Pocket Trucks vs Ship Simulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pocket Trucks
Experience the life of a truck driver in this idle simulator. Choose your truck, build routes, and deliver cargo across the country. Tackle unexpected challenges and customize your ride to become the ultimate truck tycoon.
- Choose and customize trucks
- Build and manage delivery routes
- Earn coins and expand empire
- Face unexpected road challenges
- Collect and customize drivers
- Cute retro pixel art style
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Choose your truck and deliver cargo across the country, East to West Coast! The timely delivery is all in your hands, can you do it? This idle truck simulator game allows you to choose your path - where do you want to go? Build routes, collect trucks, earn coins, and become the tycoon! EPIC TRUCKING QUEST Jump into the life of a truck driver in this sim, and carry goods across the USA in awesome American trucks. Boost your trucks to get better speed, comfort, and gas mileage. Finish jobs to grab rewards and push ahead in the game, expanding your empire with every task. TACKLE SURPRISING CHALLENGES Get ready for unexpected twists and turns on the path to your empire across the country. With a map in hand, you'll move through different scenes and deal with challenges like icy roads, heavy traffic, and blocked paths. This idle sim makes you think on your feet! CUSTOMIZE YOUR RIDE Select your driver from a lineup of characters perfect for the job in this tycoon adventure. Dress them up in various outfits and gear, and choose your cargo, each needing a special way to be moved and delivered. Your choices craft the story of your trucking empire. Jump into this truck sim with its cute retro pixel art! Drive, explore, and enjoy the thrill of building your empire. In this idle tycoon game, strategize and grow, leaving your mark across towns and the country. Every decision counts towards becoming the top truck idle empire tycoon.
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.
- Cargo delivery tasks
- Ship fleet management
- Industry upgrades
- Ship modification
- Dynamic weather system
- Diverse routes and locations
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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!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Ship Simulator at every 2 weeks against Pocket Trucks's every 5 weeks. Ship Simulator also leads on ratings volume (13K vs 799). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Pocket Trucks sells 10 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Pocket Trucks against 4.7 for Ship Simulator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ship Simulator has 13K ratings behind it against 799, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 46% of Pocket Trucks's written reviews are positive against 49% of Ship Simulator's.
Pocket Trucks ships an update every 5 weeks, Ship Simulator every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pocket Trucks | Ship Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (799 ratings) | 4.7 (13K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.9% of reviews | 48.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 799 | 13K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 306 MB | 513 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NimbleBit LLC | Azur Interactive Games Limited |
Customer experience
Pocket Trucks
Ship Simulator
User reviews
Pocket Trucks
From 799 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun gameplay
- 🚀 Engaging progression
- 🎨 Great graphics and style
- 💡 Potential for expansion
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 🔑 Difficulty obtaining keys
- 💰 Excessive monetization
- 🕰️ Slow job refresh times
Ship Simulator
From 13K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 👍 Intuitive and easy to use controls
- 🎨 Great graphics and visuals
- 🎵 Enjoyable music and sound design
Room to improve
- 🔍 Lack of content after completing main missions
- 💰 High cost of in-app purchases for ships and upgrades
- 🔋 Energy system that limits playtime
- 📺 Excessive and unskippable advertisements
Bugs and requests
Pocket Trucks
Reported bugs
4 issues- Liquid cargo not unloading properly
- Truck parts not working as intended
- Ads not functioning correctly
- Sync/login issues
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to remove/retire trucks
- More truck and cargo type options
- Offline play compatibility
- Improved UI and navigation
- Global map expansion (Canada, Mexico)
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
Pocket Trucks
- More Bux$1.99
- Recurring bux$1.99
- Starter Pack$2.99
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- More bux$4.99
- More bux$9.99
- City Passage Bundle$9.99
- Pocket Pass$9.99
- VIP$19.99
- City Explorer Bundle$19.99
- Trucker's Toolbox Bundle$19.99
Ship Simulator
- 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
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