ORCee vs NavDesk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ORCee
Access and analyze over 10,000 ORC racing certificates from various countries. Search for specific boats by name, sail number, or class to view detailed performance data and create scratch sheets with competitors.
- Download 10,000+ ORC certificates
- Search boats by name, sail number, or class
- View detailed performance data
- Analyze boat specifications
- Create and analyze scratch sheets
- Sort boat lists by various criteria
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A must have and convenient tool for all ORC racers and sailors who take their racing seriously. With ORCee you can download over 10000 ORC certificates from all ORC countries. Once downloaded you can browse, search a boat by name, sail number or boat class and view all related performance data of each boat: ∙ Sailnumber ∙ Boatname ∙ GPH ∙ CDL ∙ Date ∙ Type (INT/CLUB) ∙ Class, Designer, Builder & Year ∙ Hull: LOA, Max. Beam, Displ., Draft ∙ IMS Division & Length ∙ Dynamic Allowance, Stability Index ∙ Crew Weight ∙ Sails: Main, Genoa, Sym, Asym. ∙ Offshore: TOD, TOT, Triple Numbers ∙ Inshore: TOD, TOT, Triple Numbers The list of boats can be sorted by name, sail number, GPH or certificate date. Last but not least create and analyse scratch sheets with competitors from the downloaded boats.
NavDesk
Control your sailing instruments from any device on your boat. Adjust individual instruments or groups, customize settings like colors and text size, and calibrate sensors. Ping the start line and manage your ship's name for a comprehensive navigation experience.
- Control instruments individually or as a group
- Customize instrument settings (colors, text size)
- Calibrate sensors
- Ping the start line
- Set ship name and LOGS status
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NAVDESK "A new dimension to your navigation experience" Get everything out of your Sailmon Instrument system with Navdesk. Control your instruments from every device anywhere on the boat. Some of the features: Control each Instrument individually or as a group Control in and outputs, colors, text size, name etc. Backlight control Calibrate all your sensors Ping the start line set the name of your ship and choose to be on LOGS ...and much more
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NavDesk at 100% against ORCee's 50%. NavDesk also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 40 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
NavDesk is free to download; ORCee costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ORCee ships an update every 40 months, NavDesk every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ORCee | NavDesk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Every 40 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | zapfware | Sailmon BV |
Customer experience
ORCee
NavDesk
In-app purchases
ORCee
No in-app purchases
NavDesk
No in-app purchases
