PredictWind Race Tracker vs Anchor Alarm / Watch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PredictWind Race Tracker
This app enables yacht race participants to send GPS tracking data for live viewing by spectators or event organizers. You can also set up personal tracking and share a link for friends to follow your progress in real-time. The app offers race replay functionality for strategy evaluation.
- Live GPS tracking for races
- Spectator viewing mode
- Personal tracking with shareable link
- Real-time progress updates
- Race replay for strategy analysis
- Safety monitoring for organizers
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The PredictWind Race Tracker App allows competitors to send GPS tracking data, or spectators to watch the yacht race. You can also setup your own personal tracking, and share a web link with friends to watch your progress in real time. Benefits • Friends can watch your progress in real time • Safety - so event organizers can monitor your progress • Replay the race - evaluate your race strategy! Please email us at support@predictwind.com to get your yacht race activated. For installation instructions please visit www.predictwind.com/tracker The data usage for the App is approximately 1 MB for a race day. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Anchor Alarm / Watch
This app monitors your boat's position and alerts you if it drifts outside a set radius. It offers remote monitoring with two devices and a feature to find anchorages. You can also request yacht charters directly through the app.
- Set custom anchor radius
- Receive immediate alarm alerts
- Adjust monitored area precisely
- View boat location history
- Remote monitoring with two devices
- Search for nearby anchorages
- Request yacht charters
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Anchor Alarm - The anchor guard for your boat Get alerted as soon as your ship aborts. Set the radius and click on Start to start the anchor alarm. As soon as your ship leaves the radius, your device alerts you with an unmistakable alarm tone. In addition, you can move the monitored area and correct it to the nearest meter. The location history of the boat is recorded and can be seen from the small points. With our remote monitoring feature, you can connect two devices together. The sender remains on the boat while you are on land. As soon as the sender leaves the area you will be alerted on the way. (stable internet connection required) With our anchorage search, you can search for anchorages in your area where other crews have anchored before. Try this module for free for 3 days! You are already planning your next vacation? Then you can request your next yacht charter directly from the app. In 3 steps we will send your yacht charter request to selected agencies. Terms of Use: https://ankeralarm.app/en/conditions See our FAQ page at https://ankeralarm.app/en/faq for help.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Anchor Alarm / Watch at 4.7 against PredictWind Race Tracker's 1.0. Anchor Alarm / Watch also leads on ratings volume (815 vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). PredictWind Race Tracker's advantage is review sentiment (78% vs 55%) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. PredictWind Race Tracker sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Anchor Alarm / Watch sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Anchor Alarm / Watch holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Anchor Alarm / Watch has 815 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of PredictWind Race Tracker's written reviews are positive against 55% of Anchor Alarm / Watch's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
PredictWind Race Tracker ships an update every 6 weeks, Anchor Alarm / Watch fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PredictWind Race Tracker | Anchor Alarm / Watch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.7 (815 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better | 54.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 815 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PredictWind Limited | w+h GmbH |
Customer experience
PredictWind Race Tracker
Anchor Alarm / Watch
Bugs and requests
PredictWind Race Tracker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Anchor Alarm / Watch
Reported bugs
3 issues- Anchor position lost repeatedly
- Alarm not triggered or not working as expected
- Connectivity issues with remote devices
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to adjust anchor settings remotely
- Option to change units from meters to feet
- Louder alarm volume
- Improved reliability and consistency
In-app purchases
PredictWind Race Tracker
- Unlimited Tracking for 12 months$2.99
- Unlimited Tracking for 3 months$2.99
Anchor Alarm / Watch
- Unlock as a subscription$3.991 Year
- Anchorage search subscription$9.491 Year
- 8 days anchorage search$2.99
- 30 days anchorage search$3.99
- Unlock as a one-time purchase$22.99
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