Comparison

Harbor Crane Challenge vs Emergency Call

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

Head to head
About

Harbor Crane Challenge

Operate a massive harbor crane to load and unload container ships and trucks. Utilize multiple camera angles and on-screen controls to precisely maneuver containers. Choose from three distinct gameplay modes to complete your assignments.

Highlights
  • Container ship and truck loading/unloading
  • Multiple camera views
  • On-screen joystick controls
  • Three gameplay modes
  • Assignment console display
  • Social sharing options
Features
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Everyone is depending on you to load and unload the massive container ship that just pulled up to your dock. Control room view features video screens, showing the container and crane from three different angles. Use the on-screen controllers to move the crane left and right, the container from the ship to the dock or the dock to the ship, and raise and lower the container onto the ship or the waiting truck. Assignments appear on control room console display. Three gameplay modes: - ship to truck - truck to ship - alternating. Optionally shares your accomplishments with Facebook, Twitter, email, or instant messaging. Universal App - supports iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, including standard, Retina, and iPhone 5 displays.

About

Emergency Call

Engage in thrilling rescue missions as part of an attack squad. Survey the scene, make tactical decisions, and utilize specialized equipment to overcome challenges like fires and gas cylinder explosions. Your actions determine the mission's outcome and your safety.

Highlights
  • Complete diverse rescue missions
  • Explore and survey operation sites
  • Make tactical decisions
  • Utilize specialized equipment
  • First-person perspective gameplay
  • Mission evaluation for improvement
Features
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***No in-app purchases*** ***No advertising*** As a member of the attack squad, you carry out a variety of exciting missions ranging from apartment and car fires to rescuing people as well as many others. Do you have what it takes to complete the challenges ahead? When you arrive on the scene, you start where the attack squad begins to operate. The extinguishing water connection is already in place, the turntable ladder is ready for use and all the materials you need for an indoor or outdoor attack are at your disposal right from the start. You are therefore well equipped to successfully complete any operation. After you arrive you first have to survey the scene to get an overview of the situation. Then you can start to work on the primary and secondary objec­tives. Depending on the situation, you will have to decide for yourself in which order you want to complete the tasks. However, be prepared for incidents that may occur during the operation, such as explo­sions of gas cylinders, if they are not found and extinguished in time. During the missions, remember that your own safety and that of the people involved is always paramount! Do you have what it takes to master the exciting everyday work of the attack squad? FEATURES - Take on the role of the attack squad and complete a variety of different missions - Explore the operation site, decide on the tactical approach and work through the mission - Your tactical decisions influence the further course of the mission - Every mission is evaluated so that you can constantly improve yourself - Use equipment such as a smoke screen, Halli­gan bar, turntable ladder or various extinguishing agents - Play in first-person perspective, manage your inventory, and interact with the characters in the game

Screenshots

Harbor Crane Challenge4 screens
Emergency Call4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Emergency Call at 80% against Harbor Crane Challenge's 0%. Emergency Call also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.7) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 55 months). Harbor Crane Challenge's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $5.99). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Harbor Crane Challenge costs $1.99 and Emergency Call $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Emergency Call holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Harbor Crane Challenge's written reviews are positive against 80% of Emergency Call's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Harbor Crane Challenge ships an update every 55 months, Emergency Call every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Harbor Crane Challenge versus Emergency Call: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHarbor Crane ChallengeEmergency Call
Price$1.99 — better$5.99
Rating2.7 (3 ratings)4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyEvery 55 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB905 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMagnin & AssociatesAerosoft GmbH

Customer experience

Harbor Crane Challenge

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Emergency Call

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Harbor Crane Challenge

No in-app purchases

None

Emergency Call

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Harbor Crane Challenge free?
Harbor Crane Challenge costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Emergency Call free?
Emergency Call costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Harbor Crane Challenge or Emergency Call?
Emergency Call is rated higher. Harbor Crane Challenge averages 2.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Emergency Call averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Harbor Crane Challenge or Emergency Call have ads?
Neither Harbor Crane Challenge nor Emergency Call shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Harbor Crane Challenge or Emergency Call?
Harbor Crane Challenge ships an update every 55 months, and Emergency Call every 4 months. Most recently, Harbor Crane Challenge was updated on October 6, 2026 and Emergency Call on October 15, 2026.

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