Comparison

Dinghy Sailing vs Tidey

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Replaces expensive digital instruments
  • Displays up to eight instruments
  • Race timer functionality
  • Flag display
  • Customizable instrument layout
  • Vertical device mounting
Features
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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.

About

Tidey

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Tidey shows you what the tide is actually doing as arrows on the water from advanced predictions in seconds. Scrub forward and back through the tide and watch the streams turn layed over a race course. WHAT YOU GET FREE The free charts runs at reduced resolution and steps in two-hour intervals, and it works entirely offline. No account, no sign-up, no trial timer. WHAT A SUBSCRIPTION ADDS Full-resolution tidal streams with fifteen-minute time stepping. The course builder - drop marks, set the wind, and see the true wind angle on every leg with the tide underneath it. Once downloaded, the full chart is stored on your device and works offline. Dark chart that survives sunlight and doesn't wreck your night vision. Large touch targets that work in gloves and chop. No account, no tracking, no analytics — your location never leaves your device. IMPORTANT Tidey shows modelled predictions and is for guidance only. It is not a navigation instrument and must not be used as one. Always rely on official charts, local pilotage guidance and your own judgement on the water. SUBSCRIPTION Privacy policy: https://tidey-legal.pages.dev Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Dinghy Sailing4 screens
Tidey4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dinghy Sailing at none against Tidey's 1. Tidey's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Tidey sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $24.99 per year. Dinghy Sailing asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dinghy Sailing ships an update every 9 days, Tidey every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Dinghy Sailing versus Tidey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDinghy SailingTidey
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGordon AspinRobin Stein

In-app purchases

None

Dinghy Sailing

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tidey

Subscriptions1
  • Full Solent Access$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Dinghy Sailing free?
Dinghy Sailing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tidey free?
Tidey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dinghy Sailing or Tidey have ads?
Neither Dinghy Sailing nor Tidey shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dinghy Sailing or Tidey?
Dinghy Sailing ships an update every 9 days, and Tidey every 2 weeks. Most recently, Dinghy Sailing was updated on October 3, 2026 and Tidey on September 28, 2026.

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