YB Races vs Smart Autopilot Remote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Live race tracking
- Team information
- Live leaderboards
- Map, course, and wind info
- Replay facility
- Social media feed
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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
Smart Autopilot Remote
Control your Raymarine autopilot remotely from your iPhone. Connects to your boat's NMEA2000 network via a Wi-Fi gateway to manage Auto, Wind, and Track modes, and advance waypoints.
- Remote autopilot control
- NMEA2000 network connection
- Wi-Fi gateway compatibility
- Auto, Wind, Track modes
- Waypoint advance
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A remote control for your Raymarine Autopilot on your iPhone. Raymarine pilot remote connects to your boats NMEA2000 network through a wifi gateway, and provides a remote control of a Raymarine autopilot. Supports Auto, Wind, and Track modes, and allows accepting Waypoint advance from your phone. IMPORTANT ! This app works with either a Yacht Devices YDWG-02 gateway or an Actisense W2K-1 or W2K-2 gateway. Yacht Devices: https://www.yachtd.com/products/wifi_gateway.html Actisense: https://actisense.com/products/w2k-2-nmea-2000-wifi-gateway/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Smart Autopilot Remote at 100% against YB Races's 19%. Smart Autopilot Remote also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). YB Races's advantage is price (Free vs $9.99) and ratings volume (74 vs 1). On 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
YB Races is free to download; Smart Autopilot Remote costs $9.99 up front. YB Races sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Smart Autopilot Remote asks for nothing beyond the download.
Smart Autopilot Remote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: YB Races has 74 ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of Smart Autopilot Remote's.
YB Races ships an update every 2 months, Smart Autopilot Remote every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YB Races | Smart Autopilot Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 2.9 (74 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 74 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ground Control Technologies UK Ltd | Warren Holybee |
Customer experience
YB Races
Smart Autopilot Remote
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
Smart Autopilot Remote
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
YB Races
- 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
Smart Autopilot Remote
No in-app purchases
Questions
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