Dinghy Sailing vs SailSizeCalc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dinghy Sailing
This app provides sailing navigation instruments, replacing expensive digital equipment. Mount your device to your vessel to display up to eight instruments, including race timers and flags. Customize your display by enabling, disabling, and rearranging instruments.
- Replaces expensive digital instruments
- Displays up to eight instruments
- Race timer functionality
- Flag display
- Customizable instrument layout
- Vertical device mounting
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Dinghy Sailing is a useful tool for sailors. It can replace expensive digital instruments. Mount your iPad or iPhone to your vessel in a vertical position (either landscape or portrait). Dinghy Sailing displays up to eight instruments. Use the tabs to select the race timer, flags and instrument editor. You can enable/disable each instrument and drag to rearrange the order of the instruments on display.
SailSizeCalc
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SailSizeCalc allows users to visualize and calculate sail area using specific sailboat dimensions. Whether you're testing a new sail setup, or just curious about the efficiency of your rig, SailSizeCalc is a pocket sail calculator to give you prompt results.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SailSizeCalc at daily against Dinghy Sailing's every 9 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dinghy Sailing ships an update every 9 days, SailSizeCalc daily. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dinghy Sailing | SailSizeCalc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gordon Aspin | Rick Mc |
In-app purchases
Dinghy Sailing
No in-app purchases
SailSizeCalc
No in-app purchases
Questions
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