Yacht Timer vs Sailing timer tactical
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Yacht Timer
A simple sailing race timer with a clean design. Set timer durations by tapping minutes and sync to the nearest minute. The timer continues even when the app is closed.
- Clean and easy-to-use design
- Tap to set timer duration
- Sync to nearest minute
- Sound signals
- Background operation
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Clean design, easy to use, sailing race timer with strong sound signals. Tap any minute to set the timer duration and sync to the nearest minute at any time. Timer will work until the race starts unless manually postponed (even if the app is closed). Keep it simple and enjoy sailing!
Sailing timer tactical
This app provides a spoken countdown timer for sailing races, displaying distance to the starting line and a track view of covered paths with speed indicators. It utilizes GPS for navigation and can be used with Bluetooth earphones for audio alerts.
- Spoken countdown timer
- Distance to starting line
- Track view of covered paths
- Speed indication
- GPS tracking
- Bluetooth earphone support
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Spoken countdown timer. Distance to starting line Track view of covered paths. Colors indicate the speed. Tips: I advise to extend your screen idle timer. Also set Return to Clock to after 1 hour. Settings->General-> Return to clock You can use bluetooth earphones if the volume is not loud enough. Enable background refresh Settings > General > Background App Refresh This app uses GPS and may impact the battery life. A 10-15% battery drain per hour is normal. Future features: Spoken wind shift messages OCS alarm Manually set Windward and leeward mark Battery optimization (turn off GPS automatically) The following permissions are needed Healthkit: To start a sailing workout. This is also needs to get timer updates and location updates when the screen is off. Location: To plot your route on the map and to calculate the distance to the line
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Yacht Timer at 4.5 against Sailing timer tactical's 3.8. Yacht Timer also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 57%) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 15 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Yacht Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Yacht Timer's written reviews are positive against 57% of Sailing timer tactical's.
Yacht Timer ships an update every 5 months, Sailing timer tactical every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Yacht Timer | Sailing timer tactical |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (10 ratings) — better | 3.8 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marko Tadic | Pieter Oskam |
Customer experience
Yacht Timer
Sailing timer tactical
In-app purchases
Yacht Timer
No in-app purchases
Sailing timer tactical
No in-app purchases
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