simulator have ads?
Neither Explore Titanic nor Ship Handling Simulator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Explore Titanic or Ship Handling Simulator?
Explore Titanic ships an update every 2 months, and Ship Handling Simulator every 3 months. Most recently, Explore Titanic was updated on September 26, 2026 and Ship Handling Simulator on September 24, 2026.

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