Sailing Tracer vs SailTrace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sailing Tracer
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Connect all of the boats in your training to your trainer, enabling real-time performance analysis.
SailTrace
This app uses GPS to precisely track sailing races, offering detailed analytics on speed, maneuvers, and wind conditions. Review race replays, compare your performance with other boats, and identify areas for tactical improvement.
- Hyper-accurate GPS tracking
- Race replays and analysis
- Fleet performance comparison
- Speed analytics maps
- Automatic maneuver detection
- Wind data integration
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SailTrace records your sailing races on your iPhone so you can replay what happened, review your stats, and compare with other boats. Start recording before the race, put your phone away, and go sailing. Stop recording when you’re done. Your replay and stats will appear automatically. Recording is available on iPhone. You can also review your races on the web. RECORD AND REPLAY FOR FREE Record your sail with your iPhone. Replay where you sailed and review your speed and distance. COMPARE WITH OTHER BOATS USING PRO Replay your race alongside the other boats that recorded. Compare your starts, speed, and distance sailed. Follow the routes each boat took and see where your gained and lost on the fleet. PRO FOR YOUR GROUP Clubs, teams, fleets, and event organizers can sponsor Pro for their sailors.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Sailing Tracer at 12.0 against SailTrace's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sailing Tracer ships an update every 2 weeks, SailTrace every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sailing Tracer | SailTrace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RBmax Kft. | FirstByte |
In-app purchases
Sailing Tracer
No in-app purchases
SailTrace
No in-app purchases
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