SailControl
Your Smart Maritime Co-Pilot
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad
SailControl transforms your device into a professional-grade navigation and performance assistant. Seamlessly connecting with your vessel’s AIS and NMEA chartplotter, it brings your full instrument panel to your iPhone and Apple Watch. By combining real-time AIS target tracking, wind metrics, speed insights, GPS positioning, and onboard sensor data, SailControl gives you an all-in-one situational awareness solution - right in your pocket.
Whether you’re a competitive sailing athlete striving for performance gains, a recreational sailor seeking safety and confidence offshore, or a professional mariner managing critical navigation tasks, SailControl adapts to your needs:
- Sailing Races: Gain a competitive edge by tracking rivals in real time, analyzing their speed and course, and adjusting your sails or maneuvers with precision to outpace the fleet.
- Recreational Sailors: Sail with confidence using clear visualizations of vessel traffic, wind conditions, and speed insights for safer, more enjoyable cruising.
- Mariners & Captains: Enhance safety with precise motion telemetry, and situational awareness in challenging waters.
- Vessel Spotters & Enthusiasts: Identify ships, monitor movement patterns, and log encounters with professional accuracy.
- Marine Researchers & Surveyors: Collect reliable positional and telemetry data for studies, inspections, or field operations.
- Coast Guards & Rescue Teams: Benefit from fast, portable vessel identification tools that complement onboard systems during operations.
Built with SwiftUI and a modular real-time architecture, SailControl ensures seamless performance, high reliability, and a modern, customizable interface. From improving racing strategies to increasing safety at sea, it is the go-to digital cockpit for anyone passionate about the maritime world.
To receive AIS and NMEA data, you need to configure the IP of your vessel’s AIS and NMEA chartplotter,
SailControl Pro requires a subscription. A 7-day trial period is offered so that you can explore the PRO features.
SailControl Pro includes:
- Advanced vessel filters: search by name, MMSI, and more
- Advanced NMEA instruments: Apparent Wind, True Wind, ARPA radar, Motion Sensors, GPS status
- Unlimited “My Vessels” tracking: Add more than two(2) vessels to your tracking list
- Map recording and Race data export: save and share your tracks, export time/laps as images or to Apple Health
- Personalised settings: sort by distance, set max-distance filters
- AIS/NMEA parsing controls: choose exactly which messages to process
- Underway-only view: display vessels currently underway, to reduce lag in crowded areas
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://www.defendcyberspace.com/privacy
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Information
- Seller
- STAIS IOANNIS CYBERSECURITY CONSULTING L.P.
- Size
- 23.3 MB
- Category
- Navigation
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.5 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.5 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.5 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.5 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.2 or later. - Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 10.5 or later.
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Monthly $2.99
- Annual $14.99
- Copyright
- © 2025 Stais Ioannis Cybersecurity Consulting