Sway Sailing vs Gustly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sway Sailing
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Create sail stories. Logs your sailing trips based on real data from your ship. Share with crew and friends.
Gustly
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Gustly is a GPS session tracker for windsurfing, kitesurfing, windfoiling, and wingfoiling. Record on your phone or Apple Watch, import sessions from compatible GPS devices, and turn your tracks into useful performance insights. Session Analysis connects your results to the water. Select a speed run to see when it happened on the timeline and where it happened on the route. Scrub the chart and zoom in on the map to explore your session in detail. With Gustly you can: - Record GPS sessions on your phone or Apple Watch - Keep recording an active phone session when the screen is off - Import GPX and FIT files, including Garmin exports - Review 2-second speed, top 10-second runs, distance runs, Alpha 500, endurance results, and available gybe and tack insights - Browse your session history, routes, and totals - Save sessions locally and sync when you’re back online - Export your session data - Use iPad’s larger screen to explore maps, timelines, and results Location access is used to record active GPS sessions. With your permission, Health access supports Apple Watch heart-rate data and workout saving. Gustly is a performance-tracking tool, not a navigation or safety device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Gustly at every 9 days against Sway Sailing's monthly. 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.
Sway Sailing ships an update monthly, Gustly every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sway Sailing | Gustly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skysense B.V. | Konstantinos Kefalas |
In-app purchases
Sway Sailing
No in-app purchases
Gustly
No in-app purchases









