Comparison

SailTrace vs TackTracker Sailing

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

Head to head
About

SailTrace

This app uses GPS to precisely track sailing races, offering detailed analytics on speed, maneuvers, and wind conditions. Review race replays, compare your performance with other boats, and identify areas for tactical improvement.

Highlights
  • Hyper-accurate GPS tracking
  • Race replays and analysis
  • Fleet performance comparison
  • Speed analytics maps
  • Automatic maneuver detection
  • Wind data integration
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SailTrace records your sailing races on your iPhone so you can replay what happened, review your stats, and compare with other boats. Start recording before the race, put your phone away, and go sailing. Stop recording when you’re done. Your replay and stats will appear automatically. Recording is available on iPhone. You can also review your races on the web. RECORD AND REPLAY FOR FREE Record your sail with your iPhone. Replay where you sailed and review your speed and distance. COMPARE WITH OTHER BOATS USING PRO Replay your race alongside the other boats that recorded. Compare your starts, speed, and distance sailed. Follow the routes each boat took and see where your gained and lost on the fleet. PRO FOR YOUR GROUP Clubs, teams, fleets, and event organizers can sponsor Pro for their sailors.

About

TackTracker Sailing

This app helps sailors improve their racing performance by tracking GPS data, speed, and heading in real-time. It provides post-race analysis to compare performance against the fleet and identify areas for improvement.

Highlights
  • Real-time GPS tracking
  • Speed and heading data
  • Fleet comparison
  • Course review
  • Race management for committees
  • Boat registration
  • Performance analysis
Features
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Run better races. Sail faster. Know why. TackTracker is the race management platform built for the way you actually race — from casual Wednesday night beer cans to competitive weekend regattas. For Race Committees Create a race in minutes. Share a join code and watch registrations roll in. TackTracker manages your countdown sequence, tracks the fleet from the committee boat, and logs every finish — no VHF chaos, no spreadsheets. When you're ready to restart the series, carry your fleet over with one tap. For Racers Find races near you, register your boat, and get on the water. TackTracker tracks your GPS trail, speed, and heading in real time so you know exactly how you sailed — not just where you finished. After the Race The real edge is in the data. Compare your elapsed time against the fleet, review your track against the course, and identify the legs that made or cost you places. Race after race, the picture gets clearer. Stop guessing. Start improving.

Screenshots

SailTrace4 screens
TackTracker Sailing3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: TackTracker Sailing at free against SailTrace's ad-supported. TackTracker Sailing also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SailTrace against 5.0 for TackTracker Sailing. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SailTrace ships an update every 3 weeks, TackTracker Sailing weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SailTrace versus TackTracker Sailing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSailTraceTackTracker Sailing
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings44
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFirstByteEdward Hulseman

Customer experience

SailTrace

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TackTracker Sailing

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SailTrace

No in-app purchases

None

TackTracker Sailing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SailTrace free?
SailTrace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TackTracker Sailing free?
TackTracker Sailing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SailTrace or TackTracker Sailing?
SailTrace and TackTracker Sailing are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do SailTrace or TackTracker Sailing have ads?
Neither SailTrace nor TackTracker Sailing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SailTrace or TackTracker Sailing?
SailTrace ships an update every 3 weeks, and TackTracker Sailing weekly. Most recently, SailTrace was updated on September 9, 2026 and TackTracker Sailing on September 1, 2026.

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