Comparison

Ship Mooring vs Ship Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Ship Mooring

Experience realistic ship handling with various tasks like port arrivals and departures. Control multiple propellers, manage different engine types, and navigate diverse weather conditions. Features a sandbox mode for custom level creation.

Highlights
  • Port arrival and departure tasks
  • Sandbox mode for custom levels
  • Control of multiple propellers
  • Various engine types (diesel, steam, azimuth)
  • Day/night modes
  • Different weather conditions
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Different type of tasks: * Arrival to port (mooring at yellow/black gate) * * Departure from port (cross green line) * * Port to port trial * * Day or night modes * * Sandbox mode. Create and pass your own levels * Real control of one, two, three and four propellers ships. Single ship control and teamwork with tugs during ship mooring operations. Different weather conditions and level difficulty. Different types of ship power plants: - directly coupled to propellers diesel engines (with start air control); - steam engines and turbines; - free turn azimuth propulsion (single or double). Auxiliary bow and stern thrusters.

About

Ship Simulator

Manage a ship logistics company, performing cargo transportation, port crane operations, and forklift tasks. Explore two modes: a career mode with business management and a ship simulation mode with international cruises.

Highlights
  • Ship logistics company management
  • Cargo transportation
  • Port crane operations
  • Forklift construction machinery
  • Career mode with business tasks
  • International ship simulation cruises
Features
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If you want to play realistic ship simulation game, this game is for you! By establishing your ship logistics company, you will be able to earn money by doing all the work of ship cargo transportation, port crane works and forklift construction machinery. There are 2 different modes in this simulation game. 1. Mode is career mode. In this mode, you have your own house and garage, car and boat. With your car, you will perform tasks by taking tenders where you can do business with cranes and forklifts belonging to your company. All of these tasks will be jobs that will be assigned in the port area. You will transport the materials to be loaded on the ships by using the tower crane at the port. With the forklift truck, you will place the pallets in the container and make them loaded on the ship. Our other 2nd mode is completely on ship simulation. In this mode, you will organize cruises to known ports in 15 different world countries with the ship. You will try to complete the missions by safely transporting heavy tonnage cargoes to the destination ports by ships. While cruising between the arctic glaciers, you must be careful not to damage the ship. Otherwise, you may sink the ship. In this ship simulation game, you will have the opportunity to use both the ship and forklift and crane work vehicles. We wish you pleasant games.

Screenshots

Ship Mooring4 screens
Ship Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ship Simulator at Free against Ship Mooring's $6.99. Ship Mooring's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.7) and review sentiment (80% vs 40%). On ratings volume, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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

Ship Simulator is free to download; Ship Mooring costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ship Mooring holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Ship Mooring's written reviews are positive against 40% of Ship Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ship Mooring ships an update every 6 months, Ship Simulator every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Ship Mooring versus Ship Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShip MooringShip Simulator
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (10 ratings) — better3.7 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB647 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAleksandr TurkinHRY GROUP BILISIM INSAAT SANAYI TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI

Customer experience

Ship Mooring

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Ship Simulator

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ship Mooring

No in-app purchases

None

Ship Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ship Mooring free?
Ship Mooring costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ship Simulator free?
Ship Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ship Mooring or Ship Simulator?
Ship Mooring is rated higher. Ship Mooring averages 4.8 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Ship Simulator averages 3.7 from 7 ratings.
Do Ship Mooring or Ship Simulator have ads?
Ship Simulator shows ads; Ship Mooring does not.
Which is updated more often, Ship Mooring or Ship Simulator?
Ship Mooring ships an update every 6 months, and Ship Simulator every 11 months. Most recently, Ship Mooring was updated on October 25, 2026 and Ship Simulator on October 24, 2026.

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