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 your complete sailing companion — for racing, cruising, training, and tuning your boat. Whether you're chasing the fleet on Wednesday night or heading out for a day sail, it works from just your phone's GPS, and unlocks even more when connected to your boat's instruments. SAIL LIVE — YOUR ON-WATER COMPANION A single live screen with a real map, a two-needle polar speedometer (your speed vs. your boat's target), your key instruments, and one-tap record & share. Record any sail, then replay it with a real-time-accurate track. RACE, THEN REVIEW Track every race by GPS. Afterward, replay your track, get an AI debrief that breaks down what went well and where you lost time, and see a wind & speed graph of the whole race. Sailing with your fleet in a shared session? Replay every boat on one map with live standings, and get an AI fleet debrief plus coaching for each boat. COACHING THAT WORKS WITHOUT INSTRUMENTS First Mate, your onboard AI, coaches from your GPS track — starts, tacks, boat handling, and season-long patterns — no hardware required. Add your boat's NMEA WiFi instruments to unlock live true wind, laylines, VMG targets, and on-the-water tactics. RIG TUNING Save your turnbuckle turns and Loos-gauge tensions as named setups for each wind range. On race day, get an AI setup for the forecast — and see which of your setups has actually finished best in those conditions. KNOW YOUR BOAT PHRF-corrected results, speed polars for your specific boat, maintenance log, sail inventory, and a boat-care hub that keeps everything in one place. Over 11,000 boats in the database. BUILT FOR iPad AND APPLE WATCH A big-screen nav-station Race Display for iPad — laylines, marks, and an inline AI tactician, made to mount in the cockpit. Your Apple Watch records a GPS backup and shows live speed, course, and VMG on your wrist. Free to start — no credit card needed. Explore the whole app before you sign up. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sailboatracer.com/privacy

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 iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TackTracker Sailing ships an update weekly, SailboatRacer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TackTracker Sailing versus SailboatRacer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTackTracker SailingSailboatRacer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB30 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 ratings2 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 2 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 fortnightly. Most recently, TackTracker Sailing was updated on October 24, 2026 and SailboatRacer on October 23, 2026.

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