Boat builder® vs Transatlantic Ship Sim
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Boat construction
- Island city development
- Trade simulation
- Resource management
- Island beautification
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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
Transatlantic Ship Sim
Experience realistic maritime voyages with this simulator. Navigate through diverse weather conditions and explore archipelago or open seas. Features multiple camera perspectives and a ship sinking simulation.
- Archipelago and open sea sailing
- Two camera views (over ship, external drone)
- Ship sinking simulation
- Three climate environments (snowing, raining, sunny)
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Sail in an archipelago, offers two camera views, over the ship and a drone style external view to fly around the ship. Also features an open sea sailing and a ship sinking simulation. Additionally offers 3 climate environments: 1. Snowing 2. Raining 3. Sunny
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Transatlantic Ship Sim at 3.7 against Boat builder®'s 2.8. Transatlantic Ship Sim also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Boat builder®'s advantage is price ($8.99 vs $9.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.5). 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
Boat builder® costs $8.99 and Transatlantic Ship Sim $9.99 up front. Boat builder® sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Transatlantic Ship Sim asks for nothing beyond the download.
Transatlantic Ship Sim holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 33% and 33% positive.
Boat builder® ships an update every 36 months, Transatlantic Ship Sim every 34 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Boat builder® | Transatlantic Ship Sim |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $8.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 2.8 (5 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 36 months | Every 34 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 180 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +9 |
| Developer | Domyung Kim | Randall Gonzalez |
Customer experience
Boat builder®
Transatlantic Ship Sim
In-app purchases
Boat builder®
- 5 Diamond$4.99
Transatlantic Ship Sim
No in-app purchases
Questions
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