Comparison

OptiFlight vs eSail4VR

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

OptiFlight

Design intricate flight networks to connect cities and guide passengers efficiently. Adapt your routes to dynamic events like airport rushes and closures across over 350 themed levels. Test your strategic planning skills in historical, present-day, and weather-simulated scenarios.

Highlights
  • Design flight networks
  • Create historical flight maps
  • Simulate inclement weather
  • Use real-world cities
  • 350+ levels
  • Analyze in-game statistics
  • Compete on leaderboards
Features
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Step into the world of airline route planning, where your goal is to create a flight network to guide passengers to their destinations in a limited amount of time. You get to call the shots on which routes to draw and which cities to designate as hubs that best serve each scenario. The flight maps you design will also need to be efficient and flexible to accommodate for events that may occur, like airport rushes and closures, as its effects ripple throughout your network. With over 350 geographically and historically themed levels to play, each map you make will be put to the test. MAIN FEATURES - Take a step back in time and create flight maps for past historical scenarios, like the 1849 California Gold Rush and the 2012 London Olympic Games - Prepare for the future and create flight maps in realistic inclement weather simulation, including Hurricanes and Blizzards - Understand the present and create flight maps using actual cities, like New York City and Tokyo, to reflect real flight patterns FAN-FAVORITE LEVELS Vote for your favorite level in the Preferences page ① Big Game (Level 36, Contiguous US) ② Silk Road (Level 17, Asia) ③ Big Apple (Level 18, Contiguous US) ④ Sustain (Level 38, Contiguous US) ⑤ Sustain (Level 38, Europe) ⑥ Tourism Capital (Level 20, Oceania) OTHER FEATURES - Play 350+ levels across multiple maps like America, Europe, and Asia - Analyze in-game statistics to help fine-tune your flight map - Speed up or slow down the game to your comfort - Compete for the top spot on worldwide leaderboards - Simplistic interface and experience - No ads FUTURE FEATURES - More maps! - More levels! - More cities!

About

eSail4VR

This app provides advanced routing calculations for the Virtual Regatta sailing game. It helps users optimize their race strategies by considering weather patterns and game-specific rules. Users can automatically sync their regattas and plan routes, with premium features offering advanced options and direct integration.

Highlights
  • Advanced routing algorithm
  • Automatic Virtual Regatta account connection
  • Real-time position tracking
  • Automatic weather file downloads
  • Route comparison
  • Cloud sync across devices
Features
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Do you like Virtual Regatta? Whether you are a beginner or experienced player, casual or addictive gamer, eSail for Virtual Regatta, known as eSail4VR, offers you all the power of dedicated routing for the exclusive Virtual Regatta service. With eSail4VR, you can compete with the best players! The routing algorithm considers all the specifics of the game to minimize penalties subject to sail changes, tacking and gybing. It also takes into account exclusion zones like the ZEA of the Vendée Globe. When you open the app, you are automatically connected to your Virtual Regatta account. If you have several regattas in progress, select in the home page the one you want to work on. Without any manipulation or setting, you can instantly find your position in real time on the map. If a new weather file is available for the game, it is automatically downloaded at the app start. Place a target on the screen and calculate a routing towards that target. Make several routings and compare them. Once the routing is done, send the programmations orders to VR, they will be immediately integrated in the game, and your boat will follow the path of this new route (Premium subscription only). That's it! Without a subscription, you have to manually transfer the bearing of each isochron segment in the Virtual Regatta programming function. Only one watchword: instant. One credo: efficiency. Wherever you are, on the move, on public transport, in a waiting room, at the time of a new weather file, take out your cell phone or tablet and update your routing. Icing on the cake, your Premium subscription is shared across your devices, your settings and routings are saved in the eSail4VR cloud and synchronized between all your devices: calculate a routing on your cell phone, it will immediately appear on your iPad, tablet, Windows PC or MacBook. Free app specs: - weather forecast - 5 day routing - followed boats and teammates The 3-month, with a 7 day trial period, Premium subscription includes: - up to 16 day routing - work your routing with pivot points - route your concurrents and teammates - export of the programming or waypoints to VR (up to 15 route points according to options taken in VR) - cloud sync Terms of use: https://esail4vr.fr/en/terms-and-use/ Privacy policy: https://esail4vr.fr/en/legal/

Screenshots

OptiFlight4 screens
eSail4VR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: OptiFlight at 4.6 against eSail4VR's 2.7. OptiFlight also leads on ratings volume (1.3K vs 3) and review sentiment (80% vs 58%). eSail4VR's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. OptiFlight sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and eSail4VR sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.49 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OptiFlight holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OptiFlight has 1.3K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of OptiFlight's written reviews are positive against 58% of eSail4VR's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OptiFlight ships an update every 6 weeks, eSail4VR every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
OptiFlight versus eSail4VR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOptiFlighteSail4VR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.3K ratings) — better2.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better57.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1.3K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKrish SuchdevSOFT4SAIL

Customer experience

OptiFlight

All ratings1,280 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews120 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral13.3%
Negative6.7%

eSail4VR

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive57.7%
Neutral23.1%
Negative19.2%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

OptiFlight

One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.00
  • OptiFlight Expansion$1.99
  • Large Tip$5.00
1 purchases

eSail4VR

Subscriptions1
  • Premium subscription7 Days trial$12.493 Months

Questions

Is OptiFlight free?
OptiFlight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is eSail4VR free?
eSail4VR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, OptiFlight or eSail4VR?
OptiFlight is rated higher. OptiFlight averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while eSail4VR averages 2.7 from 3 ratings.
Do OptiFlight or eSail4VR have ads?
Neither OptiFlight nor eSail4VR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OptiFlight or eSail4VR?
OptiFlight ships an update every 6 weeks, and eSail4VR every 5 days. Most recently, OptiFlight was updated on September 27, 2026 and eSail4VR on September 20, 2026.

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