Comparison

SailboatData vs Ellebogen

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

Ellebogen

Features
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ELLEBOGEN app is a good tool that helps Sailboat and leisure boat owners to solve vibration problems on their marine engines. This tool can help on the following areas. 1.- Finding the exact idle speed of your engine. Tachometer panels are often unprecise. This app lets you measure the vibration of your engine using the internal accelerometer of your mobile phone. Below a presentation of the vibration measurement results. Each peak indicates the vibration orders of the engine. The higher peak is the firing order. This peak will allow us to know the rpm’s of the engine. The firing order of the engine is obtained by dividing number of cylinders by 2. For example a 4 cyl engine the firing order is the number 2, If the engine has 3 cylinders, the firing order is the 1.5. Lets imagine that you have a 3 cyl engine, once you have done a vibration measurement using the Ellebogen App, you find that the highest peak is at 20.06Hz. If we divide this result by the firing order (1.5) we will get 13.37Hz (802rpm) , This is to say: 20.06/1,5=13,37 Hz 13.37x60= 802rpm. 2.- Select the engine mount. Based on the measurement, weight of the engine and % of isolation that we want to achieve at idle, the app can select the correct marine engine mount for the application. 3.- Measure the performance of the marine engine mounts. Using the Ellebogen external accelerometer, the app allows you to measure the performance of isolation of your current engine mounts. ELLEBOGEN™ application engineers are the developers of this APP. If you need further assistance, our team of vibration isolation application engineers are at your service. IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT THIS APP: SIMPLE: This app is easy to use. QUICK: With few clicks you can find the marine engine mount that you require. SAFE: Privacy is first. We take seriously this matter and will never give your data to third parties. 0 PUBLICITY: this app is free and will always be free. We are not going to sell ads or introduce subscription fees. RELIABLE: It works even on the weakest mobile connections. SUPPORT: You can contact us on info@ellebogen.com or even send us these measurements through other Social Media. We will help you.

Screenshots

SailboatData4 screens
Ellebogen3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ellebogen at none against SailboatData's 4. Ellebogen also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.5). SailboatData's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SailboatData sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Ellebogen asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SailboatData ships an update every 4 weeks, Ellebogen every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SailboatData versus Ellebogen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSailboatDataEllebogen
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (293 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings293 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.512.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVMG Media, LLCEllebogen S.L.

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
None

Ellebogen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SailboatData free?
SailboatData is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ellebogen free?
Ellebogen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SailboatData or Ellebogen have ads?
Neither SailboatData nor Ellebogen shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SailboatData or Ellebogen?
SailboatData ships an update every 4 weeks, and Ellebogen every 3 months. Most recently, SailboatData was updated on September 24, 2026 and Ellebogen on September 5, 2026.

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