Comparison

DriftCrew vs SailViewer

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

Head to head
About

DriftCrew

Real-time GPS tracking for outdoor sports enthusiasts to monitor crew locations, speed, and distance. Features safety alerts for stops, out-of-range incidents, and lost signals. Supports Apple Watch integration and a web viewer for sharing session history.

Highlights
  • Real-time GPS tracking of crew members
  • Live position, speed, and distance monitoring
  • Safety alerts for stops and out-of-range
  • Apple Watch integration for session control
  • Shore Team mode for remote monitoring
  • Session history and web sharing
  • Mutual friend verification for privacy
Features
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DriftCrew is the real-time adventure tracker built for outdoor sport enthusiasts. Whether you're on a downwind run, mountain biking, or parawing session; always know where your crew is with a simple check of the app. REAL-TIME GPS TRACKING See every rider's live position on a shared map. Track speed, direction, and distance from crew members. We've recently incorporated Apple Watch for users to be able start and stop their sessions. Easily select which crew and then get started. Users continue to have easy Alert button access along with ability to see their active session stats on their Watch. SAFETY ALERTS THAT MATTER • Get notified if someone stops moving • Alerts when a rider drifts out of range of the planned route • Alert button sends your location to the entire crew • Lost signal detection — know immediately if someone drops off • Watch and phone will pulse SOS when you trigger an Alert for confirmation SHORE TEAM MODE Add friends or family as Shore Team members. They can monitor from anywhere — live tracks, alerts, and positions — from the comfort of their home. If a rider ends up needing help they can trigger an Alert or let our 24/7 automated monitoring notify them when riders go out of cell signal, have stopped for an extended period, or gone way off course on a planned route. CREW MANAGEMENT • Create crews from your contacts or invite them with a unique code • Start sessions with a planned route or without • Mutual friend verification for privacy SESSION TRACKING • Full GPS route history • Distance, altitude, time stats • Review past sessions   Share your sessions to the Web! • Take that once in a lifetime shot of a friend out on the water, or a 30 second video • Once the session is done, hit the Share button to create a unique web link and send to your friends (no membership required). • Shared tracks auto-expire after 30 days, includes no personal information - just your crew tracks from that session and your media. • Web viewer is completely free to use and allows replay of the sessions with auto-highlighting of your media on your tracks. Built by riders for our family and friends. We've tested this around the world - from Hawaii, Mauritius and the US. Where ever your adventure takes you, keep DriftCew ready to track your adventure! Perfect for: kiteboard sessions, kitesurf downwinders, wing foil runs, prone foil paddles, SUP tours, and any water sport where you ride with friends & family. App Subscriptions Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

SailViewer

Features
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SailViewer turns sailing GPS and instrument logs into an interactive debrief on iPhone and iPad. Import a supported sailing file, choose the logs you want to open, and explore the race from several angles: • Track views with boats, courses, selections, and optional map backgrounds • Tables and graphs for comparing selected values • Polar analysis for speed and angle relationships • Start, Race, Boat, and Maneuvers views when supported by the data • Local image sharing from supported analysis windows SailViewer includes synthetic sample logs. Samples start closed, so you decide when to open them. You can import SW2, SLV, GPX, KML, NMEA, VTK, FIT, VKX, supported CSV sources, and supported ZIP archives. Your imported sailing files stay on your device unless you explicitly share them. Ordinary iPhones, including large iPhones, have permanently free local access and do not require weekly license checks. All iPads, including iPad mini, and this iPad app running on an Apple-silicon Mac are free through 31 December 2026. These devices require an internet connection for initial activation and at least once every seven days. Free access ends on 1 January 2027 at 00:00 UTC, when a paid subscription will be required. Purchasing will require a future app update; this release cannot take payments. There is no automatic charge. If access expires, your local library is retained. Optional error reports and usage summaries are off by default. Support reports are sent only when you choose to send them, and original sailing logs are not attached automatically. This is the new SailViewer app and is separate from the legacy SailViewer/TruSailViewer product. Automatic transfer from the legacy app is not promised; keep your original files and import supported formats into this app.

Screenshots

DriftCrew4 screens
SailViewer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SailViewer at none against DriftCrew's 3. SailViewer also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). 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. DriftCrew sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. SailViewer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DriftCrew ships an update every 6 days, SailViewer every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
DriftCrew versus SailViewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDriftCrewSailViewer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMontana AI Solutions, LLCMaster Sailing jdoo

In-app purchases

3 purchases

DriftCrew

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Monthly Family$12.991 Month
  • Yearly Family$49.991 Year
None

SailViewer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DriftCrew free?
DriftCrew is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SailViewer free?
SailViewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DriftCrew or SailViewer have ads?
Neither DriftCrew nor SailViewer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DriftCrew or SailViewer?
DriftCrew ships an update every 6 days, and SailViewer every 3 days. Most recently, DriftCrew was updated on October 30, 2026 and SailViewer on October 30, 2026.

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