Radar Plotting vs WindRouter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Radar Plotting
This app offers advanced radar plotting for maritime navigation. It allows users to calculate critical encounter data, plan maneuvers, and analyze complex scenarios with interactive visualizations. Designed for training and decision support, it aids in understanding vessel interactions.
- Kinematic calculations (CPA/TCPA, aspect)
- True and relative speed estimation
- Evasive maneuver planning with COLREG guidance
- Rescue and escape scenario planning
- Double-target analysis
- Current and drift estimation
- Interactive radar canvas with playback
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Radar Plotting provides advanced radar-plotting capabilities for iPhone and iPad. Compute CPA/TCPA, estimate true motion, plan evasive/rescue/escape manoeuvres, and analyse two-target encounters — all visualised on an interactive radar sheet. Highlights: - Precise kinematic calculations (CPA/TCPA, aspect, true & relative speed) - Evasive manoeuvres with COLREG guidance - Rescue & escape planning, including scenarios with faster vessels - Double-target handling - Current/drift estimation - Interactive canvas with adjustable scales and animated trajectory playback - Import/export via QR code and PDF report generation Safety note: This app is for training and decision support. It does not replace certified navigational equipment or official procedures. Always follow COLREG and local/company rules.
WindRouter
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WindRouter is the sailing weather router you buy once - no subscription, ever. Most apps charge every year: PredictWind $249/yr, Savvy Navvy $99/yr, Navionics ~$50/yr. WindRouter is a single purchase you own for life - all features included, no add-ons. EVERYTHING INCLUDED - Unlimited isochrone weather routing across multi-day forecasts (GRIB / Open-Meteo / NOAA) - 15+ built-in boat polars plus custom polar import & editing - Departure-time comparison - find the best window to leave - NMEA 0183 instruments + B&G / Raymarine chart-plotter link - Live wind, wave & pressure forecasts on charts with OpenSeaMap & NOAA overlays THE CRUISER'S PLAYBOOK, BUILT IN - 20 ready-made ocean passages: the ARC, Biscay, Azores, the Coconut Milk Run, Caribbean & Mediterranean routes - 200+ curated anchorages and country guides - Draw a route with distance, bearing & waypoints - Import GPX and Navionics USR files - Digital logbook BUILT FOR THE CRUISER PLANNING THEIR NEXT PASSAGE Whether it's your first Biscay crossing, an Atlantic ARC, the Azores, or a season in the Med, WindRouter gives you pro-grade routing (isochrones, VMG, ECMWF-class weather) with a clean, modern interface - without the steep learning curve or the yearly bill. One payment. Yours forever. For passage planning only. Always carry official charts and approved navigation equipment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: WindRouter at every 6 weeks against Radar Plotting's every 5 months. Radar Plotting's advantage is price ($7.99 vs $9.99) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On 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
Radar Plotting costs $7.99 and WindRouter $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Radar Plotting ships an update every 5 months, WindRouter every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Radar Plotting | WindRouter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Giacomo Gabriele | Stolk.cc |
In-app purchases
Radar Plotting
No in-app purchases
WindRouter
No in-app purchases
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