Comparison

Top Sailor vs Electric RC Sim

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

Head to head
About

Top Sailor

Experience realistic sailing and motorboat simulation. Learn sailing basics, understand wind effects, and compete against AI opponents in races. Master sail trimming, navigation, and race strategy in various beautiful locations and adjustable weather conditions.

Highlights
  • Realistic sailboat and motorboat simulation
  • AI opponents of varying skill levels
  • Multiple scenic locations
  • Procedural race track generator
  • Adjustable weather conditions
  • Apparent wind and telltale indicators
Features
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Top Sailor is a highly realistic sailing and motorboat simulator. Take Top Sailor with you and learn basics of sailing! See how wind force affects the sail and test your skills against AI opponents in a yacht race. Learn how to trim the sails to make the most use of wind energy. Discover when there is a risk of capsizing. Practise sailing downwind and upwind, tacking and gybing. Improve navigation skills, sail race strategy and tactics. • Realistic simulation of sailboat and motorboat • Six AI opponents, from newbies to experienced sailors • Several beautiful locations to explore • Never-ending supply of race tracks: the built-in track generator • Adjustable weather conditions (wind strength, direction and variation) • Apparent wind and telltale indicators • Islands, shoals and dangerous areas • Comparative sailing skill estimate • Record and replay your games • 3D stereo rendering for anaglyph glasses • Winner of the bada Global Developer Challenge 2010!

About

Electric RC Sim

Experience the thrill of RC plane flying from your device. This simulator offers realistic physics and graphics to help you learn, practice, or simply enjoy flying various aircraft in different environments. It's a safe and cost-effective way to master aerial maneuvers.

Highlights
  • Realistic flight physics
  • Multiple aircraft types (drones, trainers, aerobatic planes, jets)
  • Various flying environments with wind conditions
  • Intelligent camera views and zoom
  • Optional advanced controller with custom settings
  • Detailed flight dynamics model
Features
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Experience all the fun and excitement of RC plane flying without leaving your chair! Electric RC Sim is a flight simulator for radio controlled aircraft. Fast startup plus realistic physics and graphics make it a pleasure to fly. Use it to learn to fly (I did!), hone your skills, or just have fun flying around. Learning to fly an RC plane takes practice, and Electric RC Sim can help you learn much faster. If (when) you crash, just press the reset button and you're flying again. There's no need to fuss with building, repairing, or waiting for a calm day, saving you time and money. Includes: * two drones: simulates 4 motors, 3 axis gyro, PID controllers. Practice flips! * all my favourite aircraft: two trainers, a slow flyer, an aerobatic plane and a flying wing * aerobatic plane: learn to perform moves such as knife edging, snap rolls, ground loops * P-51 for some scale flying fun * ducted fan jet with massive control surfaces: crazy fast and crazy fun. Do flat spins like Maverick! * control line plane: great for learning control basics * "antigravity" trainer: have fun while learning the controls without having to worry about gravity * four different flying fields, each with different wind conditions * handy help guide for beginner pilots Features: * detailed nonlinear nonstationary flight dynamics model * photorealistic graphics * intelligent camera view and zoom helps improve sense of space and speed of your plane * landscape and portrait view: portrait view helps with sense of altitude of your plane * works great on iPhone; looks amazing on iPad * realistic engine sounds: gotta love the sound of a screaming brushless! Advanced controller (available as an optional In-App Purchase): * set rates, expo and trim per model * access to additional drone modes: - hold: gentler for beginners - expert: a blend of acro and auto levelling - acro: sticks control turn rates - flies just like a 3d heli! To prevent accidental purchases, you can disable In-App Purchases in your device settings. Customer reviews: "I received a physical quad copter/drone as a gift, and having never been around one had issues flying it. I was hesitant to practice, fearing causing damage to the flyer or persons/animals. I found this app which allows simulated flying in a safe environment with the exact controls my particular model used. After a couple days with the app I was able to fly the real thing with confidence, and within a week was completing flips, spins, fast direction changes, and expert maneuvers. I can't recommend this program enough." "What a great training tool... Superb stall and flight control simulation. Love the wind..." "Most realistic rc sim at the moment!! ... novice to experienced will enjoy" "Portrait view is a great idea, and the camera zoom works perfectly. UI is simple and to the point..." "Once I heard the word 'flips'... Awesome" Check out "Electric RC Sim Lite" if you'd prefer to try before you buy. It features the 3 Channel trainer plane and one field. *** If you like this app, be sure to check out "RC Toybox" (iPad only). A fun game to play with your kids. ***

Screenshots

Top Sailor4 screens
Electric RC Sim4 screens

Verdict

The call

Top Sailor and Electric RC Sim both sit at 3.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 89% of Electric RC Sim's written reviews are positive against 69% of Top Sailor's. Electric RC Sim also leads on price ($2.99 vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). Top Sailor's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Top Sailor costs $3.99 and Electric RC Sim $2.99 up front. Top Sailor sells 15 one-off in-app purchases and Electric RC Sim 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

Electric RC Sim holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 62 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Top Sailor's written reviews are positive against 89% of Electric RC Sim's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Top Sailor ships an update every 3 months, Electric RC Sim every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Top Sailor versus Electric RC Sim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTop SailorElectric RC Sim
Price$3.99$2.99 — better
Rating3.9 (35 ratings)4.1 (62 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.5% of reviews89.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3562 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#184#136 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.06.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTOYSPRINGjetstripes.com

Customer experience

Top Sailor

All ratings35 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral22.9%
Negative17.1%
Written reviews108 reviews
Positive68.5%
Neutral15.7%
Negative15.7%

Electric RC Sim

All ratings62 ratings
Positive77.4%
Neutral4.8%
Negative17.7%
Written reviews184 reviews
Positive89.1%
Neutral5.4%
Negative5.4%

User reviews

Top Sailor

From 35 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Realistic sailing physics
  • ✨ Beautiful graphics and water effects
  • 🎮 Addictive and fun gameplay
  • 🧠 Good learning tool for sailing
  • 🕹️ Intuitive controls (for some)

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frustrating controls (for some)
  • ⚠️ Unrealistic wind shifts
  • 📉 Steep learning curve (for some)
  • 🚫 Lack of variety in boats
  • 🚧 UI issues and camera problems

Electric RC Sim

From 62 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Realistic flight simulation
  • 👍 Great for learning/practice
  • 💡 Helpful for RC hobbyists
  • 🚀 Smooth and responsive controls
  • 👍 Good value for money

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Some planes need trimming
  • 🐛 Quadcopter physics could be improved
  • 🔋 Occasional performance issues

Bugs and requests

Top Sailor

Reported bugs

34 issues
  • App crashes on startup
  • Game won't save progress
  • Camera perspective changes at bad times
  • Main sheet unresponsive
  • App freezes and requires reinstallation
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  • Water color changed to black after update
  • Rudder fails to control boat
  • Sail disappears
  • Accidental camera movement causing capsizes
  • Wind shifts too drastically
  • Capsize happens too quickly
  • Incompatible with iOS 11 (older versions)
  • 32-bit only app (older versions)
  • Control on iPad almost unusable
  • Boats don't follow normal sailing rules
  • Penalties for being hit by other boats
  • Starting races aground or in irons
  • Wind sound too extreme
  • Camera button placement issue
  • Tiller issue (resolved by advanced settings)
  • Wind direction changes unrealistically
  • Wind speed too variable
  • Camera view issues
  • Capsize is too weak
  • Graphics are just okay
  • Game crashes and displays last app open
  • Requires social media login to open (older versions)
  • Erratic movement at times
  • Player view control mode after tipping
  • Screen tilts at sharp angle sometimes
  • Landscape orientation issues on iPad
  • Home button on right causes issues
  • Volume button pressed accidentally
  • Speaker covered by hand

Requested features

33 requests
  • More boat variety
  • First-person view
  • Ability to change sails
  • More courses/scenery
  • Multiplayer mode
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  • Free sailing mode
  • Customizable controls (rudder position)
  • Add jib and spinnaker
  • More advanced dinghy classes
  • Random weather across courses
  • French language option
  • Relocate camera button
  • Option to move rudder to left side
  • Add icebergs
  • More realistic wind changes
  • Add catamaran option
  • Lockable camera view
  • Smoother boat movement
  • More detailed player boat graphics
  • Retina support
  • Actual free ride mode
  • More obstacles in free sail
  • Different sized boats
  • Old sailing ships
  • More tabs for larger ships
  • Landscape mode with home button on right
  • Jib sail for version up
  • More parameters on screen and customizable display
  • More levels
  • Exploring mode
  • Internet multiplayer
  • More realistic capsize animation
  • More realistic wind speed options

Electric RC Sim

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Compatibility issues on newer iOS versions
  • Crashes and freezes reported

Requested features

5 requests
  • More aircraft models (jets, helicopters, etc.)
  • Obstacle courses/challenges
  • First-person view (FPV) mode
  • Adjustable wind conditions
  • Altitude hold for quadcopters

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Top Sailor

One-time15
  • Basic Tip$0.99
  • Green hull$0.99
  • Yellow hull$0.99
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  • Pink hull$0.99
  • Red hull$0.99
  • 4 colorful sails$1.99
  • Set of 4 decorative hulls$1.99
  • Boat name on hull$1.99
  • Appreciative Tip$2.99
  • Pirate-style sail and hull$2.99
  • Add any text to your sail$4.99
  • Generous Tip$6.99
  • Golden sail$9.99
  • Awesome Tip$19.99
  • Amazing Tip$54.99
1 purchases

Electric RC Sim

One-time1
  • Advanced Controller$1.99

Questions

Is Top Sailor free?
Top Sailor costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Electric RC Sim free?
Electric RC Sim costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Top Sailor or Electric RC Sim?
Electric RC Sim is rated higher. Top Sailor averages 3.9 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while Electric RC Sim averages 4.1 from 62 ratings.
Do Top Sailor or Electric RC Sim have ads?
Neither Top Sailor nor Electric RC Sim shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Top Sailor or Electric RC Sim?
Top Sailor ships an update every 3 months, and Electric RC Sim every 6 months. Most recently, Top Sailor was updated on October 18, 2026 and Electric RC Sim on October 16, 2026.
Which is more popular, Top Sailor or Electric RC Sim?
Top Sailor currently peaks at #184 in the App Store charts, and Electric RC Sim at #136. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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