KWINDOO Tracking for sailing vs SailSpeed
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KWINDOO Tracking for sailing
Record your sailing routes, capture photos and videos directly from the app, and share your progress live with friends. Participate in regattas, view racecourses, and analyze your performance with detailed tracking data and heat-map analytics.
- Self-tracking for sailing routes
- In-app photo and video capture
- Live tracking sharing
- Regatta event participation
- Real-time bearing and distance to waypoints
- Performance analytics with heat-maps
- Create and invite friends to regattas
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Track your sailing with KWINDOO Tracking, or join organized regatta events worldwide. Use Self tracking for your sailing. Track your sailed route, take photos or videos on your boat directly form the app during the sailing and save them together with your tracking. Share your tracking with friends, so they can follow your sailing live. Join sailing regatta and see the racecourse on your smartphone. Check your bearing and distance real time for the shortest path to the next waypoint. Watch finished race’s replay and check every opponent boat. Set up small sailing events and invite your friends with unlimited number of boat to participate your regatta. Login to kwindoo.com and watch your regatta tracking replay with all the photos and videos. Tracking data includes: • Tracked route on heat-map • Speed – Maximum/Average • Distance • Completed waypoints • Sailing time - Race time After sail - performance analytics Heat-map type performance analytics on your mobile. Amazing tracking details, outstanding accuracy.
SailSpeed
Track your sailing speed, heading, and wind data with an outdoor-optimized display. Features a customizable race start timer and route mapping. Analyze your performance post-race.
- Speed and heading tracking
- Customizable race start timer
- Wind direction display (subscription)
- Route mapping overlay
- Outdoor-optimized display
- Bluetooth sensor connection (subscription)
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App for tracking sailing speed and direction, but also the wind. It has a display optimized for outdoor use. When you participate in a sailing race you can use the start timer. The timer can be adjusted to the wishes and needs of the user. It shows speed and heading and keeps track of race. If tracking is started it monitors the average speed, maximum speed, elapsed time and the distance covered. Wind direction is shown in a wind rose (subscripton required). App can make direct connection with a OpenWind BlueTooth sensor (subscripton required). In that case AWA, AWS, TWA and TWS is displayed in the app. It also has the ability to show a map and tracks the route in an overlay when map is selected and race is started. In setup menu landscape can be selected, the display will rotates accordingly, rearranging the speed or map and the heading for optimal visibility during the sail race. In the settings menu the user can select the units, and the scale of the map during the race tracking. Simply place your phone a a water tight casing on board of your boat, setup your settings and press start. The app will automatically keep tracking your progress, showing current speed and heading. Enjoy your sailing, optimize your speed during the race and analyze your data afterwards.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: KWINDOO Tracking for sailing at 4.5 against SailSpeed's 3.8. KWINDOO Tracking for sailing also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (monthly vs every 14 months). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. SailSpeed sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. KWINDOO Tracking for sailing asks for nothing beyond the download.
KWINDOO Tracking for sailing holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KWINDOO Tracking for sailing has 60 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
KWINDOO Tracking for sailing ships an update monthly, SailSpeed every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KWINDOO Tracking for sailing | SailSpeed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (60 ratings) — better | 3.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 60 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kwindoo Magyarorszag Korlatolt Felelossegu Tarsasag | i-Xp B.V. |
Customer experience
KWINDOO Tracking for sailing
SailSpeed
In-app purchases
KWINDOO Tracking for sailing
No in-app purchases
SailSpeed
- Plus yearly subscription$4.99
- BLE yearly subscription$24.99
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