DriftWatch vs EVduty
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DriftWatch
This navigation app helps boat captains sleep soundly by monitoring anchor drift. It uses your device's GPS to alert you if your vessel moves outside a set boundary, providing peace of mind while at anchor.
- Anchor drift monitoring
- GPS boundary alerts
- Audible alarms
- Battery level monitoring
- Simple and easy to use
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DriftWatch is a captain's best friend for a good night of sleep. Often the captain sets anchor for the night and keep waking up regularly to confirm that the anchor is still preventing the boat from drifting. Some boats/yachts have anchor alarm on their GPS system. Unfortunately, it is not rare that the integrated GPS system is inaudible from the captain's bed. With DriftWatch running on your IOS device, you can have it near your bed and be confident that it will warn you if you drift outside of the established boundary. DriftWatch is the perfect complementary mean that provides peace of mind when anchored. DriftWatch is simple and easy to use. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Your IOS device should be connected and charging when using DriftWatch for an extended period of time either as a foreground or background application. The application keeps monitoring your location using the device's GPS which drains the battery faster than normal. Fortunately DriftWatch monitors your battery level and alerts you when a certain battery level is reached when unplugged.
EVduty
This app connects you to a network of electric vehicle charging stations. Easily locate and utilize charging points for your electric car.
- Access EVduty charging stations
- Locate charging points
- Utilize electric car charging
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EVduty is an application which allows you to use the electric car charging stations of the EVduty network.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DriftWatch at 67% against EVduty's 31%. EVduty's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 12 months). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. DriftWatch sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. EVduty asks for nothing beyond the download.
DriftWatch ships an update every 12 months, EVduty every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DriftWatch | EVduty |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 30.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rene Dacier | Elmec Inc. |
Customer experience
DriftWatch
EVduty
Bugs and requests
DriftWatch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
EVduty
Reported bugs
38 issues- Connection impossible
- App is almost useless when internet is down
- App is confusing
- App gives unhelpful error messages
- App says charging at level 1 when it's level 2
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- App does not update company's charging stations list
- App disconnects regularly
- Generated session reports are often inaccurate
- App is not intuitive
- App is difficult to navigate
- App disconnects constantly
- Need to re-enter email and password daily
- App sends end of charge notification after 30 minutes while charging is still ongoing
- Charging statistics are erroneous
- App is very basic
- App works 50% of the time
- Charges even when EV did not connect properly
- App is rough
- Need to log in every 2-3 days
- Charge timer starts upon connect, leads to erroneous reports
- Notification settings are useless for residential private charge stations
- App needs serious rework
- Login impossible on iOS 16
- Can't change car color
- Charging timer starts immediately when connector is plugged in, even if car is not charging
- App doesn't detect when charge is complete and continues to count charge time
- Stats are false
- App doesn't detect car in profile when connecting
- Station indicates 'unknown vehicle'
- Cannot create a new user because email is already used
- Password and email do not match
- App rarely completes PDF reports
- Submit comment closes the app
- No help menu
- App indicates terminal is available when vehicle is connected and charging
- Dropdown menu in stations menu is French only
- App is glitchy
- App is garbage
Requested features
33 requests- Improve home charging experience
- Add Apple Pay/other payment options
- Add Face ID/biometric login
- Add widget for charge status
- Add Apple Smart Home integration
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- Add Google/Alexa integration
- Add scheduling/programming feature
- Add Nissan Ariya 2024 model
- Add Ford Escape Hybrid 2023 model
- Add Kia EV6 model
- Add Genesis Gv60 Advance model
- Add Chevrolet Bolt UEV model
- Add Polestar 2 model
- Add Subaru Solterra model
- Add Toyota BZ4X model
- Add Ford Lightning model
- Add notification when vehicle connects
- Add notification when charging is complete
- Add ability to zoom in on graph
- Add ability to isolate periods in session for detail
- Add values to vertical axis on graph
- Add notify to charge mode
- Add reporting with costs
- Add full-screen interface option
- Add Apple Watch app
- Add ability to manage charging hours by quarter-hour
- Add ability to create scenes with Hilo
- Add more vehicle models
- Add ability to change car color
- Add help/chat option within the app
- Allow charging to start automatically when connected at home
- Allow 15-minute charging time selection
- Allow charging time management by quarter-hour
In-app purchases
DriftWatch
- Remove Time Limit3 Days trial$3.991 Year
- 24H Wind Forecast3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- 24H Wind Forecast.3 Days trial$9.991 Year
EVduty
No in-app purchases
