Comparison

Upwind vs MF Coaching

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

Head to head
About

Upwind

Features
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Upwind is a sailing tracker for Apple Watch, iPhone and iPad: live speed, course and manoeuvres, and every outing recorded with a speed-colored track. Free, with no accounts and no ads. INSTRUMENTS - SOG (speed over ground) in knots, big and readable at a glance - COG (course over ground) written on a compass ribbon - Six live values: COG, distance, average, MAX 10s, manoeuvres and peak - MAX 10s: the best 10-second average, so a wave or a GPS glitch can't inflate it - Tacks and gybes counted while you sail - Speed chart of the whole outing, with time and speed axes - Instruments or Map view on iPhone, portrait and landscape; iPad shows everything on one screen - iPhone Duo support - Automatic night mode: red instruments after sunset to preserve night vision LOCK SCREEN AND DYNAMIC ISLAND While recording on iPhone, speed and course stay on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with time, distance and the last 10 minutes of speed. Keep the phone locked: the track keeps recording. RECORDING - Explicit Rec button: recording never starts on its own - Speed-colored track, from cyan (slow) to coral (fast), scaled to your session - Recording keeps going in light air and at anchor with the screen off - Sessions saved to Health as Sailing workouts with their route (with your permission) WATCH, IPHONE OR BOTH - Apple Watch records standalone with its own GPS: big speed, compass with your course, live manoeuvres - iPhone and iPad are full trackers too, with live map and instruments - Sessions sync automatically between your devices through iCloud AFTER THE SAIL - Each session shows distance, duration, average, MAX 10s, manoeuvres and peak - Tacks and gybes marked on the map: tap one and the chart jumps to that moment - Scrub through the speed chart: speed, time and position at any moment - Standard or satellite map - Share sessions via AirDrop, export GPX, import GPX from other apps - Nautical coordinates (degrees and decimal minutes) - A Glossary explains every abbreviation and how values are worked out PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts, no developer servers, no ads, no analytics. Your data stays on your devices and in your private iCloud. TIPS - For sessions longer than a couple of hours, record with an iPhone or iPad connected to onboard power - On iPad, GPS requires a Wi-Fi + Cellular model Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

MF Coaching

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MF Coaching è la piattaforma che ti consente di avere tutte le funzionalità inerenti al coaching e al coaching online. Potrai interagire con me per ricevere feedback utili sul tuo programma di allenamento, monitorare i tuoi progressi e condividerli velocizzando i tempi e avendo tutto direttamente sul tuo smartphone. Con MF Coaching potrai: • Consultare il tuo programma tenendo traccia degli allenamenti completati e quelli da fare. • Accedere ad una libreria digitale aggiornata contenente i video di tutti gli esercizi da eseguire. • Restare in contatto con me tramite Chat. • Caricare foto dei tuoi progressi fisici nel tempo. • Monitorare i tuoi progressi registrando o aggiungendo le tue metriche (peso, massimali, ecc…). • Tenere sempre a portata di mano consigli per la tua nutrizione. Tutto in un’unica app! Non ti resta che chiedermi l’invito per poter iniziare ad usufruire dei vantaggi dell’app.

Screenshots

Upwind4 screens
MF Coaching4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MF Coaching at weekly against Upwind's every 3 months. MF Coaching also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Upwind ships an update every 3 months, MF Coaching weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Upwind versus MF Coaching: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUpwindMF Coaching
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB54 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperVincenzo RisiMirco Fila

In-app purchases

None

Upwind

No in-app purchases

None

MF Coaching

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Upwind free?
Upwind is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MF Coaching free?
MF Coaching is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Upwind or MF Coaching have ads?
Neither Upwind nor MF Coaching shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Upwind or MF Coaching?
Upwind ships an update every 3 months, and MF Coaching weekly. Most recently, Upwind was updated on October 31, 2026 and MF Coaching on October 31, 2026.

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