xcNav vs Live
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
xcNav
This app provides essential navigation tools for paramotor pilots, including waypoints, ETAs, and live location sharing. It also offers group chat, airspace charts, weather information, and proximity warnings with external hardware.
- Navigation tools (waypoints, ETAs)
- Live location sharing
- Group chat
- Airspace sectional charts
- Weather tools
- ADSB-in proximity warnings
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- Navigation tools (waypoints, ETAs, etc) - Live location sharing - Live shared waypoints - Group chat - Airspace sectional charts - Weather tools - ADSB-in with proximity warnings (requires external hardware)
Live
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Regatta Tracker turns your phone into a live GPS beacon on the water. Whether you're racing, cruising with your club, or on a private passage, simply join a session with a 6-character code and start broadcasting your position in real time. LIVE TRACKING See your speed in knots, heading, GPS coordinates, and accuracy at a glance. Your position is sent to the session organizer continuously so they always know where you are on the water. RACE & OFFSHORE MODES Switch between Race mode (high-frequency GPS, ideal for short-course racing) and Offshore mode (5-minute intervals, optimized for battery life on longer passages). BACKGROUND & OFFLINE READY Tracking keeps running even with your screen locked. If you lose signal, positions are queued locally and automatically uploaded the moment you're back online — no data is lost. MULTI-SESSION SUPPORT Join more than one session at the same time. Your GPS is broadcast to all active sessions simultaneously — useful when a boat participates in multiple tracking groups at once. SIMPLE TO JOIN No account needed. Enter your boat name, type in the session code your organizer shares with you, and tap Start Tracking. Password-protected sessions are also supported. Regatta Tracker is the companion app to Regatta Manager, a browser-based tool used by race officers, club managers, and event organizers to monitor their fleet in real time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Live at 13.0 against xcNav's 18.0. 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.
| Parameter | xcNav | Live |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Caleb Johnson | Rok Kaver |
In-app purchases
xcNav
No in-app purchases
Live
No in-app purchases









