Comparison

Open Sea OpenSeaMap Browser vs digoTacho

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

Head to head
About

Open Sea OpenSeaMap Browser

This app provides access to nautical chart data and map image tiles generated by a collaborative open-source mapping project. It serves as a browser for freely usable marine navigation information.

Highlights
  • Nautical chart data access
  • Map image tile generation
  • Open-source mapping project browser
  • Freely usable marine navigation info
Features
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Open Sea is a browser for the maps produced by the OpenSeaMap project. OpenSeaMap is a subproject of OpenStreetMap, and generates freely usable nautical chart data and map image tiles.

About

digoTacho

Features
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Tacho shows how fast you are going and counts how far you have come. Nothing else, but that part properly. THREE UNITS AT ONCE Kilometres per hour, knots and miles per hour sit side by side. You decide which one is large in the middle. If you only need one, hide the others. DISTANCE IN LEGS Split the distance you cover into legs and give each leg a name. That keeps a trip readable afterwards without writing anything down. BUILT FOR LONG TRIPS Location runs in a frugal mode with coarser accuracy by default instead of at full load all the time. Switch to full accuracy in the settings if you need it. The screen stays awake on request, so the reading stays visible while driving, sailing or cycling. ON APPLE WATCH AS WELL The watch shows the same display and measures with its own GPS, so the iPhone can stay in your pocket. A complication puts Tacho on screen straight from the watch face. NONE OF THE THINGS YOU DID NOT ASK FOR No account, no sign-up, no ads, no tracking. Your position is evaluated on the device and never leaves it. The app works without an internet connection. NOTE The speed shown comes from satellite positioning. In tunnels, between tall buildings and with poor reception it can deviate. It does not replace the vehicle speedometer.

Screenshots

Open Sea OpenSeaMap Browser2 screens
digoTacho3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Open Sea OpenSeaMap Browser at 15.5 against digoTacho's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Open Sea OpenSeaMap Browser versus digoTacho: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpen Sea OpenSeaMap BrowserdigoTacho
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 102 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMobile GeographicsDirk große Osterhues

In-app purchases

None

Open Sea OpenSeaMap Browser

No in-app purchases

None

digoTacho

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Open Sea OpenSeaMap Browser free?
Open Sea OpenSeaMap Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is digoTacho free?
digoTacho is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Open Sea OpenSeaMap Browser or digoTacho have ads?
Neither Open Sea OpenSeaMap Browser nor digoTacho shows ads.

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