Comparison

YB Connect vs SailboatData

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

Head to head
About

YB Connect

Remotely configure and manage your YB Tracking devices. Adjust settings like tracking frequency and GPS accuracy directly from your iPhone or iPad. Compatible with specific YB Tracking device models.

Highlights
  • Remote device configuration
  • Adjust tracking frequency
  • Modify GPS accuracy settings
  • Bluetooth LE compatibility
  • iPhone and iPad support
Features
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YB Connect allows you to remotely connect and configure your YB Tracking devices from your iPhone or iPad. It allows you to adjust tracking frequency, GPS accuracy settings, and much more. Compatible with Bluetooth LE versions of the YB Tracking YB3 and YB3i products, purchased after 1st October 2014.

About

SailboatData

Access a comprehensive database of production sailboat specifications offline. Compare models, search by detailed criteria, and save favorites with personal remarks. Ideal for buyers and marine professionals alike.

Highlights
  • Offline sailboat database access
  • Side-by-side model comparison
  • Search by detailed specifications
  • Save favorite sailboats and designers
  • Add personal remarks to models
  • Sync favorites and remarks via iCloud
Features
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The world’s most recognized database for production sailboat specifications. This is the must-have app for those looking to purchase a sailboat as well as for DIYers, sailmakers, yacht brokers, marinas, riggers, and all other marine professionals. Unlike our website, the app allows access to our database without the need for an internet connection. After downloading, you can experience the full app functionality for the first 2 hours. After that, continue on with the free basic version or subscribe to keep full access. This costs as little as a good coffee (for a yearly subscription, our cheapest option) and supports us adding more useful features and extend the database. The current features include: • Scrollable list containing over 9,200 sailboat models. • Side-by-side sailboat model compare. • Scrollable lists with all designers, builders, and associations. • The scrollable lists have an alphabetic index for quick access. • Each list has a name search bar which updates the list as you type. • Ability to select sailboats, designers, builders, and associations as your favorite. • Toggle button to quickly switch between showing all or only your favorites. • Ability to add your personal remarks for each sailboat model. • Favorites and remarks are shared between all your devices using Apple iCloud. • Refined search by LOA, LWL, Hull type, Keel type, Displacement, Beam, Draft, Rig type, Years Built and all our Ratios. • Ability to sort the refined search results on any of the search parameters. • Settings to personalize displayed units and other features. As you scroll through the sailboat list and look at sailboat and designer details, the corresponding images are downloaded via internet. Once an image has been downloaded it is stored on your device; the maximum storage used is about 500MB.

Screenshots

YB Connect2 screens
SailboatData4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SailboatData at 89% against YB Connect's 40%. SailboatData also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (293 vs 3). YB Connect's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). On price, ads 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. SailboatData sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. YB Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SailboatData holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SailboatData has 293 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of YB Connect's written reviews are positive against 89% of SailboatData's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

YB Connect ships an update every 2 months, SailboatData every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
YB Connect versus SailboatData: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYB ConnectSailboatData
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (3 ratings)4.8 (293 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews88.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3293 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGround Control Technologies UK LtdVMG Media, LLC

Customer experience

YB Connect

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

SailboatData

All ratings293 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

In-app purchases

None

YB Connect

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

SailboatData

Subscriptions4
  • 1 Monthly Access$0.991 Month
  • 3 Monthly Access$1.993 Months
  • 6 Monthly Access$2.996 Months
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  • 12 Monthly Access$3.991 Year

Questions

Is YB Connect free?
YB Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SailboatData free?
SailboatData is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, YB Connect or SailboatData?
SailboatData is rated higher. YB Connect averages 2.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while SailboatData averages 4.8 from 293 ratings.
Do YB Connect or SailboatData have ads?
Neither YB Connect nor SailboatData shows ads.
Which is updated more often, YB Connect or SailboatData?
YB Connect ships an update every 2 months, and SailboatData every 4 weeks. Most recently, YB Connect was updated on September 21, 2026 and SailboatData on September 24, 2026.

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