iPolar vs Start to Win
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iPolar
This app generates performance data for sailing yachts based on their dimensions and sail areas. It calculates yacht performance in knots across various wind strengths and angles, displaying results in graphs and tables. The data can also be sent to other marine applications.
- Generates yacht performance polars
- Calculates performance for wind 4-30 kts
- Supports true wind angles 0-180°
- Visualizes results as graphs and tables
- Exports data to Weather4D Pro
- Supports metric and imperial units
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iPolar generates sailing yachts polars of cruising yachts and cruiser racers from a very simple set of data. iPolar is fully functional on iPad, iPhone & iPod touch. Mandatory Input data: - Length Overall - Displacement - Mainsail area - Jib area (units can be set to metric or imperial) Optional data: - Length Waterline - Symmetrical Spinnaker area - Assymetrical spinnaker aera For each sail configuration in the input data, iPolars will compute a performance polar decribing the yacht performance in kts for wind strength ranging from 4 to 30kts and true wind angles ranging from 0° to 180° Output format: Resulting polars can be visualized as a graph and as a table of numbers within iPolar. In addition, the polars can be sent directly to the weather/routing application Weather4D Pro. Limitations: iPolar has been developed to generate accurate polars of cruising yachts. It currently does not handle multihulls and is limited to yachts with a size ranging from 8 to 20m. The accuracy of the application decreases for yachts whose displacement to length and sail area to displacement ratios are outside the usual range for production cruisers and cruiser racers.
Start to Win
This app helps sailboat racers accurately time their start to the starting line. It calculates the distance and time remaining, ensuring a precise race commencement.
- Regatta countdown timer
- Distance to starting line calculation
- Time to starting line calculation
- Accurate race start timing
- Sailboat racing aid
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Start your sailboat race on time! Regatta Countdown with distance and time to starting line crossing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Start to Win at 100% against iPolar's 50%. Start to Win also leads on price (Free vs $10.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.2). iPolar's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.2). On ratings volume, 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
Start to Win is free to download; iPolar costs $10.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Start to Win holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of iPolar's written reviews are positive against 100% of Start to Win's.
| Parameter | iPolar | Start to Win |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $10.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.2 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KND Marine SOCIEDAD LIMITADA | Brian Boyle |
Customer experience
iPolar
Start to Win
In-app purchases
iPolar
No in-app purchases
Start to Win
No in-app purchases
