Comparison

Sailing Knots vs Sailing timer tactical

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

Head to head
About

Sailing Knots

Features
Currently charting
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22 OF THE MOST POPULAR ANDS USEFUL SAILING KNOTS! • #1 Sports app in 2 Countries! • Top 5 Sports app in 11 Countries! ******* Sailing Knots provides easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for tying 22 of the most popular and useful sailing knots. The precisely designed and detailed graphics emphasize key steps and clearly show critical overlapping elements, arrows and other guides to help you tie tricky knots. Follow along with the written steps or rotate your phone to the side for a zoomed view. • Sailing Knots includes these great knots and a visual glossary Bends ▸ Anchor Bend ▸ Carrick Bend ▸ Double Fisherman's ▸ Sheet Bend ▸ Square Knot Hitches ▸ Buntline ▸ Cleat Hitch ▸ Clinch Knot ▸ Constrictor Knot ▸ Rolling Hitch ▸ Round Turn Cleat Hitch ▸ Round Turn Two Half Hitch ▸ Tautline Hitch ▸ Trucker's Hitch Tie a Loop in the Line ▸ Bowline Knot ▸ Butterfly Knot ▸ Double Loop Bowline ▸ Slipknot Quick Release ▸ Slipped Buntline ▸ Mooring Hitch Stoppers ▸ Figure Eight ▸ Heaving Line • SUPPORT: fissionmedia.com

About

Sailing timer tactical

This app provides a spoken countdown timer for sailing races, displaying distance to the starting line and a track view of covered paths with speed indicators. It utilizes GPS for navigation and can be used with Bluetooth earphones for audio alerts.

Highlights
  • Spoken countdown timer
  • Distance to starting line
  • Track view of covered paths
  • Speed indication
  • GPS tracking
  • Bluetooth earphone support
Features
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Spoken countdown timer. Distance to starting line Track view of covered paths. Colors indicate the speed. Tips: I advise to extend your screen idle timer. Also set Return to Clock to after 1 hour. Settings->General-> Return to clock You can use bluetooth earphones if the volume is not loud enough. Enable background refresh Settings > General > Background App Refresh This app uses GPS and may impact the battery life. A 10-15% battery drain per hour is normal. Future features: Spoken wind shift messages OCS alarm Manually set Windward and leeward mark Battery optimization (turn off GPS automatically) The following permissions are needed Healthkit: To start a sailing workout. This is also needs to get timer updates and location updates when the screen is off. Location: To plot your route on the map and to calculate the distance to the line

Screenshots

Sailing Knots4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sailing timer tactical at Free against Sailing Knots's $0.99. Sailing timer tactical also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Sailing Knots's advantage is chart position (#50 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.4). On update cadence, 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

Sailing timer tactical is free to download; Sailing Knots costs $0.99 up front. Sailing Knots sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sailing timer tactical asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sailing Knots ships an update every 12 months, Sailing timer tactical every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Sailing Knots versus Sailing timer tactical: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSailing KnotsSailing timer tactical
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—3.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 months — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
Best chart rank#50 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFission Media Group Inc.Pieter Oskam

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sailing Knots

One-time1
  • Upgrade Sailing Knots to Best Knots$0.99
None

Sailing timer tactical

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sailing Knots free?
Sailing Knots costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Sailing timer tactical free?
Sailing timer tactical is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sailing Knots or Sailing timer tactical have ads?
Neither Sailing Knots nor Sailing timer tactical shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sailing Knots or Sailing timer tactical?
Sailing Knots ships an update every 12 months, and Sailing timer tactical every 15 months. Most recently, Sailing Knots was updated on November 6, 2026 and Sailing timer tactical on November 3, 2026.

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