PredictWind Race Tracker vs NaviLog
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.
NaviLog
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NaviLog — The Digital Logbook for Skippers NaviLog turns your phone into a complete sailing logbook: automatic GPS track recording, a physics-based anchor alarm, one-tap man-overboard marking and a barometric storm warning — all working 100% offline and without an account. Your logbook belongs to you: it is stored locally on your device, not in someone else's cloud. AUTOMATIC GPS TRIP LOGGING • Start a trip and NaviLog records your route in the background — screen off, no internet needed • Distance in nautical miles or kilometers, duration, average and maximum speed • Smart GPS filtering removes outliers for clean, accurate tracks • Notes, weather and crew for every leg of your voyage • Engine hours counter per trip and per yacht ANCHOR ALARM (ANCHOR WATCH) • Physics-based swing circle calculated from chain length, water depth, bow height and boat length — not just a plain radius • Supports tide, mooring type and even a second anchor • Pre-alarm, GPS-loss alarm and low-battery warning • Adjust anchor position and chain length while the watch stays armed • Wind and swing history recorded for every anchorage MAN OVERBOARD (MOB) • One tap marks the position instantly and guides you back with live bearing and distance • Works with or without an active trip recording WEATHER & STORM ALARM • Marine weather and wind forecast for your current position (online) • Pressure-drop storm warning from your phone's built-in barometer — works completely offline, far from any coverage SEA CHARTS & OFFLINE MAPS • OpenSeaMap seamark overlay: buoys, lights, fairways on the map • Download chart regions before you cast off and review your tracks offline (Pro) FOR SKIPPER & CREW • Crew, skipper and yacht profiles, official crew lists • Checklists with templates (departure, safety briefing, engine check …) • Sea-miles certificates for licence training and charter proof EXPORT & BACKUP (PRO) • Complete logbook and sea-miles certificate as PDF • Tracks as GPX for OpenCPN, chart plotters and other apps • CSV import/export of trips, crew, yachts and anchor history MADE FOR NIGHT WATCHES • Night-watch mode in red-on-black to protect your night vision • Dark mode, fully localized in English and German PRIVACY FIRST • No account, no ads, no tracking of your behaviour • Your logbook data is stored only on your device • Optional online features (weather, place names, map tiles) contact their services only when you use them WHO IS NAVILOG FOR? Sailors, skippers, charter crews, motorboaters and liveaboards — for coastal cruising, blue-water passages, regattas, sailing school and logging licence miles. If you have ever asked for the best free sailing logbook app with an anchor alarm that works offline, this is it. NaviLog is free as a full logbook with GPS tracking, anchor alarm and MOB. A single one-time purchase unlocks Pro (PDF/GPX/CSV export, crew lists, templates, offline chart download) — no subscription, ever. Note: NaviLog is a logbook and an aid to good seamanship — it does not replace official navigation equipment or safe anchoring practice.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: NaviLog at every 3 weeks against PredictWind Race Tracker's every 6 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. PredictWind Race Tracker sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and NaviLog sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PredictWind Race Tracker ships an update every 6 weeks, NaviLog every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PredictWind Race Tracker | NaviLog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PredictWind Limited | Felix Bartschi |
In-app purchases
PredictWind Race Tracker
- Unlimited Tracking for 12 months$2.99
- Unlimited Tracking for 3 months$2.99
NaviLog
- Pro Upgrade$6.99
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