Comparison

Logbook Suite vs Sailing Analyzer

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

Head to head
About

Logbook Suite

This app provides a digital logbook for sailors and motor-boaters, replacing traditional paper logs. It offers tools for managing ship tasks and travels, with features like automatic data entry from GPS and NMEA networks, and comprehensive analysis of nautical data. The interface is designed to mimic traditional logbooks for ease of use.

Highlights
  • Digital logbook replacement
  • Automatic nautical data entry
  • Ship task and travel management
  • Nautical data analysis
  • Printable logbook reports
  • Ship inventory and maintenance tracking
  • Digital cash box and budget management
Features
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Logbook Suite is a user-friendly software from yachtsmen for yachtsmen (both sailors and motorboaters) — Made in Germany. Logbook Suite includes a digital Logbook and the Logbook Add-ons, a selection of useful tools, with which you can manage tasks around your ship and your travels on yachts. Logbook replaces the handwritten logbook on sailing and motor yachts. Yacht owners from over 40 different flag states are using Logbook on all oceans and numerous inland waterways. More and more skipper of charter yachts love the digital capture of their trips. The software is in the market since 2011 and is continuously updated and further developed—since 2016 also available as app for iPad. The user interface of the Logbook differs from other digital logbooks because it is orientated by the traditional, hand-written logbook. Instead of computer-technical input masks you get pages with a practice-oriented layout which makes it easier to enter all relevant data into the logbook. The Logbook in Logbook Suite works completely without internet access. When you use the Logbook on an iPad Cellular the actual position can be read from the iPad's GPS. And if you connect a NMEA onboard network to your iPad, Logbook can read the nautical data and enter them automatically into the logbook. Logbook Suite is suited best for skippers who have used printed logbooks up to now, but want to make use of the advantages of a digital logbook. These are — in addition to the optional automatic recording of navigation data — for example the automatic analysis of the nautical data. Using the trips and the overview Logbook automatically calculates for relevant data totals as well as average values—both for every day, for a whole trip and for all entries in the logbook. Of course your logbook can be printed. Hence you can make a printed logbook for you and your crew to keep the trip in memory. During the journey you can enter the nautical data in Logbook just like in the traditional logbook on paper. It is up to you how often and how detailed you type in your information. Or let Logbook enter the data automatically. Logbook provides for each day a page with several tabs for the nautical information and for weather information, technical notes as well as for your personal diary with photos. Besides, Logbook offers a special view where you can put in detailed information on your yacht. This makes it easier to find all important information when needed. Thus the navigation data can be entered easily even under worse conditions Logbook presents a special view with large fields for data entry while cruising. Logbook Suite currently contains 10 Add-ons: • Biography – your maritime biography • Crew – crew data, immigration forms, agreements • BoardCash – your digital cash box • Budget – keep track of the costs of your ship • First-Aid Kit – first aid without having to search in the medicine box • Inventory – keep track of your ship's storage • Maintenance – the maintenance book for your ship • Provisions - simple planning of provisions • Scheduler – the visual planner for voyages and maintenance • WorldEnsigns – a visual encyclopedia of naval ensigns The Logbook Suite user interface is available in German, English, Dutch and Swedish, Logbook and some modules are also available in French and Spanish. Read more about Logbook Suite — about Logbook and the Add-ons—on our website. WARNING: Logbook Suite works only in landscape mode. IMPORTANT NOTE: The app installs a limited version of Logbook Suite. The limited version offers all the features of the full version, but is limited for Logbook to 5 travel days, for the Add-ons to 9 entries. If you like Logbook or one of our Add-ons, you can purchase a license convert your the limited version into an unlimited full version. On our website there is also a compatible version for MacOS and for Windows available. Please note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

Sailing Analyzer

Features
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[Analysis App of the Sailors, by the Sailors, for the Sailors] Taking advantage of my experience as a sailing athlete and coach, I have created an app that can be used to improve sailing skills. I hope this app will help improve the quality of practice. What the numbers alone cannot show, you can look back on with photos and videos tied to your track. [How to use] - Record the wake using the GPS sensor of your smartphone. Bring your smartphone to the ship and take measurements. - The app will automatically analyze the measured wake. - Import the photos and videos you took during practice, and keep them tied to the moment you were sailing. - Check the analyzed results, improve tunings, and use it for the next practice! [Main functions] - GPS measurement function - Analysis function (time, distance, speed, number of tacks, number of jibes, sailing angle against the wind, calculation of VMG) - Totals across four groups: upwind/downwind by port/starboard - Automatic wind direction estimation (filled in when you finish measuring, and you can correct it by hand) - Measurement data display function (leg list, map display, graph display, estimated wind direction at each tack) - Graph types (speed, sailing angle and VMG over time; speed, VMG and time spent by angle) - Measurement data editing function (wind information, boat information, notes, GPS data range, division of measurement data) - Photo and video function (linking to logs, adjusting the capture time, capture points on the map, video trimming) - Shooting with speed and heading burned into the photo or video - Recording of boat information (boat information, tuning information, setting photos) - Comparison function with past records and teammates (up to six logs, synchronized playback) - Exporting and importing logs as CSV - Unit settings (distance: m/km/mi/nm, speed: m/s/km/h/mph/knots. Wind speed can be set separately from speed) [Disclaimer] - Since this application operates with GPS, the accuracy may deteriorate depending on the surrounding radio wave conditions and the performance of the terminal. - Estimated wind direction is automatically input. If necessary, correct the wind direction manually. - Measurement data, along with imported photos and videos, is saved inside the smartphone. Please note that data cannot be taken over when changing smartphones. - Do not operate this app while sailing because it is dangerous. Only shoot when it is safe to do so. - The app developer is not responsible for any disadvantages such as accidents or injuries while using this app. Please be sure to use this at your own risk.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Logbook Suite at none against Sailing Analyzer's shown. Sailing Analyzer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Logbook Suite ships an update every 6 months, Sailing Analyzer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Logbook Suite versus Sailing Analyzer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLogbook SuiteSailing Analyzer
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size506 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrimutic UGShota Utsumi

In-app purchases

None

Logbook Suite

No in-app purchases

None

Sailing Analyzer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Logbook Suite free?
Logbook Suite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sailing Analyzer free?
Sailing Analyzer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Logbook Suite or Sailing Analyzer have ads?
Sailing Analyzer shows ads; Logbook Suite does not.
Which is updated more often, Logbook Suite or Sailing Analyzer?
Logbook Suite ships an update every 6 months, and Sailing Analyzer every 2 months. Most recently, Logbook Suite was updated on October 3, 2026 and Sailing Analyzer on October 16, 2026.

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