Comparison

Boat builder® vs Torpedoes Away

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

Head to head
About

Boat builder®

Design and construct various boats, from small fishing vessels to larger ships. Develop thriving cities on beautiful islands, attracting wealthy residents and facilitating trade through air travel. Enhance your island's value and create a bustling metropolis.

Highlights
  • Boat construction
  • Island city development
  • Trade simulation
  • Resource management
  • Island beautification
Features
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Create a small fishing boat, create a new city. Make beautiful islands an island where rich people gather, trade each day through arriving airplanes. Your city will be even more value added. Island Games, City Management, Island City, Fishing Game, Fishing Game, Ship Game

About

Torpedoes Away

Features
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Torpedoes Away ! Your job as sub commander is to destroy as many enemy warships as you can. You have an unlimited supply of torpedoes, however the enemy forces are vast so try and make each shot count. The enemy war ships also have torpedoes, if they fire a torpedo at you and its on target then your only chance is to shoot it head on. Tactics :- Shoot enemy torpedoes which are going to hit you, ignore torpedoes that are off target. Destroy enemy ships as they enter the demilitarised zone (DMZ), so they don't have time to fire. Pick off closer ships first since their torpedoes reach you faster. Watch out for ships firing as they come into the DMZ, keep an eye on both sides. Listen for enemy ships launching torpedoes. Target fast moving torpedoes early. And most importantly, remember you are in a submarine, they don't move fast so your only chance of survival is to blast incoming torpedoes. Torpedoes Away, another classic arcade game from our retro arcade series, download and play now.

Screenshots

Boat builder®4 screens
Torpedoes Away4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Torpedoes Away at Free against Boat builder®'s $8.99. Torpedoes Away also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Boat builder®'s advantage is ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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

Torpedoes Away is free to download; Boat builder® costs $8.99 up front. Boat builder® sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Torpedoes Away asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boat builder® ships an update every 36 months, Torpedoes Away every 47 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Boat builder® versus Torpedoes Away: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoat builder®Torpedoes Away
Price$8.99Free — better
Rating2.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 36 months — betterEvery 47 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB59 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperDomyung KimGalatic Droids

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Boat builder®

One-time1
  • 5 Diamond$4.99
None

Torpedoes Away

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Boat builder® free?
Boat builder® costs $8.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Torpedoes Away free?
Torpedoes Away is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Boat builder® or Torpedoes Away have ads?
Torpedoes Away shows ads; Boat builder® does not.
Which is updated more often, Boat builder® or Torpedoes Away?
Boat builder® ships an update every 36 months, and Torpedoes Away every 47 months. Most recently, Boat builder® was updated on October 6, 2026 and Torpedoes Away on October 17, 2026.

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