Seashine vs Ocean Settler
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Seashine
Explore a mysterious, dangerous underworld as a fragile jellyfish. Absorb light to survive longer and evade bizarre creatures lurking in the darkness. Experience an endless, unique survival quest with intuitive touch controls and a dynamic soundtrack.
- Endless underworld exploration
- Unique, unlimited gameplay
- Intuitive touch controls
- Dynamic reactive soundtrack
- Survival against bizarre creatures
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How long will you survive in the abyss? Dive now into the abyss, in an endless quest for survival. You are born as a fragile jellyfish, struggling to maintain a fading light in the darkness of the deep ocean caves. Explore this mysterious underworld and absorb all the light you find on your way to live a few more seconds. But be aware... As poetic as this place seems to be, bizarre creatures and plants lurk in the obscurity, waiting to take a bite of you! Survival of the fittest inside nature's most well kept secret, the depths of the ocean. - Explore a gorgeous and endless underworld full of unknown dangers and strange creatures. - An unlimited experience where each game is unique. You'll never face the same challenge twice. - Intuitive controls specially made for touch devices. - A beautiful dynamic soundtrack reacting to the environment.
Ocean Settler
Explore the ocean's depths, gather resources, and build machines to battle sea creatures. Unlock new powerups and face a formidable boss in this addictive adventure.
- Explore ocean depths
- Collect resources
- Build machines
- Battle sea creatures
- Unlock powerups
- Face a boss
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The underwater world is full of unimaginable surprises! Can you conquer it? Dare to explore the depths of the ocean, collect different resources, build powerful machines and face dangerous sea creatures in a fascinating adventure! Dive into this explore craft game and became an experienced explorer. How deep can you get? Your world becames bigger while you get deeper in the ocean. Unlock potent machines, new powerups and impressive enemies! Experience endless fun! Download Ocean Settler now and master the fascinating underwater world! It’s a free game! Features: • Super satisfying experience! • Challenging moments when you get to destroy terrifying sea creatures in ingenious ways • Many powerups! Unlock each one of them while you explore the sea • The game is hilarious, relaxing and very addictive • Beautiful striking 3D visuals • High performance • Play against a big boss
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Seashine at 94% against Ocean Settler's 50%. Seashine also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and ads (none vs shown). Ocean Settler's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). On price 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. Seashine sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Ocean Settler asks for nothing beyond the download.
Seashine holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Seashine has 4.9K ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Seashine's written reviews are positive against 50% of Ocean Settler's.
Seashine ships an update monthly, Ocean Settler every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Seashine | Ocean Settler |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4.9K ratings) — better | 4.3 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.9K — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 217 MB | 196 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Patrick Ellis | Game Ever S.A. |
Customer experience
Seashine
Ocean Settler
Bugs and requests
Seashine
Reported bugs
3 issues- Occasional crashes or freezes
- Disappearing collectibles or progress loss
- Inconsistent enemy spawn patterns
Requested features
5 requests- Peaceful exploration mode without enemies
- More diverse environments and creatures
- Ability to play as other sea creatures
- Multiplayer or co-op gameplay
- Improved tutorial and onboarding
Ocean Settler
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Seashine
- 40 Stars$0.49
- 100 Stars$0.99
- 200 Stars$1.89
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- 400 Stars$2.99
- Star Doubler$3.99
- 800 Stars$4.99
Ocean Settler
No in-app purchases









