Comparison

Enclaver vs Sail Sim

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

Head to head
About

Enclaver

Experience a life simulation where every choice shapes your destiny. Start from birth and navigate through childhood, careers, relationships, and beyond. Discover unique professions, make bold decisions, and explore the consequences of your actions in a story with no fixed ending.

Highlights
  • Life simulation from birth
  • Choice-driven narrative
  • Multiple career paths
  • Relationship building
  • Customizable character
  • Explore diverse lifestyles
Features
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Live an entirely new life — shaped by every choice you make. Start from birth and guide your character through childhood, adulthood, relationships, careers, and beyond. Every decision changes your future. Every action shapes your story. Who will you become? • A powerful business owner building wealth and influence? • A famous actor, sportsperson or musician? • A rising politician shaping your country’s future? • A military leader commanding your own private forces? • Royalty ruling over your kingdom? • A celebrity chasing fame and recognition? • Or someone who takes risks and lives on the edge? There are no scripts. No fixed endings. Only your choices — and the consequences that follow. Create Your Character Design your appearance, define your traits, choose your path, and begin a brand-new life. Grow, learn, earn, build relationships, and explore different futures every time you play. Explore Your World Walk through your home. Visit your business office. Explore the city. Drive your cars and expand your lifestyle. From modest beginnings to luxury living — it’s all possible. Buy houses, apartments, planes, yachts, stylish clothes, pets, and more as you build the life you imagine. Choose Your Profession Follow traditional careers — or take extraordinary paths: • Business Owner • Actor • Sportsperson • Musician • Politician • Military Commander • Royalty • Celebrity • Scientist • And many more unique professions Your ambition defines your journey. Make Bold Decisions Fall in love. Start a family. Build friendships — or rivalries. Fight for your goals. Break the rules and face consequences. Even experience life behind bars if your choices lead you there. Every action shapes how your story unfolds. Replay. Reinvent. Discover. No two lives are the same. Experiment with different paths. Take risks. Play it safe. Discover how small decisions create completely different outcomes. There’s no single right way to live. There’s only your way. Download Enclaver – Life Simulator and see where your choices take you. Terms: https://enclaver.com/enclaverappterms.html

About

Sail Sim

Experience a realistic, single-handed ocean passage in real time. Navigate using celestial bodies and dead reckoning, manage your boat's sails and condition, and survive the challenges of a living ocean. Learn sailing and survival skills as you embark on your own unique voyage.

Highlights
  • Real-time ocean passage
  • Celestial navigation with sextant
  • Physical boat sailing mechanics
  • Dynamic weather system
  • Survival resource management
  • In-game sailing handbook
  • Logbook and voyage charting
Features
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You wake on the beach of a small island with a 36-foot sloop at anchor offshore. The island is real. It is somewhere on Earth. Nothing aboard tells you where. SAIL is a single-handed ocean passage played in real time. One second in the game is one second in the world. Set a course, choose your canvas, put the phone down, and return when the weather, the boat, or the sky needs you. NAVIGATE BY THE REAL SKY There is no chart plotter and no satellite fix. Measure the sun, moon, Polaris, and navigational stars with a sextant. Guard the chronometer. Check the compass. Carry your position forward by dead reckoning, knowing that unseen current and instrument error are quietly pulling it away from the truth. SAIL A PHYSICAL BOAT Trim six sail plans to a changing wind. The boat heels from the force on the canvas, makes leeway, drifts with ocean currents, and suffers when you carry too much sail. The live polar diagram shows where she can go and how fast. A sailing coach explains what an experienced hand would notice—and why it matters. CROSS A LIVING OCEAN Weather grows from a simulated pressure field instead of a list of scripted conditions. Trade winds, westerlies, doldrums, squalls, swell, haze, and falling pressure all belong to the same world. The coast you raise over the horizon is drawn from the same real-Earth data the hull can strike. SURVIVE THE PASSAGE Water is finite. Food runs down. Rest, health, fresh provisions, fishing gear, medicine, sailcloth, repair stores, hull condition, and the bilge all matter. Rain can save you. A gale can dismast you. An island can feed you—if you find it. LEARN AS YOU GO No sailing knowledge is assumed. The in-game handbook uses animated diagrams to explain sail forces, points of sail, reefing, weather, latitude, longitude, dead reckoning, wayfinding, and survival. The coach teaches in the moment, then gets out of the way. MAKE THE VOYAGE YOURS Begin as a castaway on one of thousands of real islands, or take on a historic passage: a trade-wind Atlantic crossing, Bligh's open-boat journey, the James Caird in the Southern Ocean, or Slocum's long Pacific leg. Your log records the course, weather, miles, sights, decisions, and consequences hour by hour, then turns the voyage into a chart worth keeping. The ocean will keep moving when you close the app. Sail when a decision matters.

Screenshots

Enclaver4 screens
Sail Sim4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sail Sim at none against Enclaver's 10. Sail Sim also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). Enclaver's advantage is ratings volume (1.7K vs 1) and rating (4.3 vs 4.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Enclaver sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Sail Sim asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Enclaver holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Enclaver has 1.7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Enclaver ships an update every 3 weeks, Sail Sim every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Enclaver versus Sail Sim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEnclaverSail Sim
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (1.7K ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews51.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.7K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size401 MB18 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperEnclaver Labs LtdYang Liu

Bugs and requests

Enclaver

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Inability to change ownership of houses
  • Incorrect relationship status and family tree
  • Stuck on loading screens or black screens
  • Glitches when trying to start a business
  • Issues with driving mechanics and car ownership

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more countries and locations
  • Improve accessibility for visually impaired users
  • Introduce more career options and job types
  • Allow for more customization and character creation
  • Implement a more realistic aging and relationship system
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  • Add the ability to adopt pets and have children

Sail Sim

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Enclaver

Subscriptions1
  • Enclaver Premium$4.991 Year
One-time9
  • Time Travel Once$0.99
  • Enclaver Remove Ads$2.99
  • Sportsperson Profession$4.99
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  • Actor Profession$4.99
  • Musician Profession$4.99
  • Enclaver Premium$7.99
  • Power Mode$7.99
  • Royalty$9.99
  • Premium & Power Mode Bundle$12.99
None

Sail Sim

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Enclaver free?
Enclaver is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sail Sim free?
Sail Sim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Enclaver or Sail Sim?
Enclaver is rated higher. Enclaver averages 4.3 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while Sail Sim averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Enclaver or Sail Sim have ads?
Enclaver shows ads; Sail Sim does not.
Which is updated more often, Enclaver or Sail Sim?
Enclaver ships an update every 3 weeks, and Sail Sim every 10 days. Most recently, Enclaver was updated on November 11, 2026 and Sail Sim on October 31, 2026.

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