Comparison

KWINDOO Tracking for sailing vs SailFreeGPS

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

SailFreeGPS

This app provides sailing navigation tools, displaying real-time location, speed, course, and historical data. It assists with MOB situations, regattas, and waypoint management, offering advanced features in its premium version.

Highlights
  • Real-time GPS data (location, COG, SOG)
  • Man OverBoard (MOB) assistance
  • Regatta countdown timer and departure line
  • Waypoint management with GOTO function
  • Track recording and GPX/KML export
  • Anchor and course alarms
  • Premium version with advanced features
Features
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Hello, * SailFreeGPS displays current location, course (COG), speed (SOG), max speed, Trip distance, speed average and magnetic compass. * SailFreeGPS displays COG and SOG history (6h) to help you to see trim effect on your sails. * SailFreeGPS filters GPS information for more accuracy (average of an amount of last measures you can set). * SailFreeGPS can share your position, COG, SOG to your friends. * SailFreeGPS helps you during Man OverBoard maneuver (MOB). It stores the location and lead you to it. * SailFreeGPS displays your track on google map (48h). * SailFreeGPS helps you during Regatta with its countdown timer and its departure line * You can store up to 8 waypoints and activate a GOTO function with ETA (Estimated Time to Arrival computation) * You can save/load track to/from GPX/KML file * You can calculate distance and heading * You can use it on every boat, motor or sail boat. * You can now activate an anchor alarm or a course alarm. I am an amateur sailor who has decided to create this app after a Transatlantic cruise. I add periodically functionalities to this app when I have some spare time. Please send me an email for any question or problem : contact@sailfreegps.com Encourage me to continue by subscribing to premium version. List of features of Premium Version Premium version DOES NOT CONTAIN ADS. GPS INFO Tab: * Doucle click on SPEED will reset trip, max and ags speed * Long click on COURSE to display compass * Double click on coordinates to display/hide position Graph Tab: * Double click COG graph to switch to full screen mode MOB Tab: * Displays of relative bearing of the MOB * Displays of tack angles * Double click graph to switch to full screen mode Waypoint Tab: * Up to 200 Waypoints * Displays of relative bearing of Waypoint * Displays of tack angles * Double click graph to switch to full screen mode Map Tab: * Displays of SOG and COG (speed & course) * Your track segments are displayed according to your speed Anchor alarm: * Anchor area can be a polygon and you can adjust its shape Regatta Tab: * "Gun Button" allows to round seconds to nearest minute Ex: 4:03 => 4:00 or 3:58 => 4:00 * Enter exact départure time up to the second * Displays of time to kill/save continuing the same way (speed and course) * Displays of ideal speed to cross the line at 0:00 on the same course!!! Settings Tab: * Displays reverse color (white on black back) * You can select Hybrid map * Select on which duration is calculated the speed scale of your track: last 5min, 15 min or all the track * Select your tack angle value. It will be displayed on MOB and WAYPOINT tabs Exit: * Ask to save the track before Exit

Screenshots

KWINDOO Tracking for sailing4 screens
SailFreeGPS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: KWINDOO Tracking for sailing at 100% against SailFreeGPS's 59%. KWINDOO Tracking for sailing also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. SailFreeGPS sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. 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 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KWINDOO Tracking for sailing has 60 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of KWINDOO Tracking for sailing's written reviews are positive against 59% of SailFreeGPS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KWINDOO Tracking for sailing ships an update monthly, SailFreeGPS every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
KWINDOO Tracking for sailing versus SailFreeGPS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKWINDOO Tracking for sailingSailFreeGPS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (60 ratings) — better4.2 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better58.8% of reviews
Number of ratings60 — better10
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKwindoo Magyarorszag Korlatolt Felelossegu TarsasagFrederic BRO

Customer experience

KWINDOO Tracking for sailing

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

SailFreeGPS

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive58.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative41.2%

In-app purchases

None

KWINDOO Tracking for sailing

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

SailFreeGPS

Subscriptions2
  • One Month$2.991 Month
  • One Year$9.991 Year

Questions

Is KWINDOO Tracking for sailing free?
KWINDOO Tracking for sailing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SailFreeGPS free?
SailFreeGPS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, KWINDOO Tracking for sailing or SailFreeGPS?
KWINDOO Tracking for sailing is rated higher. KWINDOO Tracking for sailing averages 4.5 out of 5 from 60 ratings, while SailFreeGPS averages 4.2 from 10 ratings.
Do KWINDOO Tracking for sailing or SailFreeGPS have ads?
SailFreeGPS shows ads; KWINDOO Tracking for sailing does not.
Which is updated more often, KWINDOO Tracking for sailing or SailFreeGPS?
KWINDOO Tracking for sailing ships an update monthly, and SailFreeGPS every 2 months. Most recently, KWINDOO Tracking for sailing was updated on September 9, 2026 and SailFreeGPS on September 11, 2026.

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