Comparison

Reel Rivals vs Sail Sim

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

Head to head
About

Reel Rivals

Compete in real-world fishing tournaments and challenges using your actual catches. Connect with other anglers, share your passion, and improve your skills with educational content and gear recommendations.

Highlights
  • Real-world fishing competition
  • Solo play, 1v1 matches, tournaments
  • Log catches with photos and stats
  • Social features to connect with anglers
  • Educational content and fishing tips
  • Offline functionality
  • Track progress and stats
Features
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Reel Rivals is a freshwater fishing ecosystem built for anglers who want more out of every trip on the water. At the heart of Reel Rivals is competitive real-world fishing. Players compete in challenges and tournaments with friends and anglers wherever they choose to fish. Reel Rivals turns real catches into real competition — finally giving anglers a way to prove who the better fisherman really is. But Reel Rivals is more than just competition. It’s a place where anglers can connect, learn, improve, and share their passion for fishing. REAL-WORLD FISHING COMPETITION Use your real catches to compete in: • Solo Play • One on One Matches • Individual & Team Tournaments Log catches with photos, species, and size to earn points, achievements, and leaderboard rankings. REEL TALK – THE SOCIAL SIDE OF FISHING Share catches, post game results, connect with other anglers, and follow the action happening across the Reel Rivals community. REEL EDUCATION – LEARN & IMPROVE Access fishing tips, educational content, videos, and resources designed to help anglers sharpen their skills and catch more fish. BAIT SHOP – GEAR THAT PRODUCES RESULTS Explore proven tackle, baits, and fishing gear trusted to help anglers improve their performance on the water. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Build your profile, track your stats, review catch history, and see how you stack up against other anglers. BUILT FOR THE WATER Fishing somewhere without service? No problem. Reel Rivals works offline and syncs automatically once you're back online. Whether you're a casual weekend angler or a highly competitive fisherman, Reel Rivals brings together competition, community, education, and fishing culture into one experience. Download Reel Rivals and see who the ultimate Rival really is. Terms of Use: https://reelrivals.com/pages/end-user-license-agreement-eula Privacy Policy: https://reelrivals.com/pages/privacy-policy

About

Sail Sim

Experience a realistic, single-handed ocean passage in real time. Navigate using celestial bodies and dead reckoning, manage your boat's sails and condition, and survive the challenges of a living ocean. Learn sailing and survival skills as you embark on your own unique voyage.

Highlights
  • Real-time ocean passage
  • Celestial navigation with sextant
  • Physical boat sailing mechanics
  • Dynamic weather system
  • Survival resource management
  • In-game sailing handbook
  • Logbook and voyage charting
Features
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You wake on the beach of a small island with a 36-foot sloop at anchor offshore. The island is real. It is somewhere on Earth. Nothing aboard tells you where. SAIL is a single-handed ocean passage played in real time. One second in the game is one second in the world. Set a course, choose your canvas, put the phone down, and return when the weather, the boat, or the sky needs you. NAVIGATE BY THE REAL SKY There is no chart plotter and no satellite fix. Measure the sun, moon, Polaris, and navigational stars with a sextant. Guard the chronometer. Check the compass. Carry your position forward by dead reckoning, knowing that unseen current and instrument error are quietly pulling it away from the truth. SAIL A PHYSICAL BOAT Trim six sail plans to a changing wind. The boat heels from the force on the canvas, makes leeway, drifts with ocean currents, and suffers when you carry too much sail. The live polar diagram shows where she can go and how fast. A sailing coach explains what an experienced hand would notice—and why it matters. CROSS A LIVING OCEAN Weather grows from a simulated pressure field instead of a list of scripted conditions. Trade winds, westerlies, doldrums, squalls, swell, haze, and falling pressure all belong to the same world. The coast you raise over the horizon is drawn from the same real-Earth data the hull can strike. SURVIVE THE PASSAGE Water is finite. Food runs down. Rest, health, fresh provisions, fishing gear, medicine, sailcloth, repair stores, hull condition, and the bilge all matter. Rain can save you. A gale can dismast you. An island can feed you—if you find it. LEARN AS YOU GO No sailing knowledge is assumed. The in-game handbook uses animated diagrams to explain sail forces, points of sail, reefing, weather, latitude, longitude, dead reckoning, wayfinding, and survival. The coach teaches in the moment, then gets out of the way. MAKE THE VOYAGE YOURS Begin as a castaway on one of thousands of real islands, or take on a historic passage: a trade-wind Atlantic crossing, Bligh's open-boat journey, the James Caird in the Southern Ocean, or Slocum's long Pacific leg. Your log records the course, weather, miles, sights, decisions, and consequences hour by hour, then turns the voyage into a chart worth keeping. The ocean will keep moving when you close the app. Sail when a decision matters.

Screenshots

Reel Rivals4 screens
Sail Sim4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Reel Rivals at 5.0 against Sail Sim's 4.0. Reel Rivals also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Sail Sim's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Reel Rivals sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Sail Sim asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Reel Rivals holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reel Rivals has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reel Rivals ships an update every 2 weeks, Sail Sim every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Reel Rivals versus Sail Sim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReel RivalsSail Sim
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (11 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB18 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDem Boys, LLCYang Liu

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Reel Rivals

Subscriptions1
  • Reel Rivals$3.991 Month
None

Sail Sim

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reel Rivals free?
Reel Rivals is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sail Sim free?
Sail Sim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Reel Rivals or Sail Sim?
Reel Rivals is rated higher. Reel Rivals averages 5.0 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Sail Sim averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Reel Rivals or Sail Sim have ads?
Neither Reel Rivals nor Sail Sim shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reel Rivals or Sail Sim?
Reel Rivals ships an update every 2 weeks, and Sail Sim every 10 days. Most recently, Reel Rivals was updated on November 3, 2026 and Sail Sim on October 31, 2026.

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