Comparison

SailAlign vs VHF Simulator

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

Head to head
About

SailAlign

This comprehensive sailing app offers regatta management, GPS tracking, and performance analysis. It also includes a logbook, boat maintenance scheduling, and offline marine weather forecasts. Essential seamanship references are readily available for on-water use.

Highlights
  • Regatta management and synchronized race timer
  • Live fleet tracking and race replays
  • Auto-recorded race timing with OCS detection
  • GPS tracker and performance analysis
  • Offline sailor's reference for rules and skills
  • Logbook, boat maintenance, and scheduling
  • Marine weather and NAVTEX forecasts
Features
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SailAlign is the all-in-one sailing app for racers, cruisers, clubs, and race committees. Bring GPS tracking, regatta management, your sailing logbook, boat maintenance, marine weather, and practical seamanship references together in one clear workspace. REGATTA MANAGEMENT & SYNCHRONIZED RACE TIMER • Broadcast a synchronized countdown from the master clock • Set and share the start line and race course • Display official race signal flags in real time • Follow the fleet live and replay races later • Publish Notice Board documents and text messages • Manage teams, sail numbers, results, and race committee permissions AUTO RECORDED RACE TIMING With Live Fleet Tracking enabled, SailAlign prepares possible OCS, gate crossing, and finish time records for the race committee. Each record includes the team, time, course point, GPS accuracy, and supporting data. Nothing becomes an official result until an authorized race officer reviews and approves it. GPS TRACKER & PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS Record long sails reliably in the background, then review speed, distance, route, and animated replay. On-demand Performance Analysis shows your best 30-second and 5-minute speeds, moving-speed distribution, significant course changes, speed loss, and recovery. Import and export GPX files when you need your data elsewhere. SAILOR’S REFERENCE Keep race signals, essential racing rules, COLREG basics, race-day skills, sail trim, VHF, weather, safety, and first-aid guidance available offline. It is a practical quick reference; official rules and local regulations always take precedence. LOGBOOK, BOATS & MAINTENANCE Record cruises, training sessions, and regattas for multiple boats. Share entries, attach tracks, build a Sailing CV, and schedule maintenance by date, engine hours, or nautical miles. MARINE WEATHER & NAVTEX Plan with hourly wind, gust, and wave forecasts. Browse navigational and meteorological NavTex warnings on an interactive map, with previously viewed information available offline. Whether you are training for the line, running a club regatta, or planning your next passage, SailAlign keeps the information that matters organized and ready on the water.

About

VHF Simulator

Features
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VHF Marine Radio Simulator with ATIS. Prepare for sailing in the A1 Sea Area. Perfect for supplementing your training or preparing for the exam. Learning: - A brief explanation of the radio's operation, - Step-by-step instructions on how to use the simulator: start-up, testing, position entry, address book, basic functions, calls, ATIS. Simulator: - Sending all DSC messages, - Various radio functions (dual watch, scanning, address book, position entry, and more), - Receiving DSC messages, Tasks: Experience the exam: - Select a task, - Execute a command, - Check for correct completion. There's a timer for each task. Additionally: - Calling scheme (Distres, Distress Cancel, Urgency, Safety, Routine), - Phonetic alphabet, - A short simulator user guide, - 30 minute Symulator free trial, Subscriptions: Full: access to the learn, simulator, and tasks. Basic: access to the simulator and tasks. The remaining elements of the app are always free. You can use all of this to prepare for the exam or refresh your radio skills before a cruise! Terms of Use (EULA): https://gorskiserwis.com/terms-vhf-simulator Privacy Policy: https://gorskiserwis.com/privacy-policy-vhf-simulator

Screenshots

SailAlign4 screens
VHF Simulator3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SailAlign at none against VHF Simulator's 1. 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. VHF Simulator sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. SailAlign asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SailAlign ships an update every 2 weeks, VHF Simulator every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SailAlign versus VHF Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSailAlignVHF Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB24 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGABOR KRODITomasz Cieslar

In-app purchases

None

SailAlign

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

VHF Simulator

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Monthly$3.991 Month

Questions

Is SailAlign free?
SailAlign is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VHF Simulator free?
VHF Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SailAlign or VHF Simulator have ads?
Neither SailAlign nor VHF Simulator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SailAlign or VHF Simulator?
SailAlign ships an update every 2 weeks, and VHF Simulator every 9 days. Most recently, SailAlign was updated on October 28, 2026 and VHF Simulator on October 25, 2026.

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