Comparison

arcSail vs ezRegatta PRO

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

Head to head
About

arcSail

This app provides advanced real-time race scoring for sailing clubs. It supports single or multi-day regattas and season-long series with a user-friendly touch interface. Features include various scoring systems, handicap calculations, and instant results emailing.

Highlights
  • Real-time race scoring
  • Supports single/multi-day regattas
  • Season-long series scoring
  • Multiple scoring systems (Low Point, High Point, etc.)
  • Handicap and penalty calculations
  • Email/AirPrint results (in-app purchase)
  • Data backup and transfer
Features
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Advanced real-time race scoring software for your sailing club. arcSail can be quickly setup to score a single or multi-day regatta while powerful enough to score several season-long series simultaneously. With its easy to use, familiar, touch interface for iPhone and iPad including many hand-crafted elements, arcSail makes scoring simple and intuitive. Custom time, number and calendar controls make setup easy and in app tips help get you started quickly. Sailors, Boats, Events and Fleets can be pre-configured or imported from Registration data, so that getting up and running on the water is a snap. Scorers order and tap boats from one or more fleets to finish. Once the races are run, handicapping and penalty calculations are applied instantly and results can be immediately emailed to shore (with in-app purchase on a data-capable device). Wide range of scoring features, including: • Short and long series calculations are supported using Low Point, Bonus Point, High Point Percentage, Low Point Average or Chips3 systems. • Uncorrected (one-design) fleets and/or handicapped (mixed) fleets using Portsmouth Yardstick (PY), wind-strength corrected North American Portsmouth Yardstick (NAPY), Small Catamaran Handicap Rating System (SCHRS), PHRF Time-on-Time and Time-on-Distance can be easily scored. • Custom handicap systems can be defined. • Multiple simultaneous fleet starts and finishes tracking. • Calculations follow the RRS & Appendix A guidelines. With in-app purchase: * Results can be emailed or Air Printed in HTML format for easy display on the club website or bulletin board. * Data can be backed up to Apple Files and/or swapped between devices using email. Visit our website https://www.arcsail.com for additional details and tutorials. Finally, you will know who is buying the drinks before you reach the shore!

About

ezRegatta PRO

Manage and score sailboat regattas with ease, supporting single and multi-fleet events. Features include a race timer, configurable penalties, and various scoring systems. Share results via multiple platforms.

Highlights
  • Tap to score
  • Race timer with countdown
  • Configurable penalties and throwouts
  • Multi-fleet regatta management
  • Multiple scoring systems
  • Share and print results
  • Automatic iCloud backup
Features
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ezRegatta PRO is an easy to use regatta management and scoring App designed to handle single and multi fleet sailboat regattas according to the Racing Rules of Sailing, and is suitable for all one design regattas including Radio Control sail racing.  • Tap to score • Tap again to use a Letter Score • Drag scored skipper to change finish order • Race timer • RC Sailing 1 & 2 min countdown timers for use with bluetooth speaker (auto starts race timer) • Configureable Penalties and Throwouts This PRO app provides management of multiple fleet regattas using standard systems for RC Sailing: • HMS • SHRS • Odd/Even • Gold/Silver • Custom regatta strategy to use different fleet assignment methods in both an initial (seeding or qualification) stage and a final (championship) stage.  SCORING SERIES of Regattas/Races • Regattas are easily added to a Series • Competitors can be ranked across all Regattas flexibly • Score every Race or every Regatta • Low Point with throwouts • High Point with throwouts weighting and baseline scores • Cox-Sprague with minimum participation requirement • CHIPS with weighting and throwouts SIMPLE SET UP An interface to the AMYA regatta registration system is provided to download regattas and skipper lists for RC regattas in the US. SHARE & PRINT Current Fleet Assignments and Scores for skippers and onlookers • WhatsApp group • Message group • Email list  • Printer MULTI Device Support • Any iOS, iPadOS or MacOS (Apple Silicon) devices using the same AppleID's have access to all regatta details and scores • Data is automatically backed up to iCloud in case of a device failure and available on other devices

Screenshots

arcSail4 screens
ezRegatta PRO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: arcSail at Free against ezRegatta PRO's $14.99. arcSail also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.2). ezRegatta PRO's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 60%). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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

arcSail is free to download; ezRegatta PRO costs $14.99 up front. arcSail sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ezRegatta PRO asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ezRegatta PRO holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of arcSail's written reviews are positive against 100% of ezRegatta PRO's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
arcSail versus ezRegatta PRO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterarcSailezRegatta PRO
PriceFree — better$14.99
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings35 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmartphone Design LtdGerald Cobley

Customer experience

arcSail

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

ezRegatta PRO

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

arcSail

One-time1
  • Enable Email Output$9.99
None

ezRegatta PRO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is arcSail free?
arcSail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ezRegatta PRO free?
ezRegatta PRO costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, arcSail or ezRegatta PRO?
ezRegatta PRO is rated higher. arcSail averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while ezRegatta PRO averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do arcSail or ezRegatta PRO have ads?
Neither arcSail nor ezRegatta PRO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, arcSail or ezRegatta PRO?
arcSail ships an update every 2 months, and ezRegatta PRO every 2 months. Most recently, arcSail was updated on November 1, 2026 and ezRegatta PRO on November 3, 2026.

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