Ship Maneuvering Simulator vs Olympic 4D Simulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ship Maneuvering Simulator
Experience realistic ship handling with this simulator. It features advanced physics like astern propeller effects, drift during turns, and velocity-dependent rudder and bow thruster performance. Explore various environments with different ship types.
- Astern propeller effect
- Drift during turns
- Pivot point movement
- Velocity-based rudder effectiveness
- Bow thruster influenced by velocity
- Sandbox environment
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This simulator will give you a realistic experience of what it's like to handle a large ship. It includes some features which often seem to be missing in other simulators: - Astern effect of the propeller - Drift during turn - Pivot point movement - Rudder effectiveness based on propeller flow and ship's own velocity - Bow thruster effectiveness influenced by ship's velocity For the moment there are three ships (cargo ship, supply ship and battle ship). In the future more may be added. The game is played in a sandbox style with a sea, river and port environment and customisable current. I plan to also add wind effect. The simulation is based on the mathematical hydrodynamic MMG model which is also used in professional ship handling and mooring simulators.
Olympic 4D Simulator
Explore the decks of a historic ocean liner in this immersive virtual tour. Experience the ship's atmosphere with interactive modes, including driving and walking on its decks.
- Virtual tour of the Olympic
- Drive the ship
- Night mode
- Launch the ship
- Walk on decks
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Olympic 4D Simulator is a real Olympic simulator for iOS! Take an amazing walk around the outer decks of the Olympic, the Titanic's older twin brother! This virtual tour will allow you to fully immerse yourself in the atmosphere that prevailed on this ship. In our simulator you can find the following mods: Free Modes: - Exposition (Olympic 1911, 1913); - Night mode; - Harland & Wolff; Premium Modes: - Driving the Olympic; - Olympic 1917-1918
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ship Maneuvering Simulator at none against Olympic 4D Simulator's 2. Ship Maneuvering Simulator also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 12 months). Olympic 4D Simulator's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.2). On price, review sentiment, 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. Olympic 4D Simulator sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Ship Maneuvering Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.
Olympic 4D Simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 101 and 100 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Ship Maneuvering Simulator's written reviews are positive against 88% of Olympic 4D Simulator's.
Ship Maneuvering Simulator ships an update every 6 days, Olympic 4D Simulator every 12 months. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.
| Parameter | Ship Maneuvering Simulator | Olympic 4D Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (101 ratings) | 4.6 (100 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 101 — better | 100 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 338 MB | 735 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WPC | Gennady Bortnik |
Customer experience
Ship Maneuvering Simulator
Olympic 4D Simulator
In-app purchases
Ship Maneuvering Simulator
No in-app purchases
Olympic 4D Simulator
- Discount$3.49
- Premium$6.99
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