OPYC vs Aviation Runway
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Aviation Runway
Build and manage your own airline empire from scratch. Automate flights to generate profits, even when offline. Expand your crew to increase flight duration and ticket prices.
- Build airline legacy
- Automate flights
- Offline profit generation
- Expand crew
- Boost flight time
- Increase ticket prices
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Build your airline legacy from the ground up. Automate your flights and watch as your empire grows and profits flood in, even when you’re offline! Expand your crew to boost overall flight time and ticket prices! Got issues or suggestions? Just email aviationrunway.community@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Aviation Runway at 100% against OPYC's 20%. Aviation Runway also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.6) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months). OPYC's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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. Aviation Runway sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. OPYC asks for nothing beyond the download.
Aviation Runway holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of OPYC's written reviews are positive against 100% of Aviation Runway's.
OPYC ships an update every 3 months, Aviation Runway every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and July 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OPYC | Aviation Runway |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 273 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Omar reis | Brent Walter |
Customer experience
OPYC
Aviation Runway
In-app purchases
OPYC
No in-app purchases
Aviation Runway
- 200 Wings$0.99
- Beginner package$3.99
- 1300 Wings$4.99
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- 3000 Wings$9.99








