Top Sailor App Reviews

Realy good detailed realistic sailing simulator!! Great work! I love the posibility to customize everything :)

Outstanding graphics and realism. Unbelievable courses. Beautiful. I use it to teach my wife the relationship between rudder and direction of wind. She loves the wind direction and the subtle differences in the shape of the sail. PERFECT. Request the camera button be relocated away from he sail trim slider. Wind shifts are, well, wind shifts. Id love to see a flag somewhere on shore. Again, AMAZING. Thanks!

I enjoy the game so far....BUT everytime I work through the training and start doing races....it wont remember and give me credit.... So next time I want to play I have to totally start from scratch.

This is a fun sailing simulator. I would love to see some different boats to sail, as well as have the option to just do some free sailing, not around a course. Not sure why the screen sometimes tilts at such a sharp angle. Graphics are very nice, and smooth. The 3-D option is pretty cool! Loads of fun for three bucks.

I personally have done many regattas myself and I have to say this is one of the most accurate apps Ive ever purchase. Ive capsized many times and I know when ur doing it right and that sir is right

I like the wind physics and how you can capsize if not careful. I would like to see some different size sailboats even if they are more complicated in real life. I would love to see some old sailing ships on the open sea... Not that I want to shoot pirates but just having fun sailing a huge ship of the line in some huge rollers! maybe a few more tabs to control some of the other sails on bigger ships. Physics like this game have on a grander scale would be very welcome! Thanks

Sort of. Its a good basis. The controls are easy to use and the wind in the sails is fairly accurate feeling. Could really use more levels or a free sailing mode. Other than that, for the price it satiates the need to sail in winter.

Just learning but already see that this is just what I was looking for: a realistic sailing/boating game with natural sounds. Graphics are fantastic and its lots of fun. One thing--the wind sound is a bit loud and kind of annoying. Highly recommend!

Wonderful game. I love the great physics and great controls and realism. I too wish there were more levels, different ships to choose from, and an exploring mode. All together a great mobile game though.

...but why would you not support BOTH landscape orientations?

This app caught me a little off guard... From the screenshots I was expecting a good looking but "arcadey" sail racing game. Instead I found a pretty good simulator that has decent controls and a believable physics model. Sometimes its hard to tack without losing momentum, and a bad gybe get result in a capsize. Wind is shown in a thumbnail view, or optionally in visible 3d wisps through the air. To sail well you have to worry about sail angle, wind angle, drift and momentum. Relative wind also seems to factored in. Animation and graphics are smooth on the new iPad. Theres a number of different race layouts, you sail on corrected time with up to six other computer opponents and real life strategies work in the game. Sometimes the "variable winds" are a bit unrealistic in the wildness of the shifts, but you can change the setting for that. You can sail freely without racing too, just dont go through the start gate at the beginning. In addition to being a fun game, the best compliment I can give Little Sailor is that it can easily be used to teach the real principles of sailing, I used it to show my daughters some ideas about falling off a bit to increase boat speed and improve VMG instead of pointing as high as possible. A recording mechanism lets you save and playback races from any angle so you can analyze and coach as well. If theres any downside its that it is so good you want more: different types of boats and local or Internet multiplayer would be great. Dont let that you from getting it now though because whats there is very polished.

Fun game easy to learn yet challenging enough to not be boring. Its seems to be picky about sail trim it helps to watch the boats wake when trimming sail right the wake gets bigger. Worth the $0.99 buy it.

Fun game, but starboard over port, and leeward over windward. Those are two basic rules I want to see implemented. I hate time penalties for people hitting me while they are on port! Also: maybe a bit more centerboard. Im slip sliding all over :)

I sail every summer and I have been looking for a sailing simulator so I can "sail" at night or during the winter, ( I live up north) this is the game of my dreams! Thank you!! It would be better if you made an actual free sailing mode and put more obstacles in it. I love how you can capsize other boats and and the graphics are great too. Thank you for making a great game and for making it affordable!!

Title does not do it justice. Game is very realistic, extremely sensitive, and very accurate. Lots of fun, best sailing sim/app Ive found

Beautiful, realistic, engaging, fun. I love this game. Coincidentally the sailboat looks a lot like my own boat, so there is a warm fuzzy feeling too.

I enjoyed Little Sailor tremendously. However, Top Sailor is a disappointment. Why? Because I cant even open it unless I join Facebook, Twitter, or figure out the nick name maze. I do not want to be forced into social networks. These new requirements mean only one thing: you can have the app back. I dont want it anymore.

Nicely simplified sailing model satisfies the sailor in me while not being too complicated for a casual game or a constrained screen. Extremely well thought out controls and feedback specifically designed for a touch interface. Really well done tutorial that goes quickly and works for a beginner without being frustrating to someone who knows the basics of sailing already. Biggest problem is it makes me wish I was out on the water :) Oh, and an iPhone 5 update would be nice, but five stars anyway.

Ive been looking for a good sailing simulator for the Mac platform for years. Thanks goodness at the very least I have this app on my iPhone. It is one of the best dinghy sailing simulator I have ever tried. I feel like it is actually making me a better sailor. Would love to be able to use this on the big screen on my iMac!

This is a very difficult program to use and on top of that, no instructions on how to use the program. The techniques of sailing are ok, its the mechanics of the program that gives me pause.