Vendée Live vs FloatHUD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vendée Live
Follow the Vendée Globe race with real-time updates on skipper positions, speeds, and distances. Get detailed weather forecasts and boat specifications. Experience an immersive race following with an intuitive interface.
- Live skipper rankings
- Boat position and speed tracking
- Distance comparison between skippers
- Real-time weather forecasts
- Detailed boat specifications
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Dive into the heart of the Vendée Globe with Vendée Live, the must-have app to follow skippers in real time! Discover everything you need to know about this legendary race: • Live rankings: boat positions, speeds, and distances covered. • Compare gaps: instantly visualize the distance between skippers. • Real-time weather: detailed forecasts and sea conditions. • Boat details: monohull specifications and technical insights. With its intuitive and seamless interface, Vendée Live offers you a fully immersive experience! Download the app now and never miss a moment of the Vendée Globe.
FloatHUD
This app transforms your VESC/Floaty ride logs into transparent heads-up display overlays. Import telemetry, preview it live, and export high-quality video files for seamless integration with your riding footage.
- Import Floaty JSON ride logs
- Live telemetry preview
- Export 1080p/4k HEVC with alpha
- Speed, battery, duty-cycle widgets
- Metric or Imperial units
- Offline functionality
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FloatHUD turns VESC/Floaty ride logs into transparent, cinematic heads-up display overlays. Import your telemetry, preview it live, and export a video file ready to layer over your riding footage in any video editor. Whether you’re tracking speed, battery, or duty cycle — FloatHUD gives you crisp, dynamic visuals. Features - Import Floaty JSON: Load your ride logs directly from Files or use the included samples for instant previews. - Live Preview: Scrub through telemetry and see your HUD update in real time with speed, battery, and duty-cycle widgets. - Export with Transparency: Render 1080p/4k HEVC-with-alpha videos that overlay cleanly on top of your action-camera footage. - Metric or Imperial: Switch units instantly for localized displays. No Permissions Required: Works entirely offline — no Photos, no tracking, no sign-up. FloatHUD is designed for creators who ride. Export your data as clean, compositable overlays to showcase your performance, battery use, and ride flow — all while keeping your footage front and center. Requirements - iOS 17 or later - Compatible with Floaty ride logs (.json) Terms of Use By using this app, you agree to the Apple End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FloatHUD at 100% against Vendée Live's 67%. Vendée Live's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 8 days). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Vendée Live ships an update every 4 days, FloatHUD every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vendée Live | FloatHUD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pierre-Olivier POTIER | Luca Kaufmann |
Customer experience
Vendée Live
FloatHUD
In-app purchases
Vendée Live
No in-app purchases
FloatHUD
No in-app purchases









