Melbourne Official App vs Yacht Race Sailing Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Melbourne Official App
Stay connected with your favorite team, whether at the game or watching from afar. Access fixtures, manage tickets, and get real-time updates on news, scores, and player stats. Relive key moments with exclusive videos and in-depth match analysis.
- Game day planning
- Ticket management
- Exclusive video content
- Instant alerts
- Live scores and stats
- Player profiles
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The Melbourne Official App keeps you close to the team, whether you’re in the stands or following from home. Plan your game day with fixtures, results, ladders, and pre-match guides, and manage your tickets without leaving the app. Watch exclusive videos, from match highlights to press conferences, and get instant alerts for team announcements, breaking news, and match starts. Get the latest news, match reports, and season highlights, plus live scores, stats, and team selections as they happen. Dive into detailed player profiles, explore in-depth team stats, and relive every key moment of the season. All the latest, straight to your pocket, with the Melbourne Official App.
Yacht Race Sailing Tracker
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A yacht race tracker stand-alone on the Apple Watch! Use as just a start timer, or track your entire race! Save marks and combine into courses. Then select a course and have Yachtrace track your entire race, including SOG, VMG, lay delta and wind conditions. Modify your course on the fly. Begin a race at a fixed time or on a 5 minute countdown. Fully supports the Action button on Apple Watch Ultras. Use a compass view to find your next mark. Export your race to GPX. Record your race as a fitness workout. View previous races on a map. Built-in accessibility for those low vision sailors! This app uses the standard Apple Terms of Use available here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Melbourne Official App at none against Yacht Race Sailing Tracker's 2. Yacht Race Sailing Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.5). 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
Both are free to download. Yacht Race Sailing Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Melbourne Official App asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Melbourne Official App | Yacht Race Sailing Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (81 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 61.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 81 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 184 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Telstra Limited | Optical Directions Consulting |
Bugs and requests
Melbourne Official App
Reported bugs
20 issues- Cannot download latest version
- Cannot download older version
- Ticketmaster password doesn't work
- App locks account too often
- Mobile membership consistently not working
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- Inability to purchase tickets effectively
- Cannot open the Demon app
- App requires a more recent phone
- Goes around in circles when trying to download
- Player numbers incomplete and histories out of date
- Cannot access app at present
- Prompts to update, offers to use older setting and repeats prompt
- Download for older IOS versions fails
- Video content crashing iPad
- App loads only spasmodically in China
- News articles only show pictures, no text in China
- Gallery lacks photos
- Cannot expand writing or photos
- Difficulty with ticket access
- Impossible to navigate visitor tickets
Requested features
10 requests- Bring back the old version
- Option for people with older phones
- Separate app or section for AFLW
- More player and coach interviews
- Detailed reports on training sessions
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- Ability to expand text and photos
- Casting to Chromecast
- Publish match highlights
- More content on favourite pages
- Clear the air on player publicity
Yacht Race Sailing Tracker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Melbourne Official App
No in-app purchases
Yacht Race Sailing Tracker
- Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
- Full Access Yearly$29.991 Year
Questions
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