Comparison

AppSail vs Sailing Log

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

Head to head
About

AppSail

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AppSail is a maritime community in your pocket. Whether you sail the Baltic, cruise the Mediterranean, or cross the Great Lakes — someone nearby can probably help. A mechanic who knows your engine. A sailor with a spare part. Crew looking for a yacht. A skipper looking for hands on deck. AppSail connects sailors and motorboaters in real time, within a nautical mile radius you choose. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Find help in port and at anchor • Trade spare parts with nearby crews • Offer or find yacht hitchhiking • Build a crew for your next passage • Reach experts: mechanics, electricians, sailmakers, shipwrights • Chat directly with matched users HOW IT WORKS 1. Create a profile — who you are, what you can offer, what you need 2. Pick your radius (from a few to several hundred nautical miles) 3. Post a request or browse what others have posted 4. AppSail matches you with people nearby 5. Chat, arrange, go WHO IT IS FOR • Skippers and yacht owners • Motorboaters • Crew looking for a place on board • Mechanics, service techs, marine experts • Anyone who lives by the water WHY APPSAIL In the sailing world, help has always come down to who you know and lucky timing. AppSail turns that into a tool — fast, local, available in every port. The app works in English and Polish. Push notifications alert you to new matches. Built-in chat runs in real time. A Mapbox-powered map shows who is around you. PRIVACY AND SAFETY • Data encrypted in transit • Full control over profile visibility • Report and block options • In-app account deletion (App Store compliant) • Privacy Policy: appsail.eu SUPPORT Questions, suggestions, issues? Write: newsletter@appsail.eu Web: appsail.eu WHAT IS COMING AppSail grows with its community. A Premium plan with extra features for active users and marine businesses is coming soon. In version 1.0, all core features are completely free. Welcome aboard.

About

Sailing Log

Features
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Your ship's log — the way a skipper actually keeps it. Quick fixes on the hour, offline, ready to hand over. No account, no subscription, no ads. ◆ SHIP'S LOG › One-tap GPS fix: time, course, speed, bay name › Add wind, weather, sea state and notes › Live route map with every spot you saved ◆ TRIPS, VESSEL & CREW › Full vessel card: model, call sign, LOA, engine, base › One tap picks the skipper — the rest are crew › Names reused from past trips; families auto-fill ◆ SPOTS & ANCHORAGES › Save a spot in one tap — the bay names itself › Stays over an hour are detected and suggested ◆ COSTS & COST-SPLIT › Log any expense — shared or individual › Optional groups for families and cabins › Instant "who pays whom" — everyone ends up even ◆ CHECK-IN / CHECK-OUT › 24-point boat checklist, both ways › Flag damage with photos, GPS and a timestamp › One signed Damage Protocol PDF for the charter ◆ BEAUTIFUL EXPORTS › Logbook PDF with an offline route map › Logbook and cost-split in Excel too › Share or email PDF + Excel in one tap ◆ ON-BOARD TOOLS › Weather with wind map and storm alarms › Anchor watch that alarms if you drag — screen off › Signal flags, buoys, lights — inline and offline ◆ WHY SAILORS PICK IT › Charter skippers: a clean handover document › Owners: a real, exportable ship's log › Crews: marina, fuel and food split without drama ◆ 27 LANGUAGES › EN, DE, FR, IT, ES, HR, SL, SQ, BS, ME, SK, CS, PL, HU › Every screen and your logbook PDF in all 27 languages — English always available for charter handovers ◆ PRIVACY › No account, no analytics — everything stays on device › Only optional calls: bay-name lookups and map tiles ◆ PRICING › 30-day free trial, full features, no card › €24.99 once — lifetime, all updates, never a subscription From sailors, for sailors.

Screenshots

AppSail4 screens
Sailing Log4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AppSail at none against Sailing Log's 3. 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. Sailing Log sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. AppSail asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AppSail ships an update every 4 days, Sailing Log weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
AppSail versus Sailing Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAppSailSailing Log
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB81 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBartlomiej SkwaraBoris Ing.Brezansky

In-app purchases

None

AppSail

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Sailing Log

One-time3
  • Lifetime Access$9.99
  • Lifetime Access$17.99
  • Lifetime Unlock$22.99

Questions

Is AppSail free?
AppSail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sailing Log free?
Sailing Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AppSail or Sailing Log have ads?
Neither AppSail nor Sailing Log shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AppSail or Sailing Log?
AppSail ships an update every 4 days, and Sailing Log weekly. Most recently, AppSail was updated on November 5, 2026 and Sailing Log on October 31, 2026.

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