Tactiqs vs Sailing timer tactical
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.
Sailing timer tactical
This app provides a spoken countdown timer for sailing races, displaying distance to the starting line and a track view of covered paths with speed indicators. It utilizes GPS for navigation and can be used with Bluetooth earphones for audio alerts.
- Spoken countdown timer
- Distance to starting line
- Track view of covered paths
- Speed indication
- GPS tracking
- Bluetooth earphone support
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Spoken countdown timer. Distance to starting line Track view of covered paths. Colors indicate the speed. Tips: I advise to extend your screen idle timer. Also set Return to Clock to after 1 hour. Settings->General-> Return to clock You can use bluetooth earphones if the volume is not loud enough. Enable background refresh Settings > General > Background App Refresh This app uses GPS and may impact the battery life. A 10-15% battery drain per hour is normal. Future features: Spoken wind shift messages OCS alarm Manually set Windward and leeward mark Battery optimization (turn off GPS automatically) The following permissions are needed Healthkit: To start a sailing workout. This is also needs to get timer updates and location updates when the screen is off. Location: To plot your route on the map and to calculate the distance to the line
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tactiqs at 5.0 against Sailing timer tactical's 3.8. Tactiqs also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 57%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 15 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tactiqs holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Tactiqs's written reviews are positive against 57% of Sailing timer tactical's.
Tactiqs ships an update weekly, Sailing timer tactical every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tactiqs | Sailing timer tactical |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (19 ratings) — better | 3.8 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 186 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marine Ventures LLC | Pieter Oskam |
Customer experience
Tactiqs
Sailing timer tactical
In-app purchases
Tactiqs
No in-app purchases
Sailing timer tactical
No in-app purchases
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