Starboard Sail vs SailTrace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Starboard Sail
Organize sailing information, manage crew, and track racing performance. Connect with other sailors and plan regattas. Keep track of rig setups, sail usage, to-do lists, and your racing schedule.
- Connect with sailors
- Manage crew invites
- Organize sailing info
- Track racing goals
- Manage racing schedule
- Sail usage tracking
Read full descriptionHide full description
Starboard Sail, the new sailing app - Connect with other sailors and manage crew invites for regattas - Organize sailing information, including rig set-up, sail usage, “to do” lists and racing schedule - Track your racing goals and performance
SailTrace
This app uses GPS to precisely track sailing races, offering detailed analytics on speed, maneuvers, and wind conditions. Review race replays, compare your performance with other boats, and identify areas for tactical improvement.
- Hyper-accurate GPS tracking
- Race replays and analysis
- Fleet performance comparison
- Speed analytics maps
- Automatic maneuver detection
- Wind data integration
Read full descriptionHide full description
SailTrace records your sailing races on your iPhone so you can replay what happened, review your stats, and compare with other boats. Start recording before the race, put your phone away, and go sailing. Stop recording when you’re done. Your replay and stats will appear automatically. Recording is available on iPhone. You can also review your races on the web. RECORD AND REPLAY FOR FREE Record your sail with your iPhone. Replay where you sailed and review your speed and distance. COMPARE WITH OTHER BOATS USING PRO Replay your race alongside the other boats that recorded. Compare your starts, speed, and distance sailed. Follow the routes each boat took and see where your gained and lost on the fleet. PRO FOR YOUR GROUP Clubs, teams, fleets, and event organizers can sponsor Pro for their sailors.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Starboard Sail at weekly against SailTrace's every 3 weeks. Starboard Sail also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Starboard Sail against 5.0 for SailTrace. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively.
Starboard Sail ships an update weekly, SailTrace every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Starboard Sail | SailTrace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Margherita LLC | FirstByte |
Customer experience
Starboard Sail
SailTrace
In-app purchases
Starboard Sail
No in-app purchases
SailTrace
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Starboard Sail free?
Is SailTrace free?
Which has better reviews, Starboard Sail or SailTrace?
Do Starboard Sail or SailTrace have ads?
Which is updated more often, Starboard Sail or SailTrace?
Other comparisons
