Cortex Monitor vs PredictWind Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cortex Monitor
This app allows remote monitoring of your boat's onboard sensors and connected devices. Track battery, pressure, position, and add external sensors for wind, depth, and more. Receive real-time alerts and control key systems remotely.
- Remote sensor monitoring
- Real-time alerts
- Remote circuit control
- Vessel tracking
- Geo-fence alarms
- Anchor watch functionality
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Vesper Monitor works with your on board Vesper Marine Cortex M1 device to monitor both the built-in Cortex sensors and other sensors on your boat that you connect to your Cortex Hub. - Setup is easy and free - Use the Cortex Hub’s built-in sensors for battery level, barometric pressure and boat position. - Connect your Cortex Hub to NMEA 2000, or an external sensor, to add monitoring for wind, depth, bilge high water, temperature, shore power or security. - Unlock your Cortex Hub to receive real-time sensor information, alerts and remotely control key circuits like air conditioning, lights or refrigeration. - Once you’ve unlocked your Cortex Hub you can also track your vessel, set geo-fence alarms and use Vesper Marine’s Award Winning smartAIS AnchorWatch to know your boat is safe at anchor.
PredictWind Tracker
Automatically update your personalized GPS tracking page for real-time location sharing. Ideal for boaters, it allows friends and family to monitor your position and route with weather or satellite maps. Link to add blogs and videos for a permanent record of your journey.
- Automatic GPS tracking updates
- Real-time location sharing
- Weather and satellite map overlays
- Add blogs and video links
- Personalized tracking page
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This app is designed to automatically update your personalized PredictWind GPS tracking page, ideal for Starlink users or those on LTE/cellular connections. Record and share your tracks to friends families and followers so they monitor your boats position and route in real time with weather or satellite maps. Link through to add blogs, video links for a permanent record of your journey. Note: You need a PredictWind GPS tracking page to use this app. To set up a PredictWind GPS tracking page contact https://www.predictwind.com/contact-us Terms & Conditions: https://www.predictwind.com/about-us/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://www.predictwind.com/about-us/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PredictWind Tracker at 4.4 against Cortex Monitor's 1.9. PredictWind Tracker also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months). Cortex Monitor's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (20% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume 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. PredictWind Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $49.00 per month. Cortex Monitor asks for nothing beyond the download.
PredictWind Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 20% of Cortex Monitor's written reviews are positive against 0% of PredictWind Tracker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Cortex Monitor ships an update every 10 months, PredictWind Tracker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cortex Monitor | PredictWind Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (14 ratings) | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Garmin New Zealand Ltd | PredictWind Limited |
Customer experience
Cortex Monitor
PredictWind Tracker
In-app purchases
Cortex Monitor
No in-app purchases
PredictWind Tracker
- PredictWind Tracker 1 Month7 Days trial$49.001 Month
- PredictWind Tracker 3 Months7 Days trial$99.003 Months
- PredictWind Tracker 12 Months7 Days trial$249.001 Year
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