Trace Zone vs SailingMetrics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trace Zone
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Trace is your dedicated watersports app, focused on unlocking all your on-water activities, to track your performance, share your live location and connect with your friends back onshore. Works with Garmin and Apple watches. Faster - Performance insights at your fingertips We work with the best in the game to bring you dedicated, sport specific analytics and insights, helping you better understand your session and where to focus on next, so you’re always improving. Safer - Share your live location Many of your favourite water sports take you away from the safety of the shore. Knowing others can see where you are makes it that bit easier if you find yourself in need of help. Enable your friends and family to watch you real-time, simply share a link of your live Trace with them. Connected - Share and Compare Traces The ability to connect with your friend, family and fellow enthusiasts over your sport of choice is central to the experience Trace unlocks. We make it simple to share your progress and connect through the feed of your fellow Trace friends. Created videos with custom overlays and show them on a map. Terms of Service https://www.trace.zone/terms
SailingMetrics
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SailingMetrics is the all-in-one performance app for sailors — from weekend racers to regatta organisers. LIVE TRACKING & PERFORMANCE RECORDING Record your GPS track while racing or training. Review your recordings afterwards with speed, course, and performance data. TACKING TRAINING Improve your tacking with automated real-time feedback. SailingMetrics detects each tack, measures your VMG (Velocity Made Good), and gives you instant audio feedback on your performance. View your tacking angle, height gain or loss, and session history on an interactive map. LIVE METRICS DASHBOARD Display real-time sailing data while underway — speed, heading, wind angle, heel, and more. Fully configurable layout so you see exactly what matters to you. Sensor fusion combines GPS, compass, and BLE devices for accurate readings. COMPETITION & REGATTA MANAGEMENT Organise and manage regattas from your phone. Create competitions, manage classes and entries, set up race courses, and record finishes. Race officers can manage races and start sequences directly from the app. FINISH LINE MODE (ALPHA) Capture finishes with photo timestamps. Match recordings to competitors for accurate finish time verification. LEAGUE RACING Join or manage league performance races. Complete a GPS calibration run and race against others with live position tracking and rankings. SENSOR INTEGRATION - GPS location with accuracy monitoring - Device compass and magnetometer - Accelerometer-based heel angle - BLE device connectivity DESIGNED FOR SAILORS SailingMetrics is built by sailors for sailors. Whether you are fine-tuning upwind performance, running a club regatta, or coaching the next generation, SailingMetrics gives you the data you need on the water. Requires a SailingMetrics account. Background location is used for tracking and tacking training.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SailingMetrics at none against Trace Zone's 2. SailingMetrics also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). Trace Zone's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price and iOS requirement 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. Trace Zone sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. SailingMetrics asks for nothing beyond the download.
Trace Zone ships an update every 2 weeks, SailingMetrics every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trace Zone | SailingMetrics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | OCEAN LABS LIMITED | adagger GmbH |
In-app purchases
Trace Zone
- Trace Premium Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
- Trace Premium Annual1 Month trial$34.991 Year
SailingMetrics
No in-app purchases
Questions
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