Comparison

Protest vs Tactical Sailing Tips 2.0

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

Head to head
About

Protest

Features
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The app Protest helps to solve rules relevant conflicts in sailing regattas. With a series of yes/no questions, in which the Racing Rules of Sailing of World Sailing are checked in parallel, the app builds up the situation and presents the resulting decision. A menu provides access to the facts found, the conclusions and the rules applied. The default language of the app is English. If the phone is set to German as system-language the app language is German. The texts of the situation, conclusions and facts can be switched directly between English and German. Developed by Mag. Michaela Schmidleitner in cooperation with and on behalf of Sport Consult, Ing. Mag. Gert Schmidleitner. Protest Terms and Conditions: https://www.iubenda.com/terms-and-conditions/74452679 Protest Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/74452679/full-legal ======================== Version 25.0.0: => technical updates => database update to the racing rules of sailing 2025-2028 ------------------------------------

About

Tactical Sailing Tips 2.0

Learn essential sailing tactics and right-of-way rules through animated video clips and printable comments. Master racing maneuvers, wind strategy, and basic rules for both novice and professional sailors.

Highlights
  • Animated video clips of sailing tactics
  • Printable PDF comments for tips
  • Right of Way rules (ISAF / World Sailing)
  • Wind direction and strength visualization
  • Tactical maneuvers for racing
  • Offline access after download
Features
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Sailing on the go – Tactical Sailing Tips Whether a rookie or a professional sailor, everyone interested in the sport of sailing can find a selection of the most important tips needed to steer your boat the "Right of Way", to take the wind from the best side and to also make use of tactical maneuvers while racing against other opponents. The main purpose of this app is to visualize the paths sailed in 16 tips overall as animated video clips for following advanced racing tactical situations: - speed of boats, - position of sails, as well as direction and strength of wind, - for tactical maneuvers against the wind, - basic Right of Way Rules (ISAF / World Sailing). All animations are presented as video clips, comments can be printed out (pdf) as an extension to the tips and their simulated scenes, which you should watch on your iPhone or iPad. After downloading you can use the tips without internet access to take with you on your yacht. In 2012 these tips were awarded winner of the "European Award for Technology Supported Learning - Best Media Didactics!“ iPhone and iPad: This App, however, is only the first step into the world of sailing. Designed for iPad, it will also display on iPhone, but of course in smaller sizes of videos. The first three tips are with sound, the others are without sound, it is because of memory allocation restrictions (150 MB). Therefore the text is a useful extension for iPhone because of its small font size, print and read the comments in a .pdf file. The video clips are sized to be presented on Apple TV. These tips - and further 40 tips - are part of a game: "Tactical Sailing - A Game Against the Wind" and “Boat Against Boat” and "Coach´s Toolbox". If you want to have fun with a powerful Tactic and Strategy game, see a demo for free and order it on our website: www.Tacticalsailing.com - runs on Mac and PC. Keep in touch with other Tactical Sailors Lounge and coaches, see the race board, news and Info online. © Photo front page: Fried Elliott.

Screenshots

Protest4 screens
Tactical Sailing Tips 2.04 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Protest at Free against Tactical Sailing Tips 2.0's $2.99. Tactical Sailing Tips 2.0's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Protest is free to download; Tactical Sailing Tips 2.0 costs $2.99 up front. Protest sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $10.99 per year. Tactical Sailing Tips 2.0 asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
Protest versus Tactical Sailing Tips 2.0: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProtestTactical Sailing Tips 2.0
PriceFree — better$2.99
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.8.313.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size179 MB264 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichaela SchmidleitnerMediaDigitalPage

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Protest

Subscriptions2
  • Protest PRO$10.991 Year
  • Protest PRO+$22.991 Year
None

Tactical Sailing Tips 2.0

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Protest free?
Protest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tactical Sailing Tips 2.0 free?
Tactical Sailing Tips 2.0 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Protest or Tactical Sailing Tips 2.0 have ads?
Protest shows ads; Tactical Sailing Tips 2.0 does not.

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