Boat Tracking vs VMGPolar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boat Tracking
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It turns your boat into a smart tracking system. When your boat leaves the area you have previously determined, notification is received and functions are generated accordingly. Not only with the boat tracking system, it can also see engine voltages, general current, speed, depth, wind, temperature, cog, sog information. You can log these received data whenever you want.
VMGPolar
Calculate sailing wind and boat speed with this tool. Input three values to determine the rest and log your data for export. It helps build and validate polar graphs for sailing performance.
- Sailing wind and boat speed calculation
- Input three values to calculate others
- Save data into a log
- Export log data
- Build and validate polar graphs
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Sailing wind and boat speed calculator. Enter 3 values to calculate the rest, then save the data into a log that can be exported later. The input fields are highlighted, with the least intensive highlight marking the next field to become a calculated value when a new input is entered. BSP = Boat Speed TWS = True Wind Speed TWA = True Wind Angle AWS = Apparent Wind Speed AWA = Apparent Wind Angle VMG = Velocity Made Good (calculated only) Save and export data to build and validate polar graphs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: VMGPolar at fortnightly against Boat Tracking's every 2 months. Boat Tracking's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Boat Tracking ships an update every 2 months, VMGPolar fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Boat Tracking | VMGPolar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NorthPlus | Andrei Skobtsov |
In-app purchases
Boat Tracking
No in-app purchases
VMGPolar
No in-app purchases
