Afterglow vs Shipwright
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Afterglow
This post-apocalyptic MMORPG allows you to queue actions for your character to gather, craft, fight, and explore even when offline. Define your playstyle through skill-based progression and participate in a player-driven economy. The game emphasizes honest design with no pay-to-win mechanics.
- Offline action queuing
- Skill-based progression
- Player-driven economy
- Strategic turn-based combat
- No pay-to-win
- Post-apocalyptic setting
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A post-apocalyptic sandbox MMORPG set in the American Southwest, 77 years after the 1988 nuclear war. Designed for players whose lives don't pause for game timers: queue actions for your character to gather, craft, fight, and explore even when you're offline. Check in when life allows. Choose your path as trader, warrior, or explorer. Skill-based progression means you define your playstyle. No pay-to-win. No artificial scarcity. Just a wasteland that keeps moving. DESIGNED FOR YOUR LIFE Queue actions for gathering, crafting, traveling, and fighting. Your character works offline. Deep MMORPG gameplay without the time commitment. STRATEGIC TURN-BASED COMBAT Your character auto-battles intelligently, but you can intervene for optimal results. Every weapon matters. Face mutated creatures and hostile survivors. PLAYER-DRIVEN ECONOMY Craft and trade with other players. Master rare blueprints and production chains. Specialize and cooperate. Your skills create your value. SKILL-BASED PROGRESSION No classes. No predetermined builds. Learn any skill through use. Become a crafter, fighter, trader, or all three. NO DARK PATTERNS. NO PAY-TO-WIN. One time purchase unlocks full skill progression - that's it. No energy systems. No premium currencies. No manipulative timers. Just honest game design from a small indie team. -- Licensed Application End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Afterglow Terms of Service https://afterglow-game.com/terms-of-service.html
Shipwright
Explore a catalog of ship blueprints, assemble fleet compositions, and analyze battle reports. Create custom tier lists to strategize your naval engagements.
- Browse ship blueprints
- Build fleet compositions
- Review battle reports
- Create tier lists
- Explore IL catalog
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Browse the IL catalog of ship blueprints, build fleet compositions, review battle reports, create tier lists.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shipwright at 5.0 against Afterglow's 4.0. Shipwright also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). Afterglow's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Afterglow sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Shipwright asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shipwright holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Afterglow has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Afterglow ships an update weekly, Shipwright every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Afterglow | Shipwright |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.1 GB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shadow Council Pty Ltd | The Food App LLC |
Customer experience
Afterglow
Shipwright
In-app purchases
Afterglow
- Signal Boost$7.991 Month
- 5 Ember$4.99
- Full Game Unlock$7.99
- 10 Ember$9.99
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- 25 Ember$24.99
- 50 Ember$49.99
Shipwright
No in-app purchases









