# Inshore by Virtual Regatta — user reviews > 666 indexed App Store user reviews of Inshore by Virtual Regatta by Virtual Regatta, rated 4.10/5 from 733 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/inshore-by-virtual-regatta/id1182301199/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/inshore-by-virtual-regatta/id1182301199.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 413 · 4★ 149 · 3★ 65 · 2★ 38 · 1★ 68 ## What do users think of Inshore by Virtual Regatta? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🤩 Realistic sailing simulation - 🏆 Challenging and competitive gameplay - 🎓 Helpful for learning sailing tactics - 💻 Smooth and responsive controls - 🌍 Ability to race against players worldwide **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches - ⚖️ Inconsistent and unfair penalty system - 💰 Pay-to-win mechanics with paid upgrades - 🤖 Exploitable rules allowing for cheating - 🤯 Frustrating steering and boat handling **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes when receiving notifications - Incorrect start line and mark rounding calls - Boat controls becoming unresponsive - Desync issues causing position changes - Inconsistent performance across devices **Most requested features** - More boat options and classes - Customizable courses and race settings - Improved wind and weather simulation - Replay and analysis features - Better communication and community tools ## Newest reviews (13 of 666) ### 4/5 — PLEASE improve the HUD and UI *2026-08-25, version 5.3.3* What REALLY needs development is the HUD and UI. For the HUD, the wind sock is TINY, and it can be hard to tell if the VMG is good with it sometimes. A slider in the settings to make it bigger would be great and make it more accessible to everyone. For the UI, I would LOVE if I could rearrange the button layout, make them small, make them big, etc, and place them where I want on the screen to interact with. The only UI option is to mirror the controls (turning & tack/luff). The game is great. I enjoy the physics, boats, and tactics. I think there’s a lot of potential in just allowing players to have a more customizable game experience. (Also a first person view mode would be sick) Love the game. ### 2/5 — Désinstallé *2026-06-16* Ce n’es pas la première fois que je joue à ce jeux. Cependant malgré les promesses des développeurs rien ne bouge - surtout au niveau des règles qui sont très restreintes et même pas absolues ce qui laisse place à beaucoup de manque de fairplay lors des régates. D’autant plus que le gain de jetons est EXTRÊMEMENT rare empêchant de se servir des atouts - à noter que le pass VIP n’aide en rien la dessus non plus (il est bien sympathique de devoir payer 3 jetons au lieu de 5 pour tous les atouts mais encore faut il en avoir). En bref c’est un jeu qui a beaucoup de potentiel mais dont les promesses de développement ne sont pas tenues créant un sévère manque de fair-play en plus de ne pas avoir de récompenses suffisantes dans les coffres. Tout ceci est bien sûr écrit dans un respect constructif. Ainsi, chers développeurs ou responsables du jeu, voyez y la uniquement une occasion d’amélioration rapide et n’oubliez pas de me prévenir quand les points que j’ai cité seront corrigés ou améliorés. **Developer response:** Nous vous remercions pour vos commentaires détaillés. Nous transmettrons vos préoccupations à notre équipe de développement pour examen. Votre retour est précieux pour nous. Merci de votre soutien! ### 3/5 — Good game, lots of cheats *2026-05-15, version 5.3.3* I like this game a lot, it’s fun to play, however the blatant cheating that occurs due to people purposely sailing into you is so unbelievably frustrating. You can be catching someone downwind by sailing above them and they will just slew up into wind to cause you to take a penalty as windward boat. There should either be some way the developers can add to penalise those who blatantly take advantage of the rules, or a way to protest with it being peer reviewed at the end of the race for example. Developers!! Add a protest option, I would happily watch a 10-15 second clip of a protest and vote on it at the end in the interests of fair racing! ### 4/5 — Good game *2026-03-27, version 5.3.1* It’s a widely played game, and good overall, but it lacks ai opponents. ### 3/5 — Great game , poor rewards *2026-03-17, version 5.3.1* I love this game , I’d give it 5 for playability,however the lack of green tokens awarded makes it 100% pay to win , to the extend it degrades my rating by two full stars .I’d recommend awarding one green token minimum per race , or make auto vmg standard . As for the blue tokens , after 300 races you may be able to afford to have a blue boat instead of red … kinda poor ### 2/5 — Could be good, but it sucks *2026-02-05, version 5.3.1* The game physics are OK. Overall the game blows. It could be great if the devs fixed the obvious bugs. 1. First issue: The game has a terrible understanding of Racing Rules of Sailing. Downwind specifically. It allows players to just jibe into you and you get fouled. It does not understand overlap rules and does not understand windward/leeward. Need major fix. Fix: First, fix the games understanding of the rules. Second, I recommend the game slow down BOTH players in the event of a collision. Not only is this more realistic, but it would stop incentivizing people to draw fouls the whole game. Game is essentially just who can out foul the next boat. 2. The game does not know where the starting line is. It’s about a quarter boatlength off. I have many videos of me being clear but the game calling me over if the devs want it. 3. The game does not understand the physics of being on “bad air”. If I’m going 5kts downwind on a laser, a boat that is 3 boat lengths to leeward of me is not affecting my breeze at all. Certainly not to the degree the game says (1 knot slower) ### 2/5 — Glitches and server issues make this game super frustrating *2026-01-12, version 5.3.0* It’s a fun game, but the regular server issues make this game incredibly frustrating and costly in terms of losing tokens when connection is lost mid-game. Otherwise, it’s appealing and fun when it works, from a challenge and competition perspective. ### 4/5 — Eigentlich gutes Spiel *2025-11-06* Leider nicht ganz perfekt. Ich segele Opti und finde, es ist sehr ähnlich wie auf einem echten Segelboot. **Developer response:** Thank you for the feedback! We're trying to find the best balance between the game and the sport, improvements are on the way :) ### 2/5 — Bad wobble *2025-11-02, version 5.3.0* Why don’t you fix it. One moment I’m happily winning and suddenly I’m moved to another place Before or during the race Sometimes 100m ### 5/5 — good game *2025-10-16, version 5.3.0* I love this game because I can learn tactics in this game. But please make sure that you play in good connection of internet. ### 2/5 — B.S *2025-10-10, version 5.3.0* This game only works if you buy tokens otherwise you don’t win be prepared to spend ### 3/5 — Steuerung echt mies *2025-09-07* Eigentlich ein tolles Spiel. Die Steuerung ist allerdings sehr verbesserungsbedürftig. Die Buttons reagieren ziemlich random, entweder sie reagieren zu wenig oder das Boot macht gleich eine Halse, wenn nur eine kurze Kurskorrektur vorgenommen wird. Das macht das Spielen echt nervig! Der Button für Wnde/Halse funktioniert auch jedes 8-10 mal auch nicht. So wird der Rennverlauf ein totales Glücksspiel. Bitte ändern!!! **Developer response:** Hi, thank you for your feedback! We hear you for the controls. We're actually upgrading our input system for the next version, currently in beta testing. Looking forward for your feedback then! 😊 ### 5/5 — Muy interesante *2025-08-31, version 5.2.7* No entiendo para que sirven los premios azules que salen de las boyas que vas ganando.Por lo demás un juego fantástico que me ha hecho recordar mi juventud cuando navegaba!!!! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — An Absolute Joke of a "Simulation" - Avoid This Trash *2026-06-12, version 5.3.3* Calling this game a "simulation" is a massive insult to the entire genre. It is an unmitigated, buggy disaster that shouldn't have ever left early access. * **Server Performance is Pathetic:** I have a rock-solid, high-speed 70 Mbps connection, and this game *still* hitches, lags, and buffers the second things actually matter. You will lose progress, miss critical moments, and tear your hair out because the developers apparently host their servers on a potato. * **Broken Game Logic:** The mechanics are completely fundamentally broken. It doesn't simulate reality; it simulates a chaotic fever dream of glitches, broken physics, and nonsensical behavior. * **Non-Existent Customer Support:** If you encounter a game-breaking bug (which you will, every ten minutes), good luck getting help. The support team is a total ghost town. They completely ignore the community, pocket the money, and refuse to address the glaring issues with their product. > **The Verdict:** Do not waste a single second or a single penny on this absolute dumpster fire of a game. Until the developers pull their heads out of the sand, fix their trash servers, and actually start communicating with the community, this is nothing more than an expensive, frustrating paperweight. **0/10.** ### 1/5 — Meh *2026-05-13, version 5.3.3* The game is too buggy to be called a "simulation." Even with a solid 70 Mbps connection, it lags and buffers when it matters most. Between the bad game logic and the total lack of customer support, it’s a frustrating experience. Don't waste your time until they fix the servers and start responding to the community. ### 1/5 — Accuracy *2026-04-16, version 5.3.2* Lacks accuracy and stability in game. Buffers at critical moments during a game. Customer service is non existent and any feedback is not responded. Meh…MBPS running at 70 should be ample for a game like this! ### 1/5 — Glitchy and unusable *2026-01-29, version 5.3.1* Fix your code. Glitchy to the point of being unusable now. You owe me may credits for garbage races lost due to unresponsive garbage software. ### 1/5 — Horrible quality *2026-01-28, version 5.3.1* Don’t buy nothing in this game. Its getting worse every day. ### 1/5 — Frustrating *2025-11-17, version 5.3.0* You can’t pick the type of boat you want to race with ! ### 1/5 — Truly toxic and terrible *2025-11-13, version 5.3.0* I was playing and a bunch of boats break the rules to win the game, it glitches and I was one starboard and a port boat hit me and I got the foul. Everyone always purposely hits you l if you are windward and the only way to win is to cheat or pay. It’s not fair. Vr offshore is way better. Don’t waist your time on this game it will only make you mad. ### 1/5 — The loading screen *2025-08-08, version 5.2.7* Every time I join it like after six seconds it just goes loading for like hours and hours and hours and hours so I’ll rate this one star. ### 1/5 — Bad game *2025-06-23, version 5.2.6* Too much lags and bugs🤦‍♂️ ### 1/5 — no more bidons coins? *2025-05-21, version 5.2.6* I just played and placed 3rd, and in the end, they didn't give me any coins because they said I already had enough? So, if I already have coins, they won't give me any more? ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Inshore by Virtual Regatta *2026-08-18, version 5.3.3* Very good game feels like a real boat the only thing is that there should be more options for players one I would really like is the WAZSP and MOTH class ### 5/5 — Great *2026-08-14, version 5.3.3* Great sailing game wish they had a few more boats my sailing team plays it all the time ### 5/5 — Symmetric kites *2026-07-29, version 5.3.3* Love the game. Any thoughts on a symmetrical kite class? Etchells, dragon or similar? ### 5/5 — Un nouveau mode planche à voile ou Wingfoil serait le bienvenue *2026-04-11* Super jeu, il serait parfait avec un mode planche à voile ou Wingfoil ! Merci d’avance aux développeurs ! **Developer response:** Merci pour votre retour ! Nous prenons votre suggestion en compte ! ### 5/5 — The closest spiritual successor to SailX *2026-03-29, version 5.3.1* Still missing rules like proper course and a more tactical 2d view would be great. Also boats accelerate too fast. But still good enough to think about the fundamentals of wind shifts ### 5/5 — 日本を代表する神ゲー *2026-02-16* ウェザーを感じてディラーがぐぐぐッと上向く演出が入ってくれたら尚良し **Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback! We'll take into account 😊 ### 5/5 — Que les développeur me réponde svppp *2026-01-03, version 5.3.0* Alors j’adore le jeux mais juste SVPPPM rajouter les opti régate je suis jeune j’en fait et j’aimerais qu’il y en est Rt aussi je trouve que c’est trop dure d’avoir des pont pour les aide de la nav ### 5/5 — It's Jolly Good! *2025-12-13, version 5.3.0* But maybe an optimist and it would get better. ### 5/5 — Wspaniała gra dla żeglarzy *2025-10-28, version 5.3.0* To bardzo realistyczna gra żeglarska o regatach z Źruddziemnej floty oraz morskiej ### 5/5 — Loving the Challenge *2025-10-28, version 5.3.0* Ive never sailed before and have no intention too.Im just here for the game and imo this is the best sailing race game in the app store!! (And i think ive tried them all)Easy to pick up but extremely challenging to do well.Sometimes slow to get a race at quit times of the day (no bots) and certainly needs more race options but otherwise im loving the challenge. --- *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 2026-09-10.*