Ship Simulator vs Dam Builder 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
Dam Builder 3D
Build and expand a dam in this idle simulation game. Earn profits by releasing water and upgrade your dam. Unlock a fishing fleet to catch and sell fish for even more rewards.
- Construct and expand dams
- Release water for profit
- Upgrade dam sections
- Unlock upstream dock
- Operate a fishing boat
- Expand fishing fleet
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Introducing "Dam Builder," a super casual idle game where you embark on the journey of constructing a dam! Begin with a small dam on a serene lake and gradually expand it into a massive structure. Earn profits by releasing water from the dam. Upgrade each section of the dam individually to increase your earnings. As you progress, unlock a bustling dock in the upstream lake after constructing Dam 2. Once the dock is unlocked, you'll automatically acquire a fishing boat. Send the fishing boat out to the lake, catch fish, and transport them to the dock for additional profits. Use diamonds to unlock new fishing boats and expand your fishing fleet. Dive into the tranquil world of "Dam Builder" and witness your empire grow along with the expanding dam!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Ship Simulator at every 2 weeks against Dam Builder 3D's every 2 months. Dam Builder 3D's advantage is review sentiment (64% vs 49%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Ship Simulator sells 14 one-off in-app purchases and Dam Builder 3D sells 16 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 — 4.7 for Ship Simulator against 4.8 for Dam Builder 3D. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13K and 10K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 49% of Ship Simulator's written reviews are positive against 64% of Dam Builder 3D's.
Ship Simulator ships an update every 2 weeks, Dam Builder 3D every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Ship Simulator | Dam Builder 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (13K ratings) | 4.8 (10K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.8% of reviews | 64.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13K — better | 10K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| 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 | 513 MB | 209 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AZUR INTERACTIVE GAMES LIMITED | Solid Games |
Customer experience
Ship Simulator
Dam Builder 3D
User reviews
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
Dam Builder 3D
From 10K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 💰 Ability to make money
- 🎨 Great graphics
- 🕹️ Challenging and engaging
Room to improve
- 🤖 Excessive ads
- ⏱️ Long ad durations
- 🔁 Repetitive levels
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
Bugs and 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
Dam Builder 3D
Reported bugs
3 issues- Ads not working as intended
- Game freezing or crashing
- Issues with in-app purchases
Requested features
4 requests- More maps and levels
- Reduced ad frequency
- Shorter ad durations
- Improved water physics
In-app purchases
Ship Simulator
- Small starter set$0.99
- 5000 coins$2.99
- No ADS$2.99
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- Supply containers$3.99
- No ADS offer$3.99
- Big starter set$3.99
- Free barges forever$4.99
- 10000 coins$4.99
- Automatic loading forever$4.99
- 20000 coins$7.99
- 10000 experience$8.99
- 40000 coins$14.99
- 60000 coins$19.99
- 90000 coins$24.99
Dam Builder 3D
- AD ticket (Small)$0.99
- Diamond Pack 1$1.99
- AD ticket (Mid)$1.99
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- AD ticket (Big)$3.99
- No Ads Lite$4.99
- Diamond Pack 2$4.99
- Remove force ad 7 days$4.99
- Diamond Package (Small)$4.99
- Season premium$6.99
- No Ads Plus$9.99
- Diamond Pack 3$9.99
- Remove force ad forever$9.99
- Diamond Package (Big)$9.99
- Diamond Pack 4$19.99
- Diamond Pack 5$49.99
- Diamond Pack 6$99.99
Questions
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