Comparison

Virtual Regatta vs VR Roller Coaster Adventures

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

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About

Virtual Regatta

Experience realistic offshore sailing races against thousands of players worldwide. Manage your boat's energy, adapt to real-time weather, and compete in official virtual regattas. Choose from a vast fleet of sailboats and test your tactical skills.

Highlights
  • Real-time offshore racing
  • Realistic weather simulation
  • Energy management
  • Fleet of diverse sailboats
  • Official race partner
  • Multi-platform play
Features
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WHAT IS VIRTUAL REGATTA ? Virtual Regatta is a free sailing game, an offshore racing simulation. Virtual Regatta is not like simple sailing games, by playing Virtual Regatta you become the skipper of your boat/sailboat against the "winds of the globes". Race against hundreds of thousands of rivals in real time and compete against Vendée Globe skippers like Jérémie Beyou, Sam Davies and Alex Thomson from your computer, smartphone or tablet. ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES ON VIRTUAL REGATTA! An incomparable fleet of sailing boats: you will have more choice than in a boat rental! Indeed Virtual Regatta allows you to sail on many boats such as Class 40, Imoca, Figaro, Imoca, Ocean 50, Offshore Racer, mini 6,50, Super Maxi 100, Tara, Ultim, Caravelle... In addition, several formats of offshore races are available to delight all e-sailors. AS CLOSE TO REALITY AS POSSIBLE! Virtual Regatta innovates day after day in order to bring e-sailors closer to the real conditions experienced by skippers on their boats at sea with features such as • Energy management: Learn how to manage your energy like a strategist to stand out from your competitors, because depending on your state of fatigue, your manoeuvres are more or less fast as in reality. • The one-minute engine: The position of your boat is now calculated every minute! JOIN THE VIRTUAL REGATTA COMMUNITY! Virtual Regatta is the biggest sailing community in the world and counts more than 1 million active e-skippers. Virtual Regatta is an official partner of the FFVoile, the World Sailing Federation (World Sailing) and the Olympic Games with whom Virtual Regatta co-organizes all existing official eSailing events. Sail with the best ! Virtual Regatta is the official sailing simulation game of the biggest sailing races: Vendée Globe, Route du Rhum, Transat Jacques Vabre, Solitaire Le Figaro, and the Olympic Virtual Series. Take the helm of your boat and compete with the biggest names in offshore racing in Virtual Regatta! HOW TO PLAY VIRTUAL REGATTA ? • Give your boat a name. • Start at the same time as the real skippers on your virtual boat. • Use the real weather as a tactician. • Adapt your sails to the weather conditions. • Adjust your course according to the weather conditions. • Follow your boat on your mobile or tablet. • Track the position of other competitors. • Plan a course change. VIRTUAL REGATTA VIP MEMBERSHIP • The VIP membership is available for a period of 3, 6 or 12 months (automatically renewable). • The VIP membership gives access to bonus features of the game. • The payment will be debited from the iTunes account when the purchase is confirmed. • Subscription renews automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • The account will be billed for the renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, and identifies the cost of the renewal. • Subscriptions can be managed by the user and automatic renewal can be disabled by accessing the user's account settings after purchase. TERMS OF USE https://click.virtualregatta.com/?li=4952 PRIVACY POLICY https://static.virtualregatta.com/ressources/PrivacyPolicyVRApps.htm?v=201807• If the subscription is cancelled, the package will still be available until the end of the paid period

About

VR Roller Coaster Adventures

Experience thrilling virtual reality roller coaster rides through diverse environments like cities, deserts, temples, caves, and snowy mountains. Enjoy realistic physics and detailed 3D graphics, with options for both VR goggles and touch controls.

Highlights
  • Virtual reality roller coaster simulation
  • Diverse environments (cities, desert, temples, caves, snow mountains)
  • Realistic roller coaster physics
  • Detailed 3D graphics
  • VR goggles and touch control options
  • Underwater experience
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Join the next step in the VR evolution and download this VR rollercoaster that takes you through cities,desert,temples, caves, and even snow mountains to see polar bear and other animals. Be careful where you look, you wouldn't want to provoke an animal attack! This roller coaster simulation can be experienced in full Virtual Reality or can be experienced using regular touch controls. Feel how the roller coasters runs on the track through high- and low speed corners as you observe the detailed graphics of the ancient hidden temple. Run past trees and torches as you wiz by at ultra high speed! So much detail to observe... Are the temples Mayan, or maybe left by an alien race? No time to think as the journey continues to ride into the dark and scary caves and enjoy the sensation of gravity and speedy curves as you pass through the subterrane. Ultimately you'll dive into the water and be treated to an amazing underwater experience. See tropical fish in full animated detail as they life their underwater life. Detailed 3D graphics at every angle, look around and feel part of the VR experience as you see the temples and beautiful rendered cedar trees emerge from the realistic fog. The point of this VR app is to get you the thrills and the looks that go beyond your ordinary virtual reality demo. The roller coaster physics are true to life making it a real world experience that will make you swing side to side as you enter the high speed corners. Our engineers did a great job and have crafted this 360 3D VR Rollercoaster experience for your to enjoy. After designing the ride details on a blackboard, months of 3D modelling and design have gone into building this roller coaster ride for you. Best of all this cosmic experience is completely free to download and use. Compatibility: This roller coaster simulator runs on devices without a gyroscope, but will be experienced best with a gyroscope. Furthermore you can experience the ride without VR goggles using simple touch controls. Currently no controller support is offered. For devices that don't support Cardboard we offer a custom own stereoscopic VR solution. If you run into any issues please contact our support email and we're happy to help! LIKE US https://www.facebook.com/VectorLabsLimited/ FOLLOW US https://twitter.com/VecLabsLimited

Screenshots

Virtual Regatta4 screens
VR Roller Coaster Adventures4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: VR Roller Coaster Adventures at none against Virtual Regatta's shown. VR Roller Coaster Adventures also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Virtual Regatta's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Virtual Regatta sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $27.49 per 3 months and VR Roller Coaster Adventures sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Virtual Regatta against 4.1 for VR Roller Coaster Adventures. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 756 and 655 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 48% of Virtual Regatta's written reviews are positive against 45% of VR Roller Coaster Adventures's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Virtual Regatta ships an update fortnightly, VR Roller Coaster Adventures every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Virtual Regatta versus VR Roller Coaster Adventures: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVirtual RegattaVR Roller Coaster Adventures
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (756 ratings) — better4.1 (655 ratings)
Positive reviews48.4% of reviews — better44.6% of reviews
Number of ratings756 — better655
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size304 MB231 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVirtual RegattaAysha Sehar

Customer experience

Virtual Regatta

All ratings752 ratings
Positive82.0%
Neutral5.1%
Negative12.9%
Written reviews754 reviews
Positive48.4%
Neutral12.6%
Negative39.0%

VR Roller Coaster Adventures

All ratings578 ratings
Positive76.0%
Neutral6.9%
Negative17.1%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive44.6%
Neutral10.7%
Negative44.6%

User reviews

Virtual Regatta

From 756 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Virtual reality experience
  • 👍 Realistic sailing simulation
  • 💡 Ability to race against real-world sailors
  • 🌍 Opportunity to learn about sailing and geography

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases required to be competitive
  • 🔍 Lack of clear instructions and tutorials
  • 🕰️ Slow app performance and long loading times
  • 🔌 Drains device battery quickly

VR Roller Coaster Adventures

From 655 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good graphics
  • 🚀 Fun and enjoyable experience
  • 🤩 Amazing game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 💤 Boring and slow
  • 🤢 Causes motion sickness
  • 📺 Too many ads
  • 💰 Needs to be free or have paid version

Bugs and requests

Virtual Regatta

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Waypoints and course changes not registering properly
  • Ranking system shows inaccurate and inconsistent positions
  • Inability to log in or access races after updates
  • Boat position and movement not syncing correctly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add offline mode and ability to create custom races
  • Improve 3D graphics and visualization of land/water
  • Provide better support and communication from developers
  • Implement more realistic weather and current simulations
  • Allow easier customization of boat settings and controls

VR Roller Coaster Adventures

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Tracks moving when looking down
  • Inability to access certain tracks
  • Constant crashing and freezing

Requested features

4 requests
  • More roller coasters and tracks
  • Faster and more thrilling rides
  • Improved VR support
  • Ability to pause and control the experience

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Virtual Regatta

Subscriptions1
  • VIP Membership Subscription$27.493 Months
One-time9
  • Pack 400 credits$1.99
  • Full option pack$3.99
  • Pack 1000 credits$4.99
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  • Full option pack$8.99
  • Pack 2300 credits$9.99
  • Full option pack$13.99
  • Full option pack$18.99
  • Full option pack$23.99
  • Full option pack$24.99
1 purchases

VR Roller Coaster Adventures

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Virtual Regatta free?
Virtual Regatta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VR Roller Coaster Adventures free?
VR Roller Coaster Adventures is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Virtual Regatta or VR Roller Coaster Adventures?
Virtual Regatta is rated higher. Virtual Regatta averages 4.2 out of 5 from 756 ratings, while VR Roller Coaster Adventures averages 4.1 from 655 ratings.
Do Virtual Regatta or VR Roller Coaster Adventures have ads?
Virtual Regatta shows ads; VR Roller Coaster Adventures does not.
Which is updated more often, Virtual Regatta or VR Roller Coaster Adventures?
Virtual Regatta ships an update fortnightly, and VR Roller Coaster Adventures every 5 months. Most recently, Virtual Regatta was updated on October 26, 2026 and VR Roller Coaster Adventures on October 26, 2026.

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