Comparison

SailboatData vs The Charter App

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

The Charter App

This app serves as a comprehensive portal for charter clients, offering educational resources, streamlined check-in/out procedures, and important notifications. It also includes features for GPS photo tracking, marina information, and itinerary planning.

Highlights
  • Educational platform for charter preparation
  • Streamlined check-in/out with photo documentation
  • Charter base notifications
  • GPS photo tracking of activities
  • Marina and park information
  • Itinerary planning with money-saving tips
  • Weather map
Features
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The Charter App is FREE and available to all Charter Clients. The Charter App is the Charterer’s: 1. EDUCATIONAL PLATFORM • Preparation for Check-in and rental period • Booking data • Vessel data • Vessel’s inventory • Video briefing • How-To ‘do this and that’ onboard • Checklists • and much more 2. CHECK-IN/OUT PLATFORM • For safer, faster, and recorded check-in procedure - Item photos - Locations - Descriptions - Item counts 3. CHARTER BASE NOTIFICATIONS • Know when your vessel is ready, etc. 4. GPS PHOTO TRACKING PLATFORM • Track & record your activities (on water/land) 5. MARINAS & PARKS INFO • Info, contact, website, GPS,… 6. CHARTERING RECORD • Take home your documentation/photos/notes, etc. 7. PRO ITINARARY - MONEY SAVING • Restaurants with free overnight's, reserve buys • Shopping lists, recipes, good to know, gas stations PLUS: • Weather map • Clothe store • Food store • App info • and much more

Screenshots

SailboatData4 screens
The Charter App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: SailboatData at 298 against The Charter App's 2. The Charter App's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 89%). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SailboatData sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and The Charter App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Charter App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SailboatData has 298 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of SailboatData's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Charter App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SailboatData ships an update every 3 weeks, The Charter App fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SailboatData versus The Charter App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSailboatDataThe Charter App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (298 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings298 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.514.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVMG Media, LLCManagerApp d.o.o.

Customer experience

SailboatData

All ratings295 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

The Charter App

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

SailboatData

Subscriptions4
  • 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
2 purchases

The Charter App

Subscriptions1
  • The Charter App Premium$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • aSEAst$44.99

Questions

Is SailboatData free?
SailboatData is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Charter App free?
The Charter App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SailboatData or The Charter App?
The Charter App is rated higher. SailboatData averages 4.8 out of 5 from 298 ratings, while The Charter App averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do SailboatData or The Charter App have ads?
Neither SailboatData nor The Charter App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SailboatData or The Charter App?
SailboatData ships an update every 3 weeks, and The Charter App fortnightly. Most recently, SailboatData was updated on October 24, 2026 and The Charter App on October 20, 2026.

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