Sub Buddy vs 1K62 Lathe Simulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sub Buddy
This app provides a realistic digital replica of a German U-boat Attack Disc, functioning as a circular slide rule for complex torpedo calculations in WW2 submarine games. It includes 27 training videos and a visual Angle on Bow helper, with customizable controls for left and right-handed users.
- Realistic U-boat Attack Disc simulation
- Circular slide rule for torpedo solutions
- 27 bundled training videos
- Visual Angle on Bow helper
- Adjustable time of day and weather
- Left and right-handed modes
- Customizable menu system
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Check out the 'Developer Website' link for a 3 1/2 minute promotional video! Sub Buddy brings the most realistic and accurate digital German U-boat Attack Disc to life and, for the first time, to hand-held devices so you can use it just like a real slide-rule! We've designed a unique circular slide rule called the 'TADS Computer' and together the two discs will allow any player of WW2 Submarine games to perform calculations and complex torpedo solutions faster than a calculator or a spreadsheet. It doesn't matter whether you sail US Navy Fleet boats, or German U-Boats, whether you are a lone Silent Hunter, or you play as part of a Wolfpack, these realistic and powerful tools will allow you to become one of the best Aces of the Deep! To help you, we've created 27 unique Training Videos, one for each specific task or operation, so you can easily and quickly learn the immense power these discs provide. To make this as responsive as possible, especially in the heat of battle, we've chosen to bundle all 27 videos right into the app! That means you never have to worry about Wi-Fi or data signals, lag or streaming and you can cram in a quick refresher or learn a new technique on the tube, waiting for a taxi or in the queue at the Post Office; so you can always get the information you need (with Picture in Picture on Apple iPad, so you can follow along) right when you need it! This does mean that the app is 1.32GB in size, so make sure you are on Wi-Fi before you begin your download. Another unique feature is our 'Visual AoB Helper' - or 'Angle on Bow' helper - that you can use to visually replicate what you see in game and get an accurate AoB reading to within a single degree! We also allow you to change the time of day and weather so you can best match the conditions in-game! Yet another unique feature, is that we have designed this app, from the very beginning, to fit you, the user, the best way possible. We support Left and Right handed modes, with all the primary buttons available comfortably within the sweep of your dominant thumb, as well as the ability to dynamically re-order the menu system to put what you need, where you need it most; and these settings are always automatically saved and changeable at any time without having to find buried settings or options. We sincerely hope you love these discs as much as we do and believe us, once you become skilled in their use, you will be able to do almost any calculation with them - ‘submarine sim’ or even real life - so quickly you'll amaze your friends and fellow players. Please let us know what else you'd like added to your Sub Buddy. Visit poutybatface.com/subbuddy We also treasure our privacy, as well as all yours, and we guarantee you no data is captured or stored and this app makes no network calls of any kind. NOTE: Touch markers on the videos are only there for demonstration purposes only. They are not in the actual app.
1K62 Lathe Simulator
This app provides an interactive 3D simulation of common lathe operations. It supports external and facing turning, drilling, boring, grooving, and threading with over 70 cutting tools. The interface is available in Russian and English, with metric and inch measurement systems.
- External and facing turning simulation
- Drilling and boring operations
- Groove and thread cutting
- Over 70 cutting tools
- Metric and inch support
- Russian and English interface
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The application simulates the performance of ordinary turning operations in an interactive mode. The capabilities of the simulation model include operations of external and facing turning, drilling and boring of holes, turning of grooves, cutting of external and internal threads. In the full version of the application, more than 70 cutting tools are available for work. The graphical user interface is made in Russian and English. Metric and inch measurement systems are supported. The required amount of video memory of the device is 350 MB. The graphical system of the application uses the components of OpenGL 3.0.
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Verdict
Sub Buddy and 1K62 Lathe Simulator both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Sub Buddy's written reviews are positive against 70% of 1K62 Lathe Simulator's. Sub Buddy also leads on ratings volume (10 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). 1K62 Lathe Simulator's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months) and price ($4.99 vs $5.99). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Sub Buddy costs $5.99 and 1K62 Lathe Simulator $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Sub Buddy against 5.0 for 1K62 Lathe Simulator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sub Buddy has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Sub Buddy's written reviews are positive against 70% of 1K62 Lathe Simulator's.
Sub Buddy ships an update every 12 months, 1K62 Lathe Simulator every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sub Buddy | 1K62 Lathe Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | $4.99 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 70.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.2 GB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zoe Summers | 旭 陈 |
Customer experience
Sub Buddy
1K62 Lathe Simulator
In-app purchases
Sub Buddy
No in-app purchases
1K62 Lathe Simulator
No in-app purchases
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