Comparison

TracTrac vs Pocket Sail

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

TracTrac

View live and replay GPS tracking data from your favorite sports events and clubs. Access event and race lists, map views, leaderboards, and detailed competitor performance information.

Highlights
  • Live GPS tracking
  • Event and race lists
  • Map view with live/replay
  • Leaderboards and rankings
  • Performance tables
  • Competitor information
Features
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The TracTrac app allows you to see gps based tracking from your favourite events and clubs live and in replay on your mobile device. The TracTrac app includes the following features: - Event list including all past, present and future races available. - Race list for each event including all past, present and future races available the selected event. - Map view displaying the race live and replay incl. - Leader line. - Rank. - Replay control. - Live leader board with selection and sorting. - Performance table with detailed performance information for each leg of the race. - Detailed competitor information with performance information for each leg and each race.

About

Pocket Sail

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Pocket Sail is a simulator that puts the experience of yacht sailing in the palm of your hand. It's designed to help beginners learn the fundamentals—and it works even better alongside a coach or an experienced sailor. Wind direction and its relationship with the telltales, wind indicator, and sail; the heel of the boat; tacking and gybing—practice the sensations of real dinghy sailing anytime, anywhere. Features - Realistic sailing physics with telltales and a wind indicator - Master boat handling by tacking and gybing again and again - Record your run as a "ghost" and race it on your next lap - Both portrait and landscape support - No sign-up, fully offline Sharpen your feel for sailing with Pocket Sail.

Screenshots

TracTrac4 screens
Pocket Sail4 screens

Verdict

The call

TracTrac and Pocket Sail are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TracTrac ships an update fortnightly, Pocket Sail every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
TracTrac versus Pocket Sail: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTracTracPocket Sail
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews11.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTracTrac ApsNatsuki Matsuura

In-app purchases

None

TracTrac

No in-app purchases

None

Pocket Sail

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TracTrac free?
TracTrac is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pocket Sail free?
Pocket Sail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TracTrac or Pocket Sail have ads?
Neither TracTrac nor Pocket Sail shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TracTrac or Pocket Sail?
TracTrac ships an update fortnightly, and Pocket Sail every 4 weeks. Most recently, TracTrac was updated on November 11, 2026 and Pocket Sail on October 31, 2026.

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