Comparison

Shipping Manager vs eSail4VR

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

Head to head
About

Shipping Manager

Become a shipping tycoon by managing a global cargo company. Choose from real ship types, sail to hundreds of ports, and optimize profits. Compete with others to build the largest maritime empire.

Highlights
  • Build and purchase ships
  • Sail to 400 real ports
  • Manage expenses and fuel
  • Invest in the stock market
  • Compete on leaderboards
  • Stop pirate hijackings
Features
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In Shipping Manager you can be the next big shipping tycoon and make sure that your company successfully brings cargo all around the world. Choose between a large amount of real ship types and sail to 400 real ports. Choose between 2 game modes: EASY or REALISM. Go the easy way to lower prices and increase profits or challenge yourself with realism where you have to consider the smallest things like the fuel prices and canal usage tax. Find the strategy that fits you and find ways to optimize your profit. Compete against other players and top the leaderboards by becoming the biggest shipping empire out there! Game Features: - Build new vessels - Purchase used ships - Track routes live - Customize your vessel to contain more cargo - Improve ships to sail faster - Manage your staff - Stop pirates from hijacking your ships - Invest in the stock market - Set up marketing campaigns In Shipping Manager you are in charge of a vast amount of details - manage expenses, fuel, CO2 usage, storage, marketing, the stock market, staff, and naturally, your ever-growing fleet of vessels. Become the CEO of the maritime world today! — This game is 100% ad free. Note: An online internet-connection is required to play this game. Please see the Trophy Games Privacy Statement to know more about your data protection at: https://trophy-games.com/legal/privacy-statement

About

eSail4VR

This app provides advanced routing calculations for the Virtual Regatta sailing game. It helps users optimize their race strategies by considering weather patterns and game-specific rules. Users can automatically sync their regattas and plan routes, with premium features offering advanced options and direct integration.

Highlights
  • Advanced routing algorithm
  • Automatic Virtual Regatta account connection
  • Real-time position tracking
  • Automatic weather file downloads
  • Route comparison
  • Cloud sync across devices
Features
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Do you like Virtual Regatta? Whether you are a beginner or experienced player, casual or addictive gamer, eSail for Virtual Regatta, known as eSail4VR, offers you all the power of dedicated routing for the exclusive Virtual Regatta service. With eSail4VR, you can compete with the best players! The routing algorithm considers all the specifics of the game to minimize penalties subject to sail changes, tacking and gybing. It also takes into account exclusion zones like the ZEA of the Vendée Globe. When you open the app, you are automatically connected to your Virtual Regatta account. If you have several regattas in progress, select in the home page the one you want to work on. Without any manipulation or setting, you can instantly find your position in real time on the map. If a new weather file is available for the game, it is automatically downloaded at the app start. Place a target on the screen and calculate a routing towards that target. Make several routings and compare them. Once the routing is done, send the programmations orders to VR, they will be immediately integrated in the game, and your boat will follow the path of this new route (Premium subscription only). That's it! Without a subscription, you have to manually transfer the bearing of each isochron segment in the Virtual Regatta programming function. Only one watchword: instant. One credo: efficiency. Wherever you are, on the move, on public transport, in a waiting room, at the time of a new weather file, take out your cell phone or tablet and update your routing. Icing on the cake, your Premium subscription is shared across your devices, your settings and routings are saved in the eSail4VR cloud and synchronized between all your devices: calculate a routing on your cell phone, it will immediately appear on your iPad, tablet, Windows PC or MacBook. Free app specs: - weather forecast - 5 day routing - followed boats and teammates The 3-month, with a 7 day trial period, Premium subscription includes: - up to 16 day routing - work your routing with pivot points - route your concurrents and teammates - export of the programming or waypoints to VR (up to 15 route points according to options taken in VR) - cloud sync Terms of use: https://esail4vr.fr/en/terms-and-use/ Privacy policy: https://esail4vr.fr/en/legal/

Screenshots

Shipping Manager4 screens
eSail4VR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Shipping Manager at 4.1 against eSail4VR's 2.7. Shipping Manager also leads on ratings volume (537 vs 3). eSail4VR's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (58% vs 34%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Shipping Manager sells 20 one-off in-app purchases and eSail4VR sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.49 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shipping Manager holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shipping Manager has 537 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 34% of Shipping Manager's written reviews are positive against 58% of eSail4VR's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shipping Manager ships an update every 3 weeks, eSail4VR every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Shipping Manager versus eSail4VR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShipping ManagereSail4VR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (537 ratings) — better2.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews34.2% of reviews57.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings537 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXombat ApSSOFT4SAIL

Customer experience

Shipping Manager

All ratings537 ratings
Positive77.1%
Neutral4.3%
Negative18.6%
Written reviews278 reviews
Positive34.2%
Neutral14.7%
Negative51.1%

eSail4VR

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive57.7%
Neutral23.1%
Negative19.2%

Bugs and requests

Shipping Manager

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes and freezes
  • Login and account issues
  • Incorrect ship characteristics
  • Unresponsive controls and menus

Requested features

5 requests
  • Automated ship operations
  • Multiport routes and transshipment
  • Fuel management and bunkering
  • Expanded ship types (heavy lift, RoRo, etc.)
  • Improved performance metrics and analytics

eSail4VR

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

20 purchases

Shipping Manager

One-time20
  • Special Deal2 variants$0.99
  • Special Offer$1.99
  • Small Cash & Points Pack$2.99
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  • Special Offer$2.99
  • Special Deal$4.99
  • Minor Cash & Points Pack$5.99
  • Special Offer$5.99
  • Start-up Deal$6.99
  • Special Deal$7.99
  • Special Offer$8.99
  • Special Deal$9.99
  • Medium Cash & Points Pack$11.99
  • Special Deal$11.99
  • Special Deal$15.99
  • Special Offer$19.99
  • Special Deal$20.99
  • Standard Cash & Points Pack$24.99
  • Large Cash & Points Pack$48.99
  • Special Deal$54.99
  • Extra Large Cash & Points Pack$99.99
1 purchases

eSail4VR

Subscriptions1
  • Premium subscription7 Days trial$12.493 Months

Questions

Is Shipping Manager free?
Shipping Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is eSail4VR free?
eSail4VR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shipping Manager or eSail4VR?
Shipping Manager is rated higher. Shipping Manager averages 4.1 out of 5 from 537 ratings, while eSail4VR averages 2.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Shipping Manager or eSail4VR have ads?
Shipping Manager shows ads; eSail4VR does not.
Which is updated more often, Shipping Manager or eSail4VR?
Shipping Manager ships an update every 3 weeks, and eSail4VR every 5 days. Most recently, Shipping Manager was updated on September 24, 2026 and eSail4VR on September 20, 2026.

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