Tactiqs vs Voice Sail Start Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tactiqs
This comprehensive boat performance system enhances race understanding and decision-making using real-time sensor data. It offers customizable displays for numerous metrics, post-race analysis, and integrated charting with weather forecasts. Supports both instrumented and smaller boats, with advanced features for foiling vessels.
- Real-time performance metrics
- Post-race analysis tools
- Sail usage tracking
- Integrated chart viewer
- Weather forecasts and routing
- Augmented reality display integration
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The Tactiqs® Performance System was designed by a team of sail boat racers and technologists from the US and Europe as the ultimate comprehensive boat performance system. It will substantially improve your understanding of the conditions and the race course, and help you make better decisions and win more races. The system utilizes your boat's sensor data via a wireless NMEA interface connected to the Tactiqs® application, allowing the crew to use any number of iOS devices as customizable displays for 52 different performance metrics. An additional data set is available for foiling boats to optimize your flight attitude and performance. Post-race analysis tools give you the details on your performance and let you review the race by numbers as well as track individual sail usage and cross-overs to make optimum use of your inventory. The integrated camera function allows you to take sail shape photos synchronized with your performance data for detailed analysis - photos taken with dual-camera iPhones are perspective-corrected for maximum accuracy in sail-shape analysis tools. For smaller boats without instruments the system uses the iOS devices' built-in sensors and basic wind input controls combined with smart tracking algorithms. The built-in chart viewer (iPad only) enables quick and easy planning and routing for offshore and coastal racing, including fully integrated weather forecasts and routing together with our partner Avalon Offshore. You can create course specific waypoints and exclusion zones to fine-tune your route, and visually edit the course directly in the map. If your boat is equipped with an AIS receiver you can see other vessels and their heading and speed on the chart. The system supports Navionics charts and raster format charts based on BSB versions 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, and GeoTIFF. Navigation in the app is simple - swipe the left edge to switch between live race mode, race analysis mode, and setup mode, and the right edge to select a view within each mode. When in live race mode, swipe up and down to switch between performance data and start data, and between wind and course data. That's all you need to know. Additionally, the Tactiqs® system offers custom augmented reality displays in the form-factor of sun-glasses that provide you the key data right within your field of vision. These glasses are fully integrated with the iOS application and can replicate any metrics of choice. Race data such as course definitions, your sail inventory, and your boat's VPP data are synchronized with your iOS device for offline access during racing. Once you have raced with this level of understanding of the race track and your boat's performance in realtime you will never want to go back.
Voice Sail Start Timer
This app provides a voice-guided timer for sailing races, offering countdowns and announcements for key actions. It supports multiple languages and customizable race sequences, including team and match racing. Features include visual flag displays, race logs, and remote horn activation.
- Voice countdowns and announcements
- Multi-language support
- Visual flag display
- Customizable start sequences
- Team, match, and RC racing support
- Race logging and management
- Remote horn activation
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Timer for Sailing Races with voice cues. Keeps track of time and reminds you of next actions. Features: - voice announcements 1 minute, 30 seconds, 20 seconds and 10 seconds countdown to the action (flag or sound). Choose any combination; - voice cues in English, French, Russian, Hungarian, Croatian, Dutch or Chinese; - visual display of current flags state and next flag action; - list of planned flag actions and sounds for selected sequence; - configure Individual start sequence (either Rule 26 (with flexible timings), Appendix B 3.26.2 or (5-4-)3-2-1-Green according to World Sailing recommendations) Please contact support if you need a different flag sequence; - support for team, match and rc racing; - add custom Class flags for your favourite classes (with a library of emblems); - set-up start sequences with custom delay between starts and quickly switch between them in just a few taps; - start sequence immediately (on the next round minute) or on specific time; - displays time since start for each start in sequence; - configurable time limits; - mark first/last finisher; - race log; - ability to postpone/abandon or general/individual recall with ability to resume later; - announces time since start of the race (configurable); - automatic sync of settings between your devices (via iCloud); - share you settings with others; - works when locked to save battery; - automatic activation of a remote horn via bluetooth or playback of a horn sound. - Flag display on external screen / LED panel Happy Race-managment!
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Verdict
Tactiqs and Voice Sail Start Timer both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 89% of Tactiqs's written reviews are positive against 60% of Voice Sail Start Timer's. Tactiqs also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (19 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tactiqs against 5.0 for Voice Sail Start Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tactiqs has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Tactiqs's written reviews are positive against 60% of Voice Sail Start Timer's.
Tactiqs ships an update weekly, Voice Sail Start Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tactiqs | Voice Sail Start Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 186 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marine Ventures LLC | Egor Leonenko |
Customer experience
Tactiqs
Voice Sail Start Timer
In-app purchases
Tactiqs
No in-app purchases
Voice Sail Start Timer
No in-app purchases
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