Top Sailor App Reviews

Some VERY nice updates have been done since I first posted a review, so I have to update. Its becoming more polished. Surely a great sailing sim. Now to new suggestions. After I tip its hard to get going, I find it has me in "player view control mode?" until the sail is up. I would like to lock my view. For example. I pick "sailer view" from the option. I then want to be closer, so I use fingers to ZOOM in more and get lower to the water to get more of a "in boat" view and feel. It would be nice to be able to "SAVE" and lock that view so that I dont accidentally move/change the view while playing. Or please add one step closer (auto view option) where the view might be sailors view from "on the boat". I also wished the boats moved more smoothy. There is some erratic movement currently at times. Normally on a real capsize its a very slow "OH NO" slow motion action. (in real life) but in the game its a FAST FLIP, twitch... and delay to get started. Id also love to see the players boat be smoother. The top sides of the boat are a bit crude. As this sim gets BETTER AND BETTER and it is one of my FAVORITE APPS - I hope to see more polish to the players boat graphics and movement. LOVE the water movement, and color and clouds, reflections... etc. Especially in the Caribbean scenery. WOW... but we cant really appreciate the water graphics on any but the closest view option. As a hobie cat sailer - Id also love to see a catamaran option. Or even a more graceful single hull. Keep up the great work - I RECOMMEND THIS APP HIGHLY.

Fun racing. The wind shifts are a little predictable on the more advanced courses, but overall, great sailing sim.

I am a newbie sailor and I tried sailX for a bit but did not like it. This one is perfect for me on ipad mini. It works well, has many compulsory tutorials that forces you to learn and each race takes a realistic amount of time. I noticed that I had the same problems here that I had in real sailing which allows me to improve my weak areas through playing the game. Some minor annoyances for which I docked a star. - often I wish there was a way toggle to another view - capsizing is a bit weak. You just dont see it coming to prevent it. - graphics are okay - nothing fancy. But I was looking for good physics - I found that on ipad it is best to control tiller through tilt which means your posture while playing is important Thank you for your hard work at a good price! God bless.

Well this doesnt compare with the other simulation games for the PC. This game is average I give it 2 ⭐⭐

Best sailing sim on the app store.

Great feel, using indicators that are as subtle as you care to make them. Lots of options, and the races are unpredictable and fun. Overall, a great game for dinghy sailors!

Fun accurate and realistic. Well done.

Like to see a variation in boat choices and diffrent sized boats. Fun game none the less

This is a great simulator for a mobile device. Wind mechanics are spot on. My only complaints are that there should be many different kinds of boats to choose from and you should be able to exactly what windspeed to sail. All-in-all, a terrific game!

For solo dingy sailing, the accuracy of how the boat handles is amazing. This game would be perfect if the races had starting sequences and judged penalties by who had right of way. Although sailing lacks speed and has a very discouraging learning curve, this game has more depth than most (if not all) of the iOS racing genre.

Great little sailing simulator, but the changing direction of the wind is definitely over the top. That part can be super frustrating sometimes. Otherwise, I love playing this game.

The sailing physics are quite nice. Solid simulation foundation. Quite like the game. Unfortunately, much of it gets spoiled by the interaction and UI. The most annoying thing is the camera. In almost every race I accidentally move the camera, looking up into the sky or backwards, causing me to capsize or do some other unfortunate maneuver. The left, right and bottom areas should be completely reserved for steering controls instead of having the available touch area limited to the actual icon. Also, instead of the view toggle button, Id prefer explicit view buttons that can be accessed quickly, among them a completely locked camera. One other annoying thing is the wind changing directions in a very unrealistic way. Within one race the wind sometimes rotates around at random up to a 180 degrees. This usually doesnt happen in the real world. At least not within 10 sec. ;) Last I agree with a previous reviewer, the capsize happens too quickly. Of course, I would also like to see some other boats added as other reviewers suggested. Especially the addition of a jib equipped boat that can sail higher into the wind would be great but first and foremost the UI issues would be a much more important bug to fix. Thanks a lot and keep up the great work. Great game.

But make there be ice bergs so we need to be careful

I criticized this app for not having the tiller work like a real sailboat (moving tiller to port moves the boat to starboard and vice versa). Also could not locate wind and boat speed. Then I just figured out how to correct the tiller issue. Under setting (tools button), then click controls, then scroll way down to advanced settings (cant see these settings on ipad without scrolling), then theres an option to reverse tiller action. Also, theres an advanced setting for wind and boat speed. Im much happier now. Very good practice tool for adjusting sails and headings. A jib sail and winches would be nice. Animation is fine, but not like those car racing apps.

Love the program except the camera perspective changes at the worse times and then I am stuck trying to fix it. Ultimately losing precious points earned in previous games. The new update hasnt helped.

I am a sailing instructor and I have been extremely impressed with the quality of the simulation and the game! Excellent!

Physics and graphics and controls are all good, but I expected something closer to Virtual Sailor by Hangsim (on PC), which is more open world sailing. As it is though, you are confined to small race events and courses.

You need to add like entering the cabin and different styles of boats and bigger sizes

You should be able to do free rides and have more boat options and like another person said like you could enter places but overall it is a great game

Its a great game if you enjoy recreational sailing and or want to get a basic idea on how it works. But I found it a bit dissatisfying if your into yacht races because the boats do not have a jib or spinnaker nether does it use the 2 way floating marks but rather one way gates. Great start but could use improvement. Personally I would love it if there where more boats to chose from especially larger ones with a jib. A plus over other apps Ive seen-the ability to furl your sail in heavy conditions, the amazing graphics and a great toutorial!