Nautical Cloud vs Trace Zone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nautical Cloud
This app provides yacht racing crews with real-time event updates, course management, and race declaration features. It ensures participants are informed and in control throughout race days, from local regattas to global championships.
- Instant event notifications
- Real-time course updates
- Race declarations
- Universal organizer compatibility
- Event schedule management
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Streamline your yacht racing experience with the Nautical Cloud Racing app! Designed for crew on boats racing in events powered by Nautical Cloud, this app keeps you informed and in control throughout the race day. Key Features: • Event Updates: Receive instant notifications for Notices of Race, Sailing Instructions, and any updates or changes to the event schedule. • Course Management: Stay on course with real-time updates about course changes and start time adjustments. • Race Declarations: Easily declare before and after races where required by event organisers. • Universal Compatibility: Works seamlessly with all organisers using the Nautical Cloud platform. Whether you're racing in a local regatta or a global championship, Nautical Cloud Racing ensures you're always prepared, informed, and ready to perform. Download today and take the stress out of race management!
Trace Zone
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Trace is your dedicated watersports app, focused on unlocking all your on-water activities, to track your performance, share your live location and connect with your friends back onshore. Works with Garmin and Apple watches. Faster - Performance insights at your fingertips We work with the best in the game to bring you dedicated, sport specific analytics and insights, helping you better understand your session and where to focus on next, so you’re always improving. Safer - Share your live location Many of your favourite water sports take you away from the safety of the shore. Knowing others can see where you are makes it that bit easier if you find yourself in need of help. Enable your friends and family to watch you real-time, simply share a link of your live Trace with them. Connected - Share and Compare Traces The ability to connect with your friend, family and fellow enthusiasts over your sport of choice is central to the experience Trace unlocks. We make it simple to share your progress and connect through the feed of your fellow Trace friends. Created videos with custom overlays and show them on a map. Terms of Service https://www.trace.zone/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nautical Cloud at none against Trace Zone's 2. Nautical Cloud also leads on ads (none vs shown). Trace Zone's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and update cadence 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. Trace Zone sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Nautical Cloud asks for nothing beyond the download.
Nautical Cloud ships an update every 3 weeks, Trace Zone every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nautical Cloud | Trace Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nautical Cloud | OCEAN LABS LIMITED |
In-app purchases
Nautical Cloud
No in-app purchases
Trace Zone
- Trace Premium Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
- Trace Premium Annual1 Month trial$34.991 Year
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