Ship Fiction vs Ocean Learning Platform
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ship Fiction
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Ship Fiction is a gamified simulation tool to practice use of behaviors in real life scenarios offshore. The objective is to individually practice behaviors that strengthens a culture that learns from failure.
Ocean Learning Platform
Access and download maritime e-learning content from your subscription. Build knowledge in safety, navigation, engineering, and well-being. Stay updated with courses and videos from experts to advance your career.
- Downloadable e-learning content
- Maritime legislation courses (SOLAS, STCW, MARPOL, MLC)
- Topics: safety, security, environment, navigation, engineering, health
- Offline learning capability
- Expert-led courses and videos
- Career advancement focus
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Access and download maritime e-learning content from your Ocean Learning Platform subscription. Learn online and offline with extensive content covering a variety of topics relating to important maritime legislation such as SOLAS, STCW, MARPOL and the MLC. Build your knowledge, competency and skills in topics covering safety, security, caring for the marine environment, navigation, engineering and looking after your health and wellbeing. Maximise your onboard learning potential with your downloaded content. Stay up to date with courses, e-learning and videos from world-class experts. Keep yourself on the leading edge to improve your performance on the job and further your career. Please note: This app requires an active Ocean Learning Platform subscription and an internet connection to access and download content.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Ship Fiction at every 3 weeks against Ocean Learning Platform's every 3 months. Ship Fiction also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ship Fiction ships an update every 3 weeks, Ocean Learning Platform every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ship Fiction | Ocean Learning Platform |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 129 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sayfr AS | Seagull Maritime AS |
In-app purchases
Ship Fiction
No in-app purchases
Ocean Learning Platform
No in-app purchases
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