Comparison

Protest vs Clubhafen

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

Clubhafen

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Clubhafen is the app for sailing clubs: events, news, club boats, berths, crane, volunteer shifts and training in one place. On first launch you choose your club – the app then shows its content, and you sign in with your club account. YOU NEED A CLUB THAT USES CLUBHAFEN Content and accounts come from your club. Your club invites you, or you activate your account yourself with the email address your club has on file. Public content such as events and news is available without signing in. TRY IT WITHOUT SIGNING IN "Segelclub Musterhafen" is a fictional demo club with every feature switched on. On first launch, tap "Try the sample club" – without an account, as a member or as an admin. Whatever you change there is visible only to you, and the demo club starts fresh every night. FOR MEMBERS • Weather for your sailing area from the German Weather Service, plus the club's own weather station and webcams where available • Events and news – sign up with a tap and add dates to your calendar • Book club boats – availability calendar, add your crew, check the boat back in with photos • Berths and winter storage, waiting list with your position, book your crane slot • Volunteer shifts and work hours – sign up for shifts, keep track of your hours • Training and youth sailing – confirm or decline, as a parent also for your children • Courses with places and waiting list, requests for the clubhouse • Club gallery, documents, notice board and inbox • Digital membership card and drinks tally • Report damage – to a boat, the jetty or the clubhouse • Push notifications you can switch off by type • Choose which sections appear in your tab bar FOR THE BOARD AND OFFICERS Club officers can do a lot right in the app: write news and events, edit the youth, regatta and course pages, send messages to members, approve bookings, confirm work hours, manage gallery and documents, run crane days, berths and the clubhouse. Everything else is done in the web-based admin tool. EVERY CLUB DECIDES FOR ITSELF Your club chooses which features you see and what is visible to members only. The app shows the club's colours, logo and content. Online payment, for example for boat hire, courses or drinks, is only available if your club offers it; the money goes directly to the club. PRIVACY No analytics or tracking tools. The app talks to your club's server in Germany over an encrypted connection. Members-only content is not stored permanently on your phone. Under More > Settings > My account you can download your data or delete your access. LANGUAGE The app is available in German and English. Content written by your club is usually in German. FOR CLUBS Your club doesn't use Clubhafen yet? clubhafen.com explains how clubs get started and shows the demo club as a club website and admin tool as well.

Screenshots

Protest4 screens
Clubhafen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Clubhafen at none against Protest's 1. Clubhafen also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Protest sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $22.99 per year. Clubhafen asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Protest ships an update every 2 months, Clubhafen every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Protest versus Clubhafen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProtestClubhafen
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.8.315.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size179 MB35 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMichaela SchmidleitnerTitus Maximilian Hildebrand

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Protest

Subscriptions1
  • Protest PRO+$22.991 Year
None

Clubhafen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Protest free?
Protest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clubhafen free?
Clubhafen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Protest or Clubhafen have ads?
Protest shows ads; Clubhafen does not.
Which is updated more often, Protest or Clubhafen?
Protest ships an update every 2 months, and Clubhafen every 2 weeks. Most recently, Protest was updated on November 6, 2026 and Clubhafen on November 6, 2026.

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