SailFreeGPS Android
SailFreeGPS gets 500+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, September 2026, rounded down to a band).
SailFreeGPS is #38 in Sports Free on Google Play in Indonesia and charting in 2 of 15 countries we track.
Updated 27 Sep 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperFredB
CategorySports
PriceFree
Released
Installs1M+
Rating★ 4.7 (9k)
Updated
Content ratingEveryone
Rating
4.7 ★
9k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#38
Measured
SailFreeGPS on Google Play
App details
App ID
com.frederic.sailfreegps
Publisher
FredB
Content rating
Everyone
SailFreeGPS downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Google Play shows an exact lifetime install count; downloads per day are its daily change (measured). When Play hasn't refreshed the count, they come from new ratings and Top Free chart positions. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where SailFreeGPS's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in SailFreeGPS before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Not on any Top Grossing chart: monthly active users × spend per user for its category, measured on the charted apps nearest the bottom of the charts.
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How SailFreeGPS makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
In-app purchasesAds · 7 ad networks
One-off purchases
/mo
of revenue
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 15 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| SportsFree | #38 | |
| SportsFree | #97 |
Apps near SailFreeGPS on the chart
Sports Free, around #38.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
4.7 ★
9k ratings
Measured
Ratings
9k
Measured
Written reviews
55
Measured
About SailFreeGPS
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.
Do not forget to calibrate your compass for better results.
Please send me an email for any question or problem : [email protected]
Encourage me to continue by subscribing to premium version.
List of features of Premium Version
Premium version DOES NOT CONTAIN ADS.
GPS INFO Tab:
✓ Double 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 start 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
Note: SailFreeGPS uses a foreground service to get your location
✓ 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.
Do not forget to calibrate your compass for better results.
Please send me an email for any question or problem : [email protected]
Encourage me to continue by subscribing to premium version.
List of features of Premium Version
Premium version DOES NOT CONTAIN ADS.
GPS INFO Tab:
✓ Double 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 start 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
Note: SailFreeGPS uses a foreground service to get your location
What's new in 5.1.3
Fixed a bug during the subscription process
New icon for SailFreeGPS users' position sharing
New icon for SailFreeGPS users' position sharing