Ship Handling Simulator vs Britannic 4D Simulator
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.
Britannic 4D Simulator
Explore the Britannic, the twin of the Titanic, through an immersive virtual tour. Experience different eras of the ship, from its 1914 concept to its final moments and wreck.
- Virtual tour of Britannic's outer decks
- Explore Britannic in 1914 (Concept)
- Experience Britannic in 1915
- Nighttime view of Britannic
- Simulate Britannic's sinking
- Explore the Britannic wreck
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Britannic 4D Simulator is a real Britannic simulator for iOS! Take an amazing walk around the outer decks of the Britannic, the twin brother of the Titanic! This virtual tour will allow you to fully immerse yourself in the atmosphere that prevailed on this ship. Free mods: - All Britannic; - Сoncept (Britannic 1914-1915); - Night; Paid mods: - Driving; - Sinking; - Wreck
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Britannic 4D Simulator at Free against Ship Handling Simulator's $10.99. Britannic 4D Simulator also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.2). Ship Handling Simulator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 15 months). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads 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
Britannic 4D Simulator is free to download; Ship Handling Simulator costs $10.99 up front. Britannic 4D Simulator sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Ship Handling Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.
Britannic 4D Simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 332 and 360 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Ship Handling Simulator's written reviews are positive against 80% of Britannic 4D Simulator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Ship Handling Simulator ships an update every 3 months, Britannic 4D Simulator every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ship Handling Simulator | Britannic 4D Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $10.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (332 ratings) | 4.4 (360 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.7% of reviews — better | 79.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 332 | 360 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 633 MB | 719 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Aleksandr Turkin | Gennady Bortnik |
Customer experience
Ship Handling Simulator
Britannic 4D Simulator
User reviews
Ship Handling Simulator
From 332 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Britannic 4D Simulator
From 360 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun game
- 👍 Best game ever made
- 👍 Entertaining and helpful for understanding history
- 👍 Fantastic game
- 👍 Captures the feel of Titanic simulator
Room to improve
- ⏱️ Sinking takes too long
- 🐛 Glitches with movement controls
- 🔍 Lack of interior details
- 🔍 Inaccuracies in sinking animation
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
Britannic 4D Simulator
Reported bugs
3 issues- Jumping bug allows player to fly
- Sinking speed controls not working properly
- Screen goes white at certain time during sinking
Requested features
13 requests- Add RMS Lusitania sinking simulation
- Add NPC passengers and crew
- Add driving mode
- Add launch animation
- Add more sinking speed options
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- Add interior exploration
- Add Titanic to the game
- Add ability to open doors
- Add sparks to the smokestacks
- Add bow crack animation
- Add Lusitania, Mauritania, and Aquitania games
- Add Poseidon 4D simulation
- Add viewing of the Britannic wreck
In-app purchases
Ship Handling Simulator
No in-app purchases
Britannic 4D Simulator
- Discount$4.99
- Premium$9.99
Questions
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