Wakespeed vs SailboatData
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wakespeed
This app provides a simple and reliable way to configure, update, monitor, and diagnose your Wakespeed Advanced Regulator. It offers pre-defined parameters for various components and an expert mode for advanced customization.
- Configure, update, and monitor WS500 Pro via Bluetooth
- Pre-defined parameters for alternators, batteries, and BMS
- Save and retrieve configurations
- Share configurations with others
- Import configurations
- Expert Mode for advanced customization
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The Wakespeed App allows for simple and reliable configuration, updating, monitoring, and diagnostics of your Wakespeed Offshore WS500 and WS500 Pro Advanced Regulator. Create configurations using Wakespeed's 100's of built in of pre-defined, manufacturer recommended configuration parameters for batteries, alternators, and BMS's; select the brand and models you are using from three easy-to navigate screens to create a customized configuration for your regulator -- just pick-n-go. 'Expert Mode' allows the configuration to be further refined and customized, including adjusting the Charge Profile and accessing some of the more advanced options and capabilities. Once you have created your configuration it may be saved for later retrieval, shared with others via the built in 'share' tools (Email, messaging, etc), or sent to your WS500 / WS500 Pro Alternator Regulator. Connect your iPhone or iPad to your WS500 Pro using Bluetooth to configure, monitor, update, or take logs. With your WS500 regulator 'share' your configuration with a Windows based PC and use the Wakespeed "Universal Configuration Utility" (downloadable at http://www.wakespeed.com/technical ) and a USB cable. Alternatively you can share the configuration to an Android based phone for direct transfer using an OTG adapter. Configuration and updating can even be done before the WS500 / WS500-Pro is installed by powering it through the USB port. Key features include: · Configure, Update, Monitor your WS500 Pro using Bluetooth directly from yoru iPhone or iPad. · Simple 'pick from the list' of 100's of pre-defined Alternators, Batteries, and BMS's to create a reliable and optimized configuration for your install · Save and retrieve configurations for later use. · Share configurations with others using built-in share tools · Import configurations which have been shared with you for use, modification, and/or sending to your regulator. · Share the configuration for later transfer using a Windows based transfer tool. · Advanced 'Expert Mode' allows for modification of pre-defined values, as well as access to advanced features. For more information on this application, supporting tools, as well as the WS500 Advanced Alternator Regulator, visit http://www.wakespeed.com Email: support@wakespeed.com if you have any questions or need technical support.
SailboatData
Access a comprehensive database of production sailboat specifications offline. Compare models, search by detailed criteria, and save favorites with personal remarks. Ideal for buyers and marine professionals alike.
- Offline sailboat database access
- Side-by-side model comparison
- Search by detailed specifications
- Save favorite sailboats and designers
- Add personal remarks to models
- Sync favorites and remarks via iCloud
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The world’s most recognized database for production sailboat specifications. This is the must-have app for those looking to purchase a sailboat as well as for DIYers, sailmakers, yacht brokers, marinas, riggers, and all other marine professionals. Unlike our website, the app allows access to our database without the need for an internet connection. After downloading, you can experience the full app functionality for the first 2 hours. After that, continue on with the free basic version or subscribe to keep full access. This costs as little as a good coffee (for a yearly subscription, our cheapest option) and supports us adding more useful features and extend the database. The current features include: • Scrollable list containing over 9,200 sailboat models. • Side-by-side sailboat model compare. • Scrollable lists with all designers, builders, and associations. • The scrollable lists have an alphabetic index for quick access. • Each list has a name search bar which updates the list as you type. • Ability to select sailboats, designers, builders, and associations as your favorite. • Toggle button to quickly switch between showing all or only your favorites. • Ability to add your personal remarks for each sailboat model. • Favorites and remarks are shared between all your devices using Apple iCloud. • Refined search by LOA, LWL, Hull type, Keel type, Displacement, Beam, Draft, Rig type, Years Built and all our Ratios. • Ability to sort the refined search results on any of the search parameters. • Settings to personalize displayed units and other features. As you scroll through the sailboat list and look at sailboat and designer details, the corresponding images are downloaded via internet. Once an image has been downloaded it is stored on your device; the maximum storage used is about 500MB.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SailboatData at 89% against Wakespeed's 33%. SailboatData also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.2) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 5 months). Wakespeed's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). On price, ads 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. SailboatData sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Wakespeed asks for nothing beyond the download.
SailboatData holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SailboatData has 293 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Wakespeed's written reviews are positive against 89% of SailboatData's.
Wakespeed ships an update every 5 months, SailboatData every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 21, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wakespeed | SailboatData |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (5 ratings) | 4.8 (293 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 293 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dragonfly Energy Corp. | VMG Media, LLC |
Customer experience
Wakespeed
SailboatData
In-app purchases
Wakespeed
No in-app purchases
SailboatData
- 1 Monthly Access$0.991 Month
- 3 Monthly Access$1.993 Months
- 6 Monthly Access$2.996 Months
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- 12 Monthly Access$3.991 Year
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