Comparison

Explore Titanic vs Island Ship Tycoon 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

Island Ship Tycoon Simulator

Embark on a sailing adventure, piloting luxury yachts to transport tourists to remote islands. Test your sailing skills by rescuing drowning tourists and outmaneuvering pirates in a thrilling ocean environment.

Highlights
  • Luxury yacht driving
  • Tourist transport to islands
  • Drowning tourist rescue
  • Pirate evasion
  • Ship unlocking and progression
  • Ocean racing
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Go on a beautiful sailing adventure, Drive beautiful luxury yachts and transport rich tourists to beautiful remote islands. Become the master of all seas. Show your sailing skills and rescue drowning tourists from the sea, rescue people before pirates reach them, the sea is full of dangers and mysteries, the thrilling adventure awaits you. Unlock new and bigger ships as you progress, earn more coins and unlock every ship. Drive your big ships in the ocean, beat your rivals to the finish point and win the race against time.

Screenshots

Explore Titanic1 screens
Island Ship Tycoon Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Island Ship Tycoon Simulator at Free against Explore Titanic's $1.99. Island Ship Tycoon Simulator also leads on rating (3.9 vs 3.7) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Explore Titanic's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On review sentiment, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Island Ship Tycoon Simulator is free to download; Explore Titanic costs $1.99 up front. Island Ship Tycoon Simulator sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Explore Titanic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Island Ship Tycoon Simulator holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 138 and 279 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Explore Titanic's written reviews are positive against 55% of Island Ship Tycoon Simulator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Explore Titanic versus Island Ship Tycoon Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExplore TitanicIsland Ship Tycoon Simulator
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (138 ratings)3.9 (279 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better54.5% of reviews
Number of ratings138279 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size609 MB209 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGary ChambersIyabo Ojo

Customer experience

Explore Titanic

All ratings138 ratings
Positive64.5%
Neutral8.7%
Negative26.8%
Written reviews95 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative33.7%

Island Ship Tycoon Simulator

All ratings280 ratings
Positive70.4%
Neutral7.9%
Negative21.8%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative45.5%

User reviews

Explore Titanic

From 138 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

Island Ship Tycoon Simulator

From 279 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • ✅ Okay experience
  • 👍 Like it
  • 👍 Ship no ads
  • 👍 Good game

Room to improve

  • 😞 Bad game
  • 😞 Slow game
  • 😞 Pointless game
  • 😞 Terrible controls
  • 😞 Slow boat

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

Island Ship Tycoon Simulator

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Controls vibrate when turning
  • No prop spin

In-app purchases

None

Explore Titanic

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Island Ship Tycoon Simulator

One-time4
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • Unlock Levels$8.99
  • Unlock Yachts$11.99
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  • Unlock All$19.99

Questions

Is Explore Titanic free?
Explore Titanic costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Island Ship Tycoon Simulator free?
Island Ship Tycoon Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Explore Titanic or Island Ship Tycoon Simulator?
Island Ship Tycoon Simulator is rated higher. Explore Titanic averages 3.7 out of 5 from 138 ratings, while Island Ship Tycoon Simulator averages 3.9 from 279 ratings.
Do Explore Titanic or Island Ship Tycoon Simulator have ads?
Neither Explore Titanic nor Island Ship Tycoon Simulator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Explore Titanic or Island Ship Tycoon Simulator?
Explore Titanic ships an update every 2 months, and Island Ship Tycoon Simulator every 2 months. Most recently, Explore Titanic was updated on November 6, 2026 and Island Ship Tycoon Simulator on November 7, 2026.

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