Boat Master vs Ship Sim 2019
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boat Master
Experience realistic boat navigation and parking challenges. Master various vessels, from motorboats to superyachts, in diverse weather and marina conditions. Test your skills against time, scoring systems, and navigation rules.
- Navigate and berth various boat types
- Realistic boat controls and physics
- Dynamic weather and current conditions
- Time-based and 3-star scoring system
- Multiple camera modes
- Console-quality graphics
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Boat Master is a boat navigation and berthing (parking) simulation game where players have to berth different boats in varying conditions. It is designed to replicate the controls and conditions of berthing and navigating a real boat in a marina and coastal channels (rivers and bays) as closely as possible. Current Features - Drive and berth a motorboat or superyacht (see screenshots) with 2 engines and bow and stern thrusters, using either berthing controls which allow access to all thrusters and easy individual engine control or driving mode which provides a steering wheel and individual or simultaneous control of both engines. - Drive a yacht with a single engine and steering wheel, along with bow thrusters in easier levels. - Drive a speedboat with a single engine & steering wheel as well as realistic tilting when turning at speed. - Drive a dual engine control Euro Cruiser with a steering wheel but no thrusters. - Drive a Jet Ski with realistic engine-driven steering, making low speed maneuvering more difficult. - Drive any boat through a channel in various conditions where you need to obey navigation markers and signs as well as avoid AI-Controlled boats going in the opposite direction. At the end of the navigation level, you then need to berth the boat in a small marina. - Multiple difficulty levels and berthing conditions and situations, including: - A hands-on tutorial level explaining the different controls - Wind and current which vary in direction and strength in different levels - Different berth locations and widths - Randomly timed thruster failure in harder levels - Berth the boat as quickly as you can without damaging it with the built-in time-based scoring system, as well as a 3-star scoring system, which gives you a rating based on your performance. If you don't obey navigation rules, crash, or are too slow, you won't get the 3 stars for the level (specific rules for getting ratings are outlined at the start of each level on the start screen). - Realistic water physics with drag based on speed and realistic boat handling (now including prop walk on the yacht) - multiple camera modes, including views from both sides, the front, back and the top of the boat as well as a camera mode which looks at the target berth from anywhere on the map while keeping the boat in view. - Console and PC level graphics with modern post-processing effects like Bloom, Ambient Occlusion and Filmic Colour Grading (turn on in settings). You can also improve the performance of the game by reducing reflection resolution, increasing the FPS target, and more. A new battery saver mode and the new balanced mode will automatically determine the best settings for your device. DISCLAIMER: This app is not a substitute for real life boat berthing or driving training, some boats (Superyacht, Yacht, Speedboats & Jet Ski) are paid (they are behind a one-time in-app purchase that costs real money to unlock). MINIMUM HARDWARE: iPhone 6 / 6S. The iPhone 5S really struggles to run this game, as does the original iPad Air. RECOMMENDED HARDWARE: iPhone 6S / 7 / iPad Air 2 or above. When playing on these devices or above it is recommended to turn on Balanced mode for a better graphical experience. Turning on post-processing features in settings will reduce the performance of the app, with Bloom and Ambient Occlusion being the most demanding. Want to get information about upcoming updates to Boat Master and gain early access to them? looking for more progress content such as gameplay videos & progress updates? Follow us on Facebook for all of this inside info, access and more! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flatWombatStudios/ Website: https://flatwombatstudios.com/ Boat Master has a pending self-certified IGRS rating of 3+. Music in video previews: "Notanico Merengue" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Ship Sim 2019
Experience the thrill of commanding massive vessels in a realistic open-world Mediterranean setting. Choose from cruise ships, cargo ships, or oil tankers to complete challenging missions and explore iconic port cities.
- Multiple ship classes (cruise, cargo, oil tanker)
- Realistic open-world Mediterranean map
- Challenging docking scenarios
- Day-night cycle and weather effects
- Customization options for ships
- Multiple control choices
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Welcome to the most exciting and realistic ship simulator game - Ship Sim 2019! Sail around the Mediterranean sea as the captain of a 400 meter oil tanker, a gigantic cargo ship or a luxurious cruise ship. Navigate your ship in a realistic and detailed open world map and complete missions in many of the iconic port cities around the Mediterranean. Ship Sim 2019 has everything you ever wanted in a ship simulator game. There are over a dozen ships to start with, each detailed and realistic, with many outside, interior and deck cameras. And the best part is: you basically get 3 different boat simulator games in one: Cruise ship simulator - there are many tourism hot-spots on the Mediterranean sea and it's your job to ferry thousands of passengers to their destinations. And no boat simulator game would be complete without some of the most impressive and luxurious cruise ships in the world - check them out! Cargo ship simulator - as the commander of a giant cargo ship it's your job to transport hundreds of thousands of tons of goods from one port to another. As you complete missions and earn money you will be able to afford some of the largest cargo ships that travel the seas. Oil tanker simulator - start with a regular-sized oil tanker ship and work your way up to the giant tankers that dwarf any other ship around them. You missions will take you in city-ports as well as oil rigs set in the middle of the sea. Here are some more features of our latest ship simulator game: • 3 different ship classes: passenger, cargo and oil tanker • many ships to choose from (with even more coming soon) • free roam the open world map of the Mediterranean Sea • amazing weather and day-night cycle • groundbreaking graphics for a mobile ship simulator • realistic water reflections • multiple control choices (arrows, tilt or rudder) • challenging docking scenarios • realistic environment sounds and actual ship engine sounds • multiple customization options: change the text, color and even flag on your ship • request new ships or features on our Social Pages! Have fun playing our new realistic ship simulator and please make sure to share it with your friends and to send us your feedback!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Boat Master at 4.5 against Ship Sim 2019's 3.8. Ship Sim 2019's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Boat Master sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Ship Sim 2019 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Boat Master holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.7K and 864 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 52% of Boat Master's written reviews are positive against 55% of Ship Sim 2019's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Boat Master ships an update every 4 months, Ship Sim 2019 weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Boat Master | Ship Sim 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.7K ratings) — better | 3.8 (864 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.5% of reviews | 55.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | 864 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 244 MB | 711 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tommy Vaux | Alexandru Marusac |
Customer experience
Boat Master
Ship Sim 2019
User reviews
Boat Master
From 1.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Realistic boat controls
- 👍 Excellent graphics
- 🚢 Variety of boat types
- 💡 Helpful for learning boat handling
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches and crashes
- 🔒 Limited free content, pay-to-play
- 🔋 Performance issues on some devices
- 🤖 Unrealistic physics and boat behavior
Ship Sim 2019
From 864 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great graphics
- 🚢 Realistic ship simulation
- 🤩 Enjoyable gameplay
- 🌟 Awesome game overall
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive ships and upgrades
- 🚧 Shallow water issues
- 🤖 Lack of AI ship movement
- 🛑 Ads blocking controls
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
Bugs and requests
Boat Master
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to progress past tutorial
- Boats disappearing or controls not working
- Docking zones not registering properly
Requested features
5 requests- Free play mode
- Customizable weather and conditions
- More boat types and scenarios
- First-person view option
- Ability to control individual engines
Ship Sim 2019
Reported bugs
4 issues- Paid ad removal not working
- Saved progress/ships disappearing
- Controls not responsive/blocked by ads
- Frequent crashes and freezes
Requested features
7 requests- Add sinking/damage mechanics
- Expand map to include more regions
- Implement multiplayer mode
- Add interior ship exploration
- Improve weather/storm effects
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- Introduce more ship variety
- Optimize for iPhone notch displays
In-app purchases
Boat Master
- In Game Superyacht$2.49
- In Game Yacht$2.49
- In Game Speedboat$2.49
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- Euro Cruiser$2.49
- In Game Jet Ski$2.49
- Everyday Pack$3.49
- Exotic Pack$3.49
- Unlock All$6.99
Ship Sim 2019
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Trainee Pack$2.99
- Trainee Pack Credits$2.99
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- Junior Pack$3.99
- Junior Pack Credits$3.99
- Second Officer Pack$7.99
- Second Officer Pack Credits$7.99
- Navigator Pack$9.99
- Explorer Pack$12.99
- First Officer Pack Credits$15.99
Questions
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