sailingBC vs Telltale
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
sailingBC
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A comprehensive list of regatta schedules for dinghy sailing in British Columbia along with results from those regattas. In addition to results you can see the Power Rankings which represent the number of sailors in the various fleets, and how many sailors each club had attending the regattas, and how well they did. The intention is to encourage sailors to attend regattas and increase participation across regattas being held across the province.
Telltale
This app provides comprehensive sailing weather data, route planning, and detailed sail logging. Track wind, tide, and currents, plan routes with your boat's polar and forecasts, and record every sail for post-analysis. It also helps find races and replay them with fleet data.
- Live wind, tide, and current data
- Route planning with boat polars and forecasts
- Offline route saving and following
- Sail recording via GPS or boat instruments
- Race finding and replay with fleet data
- Apple Watch integration for live data and timers
- Data export in GPX, FIT, or CSV formats
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Sailing weather, racing and logs in one app. Check the wind before you go, plan the route, record every sail, and see how it went: tacks, polars, the fleet and the race. WIND, TIDE AND CURRENT Live readings from nearby stations and buoys on a map, with every forecast model side by side. The model closest to recent readings is marked, so you know which one to lean on today. Tidal currents through the passes, tide heights, and an hour-by-hour table for any spot. PLAN AND FOLLOW A ROUTE Plan a route on the map and see how long it takes under sail, from your boat's polar and the forecast, or under motor. The tacks are drawn in colour, and the route steers around land and shallows. Saved routes are shared with your boat and crew and work offline, and Onboard follows one with off-course cues. RECORD EVERY SAIL Record with your iPhone's GPS, or connect to your boat's instruments over its Wi-Fi for wind, boat speed and depth. A laptop or a small boat computer aboard can record every sail on its own. SEE HOW IT WENT Each sail on the chart and the log strip: speed, wind, tacks and gybes, against your boat's polar. Telltale points out what stood out, and your season adds up sail by sail. RACING Find races and regattas near you with entries, courses and notices. After the gun, replay the race with the fleet around you from AIS, and see where you gained and lost. ON YOUR WRIST Apple Watch shows live wind, boat speed and depth, runs your start timer, and records your heart rate beside the wind. YOUR SAILS STAY YOURS Sessions are private by default, your home berth is hidden from anyone outside your crew, and your heart rate stays private unless you share it. Download recordings as GPX, FIT or CSV. A free account supports two boats. Boat instrument readings need compatible equipment. Telltale is not a navigation aid.
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Verdict
sailingBC and Telltale are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | sailingBC | Telltale |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Daily |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blueridge Business Solutions Inc. | Vikom Media |
In-app purchases
sailingBC
No in-app purchases
Telltale
No in-app purchases
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