Comparison

Windtracker.app vs SailViewer

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

Head to head
About

Windtracker.app

Features
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Wind Tracker is your session log and spot guide: kitesurfing, wingfoil, windsurfing, but also cycling, skiing, running, walking and more than 35 sports in total. RECORD YOUR RIDES • Precise GPS trace, even offline • Live counter built for your sport: speed, distance, elevation, pace • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island to follow your session without opening the app • Manual pause and automatic resume • Elevation gain from the phone's barometer • Units of your choice, separate "on water" and "on land and snow" JUMPS • Automatic jump detection in board sports: height, air time, distance • Jumps on the live map and in your session page SPOT GUIDE • The best spots near you or anywhere in the world • Ideal conditions, water type, required level, hazards, tides • Opening and closing periods, reviews and photos from riders • Alert bell to be notified when it blows LIVE WEATHER AND STATIONS • Stations near your spots: wind, gusts, temperature, 48-hour history • Local forecasts and wind map • Light map background, station style of your choice with the average wind YOUR STATS • Complete history, filter by year and by sport • Personal records, statistics by sport and by spot • Split, merge and fix sessions • GPX import and export, Strava, Garmin COMMUNITY • Share your sessions and discover other riders' sessions • Messaging: groups, conversations, photos and videos • Riders live on the map, follow your bros • Live tracking link for your loved ones SAFETY • Emergency contacts with an SOS alert by message, SMS and notification • Share your live position during your ride YOUR ACCOUNT, YOUR DATA • Notifications and emails in your language, your settings respected • Delete your account and data right from the app Beginner or expert, Wind Tracker goes with you in your passion. Download it and join the community! Premium subscription (optional): monthly or yearly, auto-renewing, cancel anytime in your Apple account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): 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

Windtracker.app4 screens
SailViewer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SailViewer at none against Windtracker.app's 2. Windtracker.app's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Windtracker.app sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. SailViewer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Windtracker.app versus SailViewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWindtracker.appSailViewer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFred ContatMaster Sailing jdoo

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Windtracker.app

Subscriptions2
  • Windtracker Premium Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Windtracker Premium Yearly$49.901 Year
None

SailViewer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Windtracker.app free?
Windtracker.app is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SailViewer free?
SailViewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Windtracker.app or SailViewer have ads?
Neither Windtracker.app nor SailViewer shows ads.

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