Protest vs Trace Zone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Protest
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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 ------------------------------------
Trace Zone
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Trace is your dedicated watersports app, focused on unlocking all your on-water activities, to track your performance, share your live location and connect with your friends back onshore. Works with Garmin and Apple watches. Faster - Performance insights at your fingertips We work with the best in the game to bring you dedicated, sport specific analytics and insights, helping you better understand your session and where to focus on next, so you’re always improving. Safer - Share your live location Many of your favourite water sports take you away from the safety of the shore. Knowing others can see where you are makes it that bit easier if you find yourself in need of help. Enable your friends and family to watch you real-time, simply share a link of your live Trace with them. Connected - Share and Compare Traces The ability to connect with your friend, family and fellow enthusiasts over your sport of choice is central to the experience Trace unlocks. We make it simple to share your progress and connect through the feed of your fellow Trace friends. Created videos with custom overlays and show them on a map. Terms of Service https://www.trace.zone/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Trace Zone at every 2 weeks against Protest's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Protest sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $10.99 per year and Trace Zone sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Protest ships an update every 2 months, Trace Zone every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Protest | Trace Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.8.3 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michaela Schmidleitner | OCEAN LABS LIMITED |
In-app purchases
Protest
- Protest PRO$10.991 Year
- Protest PRO+$22.991 Year
Trace Zone
- Trace Premium Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
- Trace Premium Annual1 Month trial$34.991 Year
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