Comparison

Doyle Guides vs Saillogger App

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

Head to head
About

Doyle Guides

Access comprehensive sailing guides for the southern Caribbean, featuring nautical charts, regulations, services, and points of interest. The app offers an interactive map with user-generated comments and corrections, all free to use. In-app purchases provide access to detailed guide book content.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive sailing guides
  • Nautical charts and navigation
  • Interactive satellite map
  • 3000+ points of interest database
  • User comments and corrections
  • Island-specific content bundles
Features
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Doyle Guides produces the southern Caribbean's most comprehensive and up-to-date sailing guides, complete with nautical charts and navigational information, details on regulations, customs and immigration, general and technical yacht services, marinas, restaurants, provisioning, shore-based attractions, and more. The Doyle Guides mobile app allows users to search our comprehensive 3000+ point of interest database with results shown based on distance from the user and displayed on an interactive satellite map where users can leave public comments as well as suggest corrections and new points of interest, all free of charge. Subscriptions to guide book content is available on both long and short term basis, as well as bundled by island.

About

Saillogger App

Automate marine logbooks and monitor your boat's NMEA 2000 data. Track engine performance, battery levels, and more with custom dashboards. Relive journeys with automatic timelapse videos.

Highlights
  • Automated marine logbooks
  • Custom NMEA 2000 data monitoring
  • Personalized data dashboards
  • Live updates and alerts
  • Detailed trip history and insights
  • Automatic timelapse videos
  • Privacy controls for data sharing
Features
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Saillogger is the ultimate companion app for automated marine logbooks and custom NMEA 2000 data monitoring. Designed for boating enthusiasts, this app helps you track your adventures and monitor your boat’s critical systems directly from your mobile device. Important: Saillogger requires a Signal K server, such as the Victron GX series or other compatible hardware, connected to your boat’s network. Without a server onboard, the app’s features will not function. Saillogger offers powerful features for boaters. With custom NMEA 2000 monitoring, you can configure and track data points like engine performance, battery voltage, tank levels, wind speed, and more. The app allows you to create personalized dashboards for the data that matters most to you. It includes an automatic logbook that captures your boating trips, recording key metrics like speed, distance, and weather conditions. You can stay informed in real time with live updates and alerts for your boat’s critical systems, whether onboard or monitoring remotely. Saillogger also provides detailed trip history and insights, enabling you to analyze your boat's performance over time. Relive your journeys with automatic timelapse videos, and enjoy peace of mind knowing your data remains private unless you choose to share it via customizable public profiles. With Saillogger, you can take your boating experience to the next level. By integrating seamlessly with your NMEA 2000 network through a Signal K server, you’ll gain valuable insights into your boat’s systems, ensuring every trip is safe, efficient, and enjoyable.

Screenshots

Doyle Guides4 screens
Saillogger App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Saillogger App at 5.0 against Doyle Guides's 4.3. Saillogger App also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and in-app purchases (none vs 18). Doyle Guides's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (50 vs 9). On price 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. Doyle Guides sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Saillogger App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Saillogger App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Doyle Guides has 50 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Doyle Guides's written reviews are positive against 100% of Saillogger App's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Doyle Guides versus Saillogger App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoyle GuidesSaillogger App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (50 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings50 — better9
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChris Doyle Publishing LimitedSaillogger LLC

Customer experience

Doyle Guides

All ratings50 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative30.0%

Saillogger App

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

18 purchases

Doyle Guides

Subscriptions18
  • Trinidad & Tobago - 1 month3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Martinique Sailing Guide3 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • St. Lucia Sailing Guide3 Days trial$19.991 Month
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  • St. Vincent Sailing Guide3 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Grenada Package - 1 month3 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Trinidad Tobago Sailing Guide7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Martinique Sailing Guide7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • St. Lucia Sailing Guide7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • St. Vincent Sailing Guide7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Grenada Package - 12 months7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Southern Leeward Sailing Guide3 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • Northern Leeward Sailing Guide3 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • Windward Islands Guide3 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • BVI Cruising Guide3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Windward Islands Guide7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Virgin Islands Cruising Guide3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Leeward Islands Sailing Guide3 Days trial$39.991 Month
  • Leeward Islands Sailing Guide7 Days trial$59.991 Year
None

Saillogger App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Doyle Guides free?
Doyle Guides is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Saillogger App free?
Saillogger App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Doyle Guides or Saillogger App?
Saillogger App is rated higher. Doyle Guides averages 4.3 out of 5 from 50 ratings, while Saillogger App averages 5.0 from 9 ratings.
Do Doyle Guides or Saillogger App have ads?
Saillogger App shows ads; Doyle Guides does not.

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