Comparison

TackTracker Sailing vs SailboatRacer

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

Head to head
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.

About

SailboatRacer

This app provides AI-powered coaching and advanced race analytics for competitive sailors. It offers real-time GPS tracking, speed polar analysis, and personalized race briefings based on forecasts and historical data.

Highlights
  • AI-powered personalized coaching
  • Real-time GPS race tracking
  • Automatic tack and gybe detection
  • Speed polar analysis
  • Sail trim guide
  • Race day briefing with wind forecast
  • Extensive boat database
Features
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SailboatRacer is the AI-powered racing platform for club sailors. Get personalized coaching from Claude AI, advanced race analytics, and everything you need to perform at your best — from the dock to the finish line. AI SAILING COACH Your personal coach, powered by Claude AI. Get a pre-race brief based on tonight's forecast and your fleet, or ask for a season debrief and Claude will dig through your race history to find exactly where you're losing time — all driven by your actual boat data, PHRF rating, and results, not generic advice. Available on the Racer plan and above. GPS RACE MODE Track your race in real time: a live map with your GPS track, VMG vs. polar overlay, automatic tack and gybe detection, and PHRF corrected time — plus a shareable race link so your crew can follow along. Background tracking keeps recording even with the screen off. GPS CRUISE MODE Log every trip. Track your route, share your position live, bookmark anchorages, and post mid-trip updates. Your full trip history is saved and synced to sailboatracer.com. SPEED POLARS See your boat's theoretical speed at every wind angle across six wind speeds, built from its real SA/D, D/L, and hull speed — so you know your VMG-optimal upwind and downwind angles before you race. SAIL TRIM GUIDE Rig settings, sail trim, and crew calls for light, medium, and heavy air across every point of sail. The cheat sheet that lives in your pocket. RACE DAY BRIEFING A live wind forecast for your race night, a sail recommendation pulled from your actual inventory, and rig tuning notes — powered by Open-Meteo and personalized to your home water. 11,000+ BOAT DATABASE Search any sailboat and get its SA/D ratio, D/L ratio, hull speed, and full specs instantly, or compare any two boats head-to-head. ONE ACCOUNT — WEB + MOBILE Already use sailboatracer.com? Log in with the same account. Your boat, race history, AI coaching, and clubs sync automatically. The web app is your deep-analytics home base; the iPhone app is built for the dock and the cockpit. Whether you're chasing a podium finish or just trying to beat last Wednesday's time, SailboatRacer turns your data into a real edge on the water. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

TackTracker Sailing3 screens
SailboatRacer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TackTracker Sailing at none against SailboatRacer's 4. TackTracker Sailing also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). On price, rating, update cadence 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. SailboatRacer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. TackTracker Sailing asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TackTracker Sailing against 5.0 for SailboatRacer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TackTracker Sailing ships an update weekly, SailboatRacer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 1, 2026 and September 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TackTracker Sailing versus SailboatRacer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTackTracker SailingSailboatRacer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEdward HulsemanBleuTech Ventures, LLC

Customer experience

TackTracker Sailing

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

SailboatRacer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

TackTracker Sailing

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

SailboatRacer

Subscriptions4
  • Racer Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Captain Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Racer Annual$39.991 Year
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  • Captain Annual$79.991 Year

Questions

Is TackTracker Sailing free?
TackTracker Sailing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SailboatRacer free?
SailboatRacer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TackTracker Sailing or SailboatRacer?
TackTracker Sailing and SailboatRacer are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do TackTracker Sailing or SailboatRacer have ads?
Neither TackTracker Sailing nor SailboatRacer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TackTracker Sailing or SailboatRacer?
TackTracker Sailing ships an update weekly, and SailboatRacer every 2 weeks. Most recently, TackTracker Sailing was updated on September 1, 2026 and SailboatRacer on September 4, 2026.

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