Comparison

KWINDOO Tracking for sailing vs SailSpeed

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Speed and heading tracking
  • Customizable race start timer
  • Wind direction display (subscription)
  • Route mapping overlay
  • Outdoor-optimized display
  • Bluetooth sensor connection (subscription)
Features
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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.

Screenshots

KWINDOO Tracking for sailing4 screens
SailSpeed4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SailSpeed sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. KWINDOO Tracking for sailing asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
KWINDOO Tracking for sailing versus SailSpeed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKWINDOO Tracking for sailingSailSpeed
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (60 ratings) — better3.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings60 — better4
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKwindoo Magyarorszag Korlatolt Felelossegu Tarsasagi-Xp B.V.

Customer experience

KWINDOO Tracking for sailing

All ratings60 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SailSpeed

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

KWINDOO Tracking for sailing

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

SailSpeed

One-time2
  • Plus yearly subscription$4.99
  • BLE yearly subscription$24.99

Questions

Is KWINDOO Tracking for sailing free?
KWINDOO Tracking for sailing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SailSpeed free?
SailSpeed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, KWINDOO Tracking for sailing or SailSpeed?
KWINDOO Tracking for sailing is rated higher. KWINDOO Tracking for sailing averages 4.5 out of 5 from 60 ratings, while SailSpeed averages 3.8 from 4 ratings.
Do KWINDOO Tracking for sailing or SailSpeed have ads?
Neither KWINDOO Tracking for sailing nor SailSpeed shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KWINDOO Tracking for sailing or SailSpeed?
KWINDOO Tracking for sailing ships an update monthly, and SailSpeed every 14 months. Most recently, KWINDOO Tracking for sailing was updated on September 27, 2026 and SailSpeed on September 25, 2026.

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