Comparison

Vantage Sailing vs Foil Run

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

Head to head
About

Vantage Sailing

This app provides competitive sailors with advanced performance analytics and tracking tools. It offers automated analysis of speed, maneuvers, and wind shifts, with data sharing capabilities for peers and coaches. Elevate your sailing performance with actionable insights.

Highlights
  • Performance analytics
  • Comprehensive tracking tools
  • Automated performance analysis
  • Wind detection algorithms
  • Data sharing with peers and coaches
  • Support for Sailmon, Vakaros, and Garmin devices
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Vantage is a cutting-edge, app-based platform designed for ambitious competitive sailors. Our mission is to empower sailors with advanced performance analytics, comprehensive tracking tools, and actionable insights to elevate their game on the water. Vantage stands as an essential companion for those striving to push their limits and achieve peak performance. We support data from Sailmon, Vakaros and Garmin devices, or simply record your sailing activities directly in the app. Take advantage of automated performance analysis that gives you insights in a matter of seconds. Analyze your speed performance, maneuvers, and dive deep into how you performed throughout the day. Our cutting-edge wind detection algorithms, capable of detecting minor shifts throughout the session, result in VMG and performance numbers you can trust. Connect with your peers and coaches for seamless data sharing and comparison. When you have sailed at the same time and location, Vantage will automatically allow you to share your data through a simple click. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Foil Run

Record and analyze GPS tracks from various watersports like wingfoiling, kiteboarding, and paddleboarding. Get insights into wind conditions, performance metrics, and ride statistics. Integrates with Apple Watch for seamless workout tracking.

Highlights
  • GPS track recording
  • Session analysis
  • Wind estimation
  • Performance metrics
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Private user account
Features
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Foil Run helps riders capture GPS tracks from wingfoil, downwind, kite, and paddle sessions, then analyze the ride in a private Foil Run account. Start a recording on iPhone or Apple Watch, choose your apparatus, and save the session locally. When you are signed in, completed recordings can upload to Foil Run so the web analysis cockpit can estimate wind, split climbs and runs, and show performance metrics such as speed, angles, and VMG. The Apple Watch recorder starts a workout only while you are actively recording. It uses the workout session to keep GPS and live heart rate available with the wrist down, mirrors live state to the paired iPhone when available, then discards the Health workout when recording ends.

Screenshots

Vantage Sailing4 screens
Foil Run4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Foil Run at none against Vantage Sailing's 4. Foil Run also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Vantage Sailing's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Vantage Sailing sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Foil Run asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Foil Run holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vantage Sailing has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vantage Sailing ships an update every 4 weeks, Foil Run fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Vantage Sailing versus Foil Run: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVantage SailingFoil Run
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (14 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB11 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperVantage Technologies ASWren Dougherty

Customer experience

Vantage Sailing

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Foil Run

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Vantage Sailing

Subscriptions4
  • Vantage Sailor PRO - Monthly7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Vantage Coach PRO - Monthly7 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • Vantage Sailor PRO - Annual1 Month trial$119.991 Year
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  • Vantage Coach PRO - Annual1 Month trial$179.991 Year
None

Foil Run

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vantage Sailing free?
Vantage Sailing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Foil Run free?
Foil Run is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Vantage Sailing or Foil Run?
Foil Run is rated higher. Vantage Sailing averages 4.8 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Foil Run averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Vantage Sailing or Foil Run have ads?
Neither Vantage Sailing nor Foil Run shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vantage Sailing or Foil Run?
Vantage Sailing ships an update every 4 weeks, and Foil Run fortnightly. Most recently, Vantage Sailing was updated on October 5, 2026 and Foil Run on October 17, 2026.

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