StartStar vs Regatta Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StartStar
This app helps sailors track their performance, measure efficiency, and count down to the start line. It offers hands-free voice feedback for speed, time, and distance, and allows users to save and share routes.
- Track shifts and count down to start
- Measure tack and gybe efficiency
- Check speed and distance to start line
- Save and share routes
- Hands-free voice feedback
- Animate boats on Google Earth
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StartStar is designed to help you: • Tack on the shifts • Count down to the start • Know your distance to the start line • Check your speed • Measure you tack and gybe efficiency • Save your routes on your phone • Post routes to Facebook and Twitter • Animate many boats on Google Earth AND • StartStar is hands free. It can speak to you so you don’t need to take you eye off the sails and other boats to know your speed, time or distance to the start line As StartStar uses the GPS in your phone, it is cheaper than dedicated electronic compasses or starting aids for sale in the chandlers, in fact not only is it FREE, it does more too. Please note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Regatta Clock
This app assists race committees in managing sailing regattas efficiently. It allows for customizable race sequences and flag usage, with haptic and sound cues to keep users focused during signal times. It's also designed to help new volunteers learn the process.
- Customizable race sequences
- Adjustable sequence length
- Configurable flags
- Haptic feedback
- Auditory cues
- Volunteer training aid
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Regatta Clock helps ensure that your Race Committee boat can run efficiently, and can also help new volunteers to learn the ropes. Run as many starts as you need for your races, with customization options to adjust the sequence length and flags used. You can also haptics and sounds to help you stay focused when signals are about to be made
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StartStar at none against Regatta Clock's 1. StartStar also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Regatta Clock's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Regatta Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. StartStar asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for StartStar against 3.0 for Regatta Clock. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
StartStar ships an update every 2 months, Regatta Clock every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StartStar | Regatta Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | hugh kingdon | Robert Markwick |
Customer experience
StartStar
Regatta Clock
In-app purchases
StartStar
No in-app purchases
Regatta Clock
- Remove Ads$2.99
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