Comparison

Novasail Remote Control App vs Dinghy Sailing

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

Head to head
About

Novasail Remote Control App

Control your sailing device remotely using your iPhone or Apple Watch. Load waypoints and receive real-time navigation data like speed and heading directly on your wrist or phone.

Highlights
  • Remote control via phone or watch
  • Load waypoints from device
  • Real-time navigation data
  • Speed, Heading, VMG updates
  • iPhone and Apple Watch support
Features
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Novasail Remote Control turns your iPhone and Apple Watch into a wireless remote and live display for your Novasail sailing instrument — NS360 Pro, NS360 Pocket V2, NS-START Pro or NS-START Pocket V2. REMOTE CONTROL Control your instrument from the cockpit: the on-screen keypad mirrors your device's real buttons — timer, mode, start-line pin and boat. Tap for a short press, hold for the alternate action. LIVE NAVIGATION Heading, course over ground, speed, position and VMG, streamed in real time over Bluetooth. WAYPOINTS Load the waypoints stored in your device, create or edit them on the phone in your preferred coordinate format, and send them back. Every mark shows live bearing, distance and VMG. TRACKS Record your navigation and review or export your tracks afterwards. APPLE WATCH The full remote on your wrist: keypad, navigation data and active waypoint — via your iPhone or connected directly to the instrument. MADE FOR SAILING Guard lock and automatic in-pocket lock stop accidental presses. Requires a Novasail instrument with Bluetooth (nova-sail.com).

About

Dinghy Sailing

This app provides sailing navigation instruments, replacing expensive digital equipment. Mount your device to your vessel to display up to eight instruments, including race timers and flags. Customize your display by enabling, disabling, and rearranging instruments.

Highlights
  • Replaces expensive digital instruments
  • Displays up to eight instruments
  • Race timer functionality
  • Flag display
  • Customizable instrument layout
  • Vertical device mounting
Features
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Dinghy Sailing is a useful tool for sailors. It can replace expensive digital instruments. Mount your iPad or iPhone to your vessel in a vertical position (either landscape or portrait). Dinghy Sailing displays up to eight instruments. Use the tabs to select the race timer, flags and instrument editor. You can enable/disable each instrument and drag to rearrange the order of the instruments on display.

Screenshots

Novasail Remote Control App4 screens
Dinghy Sailing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Dinghy Sailing at every 9 days against Novasail Remote Control App's every 50 months. Novasail Remote Control App's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). 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

Novasail Remote Control App ships an update every 50 months, Dinghy Sailing every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Novasail Remote Control App versus Dinghy Sailing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNovasail Remote Control AppDinghy Sailing
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 50 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNovasailGordon Aspin

Customer experience

Novasail Remote Control App

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Dinghy Sailing

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Novasail Remote Control App

No in-app purchases

None

Dinghy Sailing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Novasail Remote Control App free?
Novasail Remote Control App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dinghy Sailing free?
Dinghy Sailing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Novasail Remote Control App or Dinghy Sailing have ads?
Neither Novasail Remote Control App nor Dinghy Sailing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Novasail Remote Control App or Dinghy Sailing?
Novasail Remote Control App ships an update every 50 months, and Dinghy Sailing every 9 days. Most recently, Novasail Remote Control App was updated on November 2, 2026 and Dinghy Sailing on October 30, 2026.

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