Comparison

Rule Panic vs Tokyo Shipping!

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

Head to head
About

Rule Panic

Features
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Every level has a new rule. Read it, then tap — fast. Rule Panic is a quick brain game for attention and reflexes. The board fills with colorful shapes, the rule changes every level, and a wrong tap costs a life. ◆ 46 different rules: colors, shapes, order, counting, memory and sneaky exceptions ◆ "Avoid red, but red circles are OK" — every word counts ◆ 7 worlds and hundreds of levels — the rules get trickier as you go ◆ Easy, Normal and Hard: 3, 2 or 1 life per level ◆ Colorblind patterns and target highlighting ◆ Short levels — perfect for a quick break Looks simple. Gets tricky fast.

About

Tokyo Shipping!

Features
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Lead Japan's merchant fleet to import resources and export goods! Engage in trade, power up domestic industries, and drive the rapid growth of the Japanese economy! Japan relies on imports for many of its essential resources, with 99% of these shipments transported by merchant vessels such as tankers and bulk carriers. Imported resources are processed domestically into various goods for export, generating foreign currency. Merchant ships—including container ships and car carriers—play a vital role in these exports as well. Building a merchant ship can take two to three years or more; consequently, many shipping companies secure the vessels they operate by leasing them from shipowners (a practice known as "chartering"). Use your merchant fleet to handle imports and exports, activate key domestic industries, and fuel the growth of the Japanese economy! There are just two main tasks for the player: 1. Charter merchant ships! You can sign contracts by selecting the charter period, ship type, and vessel size. Once chartered, simply choose your trading partners and the goods to be traded, and the ships will set sail. 2. Operate essential domestic industries! By supplying valuable resources to these industries, you can manufacture products. These goods can be consumed domestically or sold as exports to earn foreign currency. Infrastructure that generates energy cannot be allowed to stop; oil, LNG (liquefied natural gas), and coal are vital to the Japanese economy. Make sure to keep imports flowing! It’s "Game Over" if you run out of any of the essentials for infrastructure and daily life: oil, LNG, coal, food, or money. Keep a close eye on your resource stockpiles as you manage the Japanese economy! There are absolutely no advertisements or in-app purchases—feel free to focus entirely on the gameplay.

Screenshots

Rule Panic4 screens
Tokyo Shipping!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tokyo Shipping! at every 5 days against Rule Panic's every 4 months. Tokyo Shipping! also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Rule Panic's advantage is price ($0.29 vs $4.99). On ads and in-app purchases 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

Rule Panic costs $0.29 and Tokyo Shipping! $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rule Panic ships an update every 4 months, Tokyo Shipping! every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
Rule Panic versus Tokyo Shipping!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRule PanicTokyo Shipping!
Price$0.29 — better$4.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB200 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSunspear Software LLCmasahiro goto

In-app purchases

None

Rule Panic

No in-app purchases

None

Tokyo Shipping!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rule Panic free?
Rule Panic costs $0.29, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tokyo Shipping! free?
Tokyo Shipping! costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rule Panic or Tokyo Shipping! have ads?
Neither Rule Panic nor Tokyo Shipping! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rule Panic or Tokyo Shipping!?
Rule Panic ships an update every 4 months, and Tokyo Shipping! every 5 days. Most recently, Rule Panic was updated on November 7, 2026 and Tokyo Shipping! on November 5, 2026.

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