Comparison

YB Races vs Control Orienteering Analysis

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

Head to head
About

YB Races

Follow live race tracking for various events like yacht races, car rallies, and adventure races directly on your mobile device. View team information, leaderboards, course maps, and wind data. Replay past race moments and stay updated with a social media feed.

Highlights
  • Live race tracking
  • Team information
  • Live leaderboards
  • Map, course, and wind info
  • Replay facility
  • Social media feed
Features
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The YB Tracking iPhone/iPad app allows you to follow live race tracking on your mobile - updated to feature everything we track including yacht races, car rallies, adventure racing and more. Information in the race viewer is also controlled by the race organisers - not YB Tracking. For instance, if a race organiser has not provided pictures for the teams, then pictures will not appear in this app or on our web-based viewer. Key features: - See information about the teams in the race - View live leaderboards - Review the map, course and wind info (where available) - Zoom to all teams, leaders, and the course area - Social media feed with news about the race - Replay facility, to allow you to scrub backwards and forwards in time Note: This app requires an internet connection to operate

About

Control Orienteering Analysis

This app helps orienteers track and analyze their courses. Record new tracks, import existing ones, and view them on custom maps. Analyze pace, HR, and altitude, mark notes, and compare different route choices. Share your progress with a community feature.

Highlights
  • Record and import orienteering tracks
  • View tracks on custom map images
  • Analyze pace, HR, and altitude data
  • Compare different route choices
  • Community features for sharing and interaction
  • Offline Apple Watch tracking
Features
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Control is an app for orienteers. It is the perfect app for keeping track of your orienteering courses and analyzing them. It allows you to record a track in the app or import your existing track from a gpx/fit file. You can also import a track directly from Garmin Connect, Suunto or Polar if you subscribe to Total Control. View the track on any map image you add to the app. Either import an image file from a scanner or take a picture right in the app, then calibrate and adjust the track. Browse your course point-by-point, see the pace, HR, altitude along the way. Mark notes for later use. Pace zone stats let you view the pace which you had in the different sectors of the track. You can also replay the track with the speed you want. You can export the route you took in GPX format as well as a fully-customizable image of the orienteering map and your route. Export the track to Livelox or export track and the map to Digital Orienteering Map Archive. Save a video from a specific time with configurable length & gps tail length. Compare routes lets you add another route on the same map for comparing different route choices. And with What If -functionality, you can even draw an alternate route and speculate how much better your time would've been without that one silly mistake. Follow your favourite runners with Control Club. See their posts and post your own. React and comment to their performances and also compare their tracks to your own. With Cloud Sync you are able to see your courses on all your devices. Basic app is completely free but for the more advance features you are required to get a Total Control subscription. We offer a free 2-week trial period for you to try it out, with all the features. You can cancel anytime. With Control Apple Watch app you can track a route by carrying only your watch, it tracks the route completely offline. You can mark controls as you pass them. Also by just turning the Digital Crown. Afterwards, when you get back to your iPhone, the track is automatically synced to the iPhone app and to all your devices with iCloud. Control's Privacy Policy: https://control-app.net/privacy-policy End User License Agreement: https://control-app.net/eula

Screenshots

YB Races3 screens
Control Orienteering Analysis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Control Orienteering Analysis at 3.7 against YB Races's 2.9. Control Orienteering Analysis also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 19%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). YB Races's advantage is ratings volume (75 vs 6) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. YB Races sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Control Orienteering Analysis sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Control Orienteering Analysis holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: YB Races has 75 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of YB Races's written reviews are positive against 60% of Control Orienteering Analysis's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

YB Races ships an update every 2 months, Control Orienteering Analysis weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
YB Races versus Control Orienteering Analysis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYB RacesControl Orienteering Analysis
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (75 ratings)3.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.5% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings75 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGround Control Technologies UK LtdOrienteers Oy

Customer experience

YB Races

All ratings75 ratings
Positive45.3%
Neutral8.0%
Negative46.7%
Written reviews124 reviews
Positive18.5%
Neutral8.9%
Negative72.6%

Control Orienteering Analysis

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral26.7%
Negative13.3%

Bugs and requests

YB Races

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • App crashes when zooming in or switching between functions
  • Crashes after viewing 3+ boats in race viewer
  • Buttons unresponsive or difficult to click
  • White screen with loading spinner, content won't load
  • Race data doesn't update or updates with significant delay
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  • App freezes when losing focus or switching apps
  • Error messages when reloading races
  • Incompatible with iPhone X and newer display formats
  • Boats display on land instead of water
  • Leaderboard doesn't show actual race leaders
  • Boat photos and wind data fail to load
  • App requires multiple launches to function
  • Zoom function causes crashes
  • Notes about retired boats inaccessible in app
  • New race viewer crashes frequently

Requested features

17 requests
  • Ability to save favorite boats/teams for quick access
  • Search function for boats on map
  • Highlight/tag individual boats on map
  • Map scale indicators and distance measurements
  • Distance to finish and between boats display
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  • Zoom function that maintains state and doesn't reset
  • Filter to show only selected boats/teams instead of deselecting all
  • Improved weather overlay and wind visualization
  • Auto-play track history feature
  • Larger boat numbers/identifiers when zoomed
  • Geographic landmarks and reference points on map
  • Support for all major races (e.g., Vendee Globe)
  • Better social media feed filtering for race-specific content
  • Password recovery option on login screen
  • Cross-device app purchase synchronization
  • iPad-optimized interface
  • Ability to view web version on iOS devices

Control Orienteering Analysis

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

YB Races

One-time10
  • YBE00187$2.99
  • Newport Bermuda 2012$2.99
  • Chicago Mackinac 2012$2.99
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  • YBE00009 Yacht Race$2.99
  • YBE00045$2.99
  • YBE00048$2.99
  • YBE00116$2.99
  • YBE00123$2.99
  • YBE00136$2.99
  • YBE00240$2.99
3 purchases

Control Orienteering Analysis

Subscriptions3
  • Total Control Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Total Control for supporters6 Months trial$29.991 Year
  • Total Control14 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is YB Races free?
YB Races is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Control Orienteering Analysis free?
Control Orienteering Analysis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, YB Races or Control Orienteering Analysis?
Control Orienteering Analysis is rated higher. YB Races averages 2.9 out of 5 from 75 ratings, while Control Orienteering Analysis averages 3.7 from 6 ratings.
Do YB Races or Control Orienteering Analysis have ads?
Neither YB Races nor Control Orienteering Analysis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, YB Races or Control Orienteering Analysis?
YB Races ships an update every 2 months, and Control Orienteering Analysis weekly. Most recently, YB Races was updated on September 21, 2026 and Control Orienteering Analysis on September 10, 2026.

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