Smart Skipper vs Sail Trails
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Skipper
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Stop worrying about your boat when you are away with the Smart Skipper™ app. Get real-time notifications about geofence, bilge, battery, temperature and more. The Smart Skipper™ app has two working modes, on board and remote. When you are on board your vessel use the Smart Skipper™ app to set alarm limits, invite users, configure sensors and more. When you are away from your vessel use the remote features to get real-time notifications, turn on/off bilge pumps, lights and more. Smart Skipper™ empowers boat owners to secure, protect and control your vessel from anywhere.
Sail Trails
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- Routes show when it's storm season and when it is the best time to go. - Port data shows monthly rain and Max/Min temperature averages. - View tracks and wind speed of tropical storms that occurred between 2000-2020. - Wind climatology show average wind per month collected from sattelite data. Also view pilot data collected from on-site observation from 1850-1970. - Layers allow you to see Sattelite Imagery, Bathymetry, AIS Density, Time Zones, Lightning Strikes, and Population Density maps.
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Verdict
Smart Skipper and Sail Trails 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Smart Skipper ships an update every 3 months, Sail Trails every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Smart Skipper | Sail Trails |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blue Guard Innovations, LLC | Two* States* Away* |
In-app purchases
Smart Skipper
No in-app purchases
Sail Trails
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Smart Skipper free?
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Do Smart Skipper or Sail Trails have ads?
Which is updated more often, Smart Skipper or Sail Trails?
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