Comparison

SailTimer™ vs KWINDOO Tracking for sailing

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

Head to head
About

SailTimer™

Visualize wind and wave conditions before you head out on the water with this marine weather app. It uses crowdsourced data for more accurate, real-time forecasts than traditional satellite imagery. Track your GPS, create waypoints, and access offline charts for any boat type.

Highlights
  • Crowdsourced wind and wave map animation
  • Route viewing with aerial photos and land maps
  • Waypoint creation and GPS track saving
  • Offline map and chart usage
  • Follow-Me GPS tracking
  • Optimal tacking distance calculation for sailboats
Features
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For all types of boats. Beautiful marine weather animations: • Crowdsourced wind maps for the most accuracy and highest resolution. • Marine weather forecasts from Weathernews Inc. (WNI) with maps of precipitation, visibility, air & sea temperature, wind, waves/swell & ocean currents. • AI models of ocean currents and marine weather from Amphitrite. There are lots of weather services and apps, but they all use the same satellite weather forecast. Low resolution, low accuracy, and only updated 4 times per day. Weather satellites are 500 to 22,000 miles up in space. Crowdsourcing is changing marine weather. Why rely on satellite imaging, when you can use actual measurements from other boaters? In coastal areas, we archive these to map wind flow for more accuracy. Crowdsourced weather maps like these have never been possible before. A wind sensor measures local wind around your boat, but now you can also know the wind and sea state up ahead or around the next point. FEATURES FOR ALL TYPES OF BOATS: • View your route with free aerial photos and land maps worldwide. If you have the Navionics Boating app, you can import worldwide Navionics charts here with a yearly subscription. • The weather map animations each have low-cost monthly/yearly subscriptions with a free 7-day trial. • Hourly weather tables for crowdsourced wind and WeatherNews Inc. (WNI) weather maps. Tap on a certain hour to move the weather animation to that time. • Create and rename waypoints by tapping or importing a list. Save, import or email your GPS track. • All maps and charts in the app can be used offline. • The white crosshair icon in the top left is the “Follow-Me” button. If tapped, it turns blue and keeps your location in the center of the screen as you move. Unselect when not moving to look around the map. • Your device will not go to sleep when the app is open, to allow you to continue to monitor your progress on the chart. You can also continue to track your movement with the app running in the background or when the device is asleep (unless you hard-quit). (Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.) FOR SAILBOATS: Whether cruising or racing, it is important to be able to determine the best heading on all points of sail. GPS chartplotters do not calculate tacking distances. But if they do not know the distance you will travel, how can they calculate your correct ETA? This is the only product that calculates your optimal tacks using your tacking distance and polar plots. Details at www.SailTimerApp.com. The SailTimer app gives you a quick and easy display of your optimal tacks and TTD® (Tacking Time to Destination). • Use our wireless Wind Instrument or wired Ultrasonic (www.SailTimer.co) to see wind direction, angle & speed. Enter a waypoint and your optimal tacks will update automatically as the wind changes. • Bring in wind data from any other wind sensor on wifi from NMEA 2000 or 0183, using our low-cost Air Link™ (https://wi-rb.com/airlink). • Custom polar plots: When using a wind sensor, the app can learn your sailboat's unique speed profile on all points of sail, for the most accurate tacking results. • Switch the display to the port or starboard tack to avoid obstructions, or let the app automatically display the tack nearest to your current heading. • Audio Navigation: when using the wireless Wind Instrument, optionally hear wind conditions or boat speed when they change by more than a set amount. • Convert from Apparent to True wind direction, angle & speed. See our channel on Tiktok and YouTube for more background.

About

KWINDOO Tracking for sailing

Record your sailing routes, capture photos and videos directly from the app, and share your progress live with friends. Participate in regattas, view racecourses, and analyze your performance with detailed tracking data and heat-map analytics.

Highlights
  • Self-tracking for sailing routes
  • In-app photo and video capture
  • Live tracking sharing
  • Regatta event participation
  • Real-time bearing and distance to waypoints
  • Performance analytics with heat-maps
  • Create and invite friends to regattas
Features
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Track your sailing with KWINDOO Tracking, or join organized regatta events worldwide. Use Self tracking for your sailing. Track your sailed route, take photos or videos on your boat directly form the app during the sailing and save them together with your tracking. Share your tracking with friends, so they can follow your sailing live. Join sailing regatta and see the racecourse on your smartphone. Check your bearing and distance real time for the shortest path to the next waypoint. Watch finished race’s replay and check every opponent boat. Set up small sailing events and invite your friends with unlimited number of boat to participate your regatta. Login to kwindoo.com and watch your regatta tracking replay with all the photos and videos. Tracking data includes: • Tracked route on heat-map • Speed – Maximum/Average • Distance • Completed waypoints • Sailing time - Race time After sail - performance analytics Heat-map type performance analytics on your mobile. Amazing tracking details, outstanding accuracy.

Screenshots

SailTimer™4 screens
KWINDOO Tracking for sailing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: KWINDOO Tracking for sailing at 100% against SailTimer™'s 37%. KWINDOO Tracking for sailing also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). SailTimer™'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads 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. SailTimer™ sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. KWINDOO Tracking for sailing asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SailTimer™ ships an update every 2 months, KWINDOO Tracking for sailing monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SailTimer™ versus KWINDOO Tracking for sailing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSailTimer™KWINDOO Tracking for sailing
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (60 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—60 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSailTimer Inc.Kwindoo Magyarorszag Korlatolt Felelossegu Tarsasag

Customer experience

SailTimer™

Written reviews27 reviews
Positive37.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative63.0%

KWINDOO Tracking for sailing

All ratings60 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

12 purchases

SailTimer™

Subscriptions3
  • WNI Marine Weather Map7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Wind Animation7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Navionics Charts$10.991 Year
One-time9
  • ActiveCaptainFree
  • Polar Plot LearningFree
  • Import NMEA data$0.99
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  • SailTimer Pro Bundle$7.99
  • USA Atlantic Coast$15.99
  • USA Pacific Coast$15.99
  • USA Great Lakes$15.99
  • USA Gulf Coast$15.99
  • Cuba, Bahamas, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands$15.99
None

KWINDOO Tracking for sailing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SailTimer™ free?
SailTimer™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KWINDOO Tracking for sailing free?
KWINDOO Tracking for sailing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SailTimer™ or KWINDOO Tracking for sailing have ads?
Neither SailTimer™ nor KWINDOO Tracking for sailing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SailTimer™ or KWINDOO Tracking for sailing?
SailTimer™ ships an update every 2 months, and KWINDOO Tracking for sailing monthly. Most recently, SailTimer™ was updated on October 12, 2026 and KWINDOO Tracking for sailing on September 27, 2026.

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