Comparison

SailingMetrics vs Lifted Sailing

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

Head to head
About

SailingMetrics

Features
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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.

About

Lifted Sailing

This app acts as a sailing race start timer and real-time tactics computer for Apple Watch and iPhone. It provides live GPS data, wind shift calls, and detailed post-race analysis with interactive replays. Races are stored in your account for easy access and online analysis.

Highlights
  • One-press start and sync
  • Live GPS readouts (SOG, COG)
  • Lift and header calls
  • On-device wind estimation
  • Interactive race replays
  • Tack and gybe detection
  • Leg-aware analysis
Features
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A race-start timer and a tactician — on your wrist and in your pocket. Lifted turns Apple Watch and iPhone into a dedicated race-start timer and live sailing tactics computer. Run your start without looking away from the line — one press starts and syncs the countdown — race with live speed, course, and wind-shift calls at a glance, and replay every race afterward. You can look around before you sign in — a built-in demo race shows the whole replay. To record and keep your own races, sign in with Apple or an email code: your races are stored in your own Lifted account, so you can get them back on a new phone and analyse them online. ON THE WATER • One-press start and sync — the Action button on Apple Watch Ultra, an on-screen button on every other Apple Watch, or right on the iPhone race screen • Set your start line by pinging the pin and committee-boat ends • Live GPS readouts: speed over ground (SOG) and course over ground (COG) • Lift and header calls — Lifted learns your baseline on each tack and tells you when you're lifted or headed • On-device wind estimation, seeded by real forecast data • Records every race as a Sailing workout, with your GPS track, wind history, and start line WATCH AND PHONE, ONE RACE Race from the watch alone, the phone alone, or both: start on the watch and the phone mirrors it live. No watch handy? The iPhone app is a complete race timer on its own — and a built-in demo race lets you try the whole flow ashore. AFTER THE RACE • Interactive replays — an animated boat on your actual track with a time scrubber • Color the track by SOG, VMG, or lift/header to see exactly where the race was won and lost • Tack and gybe detection, with distance lost per maneuver • Scrub-linked charts of speed, heading, VMG, wind direction, and true wind angle • Leg-aware analysis: the race is split into upwind and downwind legs, so VMG means what your tactician means • Inferred wind direction and shift attribution across the whole race — see the shifts you caught and the ones you missed • Share any race as a data package for deeper offline analysis YOUR RACES, IN YOUR ACCOUNT Every race you record is stored in your own Lifted account and kept on your iPhone as well, so replays open on the water with no signal and a lost or replaced phone doesn't lose a season. Races you sail on the watch reach the iPhone by themselves. Each race is also saved as a standard Apple Health workout on your own device — Lifted asks only for permission to write it, never to read the rest of your Health data. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SailingMetrics3 screens
Lifted Sailing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SailingMetrics at none against Lifted Sailing's 1. SailingMetrics also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). 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. Lifted Sailing sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $39.99 per year. SailingMetrics asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SailingMetrics ships an update every 6 days, Lifted Sailing weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SailingMetrics versus Lifted Sailing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSailingMetricsLifted Sailing
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB14 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developeradagger GmbHFrederick Lawson

In-app purchases

None

SailingMetrics

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Lifted Sailing

Subscriptions1
  • Lifted Pro (Annual)1 Month trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is SailingMetrics free?
SailingMetrics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lifted Sailing free?
Lifted Sailing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SailingMetrics or Lifted Sailing have ads?
Neither SailingMetrics nor Lifted Sailing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SailingMetrics or Lifted Sailing?
SailingMetrics ships an update every 6 days, and Lifted Sailing weekly. Most recently, SailingMetrics was updated on October 31, 2026 and Lifted Sailing on October 31, 2026.

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