Comparison

PredictWind Race Tracker vs Sailing Copilot

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Sailing Copilot

Features
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Sailing Copilot turns sailing data into clear, practical guidance you can use on the water. Instead of simply displaying wind, heading and boat speed, Sailing Copilot interprets that information to help you understand your point of sail and provides clear course, mainsail and jib guidance. SAILING GUIDANCE AT A GLANCE See your point of sail and get simple guidance for your course, mainsail and jib in a glanceable interface designed for use aboard a sailboat. AUTOMATIC WIND Sailing Copilot can automatically retrieve regional wind data based on your location, letting you get started without dedicated marine hardware. Weather-based wind is clearly identified as forecast data rather than an onboard measurement. LIVE NAVIGATION Use your iPhone's GPS and compass for heading and speed information. A built-in map shows your position and recent track. MARINE INSTRUMENT INPUT Sailing Copilot supports NMEA 0183 data from compatible Wi-Fi gateways using TCP or UDP. When suitable instrument data is available, the app can use it as an input to its guidance system. MANUAL & SIMULATION MODES No instruments? Enter wind conditions manually or use Simulation Mode to explore different headings, wind conditions and points of sail. See how changes in course and wind affect the guidance provided by Sailing Copilot. KNOW YOUR DATA SOURCE Sailing Copilot identifies whether key information is coming from marine instruments, weather data, manual input, your iPhone or simulation. Stale and fallback conditions are highlighted so you know when the preferred source is unavailable. FROM DATA TO GUIDANCE Sailing Copilot is built around a simple idea: sailing data becomes much more useful when it helps answer one important question: “What should I do?” Sailing Copilot provides advisory sailing guidance only. It is not a substitute for seamanship, proper training, onboard navigation equipment, weather awareness or the judgment of the skipper.

Screenshots

PredictWind Race Tracker2 screens
Sailing Copilot1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sailing Copilot at none against PredictWind Race Tracker's 2. PredictWind Race Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PredictWind Race Tracker sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Sailing Copilot asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PredictWind Race Tracker versus Sailing Copilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPredictWind Race TrackerSailing Copilot
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPredictWind LimitedCetin Gurer

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PredictWind Race Tracker

One-time2
  • Unlimited Tracking for 12 months$2.99
  • Unlimited Tracking for 3 months$2.99
None

Sailing Copilot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PredictWind Race Tracker free?
PredictWind Race Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sailing Copilot free?
Sailing Copilot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PredictWind Race Tracker or Sailing Copilot have ads?
Neither PredictWind Race Tracker nor Sailing Copilot shows ads.

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