Comparison

Sailor knots vs RacingRulesOfSailing.org

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

Head to head
About

Sailor knots

Learn and practice the nine most essential sailor knots with this program. It provides visual guidance for practicing rope techniques, ideal for boaters and enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Learn nine essential sailor knots
  • Practice rope techniques
  • Visual guidance for knots
  • Suitable for boaters
  • Offline practice
Features
Currently charting
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Sailor Knots is a program offering the nine most important sailor knots will bring. These are also at the boat slips examined. You need to practice a rope with a length of about 1.5 m and 1 cm in diameter. I would like to have fun practicing. See also my other programs: - Breastfeeding - Lutin (Firstname Dictionary) - Pregnancy App - TapReaction

About

RacingRulesOfSailing.org

Manage sailing race documents, scoring, and official tasks. Competitors can electronically file inquiries and protests, which are automatically routed to the correct officials for efficient event management.

Highlights
  • Document management
  • Scoring
  • Jury tasks
  • Electronic inquiries
  • Protest filing
  • Hearing schedule
Features
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Competitors and Race Officials can manage documents, scoring inquiries, equipment substitutions, jury tasks, hearing schedule and protest decisions for their event. Competitor's can file inquiries or protests electronically which are automatically sent to the appropriate official.

Screenshots

Sailor knots2 screens
RacingRulesOfSailing.org4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: RacingRulesOfSailing.org at Free against Sailor knots's $0.99. RacingRulesOfSailing.org also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 20 months). Sailor knots's advantage is chart position (#187 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

RacingRulesOfSailing.org is free to download; Sailor knots costs $0.99 up front. 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 — 2.3 for Sailor knots against 2.4 for RacingRulesOfSailing.org. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 5 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 18% of Sailor knots's written reviews are positive against 25% of RacingRulesOfSailing.org's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sailor knots ships an update every 20 months, RacingRulesOfSailing.org every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Sailor knots versus RacingRulesOfSailing.org: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSailor knotsRacingRulesOfSailing.org
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating2.3 (6 ratings)2.4 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.2% of reviews25.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#187 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLars BergeltPaul Zupan

Customer experience

Sailor knots

All ratings6 ratings
Positive16.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive18.2%
Neutral18.2%
Negative63.6%

RacingRulesOfSailing.org

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sailor knots

No in-app purchases

None

RacingRulesOfSailing.org

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sailor knots free?
Sailor knots costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is RacingRulesOfSailing.org free?
RacingRulesOfSailing.org is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sailor knots or RacingRulesOfSailing.org?
RacingRulesOfSailing.org is rated higher. Sailor knots averages 2.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while RacingRulesOfSailing.org averages 2.4 from 5 ratings.
Do Sailor knots or RacingRulesOfSailing.org have ads?
Neither Sailor knots nor RacingRulesOfSailing.org shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sailor knots or RacingRulesOfSailing.org?
Sailor knots ships an update every 20 months, and RacingRulesOfSailing.org every 5 weeks. Most recently, Sailor knots was updated on October 31, 2026 and RacingRulesOfSailing.org on October 29, 2026.

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