Comparison

Port City vs eSail4VR

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

Head to head
About

Port City

Build a global shipping empire by collecting and upgrading real-life ships. Complete contracts, manage your port city, and explore new regions in this engaging simulation game.

Highlights
  • Collect hundreds of real-life ships
  • Upgrade ships for increased capacity
  • Complete challenging contracts
  • Develop and customize your port city
  • Explore new global regions
  • Participate in monthly events
  • Compete in leaderboards
Features
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All the ship lovers, ship collectors and ship simulation enthusiasts who love everything ship transport related unite! It’s time to put your ships on waters and build a port city and a global ship empire. Become a ship tycoon and enjoy a beautiful ship simulation journey full of surprises, city customizations, achievements and challenging contracts. Express your ship self! Discover and collect hundreds of famous real life ships. The better the ship, the more cargo it can take, the easier your strategy becomes. It can become quite challenging sometimes, but as a ship tycoon looking to build the biggest ship empire in the world you’ll find a way! Shipping the required cargo and completing various contracts is the key to develop your port city. Upgrading ships comes in handy because an upgraded ship fleet is way more powerful when completing contracts and can save a lot of time on waterways! Did you know that there are ship rarity categories in this tycoon city simulation? Rare ships have higher transport capacity! Bending rules of a port city tycoon simulator has never been easier either. Port City game tycoon features: ▶ Own popular ships from history of maritime transport ▶ Collect famous cargo ships, upgrade them and reach their full transport potential ▶ Meet interesting contractors and complete ship freight transport and logistics jobs ▶ Coordinate and transport your ships according to your own simulation strategy ▶ Enhance your port city and build bigger and better transport facilities and docks to fit more ships ▶ Explore new global regions as your ships travel the seas through bridges and islands ▶ Play new events every month in the Port City Ship Tycoon ▶ Team up with fellow ship tycoon enthusiasts during events & work together ▶ Compete in leaderboards to become the biggest ship tycoon ▶ Dispatch freight ships to collect resources and transport those to your contractors & city to complete jobs Are you up for a transport challenge and ready to collect ships, to build and manage a global city and ship empire and become the biggest global ship tycoon in the Port City world? Have you encountered a ship contract which does not suit your strategy? You can easily swap the ship transport requirements, or cargo requirements to get a better fit for your sea transportation needs. Both kids and adults can do this! PLEASE NOTE! Port City is an online free strategy tycoon simulation game to download and play that requires a network connection to play. Some in-game items can also be purchased for real money. If you don't want to use this feature please disable in-app purchases in your device's settings. Do you have any suggestions or problems in your port city? Our caring community managers would love to hear from you, visit https://care.pxfd.co/portcity! Terms of Use: http://pxfd.co/eula Privacy Policy: http://pxfd.co/privacy Do you enjoy our 3D tycoon simulation game? Follow @portcitygame on social media to get the latest news and updates.

About

eSail4VR

Enhance your Virtual Regatta experience with advanced routing calculations. This app automatically connects to your account, providing real-time position tracking and weather updates. Compare multiple routes and optimize your strategy for competitive sailing.

Highlights
  • Automatic Virtual Regatta account connection
  • Real-time position tracking on map
  • Automatic weather file downloads
  • Compare multiple routing options
  • Export programming orders to Virtual Regatta (Premium)
  • Cloud sync across devices (Premium)
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

Port City4 screens
eSail4VR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Port City at 4.7 against eSail4VR's 3.3. Port City also leads on ratings volume (14K vs 4). eSail4VR's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, review sentiment, 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. Port City sells 10 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

Port City holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Port City has 14K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of Port City's written reviews are positive against 59% of eSail4VR's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Port City ships an update every 5 weeks, eSail4VR every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Port City versus eSail4VR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPort CityeSail4VR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (14K ratings) — better3.3 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews56.2% of reviews59.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size382 MB70 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPixel Federation GamesSOFT4SAIL

Customer experience

Port City

All ratings13,967 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral4.3%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews402 reviews
Positive56.2%
Neutral16.7%
Negative27.1%

eSail4VR

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive59.3%
Neutral22.2%
Negative18.5%

Bugs and requests

Port City

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to progress past certain levels due to glitches
  • Ads that force the App Store to open
  • Ships and buildings clipping through environment

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more regions and ship types
  • Improve navigation between ports
  • Reduce wait times for tasks
  • Provide offline gameplay option

eSail4VR

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Port City

One-time10
  • Micro Gem Pack$1.99
  • Special Pack 7$3.49
  • Special Pack 1$3.99
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  • Mini Gem Pack$5.99
  • Special Pack 2$8.99
  • Small Gem Pack$11.99
  • Special Pack 9$14.99
  • Normal Gem Pack$17.99
  • Special Pack 3$22.99
  • Special Pack 5$114.99
1 purchases

eSail4VR

Subscriptions1
  • Premium subscription7 Days trial$12.493 Months

Questions

Is Port City free?
Port City 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, Port City or eSail4VR?
Port City is rated higher. Port City averages 4.7 out of 5 from 14K ratings, while eSail4VR averages 3.3 from 4 ratings.
Do Port City or eSail4VR have ads?
Port City shows ads; eSail4VR does not.
Which is updated more often, Port City or eSail4VR?
Port City ships an update every 5 weeks, and eSail4VR every 5 days. Most recently, Port City was updated on November 6, 2026 and eSail4VR on November 3, 2026.

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