Comparison

Waterspeed Sailing GPS Tracker vs Milo Link

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

Head to head
About

Waterspeed Sailing GPS Tracker

Track your performance across over 30 water sports with detailed metrics like speed, distance, and wind conditions. Analyze your sessions, compare gear, and connect with a community of water sports enthusiasts. Offers advanced features for dedicated athletes.

Highlights
  • GPS tracking for 30+ water sports
  • Detailed speed, distance, and duration metrics
  • Wind, weather, and tide forecasts (Pro)
  • Heart rate and gear logging
  • Session history and progress tracking
  • Live location sharing (Pro)
  • Integration with Apple Watch, Garmin, Coros, Suunto
Features
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Waterspeed is a GPS tracker for sailing, wingfoil, windsurf, SUP, kayak and 30+ other water sports. Record every session on the water and see your speed, distance and track in detail. WIND ALERTS AND FORECASTS • Wind alerts: pick when you want to head out, and Waterspeed tells you when the wind is right, with time to get ready (Pro) • Wind, weather and tide forecasts for the spots near you (Pro) • Wind history and spot conditions (Explore+) MEASURE • Speed, max speed, average speed, distance and duration • Best speeds over 2 s, 10 s and 500 m (Pro) • Your track on the map, with speed shown along the route • Heart rate from your watch, wind, strokes and foiling time • Tacks and gybes analysis, foiling efficiency (Pro) • VMG (velocity made good) and true wind angle (Ultra) • Polar charts and performance against target speeds (Ultra) • Upwind/downwind and port/starboard analysis, legs and runs, gains and losses in distance and angle (Ultra) • Countdown timer for race starts (Pro) • Session history and progress over months and seasons WORKS WITH YOUR DEVICES AND APPS • Apple Watch: record your session right from your wrist • Garmin, Coros, Suunto and Vakaros: your sessions sync into Waterspeed automatically • Strava and GPS-Speedsurfing.com: send your sessions there automatically (Pro) SPORTS Sailing (dinghy, keelboat, catamaran), wingfoil, windsurf, kitesurf, foil, efoil, pumpfoil, SUP, kayak, canoe, downwind, powerboat and 30+ water sports. IMPROVE • Log your gear (boards, sails, wings, foils, boats) and compare sessions • Challenges and leaderboards with the community • Share sessions with friends LIVE SHARING • Live location sharing, so people on shore can follow you (Pro) PLANS Free to download and record. Pro unlocks full stats, history and sync. Ultra adds advanced sailing and racing analysis: VMG, true wind angle, polars, legs and runs. Waterspeed Pro and Ultra are monthly or yearly subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple account and renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. One subscription works on all Apple devices linked to your iCloud account. Waterspeed can export activities to Apple Health. We love hearing from the community: support@waterspeedapp.com Terms of Service: https://www.waterspeedapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.waterspeedapp.com/privacy

About

Milo Link

This app serves as an official companion for a device, allowing users to update its software, customize settings like language, and access offline information. It ensures the device receives new features and performance improvements.

Highlights
  • Update device software
  • Customize device language
  • Access offline information
  • Learn about device features
  • Performance enhancements
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The official companion app for updating, customizing, and learning about your Milo! - Keep your Milo updated with new features and performance enhancements - Change Milo's language - Packed with information that's available offline, for access off-the-grid

Screenshots

Waterspeed Sailing GPS Tracker4 screens
Milo Link4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Waterspeed Sailing GPS Tracker at 4.6 against Milo Link's 4.0. Waterspeed Sailing GPS Tracker also leads on review sentiment (85% vs 57%) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 29). Milo Link's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Waterspeed Sailing GPS Tracker sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Milo Link asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Waterspeed Sailing GPS Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Waterspeed Sailing GPS Tracker has 1.1K ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Waterspeed Sailing GPS Tracker's written reviews are positive against 57% of Milo Link's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Waterspeed Sailing GPS Tracker ships an update every 10 days, Milo Link monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Waterspeed Sailing GPS Tracker versus Milo Link: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWaterspeed Sailing GPS TrackerMilo Link
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better4.0 (29 ratings)
Positive reviews84.8% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1.1K — better29
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWaterspeed Technologies LimitedLoose Cannon Systems

Customer experience

Waterspeed Sailing GPS Tracker

All ratings1,115 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral2.2%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews604 reviews
Positive84.8%
Neutral5.1%
Negative10.1%

Milo Link

All ratings28 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral3.6%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Waterspeed Sailing GPS Tracker

Subscriptions10
  • WS Monthly subscription14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Monthly14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$3.991 Month
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  • WS Quarterly subscription14 Days trial$7.993 Months
  • Waterspeed Ultra Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Waterspeed Ultra Monthly$19.991 Month
  • WS Yearly subscription14 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription14 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Waterspeed Ultra Yearly1 Month trial$99.001 Year
  • Waterspeed Ultra Yearly14 Days trial$199.001 Year
None

Milo Link

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Waterspeed Sailing GPS Tracker free?
Waterspeed Sailing GPS Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Milo Link free?
Milo Link is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Waterspeed Sailing GPS Tracker or Milo Link?
Waterspeed Sailing GPS Tracker is rated higher. Waterspeed Sailing GPS Tracker averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Milo Link averages 4.0 from 29 ratings.
Do Waterspeed Sailing GPS Tracker or Milo Link have ads?
Neither Waterspeed Sailing GPS Tracker nor Milo Link shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Waterspeed Sailing GPS Tracker or Milo Link?
Waterspeed Sailing GPS Tracker ships an update every 10 days, and Milo Link monthly. Most recently, Waterspeed Sailing GPS Tracker was updated on November 11, 2026 and Milo Link on November 3, 2026.

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