US Sailing Bookstore vs ChatHistory
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
US Sailing Bookstore
Access digital sailing publications, including racing rules and training materials. Read offline, highlight text, and bookmark pages. Some content is free for members, while other publications are available for purchase.
- Digital sailing publications
- Offline reading capability
- Highlighting and bookmarking
- Text search functionality
- Free member benefits
- In-app purchases
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The US Sailing Bookstore provides you access to the digital publications of US Sailing through your mobile devices. We offer a wide variety of sailing-related publications, including The Racing Rules of Sailing, Basic Keelboat, Start Powerboating Right, Learn Sailing Right, and US Sailing membership materials. By downloading ahead of time, you can read your selections anywhere and anytime, even when out on a boat with limited cell service or on an airplane. Additional features include the ability to highlight, book mark and search for text. Some publications, such as The Racing Rules of Sailing, are available free of charge as member benefits. Others are available for purchase through the app. To join US Sailing, please visit membership.ussailing.org.
ChatHistory
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ChatHistory takes your WhatsApp Chat history and creates a book out of it... without them EVER leaving your phone! Create fully customisable PDF documents with the best moments, photos, videos, GIFs and stickers to always remember your story! Using our own popular and intuitive PDF render engine, it takes just a few seconds for you to hold your own book in your hands
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ChatHistory at every 5 days against US Sailing Bookstore's every 6 weeks. ChatHistory also leads on iOS requirement (12.1 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. US Sailing Bookstore sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and ChatHistory sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
US Sailing Bookstore ships an update every 6 weeks, ChatHistory every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | US Sailing Bookstore | ChatHistory |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | US SAILING | techprimate GmbH |
In-app purchases
US Sailing Bookstore
- DAVE PERRY’S 100 Rules Quizzes$14.99
- The Racing Rules of Sailing For 2017-2020$15.99
- Basic Cruising$17.99
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- Learn Sailing Right Beginning$17.99
- Basic Keelboat$19.99
- Bareboat Cruising$24.99
- Safety at Sea Guide$25.99
- Passage Making$32.99
- Understanding the Racing Rules$34.99
- Basic Keelboat 5th Edition$34.99
ChatHistory
- No Ads$1.99
- Remove Watermark$1.99
- Premium$2.99
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