Phage Invaders vs Ship Simulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Phage Invaders
Defend the city of Bacterium from viral invaders by controlling a Cas9-inspired hero. Slash invading DNA and viral parts to protect the city. Features progressive levels and an infinite survival mode.
- Control Cas9-inspired hero
- Slash invading DNA
- Progressive difficulty levels
- Survival mode
- High score leaderboards
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Defend the city of Bacterium from viral annihilation! The city is under attack and needs a hero to save the day! Play as noble defender Cris Perotein. You’ll need to act fast to stop an army of viral villains from taking over the city. Will you be quick enough? Use the on-screen controller to move Cris Perotein, our Cas9-inspired hero. Run Cris into the invading DNA to slash and destroy it. Careful, once viral parts appear, nothing can stop them! Features: • Play through levels that get harder and harder to learn the CRISPR ropes. • Try "survival mode" to battle a brutal, infinite onslaught of phage invaders. • Add your high score to the Game Center and see how you rank! *** Share on social media with #PhageInvaders *** About the IGI: The Innovative Genomics Institute is an academic research organization in the Bay Area. The IGI excites, engages, and empowers diverse audiences with clear and reliable resources. To learn more, visit https://www.innovativegenomics.org
Ship Simulator
Pilot various ships to transport resources and build a nuclear power plant in a challenging environment. Upgrade your fleet, manage industries, and overcome obstacles like difficult routes and dynamic weather.
- Cargo delivery tasks
- Ship fleet management
- Industry upgrades
- Ship modification
- Dynamic weather system
- Diverse routes and locations
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Welcome to Ship Simulator: Boat Game, a game in which you need to build a nuclear power plant in a deep province using ships. There is no transport infrastructure, only swamps and rivers around! Stand at the helm of an old boat, rebuild neighboring mining complexes and industries, transport resources between them and support their work. Buy new vehicles and improve the industry and all for the sake of building a nuclear power plant! In the ship captain simulator game you have to complete cargo delivery tasks: from machinery and building materials to equipment for light and heavy industry. Upgrade your fleet and develop production complexes - building a nuclear power plant is an incredibly difficult and expensive business! At your disposal is an impressive list of ships recreated according to real drawings. Complete routes of varying difficulty and earn money to replenish your fleet with new ships. Modify ships to cope with difficult routes and earn more money. Discover the entire fleet of vehicles: from an old tugboat to the most famous ships of the twentieth century! Game Features: - Advanced ship management - Advanced ship improvement system - Many interesting routes - Developed game world - Addictive gameplay - Stylized 2D graphics - Dynamic weather change On your way, you will conquer the elements and infrastructure problems in a wide variety of locations: swamps, plains, forests, mountains and much more are waiting for you! Download Ship Simulator: Boat Game and enjoy the exciting gameplay right now. Rather, take the task, load the ship, choose a destination and start the engine. Onward to meet the waves!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ship Simulator at 4.7 against Phage Invaders's 4.0. Ship Simulator also leads on ratings volume (13K vs 9). Phage Invaders's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 14) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. Ship Simulator sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Phage Invaders asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ship Simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ship Simulator has 13K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Phage Invaders's written reviews are positive against 49% of Ship Simulator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Phage Invaders ships an update every 4 days, Ship Simulator every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Phage Invaders | Ship Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (9 ratings) | 4.7 (13K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 48.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 13K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 513 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Innovative Genomics Institute | Azur Interactive Games Limited |
Customer experience
Phage Invaders
Ship Simulator
Bugs and requests
Phage Invaders
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Ship Simulator
Reported bugs
4 issues- Winch breaking issues and ship damage when boosting
- Cargo loading and delivery not registering properly
- Energy system not regenerating as expected
- Crashes and black screens on certain devices
Requested features
4 requests- More levels, missions, and locations to explore
- Ability to replay completed missions
- Free roam mode or sandbox environment
- Option to remove ads through a one-time purchase
In-app purchases
Phage Invaders
No in-app purchases
Ship Simulator
- Small starter set$0.99
- 5000 coins$2.99
- No ADS$2.99
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- Supply containers$3.99
- No ADS offer$3.99
- Big starter set$3.99
- Free barges forever$4.99
- 10000 coins$4.99
- Automatic loading forever$4.99
- 20000 coins$7.99
- 10000 experience$8.99
- 40000 coins$14.99
- 60000 coins$19.99
- 90000 coins$24.99
Questions
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