Ship Handling Simulator vs Transatlantic Ship Sim
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ship Handling Simulator
Experience realistic ship handling, maneuvering, and mooring with tugboats. Pilot a vast array of vessels, from historical steamships to modern carriers, through challenging scenarios. Navigate narrow passages, avoid hazards, and master complex docking procedures.
- Realistic ship handling and maneuvering
- Mooring with tugboat assistance
- 30 detailed ship models
- Hazard navigation and AI vessel interaction
- Dynamic weather and environmental conditions
- Sandbox mode for custom levels
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Original simulator of ship-handling, maneuvering and mooring to a pier with tugboats. 30 high-detailed ships, included passenger ships, cruise liners, cargo ships, battleships and aircraft carriers, from historical steam ships of 19th century till modern nuclear. Realistic control of single and multi-screw vessels (including famous Titanic, Britannic 1874 and 1914, Carpathia, Mauretania, Aquitania, Californian) and azimuth propulsion. Maneuvering with thrusters. Mooring the vessel to the berth using two tugboats with separate control. Departure from the berth and arrive into target area. Narrow-swimming, bypass of hazards, minefields, passing with other AI vessels. Sea marks of hazards and channels according to international rules. Day and night modes, different environment and weather conditions, calm or storm water with ocean waves and icebergs. Sandbox mode. You can create and pass your own levels. Damage and sinking of ships at collisions, splitting in half while sinking.
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 review sentiment: Ship Handling Simulator at 82% against Transatlantic Ship Sim's 33%. Ship Handling Simulator also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 34 months). Transatlantic Ship Sim's advantage is price ($9.99 vs $10.99). On 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
Ship Handling Simulator costs $10.99 and Transatlantic Ship Sim $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ship Handling Simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ship Handling Simulator has 341 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Ship Handling Simulator's written reviews are positive against 33% of Transatlantic Ship Sim's.
Ship Handling Simulator ships an update every 3 months, Transatlantic Ship Sim every 34 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ship Handling Simulator | Transatlantic Ship Sim |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $10.99 | $9.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (341 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.3% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 341 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 34 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 633 MB | 180 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +9 |
| Developer | Aleksandr Turkin | Randall Gonzalez |
Customer experience
Ship Handling Simulator
Transatlantic Ship Sim
Bugs and requests
Ship Handling Simulator
Reported bugs
4 issues- Icebergs not spawning in sandbox mode
- Telegraphs not loading on some ships
- Game crashing when sinking large ships
- Issues with ship speed controls
Requested features
6 requests- Add more ships (Lusitania, Queen Mary, Poseidon, etc.)
- Improve sinking animations (funnel collapse, split in half, etc.)
- Implement working lifeboats and passengers
- Add underwater view and ocean floor
- Introduce more gameplay modes (tug control, port management, etc.)
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- Improve graphics and water physics
Transatlantic Ship Sim
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ship Handling Simulator
No in-app purchases
Transatlantic Ship Sim
No in-app purchases
Questions
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