eStela vs Regatta Mark Tracker
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.
Regatta Mark Tracker
This sailing app helps racers track important navigation points and provides a race start timer. It's designed for iPhone and Apple Watch to enhance sailing performance and simplify navigation.
- Real-time racing mark tracking
- Fairway and keep out buoy tracking
- Custom GPS coordinate tracking
- Race start timer with sync
- Finish line time verification
- Data export for sharing
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Race smarter. Regatta Mark Tracker gives sailboat racers real-time bearing, distance, and VMG to every race mark, a committee-synced start timer, and automatic race recording with full map and chart replay — on your iPhone and Apple Watch. Built for one-design and handicap racing, from club Wednesday-nights to championship regattas. WIN THE START A countdown timer you can sync to the committee horn with one tap, then it counts up after the gun. Optional voice announcements call the time so you can keep your head out of the boat. NAIL EVERY MARK Live bearing, distance, and Velocity Made Good to the next mark. A red/green port-starboard indicator shows which way to steer, and distance switches to boat-lengths as you close in. RACE COURSE AUTO-PILOT Build a course once — start/finish, your marks, and the number of laps — and let the app drive. It switches between the start timer and mark tracking on its own, advances as you round each mark, and resumes right where you left off if you switch apps or restart. DROPPED MARK (WINDWARD/LEEWARD) Set a windward or leeward mark from the committee boat in seconds: enter a bearing and distance, capture your position, and start racing. TACK PERFORMANCE See which tack is paying. Port vs. starboard speed and VMG are compared continuously, with a lift/knock indicator so you can spot wind shifts as they happen. RECORD & REPLAY EVERY RACE Your races are recorded automatically. Afterward, review the whole race on your iPhone: your track on a map, leg-by-leg splits, and full-screen charts for speed, course, and angle to the mark. APPLE WATCH COMPANION Everything you need on your wrist — bearing, distance, speed, and the start timer — with complications and notifications that open the right screen. Fair winds and following seas.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: eStela at 100% against Regatta Mark Tracker's 0%. eStela also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of eStela's written reviews are positive against 0% of Regatta Mark Tracker's.
eStela ships an update every 2 weeks, Regatta Mark Tracker fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | eStela | Regatta Mark Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Javier Vidal Pea | Anthony Francella |
Customer experience
eStela
Regatta Mark Tracker
In-app purchases
eStela
No in-app purchases
Regatta Mark Tracker
No in-app purchases
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