Comparison

Crab Castles vs Real Shark Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Crab Castles

Build sandcastles with crab helpers on a tropical island, overcoming obstacles like gulls and earthquakes. Earn in-game currency to upgrade your crabs and explore beaches while learning marine life facts. A portion of in-app purchases supports ocean conservation.

Highlights
  • Sandcastle building with crab helpers
  • Obstacle challenges (gulls, earthquakes)
  • In-game currency for upgrades
  • Marine conservation education
  • Creative sandbox mode
  • Trash cleanup missions
Features
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Welcome to Fiddler Island, a tropical paradise where you can play and support Marine Conservation, and a day at the beach becomes a full-on sandcastle building challenge! With feisty crabs as your helpers, build your blocks to the goal lines before time runs out; but beware, "pirate" gulls & baby sea turtles will try to stop you. You will also need to deal with earthquakes, giant beach balls and strong winds! Use logic and skill to win doubloons and pearls used in the store for upgrades, colorful crab body art and more. Challenge Levels and awards also await our top competitors. As part of your marine mission, you’ll have to explore Tropical Beach and clean up trash while collecting doubloons, taking cover behind trees from attacking gulls and searching for pearl targets. While you take a breath between building, enjoy marine life fun facts. And, a portion of in app purchases revenue goes to help our oceans and support marine conservation programs. So, Congratulations- just by playing this game you are a Player in Making a Better World! True sandcastle artists will love Sandbox Beach, which is a creative space. Here you can build to your heart’s content without interruptions or time constraints using many different block shapes, flags, seashells, sea stars, doors and shutters. When your own unique masterpiece is completed, save a picture, or share an image of it with friends on Facebook, Instagram and other social media...or destroy it with a bang and start again! Our original soundtrack, the Crab Castles Surf Shop, captivating 3-D graphics and original ocean characters make your escape to Fiddler Island marine magic! Go to CrabCastles.com and look for Game Tips! Crab Castles takes a different approach to the classic block building puzzle genre. The goal of this game is not only to reach and maintain a certain height in a specified amount of time, but also to use action strategies. Build Levels have four goal lines and a Challenge level. If the block tower is built and is standing at or above the first green goal line when the timer goes to zero, you can move on to the next level. When all four goal lines in a level are achieved, the challenge level for that level will open. Special Levels introduce new game play: here you must control your crab’s speed and direction while it runs around Tropical Beach. Your primary goal is to pick up the trash items before the time runs out. That wins the level. Along the way pickup doubloons (win points) and win pearls by hitting pearl targets by tapping on the screen. Once you collect all the pearl targets in level 30, the doubloons on the beach turn to Platinum and are worth double points. If you can collect all the trash and all the platinum doubloons in one gameplay, you will reset the pearl targets! The platinum doubloons will turn back to gold. Under our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, you must be at least 13 years of age to download Crab Castles.

About

Real Shark Simulator

Experience life as a shark in this simulator. Explore the deep sea with various sea creatures or engage in battle mode to defend the city from intruders.

Highlights
  • Control walking and swimming sharks
  • Explore deep sea environments
  • Battle intruders in city defense
  • Interact with sea creatures
  • Dual joystick controls
Features
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Play with funny walking shark with broom. Explore the city and check for enemies. Battle Mode : Control your walking shark and beat intruders. Save the city. Swim Mode : Control your swimning shark and swim in deep sea. There are several sea creatures like fish, turtles, starfishes and blowfishes. How to play Left joystick : Move the shark Right joystick : Move the camera Best audio experienced with headphones.

Screenshots

Crab Castles1 screens
Real Shark Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Crab Castles at 80% against Real Shark Simulator's 32%. Crab Castles also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.7) and ads (none vs shown). Real Shark Simulator's advantage is ratings volume (69 vs 2) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Crab Castles holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Real Shark Simulator has 69 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Crab Castles's written reviews are positive against 32% of Real Shark Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crab Castles ships an update every 6 weeks, Real Shark Simulator every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Crab Castles versus Real Shark Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrab CastlesReal Shark Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better2.7 (69 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better31.6% of reviews
Number of ratings269 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 26 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB264 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArtsTechLabYIGIT OZTURK

Customer experience

Crab Castles

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative13.3%

Real Shark Simulator

All ratings69 ratings
Positive36.2%
Neutral8.7%
Negative55.1%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive31.6%
Neutral15.8%
Negative52.6%

In-app purchases

None

Crab Castles

No in-app purchases

None

Real Shark Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crab Castles free?
Crab Castles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Real Shark Simulator free?
Real Shark Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Crab Castles or Real Shark Simulator?
Crab Castles is rated higher. Crab Castles averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Real Shark Simulator averages 2.7 from 69 ratings.
Do Crab Castles or Real Shark Simulator have ads?
Real Shark Simulator shows ads; Crab Castles does not.
Which is updated more often, Crab Castles or Real Shark Simulator?
Crab Castles ships an update every 6 weeks, and Real Shark Simulator every 26 months. Most recently, Crab Castles was updated on November 1, 2026 and Real Shark Simulator on November 2, 2026.

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