Comparison

Ship Handling Simulator vs Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox

Engage in realistic water physics simulations, build and destroy various watercraft, and experiment with environmental parameters like wave frequency and density. Create custom ships or structures and test their resilience with explosions and demolitions.

Highlights
  • Ship editor for custom builds
  • Real-time destruction sandbox
  • Adjustable water physics parameters
  • Variety of bombs and explosions
  • Build custom structures
  • Launch ships in deep water
Features
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Love physics simulation? Want some realistick water simulator? Do you like explosions and destructions too? Then Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox is for you Different simulations in one: Create boat or survival raft - build your own ship in editor or use a pre-built creaft. Sandbox in real time - you can destroy in this game too, use some explosions to demolish submarine! Liquid simulator - control various parameters of water to make it behave different (like wave frequency, speed, water tension, density etc). Create a tsunami, rise sea level or remove all water to build some hauses and destroy them later. Features: - sandbox, build a wall for inspection and throw bombs at it - launch your ship in deep water - Different level designs - Build your own boat in editor that allows you to set weight or even connection force - different types of bombs with different explosions - create different structures like house, tower or huge town... be creative. Now have fun with this physics game!

Screenshots

Ship Handling Simulator4 screens
Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ship Handling Simulator at 83% against Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox's 23%. Ship Handling Simulator also leads on rating (4.2 vs 2.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox's advantage is price (Free vs $10.99) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). On device support and iOS requirement 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

Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox is free to download; Ship Handling Simulator costs $10.99 up front. Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ship Handling Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ship Handling Simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 335 and 94 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Ship Handling Simulator's written reviews are positive against 23% of Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ship Handling Simulator ships an update every 3 months, Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Ship Handling Simulator versus Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShip Handling SimulatorFluid Ship Simulator Sandbox
Price$10.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (335 ratings) — better2.6 (94 ratings)
Positive reviews82.7% of reviews — better22.9% of reviews
Number of ratings335 — better94
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size633 MB159 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAleksandr TurkinSerafim Katasonov

Customer experience

Ship Handling Simulator

All ratings332 ratings
Positive79.8%
Neutral7.2%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews248 reviews
Positive82.7%
Neutral7.3%
Negative10.1%

Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox

All ratings76 ratings
Positive40.8%
Neutral6.6%
Negative52.6%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive22.9%
Neutral12.5%
Negative64.6%

User reviews

Ship Handling Simulator

From 335 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great ship simulation
  • 👍 Realistic ship handling
  • 👍 Detailed ship models
  • 👍 Fun and challenging

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 🐛 Performance issues on some devices
  • 🐛 Glitches with certain ship features
  • 🔋 Battery drain concerns

Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox

From 94 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Realistic and fun
  • 👍 Entertaining game
  • 👍 Good for kids
  • 👍 Has potential

Room to improve

  • 👎 Thumbnail is a lie
  • 👎 Trash physics
  • 👎 Cannot sink ships
  • 👎 Too many ads
  • 👎 Inappropriate ads

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

Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Ads still present after purchase
  • Premium purchase not applied
  • Cannot save created ships
  • Game doesn't let you play
  • Settings are unreadable/unusable
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  • Purchased full version not received

Requested features

12 requests
  • Add more ships
  • Add the Titanic
  • Add airplanes
  • Add bigger ships
  • Make ships sink
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  • Improve ship physics
  • Add compartments for sinking
  • Add more options
  • Add a tutorial/guide
  • Make premium work
  • Add more settings
  • Make ships not break apart when moving

In-app purchases

None

Ship Handling Simulator

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox

One-time1
  • Premium$1.99

Questions

Is Ship Handling Simulator free?
Ship Handling Simulator costs $10.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox free?
Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ship Handling Simulator or Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox?
Ship Handling Simulator is rated higher. Ship Handling Simulator averages 4.2 out of 5 from 335 ratings, while Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox averages 2.6 from 94 ratings.
Do Ship Handling Simulator or Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox have ads?
Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox shows ads; Ship Handling Simulator does not.
Which is updated more often, Ship Handling Simulator or Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox?
Ship Handling Simulator ships an update every 3 months, and Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox every 2 days. Most recently, Ship Handling Simulator was updated on October 23, 2026 and Fluid Ship Simulator Sandbox on October 21, 2026.

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