Comparison

Smartboatia vs Dinghy Sailing

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

Head to head
About

Smartboatia

This app connects to your boat's sensors to collect, analyze, and monitor vital data in real-time. Optimize your sailing experience with insights into wind speed, course, depth, and GPS position, and access historical data. Share your adventures with others.

Highlights
  • Real-time sensor data monitoring
  • Historical data analysis
  • Wind speed and course tracking
  • Depth and GPS position
  • Boat handling optimization
  • Share seafaring adventures
Features
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Boats collect a wealth of valuable data, but it often goes unused... until now! Smartboatia offers a powerful and intuitive app that connects you to the heart of your sailing vessel - an intelligent Smartboatia Hub that collects, analyzes, and monitors all the vital data from your boat's sensors, both onboard and external. With Smartboatia, you'll never have to guess at the wind speed, course, depth, or GPS position again. Instead, you'll have all the information you need, right at your fingertips, in real-time and you’ll even get historical data. But Smartboatia is more than just a new piece of electronic. It's a mission to reimagine the pleasure sailing experience. Our team of passionate sailors and technology enthusiasts have created a tool that allows every sailor to optimize their boat handling and maintenance, and to share their seafaring adventures with friends and family, both on and off the water. Whether you're a seasoned sailor or a newcomer to the sport, Smartboatia has something for everyone. With Smartboatia, you can access your boat's data from anywhere, and even take your loved ones on a virtual journey with you. So why wait? Download Smartboatia now and join the revolution in sailing technology!

About

Dinghy Sailing

This app provides sailing navigation instruments, replacing expensive digital equipment. Mount your device to your vessel to display up to eight instruments, including race timers and flags. Customize your display by enabling, disabling, and rearranging instruments.

Highlights
  • Replaces expensive digital instruments
  • Displays up to eight instruments
  • Race timer functionality
  • Flag display
  • Customizable instrument layout
  • Vertical device mounting
Features
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Dinghy Sailing is a useful tool for sailors. It can replace expensive digital instruments. Mount your iPad or iPhone to your vessel in a vertical position (either landscape or portrait). Dinghy Sailing displays up to eight instruments. Use the tabs to select the race timer, flags and instrument editor. You can enable/disable each instrument and drag to rearrange the order of the instruments on display.

Screenshots

Smartboatia4 screens
Dinghy Sailing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Smartboatia at 16.0 against Dinghy Sailing's 18.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Smartboatia against 5.0 for Dinghy Sailing. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smartboatia ships an update every 2 weeks, Dinghy Sailing every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Smartboatia versus Dinghy Sailing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartboatiaDinghy Sailing
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size177 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmartboatia GmbHGordon Aspin

Customer experience

Smartboatia

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dinghy Sailing

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Smartboatia

No in-app purchases

None

Dinghy Sailing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smartboatia free?
Smartboatia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dinghy Sailing free?
Dinghy Sailing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smartboatia or Dinghy Sailing?
Smartboatia and Dinghy Sailing are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Smartboatia or Dinghy Sailing have ads?
Neither Smartboatia nor Dinghy Sailing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smartboatia or Dinghy Sailing?
Smartboatia ships an update every 2 weeks, and Dinghy Sailing every 9 days. Most recently, Smartboatia was updated on November 3, 2026 and Dinghy Sailing on October 30, 2026.

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