Comparison

Harbor Shift vs Dock Star

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

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About

Harbor Shift

Features
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Run a complete vessel-control shift where every arrival needs a pilot, tug approach, inspection, cargo authorization, and departure clearance. The Harbor Control Desk tracks three live vessel cases at once. Watch individual deadlines, spend tug fuel on approaches, inspect manifests and storm lashings, authorize cargo work, and clear each departure in the correct order. Fog and storms alter findings. Late work accumulates delay, while every decision changes the shift's safety and throughput scores. Close a shift to receive a persistent graded report, then compare past performance in the Reports tab. The separate Operations tab adds cargo contracts, twelve ship routes, weather payouts, specialist hiring, facilities, and multi-shift progression. Features: - Five-stage vessel-control workflow - Concurrent deadlines and resource pressure - Weather-dependent inspection findings - Tug fuel, safety, delay, and throughput metrics - Persistent graded shift reports - Contracts, crew, and facility progression - Offline local save Harbor Shift is an offline single-player management game. There are no accounts, purchases, chat, user-generated content, or cloud saves.

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Dock Star

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Every berth is an adventure. You're at the helm. Wind is pushing you off the quay, the tide is ebbing, and there's a freighter moored fifty meters astern. Ease her in, get your lines across, and make fast โ€” without a scratch. Dock Star is a precision harbor piloting game. No twitch reflexes, no endless runners. Just you, a heavy vessel, and the patient art of bringing her alongside. TAKE THE CONTROLS โ€ข Engine telegraph from Full Ahead to Full Astern โ€ข Helm and rudder for the long, slow turns โ€ข Bow and stern thrusters for the fine work โ€ข Fore, mid and aft mooring lines โ€” send them when you're close enough READ THE WATER Wind, current and tide all work against you, and every harbor reads differently. A berth that's simple on slack water becomes a real problem when the tide is running. 27 HARBOURS โ€ข SUNNY COVE โ€” learn the ropes โ€ข WINDY POINT โ€” wind joins in โ€ข TIDE TOWN โ€” currents and tide โ€ข STORM STRAIT โ€” race the clock โ€ข BUSY PORT โ€” harbor traffic โ€ข FURY GATES โ€” everything at once Dock and undock. Three stars for a clean approach, a tight line and time to spare. Perfect runs are hard โ€” that's the point. CLIMB THE RANKINGS Every clean berth counts toward your global score. See how your seamanship measures up against captains worldwide. FIT OUT YOUR FLEET Earn coins and gems as you go, and unlock ship skins from the Lil' Tug to the Star Queen. Style only โ€” no shortcuts, no pay-to-win. Slow is smooth. Smooth is fast.

Screenshots

Harbor Shift3 screens
Dock Star4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Harbor Shift at none against Dock Star's 4. Dock Star's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Dock Star sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Harbor Shift asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Harbor Shift versus Dock Star: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHarbor ShiftDock Star
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 5 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size6 MB14 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developerjeongeun leeRALPH STEVE NAVALES

In-app purchases

None

Harbor Shift

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Dock Star

One-time4
  • Add 100 Gems$0.99
  • Add 550 Gems$1.39
  • Remove Ads$1.99
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  • Add 100 Gems$1.99

Questions

Is Harbor Shift free?
Harbor Shift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dock Star free?
Dock Star is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Harbor Shift or Dock Star have ads?
Both Harbor Shift and Dock Star show ads.

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