# Sandship: Crafting Factory

> Control an alien factory!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1440385758](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1440385758)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1440385758`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Rockbite Games
- **Category:** Simulation
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (8,501 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.18.7
- **Last updated:** 2023-04-06
- **First published:** 2020-05-06
- **Size:** 345 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sandship-crafting-factory/id1440385758)
- **Website:** [http://sandship.com](http://sandship.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://rockbitegames.com/privacy/](http://rockbitegames.com/privacy/)

## Description

From the developers of Deep Town, Sandship is a free-to-play sci-fi factory management game set aboard a gigantic, AI-powered sandship. Roam a post-apocalyptic desert planet, craft everything from copper wires to ancient technology, and automate production with conveyor belts. Trade your creations for credits, XP, and ancient crates that unlock powerful new abilities as you rebuild a fading civilization and defend against a ruthless cult.

Meet Harvey, your cyborg mentor, and complete quests to meet allies, uncover lost histories, and discover the planet’s secrets. Build and tinker in puzzle-driven factory floors and a sandbox to prototype layouts, mine with the underwell, and defend your sandship against extraterrestrial enemies as the universe expands and new features arrive. Share your optimized setups with the community.

## Rankings

- #19,444 — Overall
- #41 — resource

## Review summary

Sandship: Crafting Factory offers a fun, accessible factory-building experience with strong visuals and a satisfying layout puzzle. The core loop on mobile is appealing, but players frequently cite slow pacing, grind, and repetitive endgame tasks. Technical issues (bugs, audio glitches, occasional freezes) and less-polished controls dampen the experience. Overall, it’s a solid concept with room for deeper progression and stability improvements.

### Pros

- Engaging and addictive gameplay that many players find fun
- Visually polished with smooth graphics and pleasing ambience
- Satisfying factory-building mechanics, including intuitive machine placement and compact layouts
- Easy to learn and accessible for newcomers

### Cons

- Time-gated progression with long waits and grindy pacing
- Controls and UI feel unintuitive or fiddly
- Bugs and performance issues (audio glitches, freezes, lag, load problems)
- Limited progression depth after early levels and repetitive endgame tasks

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