Comparison

Sailboat GPS Track Data Logger vs Seapilot

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

Head to head
About

Sailboat GPS Track Data Logger

Record your sailing trips with detailed GPS data, including direction, speed, and time. Share your journey in real-time with friends and family, and create a dynamic blog with geo-tagged notes, photos, and videos. Review your entire trip later with precise track information.

Highlights
  • Real-time GPS track logging
  • Direction, speed, and time recording
  • Remote trip following
  • Geo-tagged notes, photos, and videos
  • Dynamic trip blogging
  • Post-trip review
Features
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Records your GPS track, including direction, speed and time, while sailing. Lets your friends and loved ones remotely follow your trip in real-time from their computers and mobile devices. Review your exact track, speed and direction in real-time or later. Also allows you capture and log geo-tagged notes, photos and movies, so you can create a real-time dynamic blog of your sailing trips. All geo-tagged photos, movies and notes appear in real-time to your remote viewers who are following your trip from their phones/computers. This GPS Tracking app includes a free 2-week online storage subscription to allow sharing and accessing tracking data remotely. Other duration subscriptions are available via in-app purchases. NOTES REGARDING IN-APP PURCHASE OF ONLINE STORAGE SPACE: • Title of service: Tracking - Online Storage. • Length of subscription: 1,3, 6 or 12 months. • Price of subscription: $0.99 USD per 1,000MB online storage per month. • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. • No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. • Terms Of Use: https://n1.ndili.com/termsofuse.html • Privacy Policy: http://www.ndilitechnologies.com/privacy

About

Seapilot

Navigate like a professional with this marine navigation app. It offers vectorized chart data, AIS, and weather forecasts, bringing merchant shipping technology to your mobile device. Plan trips, track your vessel, and access advanced navigation tools.

Highlights
  • Vectorized S-57 chart data
  • Automatic Identification System (AIS)
  • Built-in weather forecasts
  • Positioning and background positioning via GPS
  • Man Overboard function
  • Premium features like Weather Routing
Features
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Professional marine navigation used to require an expensive GPS plotter. Now, same technology used in merchant shipping is available for the iPad and iPhone.  Seapilot lets you navigate like a pro with vectorized S-57 chart data from National Maritime Administrations. This is the first navigation app to feature Automatic Identification System (AIS) and built in weather forecasts, when within a mobile network. Charts and features available as In-App Purchase. Use it to navigate, to plan tomorrow’s boat trip or reminisce about yesterday’s. (PS. Even works in your sofa at home.) Seapilot features: • Free trial period of included functionallity • Professional navigation based on merchant shipping standards for ECDIS (Electronic Chart Display and Information System) • S-57 chart data (In-App Purchase) and AIS data from National Maritime Administrations  • Developed by True Heading, leaders in marine navigation and communication at sea, with cutting-edge AIS and VHF know-how Functions: Δ Positioning and background positioning via GPS  (Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life) Δ Visualization of S-57 chart data from National Maritime Administrations  Δ Autonomous navigation - charts (In-App-purchase) downloaded to the device  Δ Option of tracking your own boat on the chart Δ Displays position, course and speed Δ Adjustable own speed and course vector  Δ Man Overboard function Δ Display settings for day, dawn/dusk and night Δ Past track Δ Plotting/marking objects Δ Electronic bearing and range marker from own vessel Δ True Motion and adjustable North Up / Head Up chart orientation Δ Chart object search Δ AIS target search Δ Setting of safety contour (2, 3, 6, 10 and 15 meters) Δ World chart for rough overview/orientation Δ Facebook integration; share position with friends or all users, list friends, show friends or all users on chart, post on was Premium: Δ Routes Δ Weather Routing Δ Weather Forecast, High quality 5-day Coastal Weather Forecasts. Δ AIS data from National Maritime Administrations via Internet (3G or WLAN)  Δ Course and speed vector for AIS targets Δ NMEA-0183 interface for connecting external GPS/AIS via WIFI Δ Import/Export to GPX-file == Auto-renewable subscriptions in Seapilot == • Seapilot Premium, Annual Subscription: $39.99 • Swedish Charts with automatic updates, Annual Subscription: $8.99 Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period Privacy Policy https://seapilot.com/privacy End User License Agreement https://seapilot.com/eula/ ==== Requirements: iOS 7.0 or later, iPad or iPhone with GPS. (External GPS unit can be used for other models.) Based on 140 years of experience, Seapilot has been developed by True Heading (www.trueheading.se/us) – experts at AIS, VHF, marine navigation and communication at sea.  • True Heading is a leader in AIS products with over 40 years of navigation experience. – An authority on professional navigation. Contact: Your input is essential in helping us further develop Seapilot. Feel free to contact us at info@seapilot.com. For the latest info, like Seapilot on www.facebook.com/seapilot.se

Screenshots

Sailboat GPS Track Data Logger4 screens
Seapilot2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Seapilot at Free against Sailboat GPS Track Data Logger's $4.99. Seapilot also leads on rating (2.9 vs 2.0) and review sentiment (38% vs 0%). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Seapilot is free to download; Sailboat GPS Track Data Logger costs $4.99 up front. Sailboat GPS Track Data Logger sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Seapilot sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Seapilot holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Seapilot has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Sailboat GPS Track Data Logger's written reviews are positive against 38% of Seapilot's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sailboat GPS Track Data Logger ships an update every 38 months, Seapilot every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sailboat GPS Track Data Logger versus Seapilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSailboat GPS Track Data LoggerSeapilot
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating2.0 (2 ratings)2.9 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews38.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings215 — better
Update frequencyEvery 38 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.09.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB107 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNdili Technologies, Inc.Seapilot

Customer experience

Sailboat GPS Track Data Logger

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

Seapilot

All ratings15 ratings
Positive46.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative46.7%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive38.1%
Neutral9.5%
Negative52.4%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Sailboat GPS Track Data Logger

One-time10
  • 1,000 MB Storage Capacity For 1 Month$0.99
  • 1,000 MB Storage Capacity For 3 Months$2.99
  • Highest Resolution and Accuracy Tracking$7.99
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  • 1,000 MB Storage Capacity For 12 Months$11.99
  • 5,000 MB Storage Capacity For 6 Months$29.99
  • 10,000 MB Storage Capacity For 6 Months$59.99
  • 5,000 MB Storage Capacity For 12 Months$59.99
  • 10,000 MB Storage Capacity For 12 Months$119.99
  • 25,000 MB Storage Capacity For 6 Months$149.99
  • 25,000 MB Storage Capacity For 12 Months$299.99
18 purchases

Seapilot

Subscriptions14
  • Swedish charts with automatic updates$8.991 Year
  • East Canadian charts$14.491 Year
  • West Canadian$14.491 Year
Show 11 more
  • Spanish charts with automatic updates$17.491 Year
  • Finnish charts$19.491 Year
  • Dutch charts$19.491 Year
  • Irish charts$19.491 Year
  • British charts$19.491 Year
  • German charts$23.491 Year
  • Croatian charts with automatic updates$26.491 Year
  • Portuguese charts with automatic updates$26.491 Year
  • Greek charts with automatic updates$34.991 Year
  • Premium$39.991 Year
  • French charts$50.991 Year
One-time4
  • US EastFree
  • US WestFree
  • US-Great Lakes. One year subscription.$11.99
Show 1 more
  • US-West. One year subscription.$13.99

Questions

Is Sailboat GPS Track Data Logger free?
Sailboat GPS Track Data Logger costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Seapilot free?
Seapilot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sailboat GPS Track Data Logger or Seapilot?
Seapilot is rated higher. Sailboat GPS Track Data Logger averages 2.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Seapilot averages 2.9 from 15 ratings.
Do Sailboat GPS Track Data Logger or Seapilot have ads?
Neither Sailboat GPS Track Data Logger nor Seapilot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sailboat GPS Track Data Logger or Seapilot?
Sailboat GPS Track Data Logger ships an update every 38 months, and Seapilot every 3 months. Most recently, Sailboat GPS Track Data Logger was updated on October 10, 2026 and Seapilot on October 15, 2026.

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