# Top Sailor — Sailing simulator > Realistic sailing and motorboat simulator for learning and racing. (iPhone/iPad app by TOYSPRING.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/top-sailor/id430948592 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [TOYSPRING](https://appshunter.io/developer/430948595) - Category: Games, Education, Simulation, Sports - Price: $3.99 with in-app purchases (on sale, was $4.99) - Rating: 3.90/5 from 35 App Store ratings · 102 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 12.0 · 45 MB - Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Korean, Polish, European Portuguese, European Spanish - Released: 2011-12-10 - Data updated: 2026-09-04 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/top-sailor/id430948592/reviews.md ## What is Top Sailor? Top Sailor is a highly realistic sailing and motorboat simulator. Take Top Sailor with you and learn basics of sailing! See how wind force affects the sail and test your skills against AI opponents in a yacht race. Learn how to trim the sails to make the most use of wind energy. Discover when there is a risk of capsizing. Practise sailing downwind and upwind, tacking and gybing. Improve navigation skills, sail race strategy and tactics. • Realistic simulation of sailboat and motorboat • Six AI opponents, from newbies to experienced sailors • Several beautiful locations to explore • Never-ending supply of race tracks: the built-in track generator • Adjustable weather conditions (wind strength, direction and variation) • Apparent wind and telltale indicators • Islands, shoals and dangerous areas • Comparative sailing skill estimate • Record and replay your games • 3D stereo rendering for anaglyph glasses • Winner of the bada Global Developer Challenge 2010! ## Key features - Realistic sailboat and motorboat simulation - AI opponents of varying skill levels - Multiple scenic locations - Procedural race track generator - Adjustable weather conditions - Apparent wind and telltale indicators ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: $3.99. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Basic Tip | $0.99 | one-time | | Appreciative Tip | $2.99 | one-time | | Awesome Tip | $19.99 | one-time | | Generous Tip | $6.99 | one-time | | Amazing Tip | $54.99 | one-time | | Golden sail | $9.99 | one-time | | 4 colorful sails | $1.99 | one-time | | Green hull | $0.99 | one-time | | Yellow hull | $0.99 | one-time | | Pink hull | $0.99 | one-time | | Pirate-style sail and hull | $2.99 | one-time | | Set of 4 decorative hulls | $1.99 | one-time | | Red hull | $0.99 | one-time | | Boat name on hull | $1.99 | one-time | | Add any text to your sail | $4.99 | one-time | ## Chart rankings - #173 in Top Paid · Sports (US App Store) ## What do users think of Top Sailor? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Realistic sailing physics - ✨ Beautiful graphics and water effects - 🎮 Addictive and fun gameplay - 🧠 Good learning tool for sailing - 🕹️ Intuitive controls (for some) - 🎧 Immersive sound design - 💯 High replayability - 🚀 Smooth performance (generally) - ✅ Well-designed tutorial **Cons** - 🐛 Frustrating controls (for some) - ⚠️ Unrealistic wind shifts - 📉 Steep learning curve (for some) - 🚫 Lack of variety in boats - 🚧 UI issues and camera problems - 💸 Not worth the price (for some) - ❌ Inconsistent save/progress tracking - 😵 Confusing interface - 📉 Difficulty in scoring/progressing **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes on startup - Game won't save progress - Camera perspective changes at bad times - Main sheet unresponsive - App freezes and requires reinstallation - Water color changed to black after update - Rudder fails to control boat - Sail disappears - Accidental camera movement causing capsizes - Wind shifts too drastically - Capsize happens too quickly - Incompatible with iOS 11 (older versions) - 32-bit only app (older versions) - Control on iPad almost unusable - Boats don't follow normal sailing rules - Penalties for being hit by other boats - Starting races aground or in irons - Wind sound too extreme - Camera button placement issue - Tiller issue (resolved by advanced settings) - Wind direction changes unrealistically - Wind speed too variable - Camera view issues - Capsize is too weak - Graphics are just okay - Game crashes and displays last app open - Requires social media login to open (older versions) - Erratic movement at times - Player view control mode after tipping - Screen tilts at sharp angle sometimes - Landscape orientation issues on iPad - Home button on right causes issues - Volume button pressed accidentally - Speaker covered by hand **Most requested features** - More boat variety - First-person view - Ability to change sails - More courses/scenery - Multiplayer mode - Free sailing mode - Customizable controls (rudder position) - Add jib and spinnaker - More advanced dinghy classes - Random weather across courses - French language option - Relocate camera button - Option to move rudder to left side - Add icebergs - More realistic wind changes - Add catamaran option - Lockable camera view - Smoother boat movement - More detailed player boat graphics - Retina support - Actual free ride mode - More obstacles in free sail - Different sized boats - Old sailing ships - More tabs for larger ships - Landscape mode with home button on right - Jib sail for version up - More parameters on screen and customizable display - More levels - Exploring mode - Internet multiplayer - More realistic capsize animation - More realistic wind speed options ## Recent user reviews (10 of 102) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/top-sailor/id430948592/reviews.md ### 3/5 — Interessant *2025-09-10* Petit jeu sympa, parfois peu difficile, mais peut être bon apprentissage; il manque l’affiche des termes de navigation, d’autres voiles, mais aussi de la balade dans d’autres décors (îles, côtes, navires…). Bref une bonne base pour un jeu qui reste à se developper 😉 ### 5/5 — Super jeux mais quelques bémols *2024-02-22* Jeux super cool et intéressant mais il manque des bateau et aussi si on pourrait changer de voile sa serait vraiment bien et de vu aussi vu première personne serait vraiment cool Mais sinon super jeux 🎰👍👍👍🙌 **Developer response:** Thank you! 🙌 You can customize your boat and sails (an in-app purchase) in the most recent version! ### 5/5 — Sailing *2023-02-20, version 7.6* Brilliant game it’s so realistic. The variables such as wind strength adds to excellent piece of work. All credit to the developers. It would be great to have more courses in future I’ll certainly pay a premium for them. ### 5/5 — Top and brills *2022-01-14, version 7.6* Great fun … highly recommend. ### 5/5 — Amazing *2020-01-17* I love this game and it’s addicting **Developer response:** Indeed it is, thank you! ❤️ ### 5/5 — SAVED *2019-07-03* all my life I have wanted to be a sailor. Everyday I would slave away at memorizing my points of sail. Now that I have this app, Top Sailer has saved my bread. I have been nominated for president sailor in my region. I am one of the best sailors in the world. The characters are so real and feel like close friends after the years. Lovely app 10/10! **Developer response:** We are thrilled for you! As you can tell, Top Sailor has been in development for a long time (since 2006), and your comment makes us very happy! ### 4/5 — Great game! *2019-05-12* The graphics are good, the controls are spot on. And overall it’s a great game. ### 3/5 — Best sailing game to date! *2018-10-13* Outstanding graphics and realism. Unbelievable courses. Beautiful. Request the camera button be relocated away from he sail trim slider. Please for the love of God, have the option to move the rudder to the left side of the screen. 2 reasons; 1. Its more ergonomic. Instead of stretching your hand and loosing the ability to reach full right rudder because the main sheet is in the way - it’ll always have full range and feel more natural to how we hold the screen. 1. Always at the most inopportune times, such as when stretching your finger over to the far side of the screen to tack, if your finger lifts off the screen even just a tiny bit, the phone interprets this as minimizing the app which then causes the game to pause. But when you hit Resume, you’ve lost control. Along with this, the main sheet often becomes unresponsive to touch. A very frustrating and repetitive occurrence. It’s literally the only things that make me want to throw my phone. 🤣 PLEASE DEAR GOD FIX THIS ISSUE!!!!!!!! **Developer response:** Thank you for your comments. We just wanted to make sure: do you know that you can tilt the device to control rudder? (like a steering wheel in a car?) This is how most users control the left/right turns. Hardly anyone uses the on-screen slider. Can you provide more details on what you mean by saying that “main sheet becomes unresponsive”. Do you mean the vertical slider on the right edge of the screen? ### 5/5 — Best sailing simulator I’ve found *2018-08-12, version 7.1* If you want to recreate the excitement and feel of racing a small sailing dinghy than this app does it brilliantly - it has a great feel to it that keeps you coming back for more... The wind variations are fairly realistic, the water almost splashes out of the screen - and the dinghy feels like a Solo, although the sail isn’t fully battened on the model. And you can go swimming from time to time, just like the real thing! Races are nearly always exciting - start positions are random and sometimes there’s a bit of catching up to do, hit another boat and there’s a time penalty, you don’t just need skill to win, you need a bit of luck too... and thats just like reality - this sim lets you have bad races as well as good, so you want “just one more go” Brilliantly done! Minor comments - don’t understand why the sail lowers in a capsize..., would love more courses and a couple more dinghy classes (a more challenging boat). And random weather across all the race courses. But this is a wonderful simulation of dinghy sailing and comes very close to capturing the real feel of a competitive race with the right tactics needed to beat the AI competitors... ### 5/5 — Yeah! It’s back! *2018-08-06* Thank you for updating this to work on iOS 11+. It’s my favorite thing on the whole iPhone and I really missed it! I have a cruiser but this gives you such a feeling of the wind and water that I don’t miss an advanced sail plan like some other critics want. It’s simple and wonderful. Don’t change! Oh except... haha. The wind sound seems to be more extreme than the wind conditions. A fine tune if any. I really love this app! ## Frequently asked questions about Top Sailor ### What is Top Sailor? Top Sailor is a highly realistic sailing and motorboat simulator designed to teach users the basics of sailing. It allows you to understand how wind affects sails, practice maneuvers like tacking and gybing, and improve your navigation and race strategy skills against AI opponents. ### What are the key features of Top Sailor? Key features include a realistic simulation of sailboats and motorboats, six AI opponents with different skill levels, beautiful locations to explore, a track generator for endless races, adjustable weather conditions, apparent wind indicators, and the ability to record and replay games. ### Is Top Sailor free to download and play? The application is free to download and play, but it does offer in-app purchases. This means you can enjoy the core simulation and racing experience without initial cost, with optional purchases available for additional content or features. ### What kind of sailing skills can I learn with this app? You can learn fundamental sailing techniques such as trimming sails for optimal wind usage, understanding the risk of capsizing, sailing downwind and upwind, and executing tacking and gybing maneuvers. It also helps improve navigation and race strategy. ### Can I race against other players? While the app features six AI opponents ranging from beginners to experienced sailors, it does not currently support direct multiplayer racing against other human players. You can, however, test your skills against the challenging AI. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 8.1.1 — 2025-05-20 • Additions and fixes in the German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Korean language versions • Fix for achievement handling in Game Center ### 8.1 — 2025-04-30 • Added more boat customization options • Enhanced boat appearance • Added gamepad and keyboard support • Improved physics simulation model • Added warnings on maps having highly variable winds • Scoring change: "next gate" and "visible wind" must now be disabled to get the perfect 100% score. (This is meant as a reward for the best sailors who dare to compete in the most challenging conditions.) • Game progress and boat customizations can be synchronized across devices connected to the same iCloud account ### 7.6 — 2020-04-12 • Stretchable controls that reflect both current and target position of each control (sail trim, rudder, sail raising) • Improved configuration of controls in the Settings menu • New wind speed+direction indicator in the track map – the actual wind is shown as it changes instead of a small static icon • Corrected the placement of gates in random track generator • Displaying the penalty time as floating text when colliding • Improved animations and sound when a race is completed • Improved rudder simulation • Improved control and navigation of AI bots • Improved camera movement in course flyover mode • Fixed sail trim control that was hard to use in auto-sail mode when the boat was about to capsize • Fixed an extremely rare crash in GUI when pressing many buttons simultaneously • Fatter, more realistic buoys • Sails become transparent when they are close to camera and would obscure the view • Various improvements in GUI and display ### 7.5 — 2019-07-31 • Tutorials divided into smaller tasks • Improved simulation of the sail • Before race start, camera performs course flyover (can be disabled in settings) ### 7.2 — 2018-10-23 - Updated for the iPhone XS Max and XR screens - Fixed the black horizon graphics glitch - "Arch Explorer" achievement can be finally completed - New camera zooming method: double click and double click + drag - Added missing sound effects for various locations - Layout improvements and minor bugfixes ## Apps similar to Top Sailor | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [uCaptain Fishing Boat Game](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ucaptain-fishing-boat-game/id1407231353) | 4.7 (13,335) | Free | Games | | [Ship Simulator Boat Games 2024](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ship-simulator-boat-games-2024/id1616310471) | 2.3 (10) | Free | Games | | [Virtual Regatta](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/virtual-regatta/id387893495) | 4.2 (745) | Free | Games | | [Infinite Flight Simulator](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/infinite-flight-simulator/id471341991) | 4.3 (27,574) | Free | Games | | [Jet Ski Boat Driving Simulator](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/jet-ski-boat-driving-simulator/id1238066222) | 3.7 (3) | Free | Games | | [Boat Racing Driving Game 3d](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/boat-racing-driving-game-3d/id1326126127) | 4.5 (384) | Free | Games | ## More apps by TOYSPRING - [Yoles Martinique sailing 2020](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/yoles-martinique-sailing-2020/id898635105) - [Framsticks Artificial Life](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/framsticks-artificial-life/id1187400787) - [Resistor Brain](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/resistor-brain/id1671579246) - [Wide Stereo](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wide-stereo/id6448965079) - [SSL Gold Cup](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ssl-gold-cup/id6463898456) All apps by TOYSPRING: https://appshunter.io/developer/430948595 ## Related topics [szymon](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/szymon) --- *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 2026-09-04.*