# cWind — user reviews > 169 indexed App Store user reviews of cWind by BdT, rated 4.30/5 from 15 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cwind/id440672916/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cwind/id440672916.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 10 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 1 ## What do users think of cWind? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Best sailing app - 👍 Realistic simulation - 👍 Challenging and fun - 👍 Helpful for learning sailing **Cons** - 🐛 Bugs in sailing rules application - 🐛 Unrealistic AI boat behavior - 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues - 🔍 Overcrowded UI with too many messages **Commonly reported bugs** - Sudden wind direction changes when sailing downwind - AI boats not following right-of-way rules - Crashes on certain courses or after updates - Inability to skip tutorial levels **Most requested features** - More boat types (Volvo 70, AC72, dinghies) - Customizable weather conditions (waves, wind shifts) - Multiplayer online racing - Regatta-style scoring (10 races with discards) - Cockpit/chase camera view ## Newest reviews (14 of 169) ### 4/5 — Best Sailing App But *2025-10-04, version 2.7.1* By far the best sailing app on the store, but a few bugs. The sailing rules are not always correctly applied. For example, AI boats on an opposite tack change direction suddenly sometimes causing a collision, thus not keeping a proper course, overtaking boats need to give room to clear (can’t luff up straight after overtaking) etc. And start is made more difficult due to random course changes of the AI boats. But still a good game. Just loses a star due to the glitches. Would be nice one day to include waves. Update (10/25): sailing rules still not fixed - just got penalty after overtaking boat on same tack sailed into my stern (and notice claimed it was a port/starboard situation)!!! Please sort this out ### 4/5 — Best Sailing App But *2022-07-23, version 2.7.1* By far the best sailing app on the store, but a few bugs. The sailing rules are not always correctly applied. For example, AI boats on an opposite tack change direction suddenly sometimes causing a collision, thus not keeping a proper course, overtaking boats need to give room to clear (can’t luff up straight after overtaking) etc. And start is made more difficult due to random course changes of the AI boats. But still a good game. Just loses a star due to the glitches. Would be nice one day to include waves ### 4/5 — Like the the game but... *2019-01-15, version 2.7.1* Wish it was a little bit more flexible in it’s game play options. Improved graphics would be good too. ### 4/5 — Wie auf dem Wasser *2018-11-04* Super Man fühlt sich wie auf dem Wasser. Es fehlt nur noch Wasser das aus dem iPhone kommt. Es wäre cool wenn man sich einen eigenen Kurs erstellen kann und wenn man sein Boot selbst bemalen und bekleben kann. ### 2/5 — Great sailing game *2017-04-28, version 2.7* Great sailing game but it'd be nice to have the option of automatic sails on every course so my kids can learn, also the app crashes way to often making you have to delete, reload and start again :-( ### 2/5 — Sort ya s *+! *2017-04-21, version 2.7* Could be a great game if it didn't keep freezing. I have to keep deleting the app and downloading it again to play it and lose all progress. Please fix the bugs in the app! ### 2/5 — Bof *2016-09-27* C'est pas loin d'être nul. La carte est très mal foutue, on n'arrive pas à voir la direction à prendre et où sont les bouées. Resultat, on se perd. ### 2/5 — Ok but some dumb things *2016-02-11, version 2.5* Good app, but the tanker appearing during a race and incorrect application of some rules ruins the app. ### 3/5 — Mériterait d’être mise à jour *2015-08-26* Cwind est une bonne application pour simuler les courses de voiles, ce qui est essentiel. L’immersion est bonne, les règles se rapprochent de la réalité. Et puis c’est la seule simulation de ce type vraiment intéressante. Cependant : - les graphismes sont un peu désuets, au regard des nouvelles appli. - Le comportement des voiliers pas toujours réaliste. - Une vue 1ere personne depuis le bateau serait le bienvenu - La modélisation des positions dynamiques des équipiers et du barreur (nous) à bord est tout à fait envisageable aujourd’hui, or il n’y a personne sur les voiliers. ### 2/5 — Sloppy and not fun *2015-06-16* For the price it is, I expected much more care. The UI is very sloppy (looks and feels like a DOS game from the 90's); the playability is poorly thought through (e.g. message boxes pop up in the middle of the screen, covering your boat so you can't see... but your race still continues!); the computer AI is very basic (e.g. why do the boats always run into each other?); and the rules are completely unrealistically enforced (e.g. Rule 15 seems to not exist at all). Summary: WAY overpriced, poorly developed, frustrating to play. Also - the 5 star reviews are obviously fake ### 3/5 — Great but needs tweaks *2014-09-27* This is a great sailing simulator, but the other boats are far too likely to run into you and each other, ruining a great race at the last minute. Even in the beginner mode the other boats should still know and obey right of way rules. And why are there oil tankers passing through the race course? Aside from being unrealistic they are just plain annoying. I've never watched a major regatta interrupted by oil tankers. Some additional sail controls would be a great addition, too. ### 2/5 — Disappointed *2014-06-25, version 2.5* Download app but it won't open on iPad. Won't even open from AppStore. Can't delete it and reinstall it won't let me do that either. ### 5/5 — C Wind sailing *2014-06-18, version 2.5* Excellent simulation which needs skill to master -just like the real thing. There's a lot going on in the background which adds to the realism ### 5/5 — Best app *2014-05-25* Add Russian please. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Cwind *2023-04-28, version 2.7.1* Crap app not sailors , failed math. Says relative wind angle is 45degrees when its 90, has this boat doing 60km. Steering is awful, wind is a joke. Its obvious that maker is more into $$$$ than accuracy needs lots of work.. No Go No Mo ### 1/5 — Crap app *2022-09-03, version 2.7.1* Its obvious that none of u r sailors and u failed math ### 1/5 — Biggest waste of $6 ever *2019-05-12* This game is awful I do not recommend getting it. Try out Top Sailor instead ### 1/5 — Worst app I have ever bought *2016-04-02, version 2.5* As above ### 1/5 — App won't launch *2014-09-22, version 2.5* The app crashes immediately on my iPad. ### 1/5 — Crashes! *2014-05-21, version 2.5* This game crashes please please fix this I have ipad2 I had so high hopes for I please fix!!! ### 1/5 — Fun game if you don't care about proper sailing rules *2013-09-15, version V2.3* I have had several races where I have recieved a penalty in obvious cases where the other boat was at fault (port/starboard, windward/leeward, clear ahead, etc.) It takes the fun out of the game when the basic sailing rules don't apply. ### 1/5 — Bad *2013-09-01, version V2.2* It was very bad and a wast of my money. When i got it it would not open and it wont work this app is a joke dont get it! ### 1/5 — not good *2013-07-19, version V2.1* this game is not very good, not very good graphics. hard to understand where to sail to. ### 1/5 — Not a good app *2013-07-07, version V2.1* Unintuitive, no sound, poorly designed, not enjoyable. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Best sailing game on the app store *2022-11-07* This ain’t the America's Cup. It’s just a game. If you want to go sailing, then spend 22 million dollars, get yourself a nice boat, and head for the Isle of Mann. If you just want to have a little fun playing a sailing game, then download this one. ### 5/5 — Cwind *2016-03-21, version 2.5* This is the best game ever you have to get it! ### 5/5 — Sailing lover *2015-06-28, version 2.5* I love this game but I wish there was a Volvo 70 or 65 and a winged sail catamaran ### 5/5 — AMAZING! *2015-06-27, version 2.5* This is great. Could you add the Adu Dhabi Ocean Racing boat to the game because they won the VOR. Add more realism to it. And get rid of the oil tanker really quite annoying. ### 5/5 — Yar *2015-04-02* I have yet to find a great sailing app until today. I was going to design one but this one is great. Please allow us to change the wind and seas. Lose the oil rig and throw in a storm or two. Multiplayer is non existent with so little players. Not enough of us I guess. I'll keep trying till I find someone. ### 5/5 — BEST SAILING APP FOR IPHONE (in my opinion) *2015-01-23* I'm a regatta fan. I tried top sailor-meh. But this one is amazing. The strategy is great, it's loads of fun, the boat selection is wonderful l. I do not have many complaints about this app. How ever these are the ones I could muster up. The tanker entering the course is a bit weird. And there is no strategy tutorial. But that's really it. I love this game. Ps can you guys get a volvo ocean 65 in the game please. If you do that will make my day! ### 5/5 — CWind *2014-12-28, version 2.5* Absolutely amazing. I'm a very keen sailer and when I'm not on the water, CWind makes you feel like you've just entered the Americas Cup. I suggest you purchase this awesome sailing simulator. My only downsides are that It would be better with more locations, different boats to choose from(even some dinghys-laser?) and to be a choice of weather(wind, current,sunny, overcast etc.). So if your interested in a sailing simulator, use CWind. I've tried others but this ticks every box ### 5/5 — Great Fun! *2014-09-17, version 2.5* Nice simulation! ### 5/5 — Amazing *2014-07-07, version 2.5* Worth the money ### 5/5 — Great game! *2014-06-26, version 2.5* Great game for anyone with some experience sailing who wants to learn more. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-09.*