Comparison

Virtual Regatta vs First Not Last

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

First Not Last

Features
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First Not Last is sailboat racing as it's done on the water: umpired match races and team races, where the wind, the right-of-way rules and a good start decide who wins. LEARN TO SAIL New to sailing? Seven short lessons, a minute or two each, and no account needed: steering, reading the wind, the fastest angles upwind and downwind, slowing down, penalty turns, match-race starts and match-race penalties. SAIL IT FOR REAL • Hold ◀ or ▶ to steer and hold the boat button to slow down. The sails trim themselves, so it all comes down to where you point. • Boat speed depends on your angle to the wind. Find the best VMG upwind and downwind, then tack and gybe on the shifts. • The breeze shifts, and gusts show as dark patches on the water. • Every sail casts a wind shadow. Sit in another boat's dirty air and you slow down. RACE BY THE RULES • Right of way, room at the marks and starting early are all judged on the water. • Foul another boat and you owe a penalty turn. Leave it too long and you're disqualified. • Match races come with umpire flags and match-race penalties, as in real umpired racing. RACE REAL PEOPLE • Unranked matchmaking for 1v1 match races and 2v2 or 3v3 team races. • Add friends, invite them to your lobby and race on the same team. • Custom races: public or password-protected, with a windward-leeward or Digital N course, match or team racing rules, and up to four boats a side. • Your nationality flag shows next to your name. • Report or block any sailor in a tap. Players must be 18 or older. SAIL ALONE Free Sail to practise boat handling, or Solo Practice for a full race on your own: countdown, start line, marks and finish. No ads and no tracking.

Screenshots

Virtual Regatta4 screens
First Not Last4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: First Not Last at none against Virtual Regatta's 10. First Not Last also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Virtual Regatta sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $27.49 per 3 months. First Not Last asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Virtual Regatta ships an update fortnightly, First Not Last daily. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Virtual Regatta versus First Not Last: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVirtual RegattaFirst Not Last
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (756 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings756 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size304 MB77 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperVirtual RegattaRussell Bolger

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

First Not Last

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

First Not Last

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Virtual Regatta free?
Virtual Regatta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is First Not Last free?
First Not Last is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Virtual Regatta or First Not Last have ads?
Virtual Regatta shows ads; First Not Last does not.
Which is updated more often, Virtual Regatta or First Not Last?
Virtual Regatta ships an update fortnightly, and First Not Last daily. Most recently, Virtual Regatta was updated on October 22, 2026 and First Not Last on October 15, 2026.

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