iPolar vs ORCee
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.
ORCee
Access and analyze over 10,000 ORC racing certificates from various countries. Search for specific boats by name, sail number, or class to view detailed performance data and create scratch sheets with competitors.
- Download 10,000+ ORC certificates
- Search boats by name, sail number, or class
- View detailed performance data
- Analyze boat specifications
- Create and analyze scratch sheets
- Sort boat lists by various criteria
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A must have and convenient tool for all ORC racers and sailors who take their racing seriously. With ORCee you can download over 10000 ORC certificates from all ORC countries. Once downloaded you can browse, search a boat by name, sail number or boat class and view all related performance data of each boat: ∙ Sailnumber ∙ Boatname ∙ GPH ∙ CDL ∙ Date ∙ Type (INT/CLUB) ∙ Class, Designer, Builder & Year ∙ Hull: LOA, Max. Beam, Displ., Draft ∙ IMS Division & Length ∙ Dynamic Allowance, Stability Index ∙ Crew Weight ∙ Sails: Main, Genoa, Sym, Asym. ∙ Offshore: TOD, TOT, Triple Numbers ∙ Inshore: TOD, TOT, Triple Numbers The list of boats can be sorted by name, sail number, GPH or certificate date. Last but not least create and analyse scratch sheets with competitors from the downloaded boats.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ORCee at $1.99 against iPolar's $10.99. iPolar's advantage is update cadence (every 11 months vs every 40 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On review sentiment, 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
iPolar costs $10.99 and ORCee $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iPolar ships an update every 11 months, ORCee every 40 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iPolar | ORCee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $10.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.2 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months — better | Every 40 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KND Marine SOCIEDAD LIMITADA | zapfware |
Customer experience
iPolar
ORCee
In-app purchases
iPolar
No in-app purchases
ORCee
No in-app purchases









