Buoy Zone vs GearLog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Buoy Zone
This app simplifies yacht racing course setup for sailing clubs and race officers. It allows for real-time course sharing, mark laying guidance with compass directions, and participant tracking on a map. Streamline race management and focus on the competition.
- Real-time course sharing
- Mark laying guidance
- Participant tracking on map
- Compass direction and bearing
- Distance calculation
- Course updates
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Buoy Zone is designed to help sailing clubs, Race Offices and support vessels, lay yacht racing courses. The Race Officer sets a course from the start boat and shares this course with their support boats and other participants. The participants can see the course on a map, get course updates in real-time and all support boats can also been seen on the map. Any boats laying marks can zoom in on the map and see exactly where to lay their marks, or tap on a mark for real-time compass direction, bearing and distance. Take the time and pain out of setting an accurate course, and get on with the awesome racing.
GearLog
Manage your equipment with this app, storing details, photos, and manuals. Receive inspection alerts, track usage, and manage loans and reservations. It also supports QR code labeling and data import for comprehensive gear oversight.
- Store gear details, photos, and manuals
- Inspection alerts and audit trails
- Cloud sync across devices
- QR code generation and scanning
- Manage loans, returns, and reservations
- Track gear usage and financial investment
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Take your equipment management to the next level with GearLog: - Store all your gear including photos and manuals - Get alerts when it's time to inspect your gear - Store your data in the cloud and access it on any device - Keep an audit trail of all your inspections - Generate QR code labels for your gear - Scan your QR code labels with the GearLog app - Build gear lists for expeditions and trips - Record how and when your gear is used - Manage equipment loans and returns - Manage equipment reservations - Record qualifications held and when they expire - Import your gear and inspections from a spreadsheet - Record the financial investment made in your gear - Securely share access across multiple sites
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GearLog at 90% against Buoy Zone's 25%. GearLog also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Buoy Zone sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.49 per month. GearLog asks for nothing beyond the download.
GearLog holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GearLog has 35 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Buoy Zone's written reviews are positive against 90% of GearLog's.
Buoy Zone ships an update fortnightly, GearLog every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Buoy Zone | GearLog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) | 4.6 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 35 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OCEAN LABS LIMITED | Kit Kline |
Customer experience
Buoy Zone
GearLog
In-app purchases
Buoy Zone
- Race Officer Monthly$8.491 Month
- Race Officer Annual$43.991 Year
GearLog
No in-app purchases
