Comparison

Watch Sailing Timer vs RegattaWatch 3

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

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About

Watch Sailing Timer

This app provides a dedicated timer for sailing races, featuring customizable countdowns, haptic feedback, and Apple Health integration. It offers an intuitive interface optimized for Apple Watch, allowing for quick adjustments and seamless workout tracking.

Highlights
  • Customizable countdowns
  • Haptic feedback
  • Apple Health integration
  • Action Button support
  • Watch face complications
  • Background mode
Features
Currently charting
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The Perfect Standalone Watch App for Sailors and Yacht Racing Enthusiast! - Simple and easy-to-read countdown - Sync time to the nearest minute - Voice count down - Action Button support on Apple Watch Ultra - Start a countdown from the watch face - Turn the Digital Crown to add or subtract a minute at a time from your countdown — adjust the running timer without stopping it. The app also integrates with Apple Health to track your sailing workouts. All in a beautiful app. Key Features: - Choose from predefined countdowns (1 to 5 minutes) or select up to 5 custom durations to suit your training needs. - Start a countdown directly from your watch face – perfect for that sudden warning signal. - Start a countdown by pressing the Action Button on Apple Watch Ultra. Press again to sync time! Easy! Optional Apple Health Integration - HealthKit support: Automatically log your sailing workouts in HealthKit to keep track of your training and races. User-Friendly Interface - Intuitive design: A sleek, easy-to-navigate interface tailored for Apple Watch, so you can control your timer even under challenging conditions. - Haptic feedback: Feel vibrations every minute during the countdown, and at 30, 20, 10, and the final 5 seconds. - Background mode: The countdown continues even when the app runs in the background. Custom Settings - Personalize your experience: Adjust haptic feedback, select preferred countdown durations, and choose whether to save workouts to HealthKit. - Decide if you want to display the duration of the workout after the start. Action Button Support - Press once when you hear the warning signal to start the timer. - Press again to sync time. - Press the Action Button and the side button together to pause. - Press them again to reset the timer, ready for a new countdown. Make sure to allow Apple Health to fully utilize the Action Button. Permission is required before the Action Button can start a workout and thus a countdown. The app does not store anything in Health or read any data — unless you enable it in settings. --- Get Started Today! Download Watch Sailing Timer now and take the first step towards mastering your sailing routine. Whether you're training for a championship or enjoying leisurely races, our app is your perfect sailing partner. --- Experience the ultimate in sailing timer technology—only on Apple Watch.

About

RegattaWatch 3

Features
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RegattaWatch is an easy to use regatta-timer designed for sailors and race officers. RegattaWatch provides an acoustic countdown in different languages (English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Croatian) and a large, easy to read time display. You can start the timer at every full minute between fifteen and one. RegattaWatch displays the accurate time (radio controlled) in all views. This gives race committees the opportunity to have exact starting times according to the Notice of Race. For the sailors this display is useful for complete overview. Regatta Watch was created on behalf and under contribute of Sport Consult, Ing Mag Gert Schmidleitner. Gert Schmidleitner is one of the longest serving International Race Officers worldwide and well known also outside the borders of Austria. Caution Incoming calls don't interrupt the timer, but will make RegattaWatch go into mute mode and distract you from the starting process. User Guide On the left column of the start page choose the time after which you wish to start a race. If you want to carry out more starts one after another, you can set an interval in the right column. To start the countdown just tap on the button "Start". RegattaWatch now will countdown the time visually. The time will also be given acoustically. At first every half minute and, coming closer to zero, in shorter intervals. The times where flag signals are given will be announced in advance and will have a countdown in seconds. So neither the race officer nor the sailors won't be surprised by the signals. Important for sailors: if you have missed to start the timer at the first flag signal or if you have been a little bit too late with tapping on the "start" button, you are able to synchronize to the next full minute at the following flag signal with the button "SYNC". For sailors who do not want to hold the phone in their hands, the use of head phones is recommended. So you can keep your phone in a dry and safe place while using RegattaWatch. To return to the start page, where you can change your settings, press "Reset". RegattaWatch requires an active yearly subscription to access full functionality (PRO). The app can be downloaded for free. All race timing and professional features require a paid subscription. See Terms & Conditions here: https://www.iubenda.com/terms-and-conditions/74452679

Screenshots

RegattaWatch 33 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: RegattaWatch 3 at Free against Watch Sailing Timer's $4.99. Watch Sailing Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#81 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads 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

RegattaWatch 3 is free to download; Watch Sailing Timer costs $4.99 up front. RegattaWatch 3 sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per year. Watch Sailing Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Watch Sailing Timer ships an update every 3 days, RegattaWatch 3 every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Watch Sailing Timer versus RegattaWatch 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWatch Sailing TimerRegattaWatch 3
Price$4.99Free — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#81 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSoeren SteenMichaela Schmidleitner

In-app purchases

None

Watch Sailing Timer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

RegattaWatch 3

Subscriptions1
  • Regatta Watch 3 PRO$12.991 Year

Questions

Is Watch Sailing Timer free?
Watch Sailing Timer costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is RegattaWatch 3 free?
RegattaWatch 3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Watch Sailing Timer or RegattaWatch 3 have ads?
Neither Watch Sailing Timer nor RegattaWatch 3 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Watch Sailing Timer or RegattaWatch 3?
Watch Sailing Timer ships an update every 3 days, and RegattaWatch 3 every 2 days. Most recently, Watch Sailing Timer was updated on October 13, 2026 and RegattaWatch 3 on October 7, 2026.

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