Inshore by Virtual Regatta vs OPYC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Inshore by Virtual Regatta
Experience realistic inshore yacht racing with a fleet of advanced boats. Compete in short-format races mirroring real-world events and earn points to upgrade your vessels. Join a massive community of sailors and vie for the virtual sailing world champion title.
- Realistic inshore yacht racing
- Fleet of advanced boats
- Short-format competitive races
- Virtual umpire with official rules
- Boat upgrades with earned points
- World Sailing Association recognized title
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Your fleet of inshore yachts includes ultra-fast foiling catamarans, dinghies or cutting-edge monohulls. The short format of racing is identical to the one used for real life competitions, such as the America’s Cup and the Star Sailors League, with a unique virtual umpire who applies the official rules of sailing. Upgrade your boats with the points earned in each regatta, and compete for the official virtual sailing world champion title, awarded by the World Sailing Association. Virtual Regatta Inshore: the best online sailing simulation since Virtual Skipper! THE VIRTUAL REGATTA COMMUNITY When sailing with Virtual Regatta, you become part of the world’s largest sailing community with more than one million active players. Sail against the best: Virtual Regatta games are recognized by the greatest international skippers! The largest virtual races bring together hundreds of thousands players: Vendee Globe, Volvo Ocean Race, America’s Cup, Star Sailors League, Transat Jacques Vabre, Route du Rhum, Barcolana, Cowes Week, Sydney Hobart, Fastnet, Tour de France à la voile, Spi Ouest France, Giraglia, Key West Race Week, Extreme Sailing Series, RC44 VIP MEMBERSHIP • VIP membership is a subscription available for a period of 3, 6 or 12 months (autorenewable) • VIP membership gives access to bonus features ingame • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase • In case of subscription cancelation, the package will still be available until the end of the paid period TERMS OF USE https://click.virtualregatta.com/?li=4952 PRIVACY POLICY https://static.virtualregatta.com/ressources/PrivacyPolicyVRApps.htm?v=201807
OPYC
Experience realistic sailing with this physics-based simulation. It uses real-time wind forecasts and offers immersive 3D views with dynamic weather and sea conditions. Compete in races or explore the world by earning in-game coins.
- Physics-based sailing simulation
- Real-time wind forecasts
- Immersive 3D view
- Weather routing optimization
- Create races and regattas
- Earn in-game coins
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OPYC* is a worldwide sailing simulation using physics. The game runs locally on your device, using laws of physics. It is different from other web sailing games that run on a server, whether you are actively sailing or not. This allows the game to be more like real sailing, with waves, Chinese jibes, flapping sails and unexpected situations. Go out of control in strong winds. Its quantum sailing. The simulation uses real wind forecasts from NOAA GFS. Interpolated real time winds ( 144h forecast, 3 hour interval ). VRTool chart tool embedded. Download wind grid and perform weather routing optimizations. Draw routes and tracks. Add marks. Manage chart objects. To participate, you have to register a boat name, skipper name, password and choose a port to start from. May be used in multiple devices. Last device connecting has the key. Use boat name and password to login. Earn OPYC coins by finding and crossing gates around the world (currently gates only in North, South, Central Americas and Europe). You can also select a venue and create a race (triangle or linear course). Create a regatta and invite your friends to participate. The new 3D view brings immersive sailing challenges, with sea waves, dynamic sail shapes, oscillating wind arrow and other characters. * OPYC, short for Old Pelican Yacht Club, since 2018 serving the virtual sailing community with navigation software and weather forecasts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Inshore by Virtual Regatta at 4.1 against OPYC's 2.6. Inshore by Virtual Regatta also leads on ratings volume (736 vs 8) and review sentiment (41% vs 20%). OPYC's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Inshore by Virtual Regatta sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. OPYC asks for nothing beyond the download.
Inshore by Virtual Regatta holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Inshore by Virtual Regatta has 736 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Inshore by Virtual Regatta's written reviews are positive against 20% of OPYC's.
Inshore by Virtual Regatta ships an update monthly, OPYC every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Inshore by Virtual Regatta | OPYC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (736 ratings) — better | 2.6 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 41.4% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 736 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 278 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Virtual Regatta | Omar reis |
Customer experience
Inshore by Virtual Regatta
OPYC
Bugs and requests
Inshore by Virtual Regatta
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes when receiving notifications
- Incorrect start line and mark rounding calls
- Boat controls becoming unresponsive
- Desync issues causing position changes
- Inconsistent performance across devices
Requested features
5 requests- More boat options and classes
- Customizable courses and race settings
- Improved wind and weather simulation
- Replay and analysis features
- Better communication and community tools
OPYC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Inshore by Virtual Regatta
- VIP Membership Subscription$8.991 Month
- Pack 397 credits$2.99
- Promo pack$3.99
- Pack 1000 credits$4.99
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- Promo pack$8.99
- Pack 2300 credits$11.99
- Pack 5000 credits$22.99
- Pack 10400 credits$44.99
- Pack 21600 credits$89.99
OPYC
No in-app purchases
Questions
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