Comparison

Virtual Regatta vs GTS Colour

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

Head to head
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

GTS Colour

This app helps car racing game players convert color codes (HEX/RGB) to HSV for in-game use. It allows users to save custom color palettes with car names or paint schemes, preventing loss of color figures when exiting menus.

Highlights
  • HEX/RGB to HSV color conversion
  • Save custom color palettes
  • Organize colors by car or paint scheme
  • Supports split screen on iPad
  • Individualize car colors
Features
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When you are using individual colours to paint your car in GT 7 / GT Sport, you are facing two problems. You need to calculate from an HEX or RGB colour code to the HSV code, which is used in GT 7 / GT Sport. Secondly the moment you are leaving the colour menu, you loose all your colour figures. GT Color is not only doing the math for you, but also you can store your colours! On top of that, you even can store your colours under a car name or a paint scheme. GT Color supports split screen on iPad! Enjoy to individualise your cars in GT Sport! Then let's race!

Screenshots

Virtual Regatta4 screens
GTS Colour4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: GTS Colour at 100% against Virtual Regatta's 48%. GTS Colour also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Virtual Regatta's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 22 months). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Virtual Regatta is free to download; GTS Colour costs $0.99 up front. Virtual Regatta sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $27.49 per 3 months. GTS Colour asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GTS Colour holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Virtual Regatta has 756 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Virtual Regatta's written reviews are positive against 100% of GTS Colour's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Virtual Regatta ships an update fortnightly, GTS Colour every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Virtual Regatta versus GTS Colour: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVirtual RegattaGTS Colour
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.2 (756 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings756 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 22 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size304 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVirtual RegattaMartin Handl

Customer experience

Virtual Regatta

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

GTS Colour

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

GTS Colour

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
None

GTS Colour

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Virtual Regatta free?
Virtual Regatta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GTS Colour free?
GTS Colour costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Virtual Regatta or GTS Colour?
GTS Colour is rated higher. Virtual Regatta averages 4.2 out of 5 from 756 ratings, while GTS Colour averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Virtual Regatta or GTS Colour have ads?
Virtual Regatta shows ads; GTS Colour does not.
Which is updated more often, Virtual Regatta or GTS Colour?
Virtual Regatta ships an update fortnightly, and GTS Colour every 22 months. Most recently, Virtual Regatta was updated on October 22, 2026 and GTS Colour on October 20, 2026.

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