Comparison

Logbook Suite vs Vendée Live

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

Vendée Live

Follow the Vendée Globe race with real-time updates on skipper positions, speeds, and distances. Get detailed weather forecasts and boat specifications. Experience an immersive race following with an intuitive interface.

Highlights
  • Live skipper rankings
  • Boat position and speed tracking
  • Distance comparison between skippers
  • Real-time weather forecasts
  • Detailed boat specifications
Features
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Dive into the heart of the Vendée Globe with Vendée Live, the must-have app to follow skippers in real time! Discover everything you need to know about this legendary race: • Live rankings: boat positions, speeds, and distances covered. • Compare gaps: instantly visualize the distance between skippers. • Real-time weather: detailed forecasts and sea conditions. • Boat details: monohull specifications and technical insights. With its intuitive and seamless interface, Vendée Live offers you a fully immersive experience! Download the app now and never miss a moment of the Vendée Globe.

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Vendée Live4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Vendée Live at 67% against Logbook Suite's 20%. Vendée Live also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 months). Logbook Suite's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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, Vendée Live every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Logbook Suite versus Vendée Live: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLogbook SuiteVendée Live
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size506 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrimutic UGPierre-Olivier POTIER

Customer experience

Logbook Suite

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

Vendée Live

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Logbook Suite

No in-app purchases

None

Vendée Live

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Logbook Suite free?
Logbook Suite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vendée Live free?
Vendée Live is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Logbook Suite or Vendée Live have ads?
Neither Logbook Suite nor Vendée Live shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Logbook Suite or Vendée Live?
Logbook Suite ships an update every 6 months, and Vendée Live every 4 days. Most recently, Logbook Suite was updated on October 3, 2026 and Vendée Live on October 3, 2026.

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