SkipperLog vs Sailing Log
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SkipperLog
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For all skippers with a charter or own yacht, sailing or motor, SkipperLog helps you keep a log of all important events during your sailing trip and record your tracks. Use customizable predefined text blocks, add daily statistics and photos. Includes Apple Watch App to make quick entries from your wrist. Share your log and tracks via iCloud with your crew or friends and family. Export as PDF or text plus GPX tracks. With handy nautical tools like barometer, magnetic compass and many more.
Sailing Log
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Your ship's log — the way a skipper actually keeps it. Quick fixes on the hour, offline, ready to hand over. No account, no subscription, no ads. ◆ SHIP'S LOG › One-tap GPS fix: time, course, speed, bay name › Add wind, weather, sea state and notes › Live route map with every spot you saved ◆ TRIPS, VESSEL & CREW › Full vessel card: model, call sign, LOA, engine, base › One tap picks the skipper — the rest are crew › Names reused from past trips; families auto-fill ◆ SPOTS & ANCHORAGES › Save a spot in one tap — the bay names itself › Stays over an hour are detected and suggested ◆ COSTS & COST-SPLIT › Log any expense — shared or individual › Optional groups for families and cabins › Instant "who pays whom" — everyone ends up even ◆ CHECK-IN / CHECK-OUT › 24-point boat checklist, both ways › Flag damage with photos, GPS and a timestamp › One signed Damage Protocol PDF for the charter ◆ BEAUTIFUL EXPORTS › Logbook PDF with an offline route map › Logbook and cost-split in Excel too › Share or email PDF + Excel in one tap ◆ ON-BOARD TOOLS › Weather with wind map and storm alarms › Anchor watch that alarms if you drag — screen off › Signal flags, buoys, lights — inline and offline ◆ WHY SAILORS PICK IT › Charter skippers: a clean handover document › Owners: a real, exportable ship's log › Crews: marina, fuel and food split without drama ◆ 27 LANGUAGES › EN, DE, FR, IT, ES, HR, SL, SQ, BS, ME, SK, CS, PL, HU › Every screen and your logbook PDF in all 27 languages — English always available for charter handovers ◆ PRIVACY › No account, no analytics — everything stays on device › Only optional calls: bay-name lookups and map tiles ◆ PRICING › 30-day free trial, full features, no card › €24.99 once — lifetime, all updates, never a subscription From sailors, for sailors.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sailing Log at Free against SkipperLog's $6.99. Sailing Log also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 26.0). SkipperLog's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On 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
Sailing Log is free to download; SkipperLog costs $6.99 up front. Sailing Log sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. SkipperLog asks for nothing beyond the download.
SkipperLog ships an update every 5 weeks, Sailing Log weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SkipperLog | Sailing Log |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | Free — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LinkeSOFT GmbH | Boris Ing.Brezansky |
In-app purchases
SkipperLog
No in-app purchases
Sailing Log
- Lifetime Access$9.99
- Lifetime Access$17.99
- Lifetime Unlock$22.99





