Comparison

Cliff Diving Champ vs Ship Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Cliff Diving Champ

Experience the thrill of cliff diving, progressing from local meets to international competitions. Master various dive types and positions with realistic graphics and smooth animations. Customize and upgrade your diver through RPG elements as you compete and practice.

Highlights
  • Multiple platform heights (3m to 26m)
  • Variety of dive types and positions
  • Freestyle practice mode
  • RPG diver customization and upgrades
  • Realistic judging system
  • Game Center support (achievements, leaderboards)
Features
Currently charting
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Take your diver from the junior 3m local rocky beach meet all the way up to international top events at the whopping, high adrenaline, life-threathening 26m platform. Users' reviews: ***** " Easily the best cliff diving game out there! " " Well worth the money..." The game is an evolution of DiveChamp, our other simulation of the more classic indoor acrobatic diving. It features just as realistic graphics captured from experienced divers, the signature ultra-smooth animation and responsive controls for optimal gameplay following closely the beautiful and dangerous sport of cliff diving! Other features: - Wide range of heights: 3, 5, 10, 15, 18, 21 and ultimate 26m platforms - Forward, Back, Reverse, Inward and Armstands dives. - Pike, Tuck and Twists positions - Allows freestyle practice; enjoy ripping a simple reverse dive or a double back flip with quadruple twist! - RPG elements: customize and upgrade your diver thanks to the experience you accumulate by competing and practicing! - Offers 3 to 5 judges and a palette of qualifying standards just like in real life! - Follows most FINA and HDA codes, DD rules and judging regulations - Full Game centre support: achievements, leader boards and in-app store transactions. - supports all devices with iOS beyond 8.0 (including latest units like iPhone X, XS, Max)

About

Ship Simulator

Pilot various ships to transport resources and build a nuclear power plant in a challenging environment. Upgrade your fleet, manage industries, and overcome obstacles like difficult routes and dynamic weather.

Highlights
  • Cargo delivery tasks
  • Ship fleet management
  • Industry upgrades
  • Ship modification
  • Dynamic weather system
  • Diverse routes and locations
Features
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Welcome to Ship Simulator: Boat Game, a game in which you need to build a nuclear power plant in a deep province using ships. There is no transport infrastructure, only swamps and rivers around! Stand at the helm of an old boat, rebuild neighboring mining complexes and industries, transport resources between them and support their work. Buy new vehicles and improve the industry and all for the sake of building a nuclear power plant! In the ship captain simulator game you have to complete cargo delivery tasks: from machinery and building materials to equipment for light and heavy industry. Upgrade your fleet and develop production complexes - building a nuclear power plant is an incredibly difficult and expensive business! At your disposal is an impressive list of ships recreated according to real drawings. Complete routes of varying difficulty and earn money to replenish your fleet with new ships. Modify ships to cope with difficult routes and earn more money. Discover the entire fleet of vehicles: from an old tugboat to the most famous ships of the twentieth century! Game Features: - Advanced ship management - Advanced ship improvement system - Many interesting routes - Developed game world - Addictive gameplay - Stylized 2D graphics - Dynamic weather change On your way, you will conquer the elements and infrastructure problems in a wide variety of locations: swamps, plains, forests, mountains and much more are waiting for you! Download Ship Simulator: Boat Game and enjoy the exciting gameplay right now. Rather, take the task, load the ship, choose a destination and start the engine. Onward to meet the waves!

Screenshots

Cliff Diving Champ4 screens
Ship Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ship Simulator at Free against Cliff Diving Champ's $0.99. Ship Simulator also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (13K vs 9). Cliff Diving Champ's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On 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

Ship Simulator is free to download; Cliff Diving Champ costs $0.99 up front. Cliff Diving Champ sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Ship Simulator sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cliff Diving Champ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ship Simulator has 13K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Cliff Diving Champ's written reviews are positive against 49% of Ship Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cliff Diving Champ ships an update every 8 months, Ship Simulator every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Cliff Diving Champ versus Ship Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCliff Diving ChampShip Simulator
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better4.7 (13K ratings)
Positive reviews61.9% of reviews — better48.8% of reviews
Number of ratings913K — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#137 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB513 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJean-Baptiste BolcatoAZUR INTERACTIVE GAMES LIMITED

Customer experience

Cliff Diving Champ

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive61.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative31.0%

Ship Simulator

All ratings11,986 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews471 reviews
Positive48.8%
Neutral12.1%
Negative39.1%

Bugs and requests

Cliff Diving Champ

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Ship Simulator

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Winch breaking issues and ship damage when boosting
  • Cargo loading and delivery not registering properly
  • Energy system not regenerating as expected
  • Crashes and black screens on certain devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels, missions, and locations to explore
  • Ability to replay completed missions
  • Free roam mode or sandbox environment
  • Option to remove ads through a one-time purchase

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Cliff Diving Champ

One-time3
  • Training Camp$0.99
  • Boot Camp$1.99
  • Intensive Boot Camp$2.99
10 purchases

Ship Simulator

One-time10
  • 5000 coins$2.99
  • No ADS$2.99
  • No ADS offer$3.99
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  • Big starter set$3.99
  • Free barges forever$4.99
  • Automatic loading forever$4.99
  • 20000 coins$7.99
  • 40000 coins$14.99
  • 60000 coins$19.99
  • 90000 coins$24.99

Questions

Is Cliff Diving Champ free?
Cliff Diving Champ costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Ship Simulator free?
Ship Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cliff Diving Champ or Ship Simulator?
Cliff Diving Champ is rated higher. Cliff Diving Champ averages 5.0 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Ship Simulator averages 4.7 from 13K ratings.
Do Cliff Diving Champ or Ship Simulator have ads?
Ship Simulator shows ads; Cliff Diving Champ does not.
Which is updated more often, Cliff Diving Champ or Ship Simulator?
Cliff Diving Champ ships an update every 8 months, and Ship Simulator every 2 weeks. Most recently, Cliff Diving Champ was updated on November 1, 2026 and Ship Simulator on November 4, 2026.

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