Comparison

Sway Sailing vs Gustly

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

Head to head
About

Sway Sailing

Features
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Create sail stories. Logs your sailing trips based on real data from your ship. Share with crew and friends.

About

Gustly

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Sway Sailing4 screens
Gustly4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sway Sailing ships an update monthly, Gustly every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Sway Sailing versus Gustly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSway SailingGustly
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSkysense B.V.Konstantinos Kefalas

In-app purchases

None

Sway Sailing

No in-app purchases

None

Gustly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sway Sailing free?
Sway Sailing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gustly free?
Gustly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sway Sailing or Gustly have ads?
Neither Sway Sailing nor Gustly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sway Sailing or Gustly?
Sway Sailing ships an update monthly, and Gustly every 9 days. Most recently, Sway Sailing was updated on October 27, 2026 and Gustly on October 28, 2026.

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