Race Guide vs SailIQ
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.
SailIQ
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SailIQ is the app for sailors and sailing teams who want to understand, measure, and improve their performance with reliable, easy-to-understand data. While you sail, SailIQ records key metrics in real time. At the end of each session, it provides detailed analysis to help you evaluate your performance, compare training sessions, and review races clearly. See your routes, progress, and metrics in one place to make better decisions both on the water and ashore. Save and sync your sessions across devices, and sail with or without your iPhone thanks to Apple Watch integration. SailIQ is built for training and racing: a precise, reliable tool designed for the Apple ecosystem. Analyze, learn, and share your progress with your team and community. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Race Guide at 15.0 against SailIQ's 18.4. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 and SailIQ sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Race Guide ships an update fortnightly, SailIQ every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Race Guide | SailIQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 130 MB | 128 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hibrid Intelligence Ltd | Alejandro Torrado Martinez |
In-app purchases
Race Guide
- Race Guide Performance$26.491 Month
- Race Guide Performance HiFi$51.991 Month
SailIQ
- Sailor Coach14 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Sailor Coach Pro14 Days trial$12.991 Month
- Club Pro$119.991 Month
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- Club Enterprise$149.991 Month








