Comparison

ESA Instruments vs SailHub

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

Head to head
About

ESA Instruments

Features
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ESA Instruments is the new App from Astra Yacht that transform your iPhone/iPad in a full function marine display. Connect ESA Instruments to an Astra Yacht GAMP (http://www.astrayacht.com/wp/en/shop/multiplexer-gamp-nmea-0183-esa/) and you can visualize every information coming from the boat instruments. Moreover, if you haven't any electronic instruments on board, you can use ESA Instruments App combined with the Astra Yacht box EBI. EBI has an internal GPS at high speed, and it's able to receive wind data directly from the most popular wind sensors both wired and wireless, and it can be connected to 4 other NMEA 0183 sensors (such as speed-depth sensor, electronic compass, AIS, wind sensor). Data from various sensors can be displayed via Wi-Fi directly on Apple devices through the App ESA Instruments that, in addition to the visualization of data in a very light and flexible way, allows you to easily calibrate your sensors thanks to a user friendly settings procedure. With ESA Instruments you can visualize data in various format: - page with a single data ; - page with two data; - page with tree data; - page with four data; - page with analog wind indicator; - page with GPS data; - page with graphic wind history (5', 10', 20' or 60' time period). in every page you can select the data you want to display in a very simple way.

About

SailHub

This app provides sailing instructors with comprehensive performance data for each boat and student. It allows students to receive wind information and performance metrics without needing their own instruments. Features include synchronized countdowns and messaging for seamless class coordination.

Highlights
  • Real-time performance data
  • Wind information for students
  • Synchronized countdown timer
  • Group messaging service
  • Class performance analysis
  • Student improvement tracking
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The SailHub app is the companion to use your SailHub wind station, enabling sailing classes to have complete performance data for each boat and show each student where they did best and where they can improve.  Once you set up the wind station on your coaching boat, connect your iOS device to the station's Wifi access point, and start the SailHub app. Now your students can use our Tactiqs® app on their dinghies without any instruments and still have complete performance data including wind information. You can select different group IDs for SailHub so multiple classes in the same area can use only the wind information from their coach. The SailHub app provides you with a synchronized countdown and a messaging service that is connected to all Tactiqs® devices in your group, so keeping your class in sync and on the same drill becomes a breeze.

Screenshots

ESA Instruments4 screens
SailHub2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ESA Instruments at every 6 months against SailHub's every 17 months. SailHub's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ESA Instruments ships an update every 6 months, SailHub every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
ESA Instruments versus SailHub: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterESA InstrumentsSailHub
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 17 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAstra YachtMarine Ventures LLC

In-app purchases

None

ESA Instruments

No in-app purchases

None

SailHub

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ESA Instruments free?
ESA Instruments is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SailHub free?
SailHub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ESA Instruments or SailHub have ads?
Neither ESA Instruments nor SailHub shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ESA Instruments or SailHub?
ESA Instruments ships an update every 6 months, and SailHub every 17 months. Most recently, ESA Instruments was updated on October 16, 2026 and SailHub on October 11, 2026.

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