# World Yacht Racer — user reviews > 16 indexed App Store user reviews of World Yacht Racer by Simon Withington, rated 4.00/5 from 20 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/world-yacht-racer/id1080552074/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/world-yacht-racer/id1080552074.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 12 · 4★ 3 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 3 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — World yacht racer *2020-05-11* Potentially a very good game but keeps freezing on me and I get stuck in the yacht sales area. The physics when two boats run into each other is plucked as well. Get these sorted and I’ll be back **Developer response:** Hi Matelot2, Thanks for the feedback - have fixed many bugs based on your experience. More to come soon! ### 1/5 — Rubbish *2017-12-19* Doesn't work, don't waste your time. **Developer response:** Sorry to hear the App does not work on your device. We care much about user experience and are continuously striving to make a better App; if you can send an email to support@worldyachtracer.com with details, we would like to help out. Thanks! ### 1/5 — Has potential, but too hard to control *2017-06-29* This could be a fun game for us yachties, but there are some major bugs in it. Every time I play it it crashes and ai have to reinstall. Happened so much I've given up. Tried emailing developer but no reply. Disappointing as this game has so much potential. ### 1/5 — Crasher Crashing *2017-06-29, version 1.5* Got to play one sailing race..... then crash!!!!! I yet to be able to load game again. ### 1/5 — World Yacht Racer *2017-06-13, version 1.5* A very bad start. Crashes. ### 1/5 — World yacht racer review - rip off *2017-06-12* Downloaded this and there's a cost of $200 to buy a boat. No free or starter yachts. Crazy. I suppose some idiot will spend the money. I didn't bother and deleted the app. The App Store needs a good sailing game and I guess there's still only C wind that works. Try that. **Developer response:** Every new player in the game receives enough credits to purchase their first yacht for free at the start of the game. There are not any in-game purchases, just credits awarded for racing, or watching Ads. Thanks for your feedback, we are continuously improving and making a better experience for sailing enthusiasts. ### 3/5 — Good but it deserves better *2021-10-12, version 1.11.1* This game could be so fun if proper AI is implemented. Now there is no regatta rules implemented so all the opponents just rush from mark to mark colliding randomly. Sail power also does not have sense. This should be replaced by sails trim (adjusted to the wind direction by the player). So please: Remove yacht collision Remove sail power (or replace leeway) Add basic racing rules (right of way) Add penalties Add sails trim I would buy this game then :) ### 3/5 — Fun game mostly *2018-03-24* There are only two yachts in the race with different stats but you can buy more for different... colours??? Also physics are a bit weird for collisions ### 3/5 — Narrowguts *2017-12-13* Great game. Love it. But I’ve completed it quickly and need some more courses. ### 3/5 — Keeps crashing. Please fix *2017-07-19* This is a great game. Payouts need to be a little bigger but the biggest problem is the game keeps crashing wont load. Please please fix ## Most praised reviews (6 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Stars *2020-01-11* Better graphics would be good but a very enjoyable sailing game. ### 5/5 — Well done *2019-02-25* Not a bad way to kill some time. Good variety of skill challenges. Points seem to not update or are not really implemented. No right of way rules. Boat choice is confusing but invites experimentation. **Developer response:** Hello! Thanks for the feedback. I’ve been working hard the past months to make a better experience and clearer gameplay. Stay tuned for more updates soon. ### 5/5 — Quite a fun little game *2018-03-05* Good fun game and improving. Looking forward to more races though. But overall a fun game ### 4/5 — Good fun *2020-01-19* Nice game! Would be 5 stars if the competitor boats had some rules for right of way. ### 4/5 — Donkey *2018-01-03* Possibly could add some rules of the road to make this game perfect. Best sailing game I've played. ### 3/5 — Not bad so far *2017-06-04* I like the interface. The way the boat will go off course of you don't tend the helm is realistic. Can't seem to buy a spinnaker despite having enough CR in the bank. And now it's crashed and won't start so I've deleted it. Will reload and see if that's fixed it. --- *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 2026-06-10.*