# SailSim - Sailing Simulator — user reviews > 10 indexed App Store user reviews of SailSim by Dimitris Rouslan Zavorotnitsienko, rated 3.30/5 from 21 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sailsim-sailing-simulator/id6464166885/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sailsim-sailing-simulator/id6464166885.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 8 · 4★ 5 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 6 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Lessons *2026-06-30* I just downloaded your SailSim and went through the lesson. Some of your topics are telling me I have the wrong answer. There’s a few on there that when I get to the last question, it systematically tells me it’s wrong… now I’m stuck in able go any further. ### 1/5 — Sound *2026-05-07* Right now no sound on any apple device… ### 1/5 — Sucks *2026-03-04* You can only get so far and then the game screws you so you only get so far waste of time ### 1/5 — Lowering the keel??? *2025-11-17* I tried to play it and couldn’t get past the first part of the tutorial. Can’t see any control for lowering the keel, so I just sit there. ### 1/5 — Nothing but adverts *2025-07-24* There is so much potential here, but it’s just one advert after another. Tried it for about 30 minutes and the game could be fun but it’s ruined by huge long adverts. I trashed it. It’s a real shame. Could have been great! ### 2/5 — Follow me challenge *2024-05-25* Has anyone beat this challenge? Seems impossible and I can’t move forward in the app. **Developer response:** Its doable. Based on stats, more than 400 people beat it so far. Try to stay ahead of the following boat and don't let the barrier get away from you. ### 2/5 — Good idea, but needs work *2024-04-09* Im a USCG licensed sailing captain, and love the idea behind this app, but it needs alot of work. Wish i could get my $2.99 back lol. Paying for and “unlocking” the app does nothing. Needs to be full access if you pay for full unlock. A free sail mode would be ideal. Wind and boat physics are not realistic. Hope will be improved upon in future updates. for now, not really worth the download. **Developer response:** Tank you for the feedback. I always welcome criticism and enjoy improving SailSim for everyone. The idea behind the whole "Unlock" system is to restrict people from passing "Cheating" their way through all the steps required in order to understand how the basics of a sailboat work. Just as any game, naturally you must "Earn" your way through the ranks in any situation to progress. Otherwise it would not be interesting in my opinion. All physics are completely dynamic. Nothing is scripted and the boat reacts to the best abilities a mobile device can offer under the circumstances. There are a lot of forces being applied to all sailboats but as you can understand, it would be almost impossible to make it completely realistic. For that reason SailSim is designed to provide a good "feel" for how a boat reacts without making things too serious. There are more expensive simulators that can do that on a PC. My main goal was to introduce people to sailing in a fun and simple way without making things too convoluted. Naturally there is a lot that could be done and i am making improvements all the time. Have been stuck on dry dock all summer and just now am getting back into development on new features for SailSim. Lots of updates were made for newer devices and i am trying to keep up with the limited hardware i have (20 year old PC) :) ### 4/5 — Enjoyed it, some confusion though *2025-12-25* I have really been enjoying this game. I really liked going through the lessons, but it is difficult to see which questions I got wrong as the notification only shows the first few words of the question. I am very happy to have completed every lesson and challenge! I have completed the first two adventures, but for the life of me I cannot figure out what is needed for the third adventure. The instructions are unclear. I have sailed through every part of the map and there are no more arches or bridges to sail under. Please I am begging you to tell me how to finish the final adventure! ### 5/5 — Good game *2025-07-14* Amazing game a helped me understand a lot about it and you can still play the game without paying any money ### 5/5 — Great sim *2024-11-10* Perfect to show / teach kids the basics and great fun for any stranded sailor who misses the boat. This App was recommended to me by ChatGTP when looking for a sailing Game with realistic physics. It deserves more attention from the sailing community. Thank you Mr delevoper! --- *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 2026-08-20.*