eStela vs Sail
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
eStela
This app transforms a smartphone into a real-time GPS tracker for sailing regattas. It offers live fleet updates, wind overlays, and instant race classifications for organizers and participants. Post-event analysis tools help review performance and improve future races.
- Real-time fleet tracking
- Live boat display on website
- Wind overlays
- Real-time race classification
- Post-event analysis tools
- Easy setup
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eStea revolutionizes regatta tracking by turning each sailor’s phone into a GPS tracker. Designed for sailing enthusiasts and event organizers, eStea provides real-time fleet updates, displaying boats on a dedicated website. With features like wind overlays and real-time classification, it delivers essential data for managing and tracking regattas. Post-event analysis tools ensure you can review races and make improvements. Stay updated in real-time and experience advanced tracking with eStea. Easy to set up, reliable in use—everything you need to streamline your regatta experience.
Sail
Record your sailing routes using your phone's GPS and store them in a digital logbook. Share your journey with friends and family via a live map link. Requires an account on Sail-la-vie.com.
- Track sailing routes with GPS
- Digital logbook (Sail-Board)
- Live Map sharing
- Data stored locally and on server
- Requires Sail-la-vie.com account
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Sail Tracker is an app to track your Sailings and keep them in your Sail-Board (digital logbook) at Sail-la-vie.com. The app is used to track route sailings. Either sailing club members or Sail-la-vie.com customers can use this app to record, when they are at sea, the route they follow. The track is done using the GPS of the phone and the data are stored first locally and then transmitted to a server where the users can see their routes and share the URL to family and friends. This URL is called Live Map in the app. It is a join cooperation of HARTIS, SAIL LA VIE and SAIL-CLUBS.com. You need to login first to Sail-la-vie.com in order to use the app. You may read more about the concept here: http://www.sail-la-vie.com/#enjoy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: eStela at 5.0 against Sail's 4.0. Sail's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
eStela holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
eStela ships an update every 2 weeks, Sail every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | eStela | Sail |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Javier Vidal Pea | Hartis |
Customer experience
eStela
Sail
In-app purchases
eStela
No in-app purchases
Sail
No in-app purchases
