Go Ape Ship!

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6.9~~/10~~

Our score

★ 4.0·50K+ installs

Reviewed by Editorial Team, ScoredApps editorial · updated 2026-09-21

Screenshots

Two Astrochimps at a corridor station with a task list and emergency panel on screen

Chimps in a green ship room with a task timer at 0:52

A chimp in a red spacesuit at a scanner station with a health bar

The ship's interior lit red during an emergency as chimps run

A chimp in a green suit beside a revive prompt in a corridor

Chimps gathered near an airlock with tasks listed at top left

About Go Ape Ship!

Go Ape Ship! is Sound Games' co-op spaceship sim for one to eight Astrochimps — run 40-plus mini-game tasks, answer emergencies, upgrade eight rooms and reach the stars or die together — free to try with a single $9.99 unlock, cross-play with Steam, on iOS since February 18, 2026 and Android since March. The concept gets compared to Among Us without the impostor; the port gets lag and crashes on flagship Androids, empty public lobbies and kicks between levels.

Game information

DeveloperSound Games Inc.

Version1.6

Size576 MB (Android) · 1.0 GB (iOS)

Price / In-appFree

Contains adsNo

In-app purchasesYes

Content rating9+

Requires (Android)Varies with device

Requires (iOS)iOS 13.0+

Offline modeNot stated — online lobbies and cross-play

Interface languagesEN, FR, DE, HI, IT, JA + 7 more

Store rating4.0 from 128 ratings

Installs50K+

Updated by developer2026-03-27

Data checked2026-09-21

Specs come from the official store listings and were last checked on 2026-09-21. Developers change pricing and requirements — check the store page before installing.

Go Ape Ship! Review: Eight Chimps, One Ship, a $9.99 Unlock, and Too Much Lag

Sit Down to Launch, Then Keep the Ship Alive Together

The design is a crew sim: up to eight players as Astrochimps on one ship, each running to stations — match conduits, calibrate scanners, check cargo — as a task list fills and emergencies interrupt, with more than 40 mini-games, eight rooms to unlock and upgrade, six difficulty settings including an endless mode, and a run that ends in orbit or in pieces. A February 18, 2026 App Store five-star calls it Among Us with better graphics, a soundtrack and tasks like an escape room crossed with flying a ship; an August 14 five-star calls the controls fantastic and the concept great; an April 12 review says the hot-mic feature makes it funny alone or with friends. Sound Games of Gig Harbor, Washington released iOS on February 18, 2026 and Android in March, in 13 languages, rated 9+ and Everyone 10+, with a Steam version that shares lobbies.

Lag on an S24 Ultra, Crashes on a 2019 iPad, Kicks After Level One

The Android record is short and bad: 3.1 from 354 reviews, with an August 16 one-star on a Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra that lags too badly to do anything, a September 6 one-star that lags and crashes on a Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, and a nine-vote March 25 review from an Odin 2 Mini owner whose store calls the game incompatible while a sideloaded copy runs fine. The App Store's 128 ratings at 4.0 add the other failure: a July 17 four-star crashes on a 2019 iPad; July 26, August 29 and August 31 reviews are kicked out after the tutorial or between level one and two. Lobbies are the design problem: a February 18 review could not launch because players did not know to sit in the chairs, a March 13 review asks for CPU crewmates for solo play, and a July 28 review joins public lobbies with no one in them. The last update on either store is March 26–27.

Try for Free, $9.99 to Unlock the Ship, and No Update Since March

The model is a demo and a price: the download is free, and Unlock Ship! at $9.99 on the App Store — Google Play prices items from $1.49 to $54.99 by region — buys the full game with no ads, no currency and no other purchase; a March 3 five-star loves the pay-once model, a July 19 two-star asks why the full game costs money at all. Neither store shows an advertising badge or a loot-box flag. Google's data-safety card lists Personal info, App activity and App info collected; Apple lists no tracking. The install is 1 GB on iPhone, iOS 13 or newer with Apple Silicon Macs supported; Google Play lists no Android floor, and its compatibility filter excludes at least one handheld that runs the game. Prices are regional.

Pros

Co-op crew sim for up to eight with 40-plus tasks and emergencies
Free to try, then one $9.99 unlock — no ads, no currency
Cross-play lobbies with the Steam version
A hot-mic feature that makes lobbies funny, per an April review
Fantastic controls and a great concept, per an August 2026 fan

Cons

Lag and crashes on flagship Android phones, per August and September reviews
Kicked out after the tutorial or level one, per three summer reviews
Empty public lobbies and no CPU crewmates for solo play
No update on either store since March 2026

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Verdict

A 6.9 for a co-op game with a real idea and a fair price, ported to phones that cannot run it well enough — lag on flagships, kicks between levels, lobbies that do not fill, and no patch since March. Take it if you have a crew of friends on iPhones or Steam and want frantic ship-running with monkeys. Skip it on Android for now, or if you would be playing alone.

Gameplay7Task-and-emergency co-op that is a blast with a crew and thin alone.

Controls7Praised as fantastic on iOS; the sit-in-the-chair launch rule confuses new lobbies.

Replay value6Six difficulties, endless mode and ship upgrades — if a lobby fills.

Graphics & sound6Bright cartoon chimps and a good soundtrack, at a frame rate Android flagships cannot hold.

Monetisation8One $9.99 unlock after a free trial, with nothing else for sale.

6.9out of 10 · weighted average of the five scores above

Frequently asked questions

Can you play Go Ape Ship! offline?

Solo play exists — one to eight players — but the lobbies, cross-play and the unlock verification are online, and the store pages describe no offline mode. Several summer 2026 reviewers were kicked from lobbies on any connection, which is a server issue rather than a signal one.

Is Go Ape Ship! free?

The trial is. The full game is a single in-app purchase, Unlock Ship! at $9.99 on the App Store, with Google Play showing $1.49 to $54.99 by region. No ads, no currency, no other purchases — a March 2026 reviewer bought it partly to play with friends on Steam. Prices vary by region.

What phone do you need for Go Ape Ship!?

The listing says iOS 13 with 1 GB free, or any compatible Android — but the reviews say more: a Galaxy S24 Ultra lagged unplayably, a Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 phone crashed, a 2019 iPad crashes, and an Odin 2 Mini was blocked by the store while running fine sideloaded. Until an update adds graphics options, treat it as a game for recent iPhones.

Can you play Go Ape Ship! with friends?

That is the whole game — up to eight players on one ship, with voice through a hot-mic feature and cross-play with Steam. The catch is filling a lobby: public rooms were empty for a July 2026 reviewer, and new crews often do not know to sit in the chairs to launch. Bring your own friends.

How long does a Go Ape Ship! run take?

A mission is a run to the next destination — minutes, with a task timer on screen — and a campaign crosses the Solar System across six difficulties, plus an endless mode a September 2026 reviewer wants expanded. Sessions are as long as the crew stays; kicks between levels, per summer reviews, may decide that for you.