Race Guide vs Sailrace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Race Guide
This app provides advanced graphical tactical guidance for sailing, helping users make smarter decisions on the water. It offers live, replay, and simulator modes, and can be used standalone or connected to boat instruments for enhanced performance.
- Graphical tactical guidance
- Live, replay, and simulator modes
- Standalone or instrument-connected operation
- GPS integration (tablet, Bluetooth, boat)
- Performance subscription options
- Bespoke technique optimization
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New, novel and highly effective graphical tactical sailing guidance software. Race Guide is designed to put you in the right place at the right time, make smarter decisions and get better results. With Americas cup and Olympic heritage Race Guide provides unquestionable performance gain. - A standalone tablet/phone tactical solution or connected to the boat instrument network to run using instrument data and link to Navigator software. - Driven by tablet/phone GPS, Bluetooth GPS or boat instrument GPS. - Live, replay and simulator modes give you the power run realtime, replay or practice. - Add further value with a Race Guide performance subscription enhancing the predictive calculations and increasing frequency and fidelity. Bespoke techniques remove the noise and variation historically seen with tactical aids so the software runs out of the box, whilst keeping the option for more bespoke configuration via the addition of broader polar data, more detailed environmental data predictions and more in depth understanding of the sensor data on board. These will push the performance gains further, maximising the potential of the guidance.
Sailrace
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Sailrace Dinghy Race Timer Companion App Sailrace Dinghy Race Timer Companion App is the perfect way to stay up-to-date on the latest race results. With this app, you can access race results, back-calculated results, charts of corrected time, charts of position at each lap of the race, a traditional table with CSV export function (compatible with Sailwave), and basic live race timing (if enabled in timer app). This app is a must-have for any sailor who wants to be the first to know the results of their races. Benefits: Stay up-to-date on the latest race results Analyze your performance and see where you can improve Connect with other sailors in your community Be the first to know the results of your races With the new live race timing feature, you can now see the results of your race as they happen, right on your phone. This is perfect for staying up-to-date on the latest race results and seeing how you're doing compared to the other sailors in your race. Note: Your club needs to be using "Sailrace dinghy race timer" to time races for this to be useful for you. Perhaps mention it to your race team.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sailrace at none against Race Guide's 2. Sailrace also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Race Guide's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). 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. Race Guide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $26.49 per month. Sailrace asks for nothing beyond the download.
Race Guide ships an update fortnightly, Sailrace every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Race Guide | Sailrace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 130 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hibrid Intelligence Ltd | Tim Cutsforth |
In-app purchases
Race Guide
- Race Guide Performance$26.491 Month
- Race Guide Performance HiFi$51.991 Month
Sailrace
No in-app purchases









