Comparison

A.P. Santander vs Plan M8

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

Head to head
About

A.P. Santander

Get real-time tide forecasts, weather conditions, and live port views. Access information on fish auctions, port news, and historical photos. Essential for maritime activities and coastal leisure.

Highlights
  • Real-time tide data and annual forecasts
  • Current weather conditions and forecasts
  • Live port video camera feeds
  • Fish auction information and forecasts
  • Port news and announcements
  • Historical port photographs
Features
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A través de esta aplicación, el Puerto de Santander ofrece al usuario información local, práctica y en tiempo real, sobre el estado de las mareas y sus previsiones anuales. Pleamares, bajamares, horas y alturas correspondientes, fases lunares, etc. Datos especialmente útiles para navegación comercial, pesquera, recreativa y deportiva en la Bahía de Santander, así como para la práctica de la pesca y el marisqueo y de todo tipo de actividades de ocio vinculadas al mar y el borde costero: vela, remo, surf, buceo, baño de ola; baños de sol, el paseo o footing en la playa, etc. Igualmente, la aplicación reseña las condiciones del tiempo atmosférico, a través del registro de las variaciones de la dirección y velocidad del viento, de la presión atmosférica, de las temperaturas, la radiación solar o las precipitaciones; fenómenos medidos al instante por el propio Puerto en su estación meteorológica situada en los muelles de Raos. Otro de los contenidos relevantes de la aplicación es un servicio “port-view”, a través de la conexión a un grupo de cámaras de video que, orientadas cada una de ellas de manera diferente, captan y transmiten vistas en directo del Puerto de Santander, permitiendo contemplar al usuario desde la entrada a la Bahía, a las actividades que se desarrollan en los muelles de Maliaño y Raos. La aplicación también proporciona información sobre la pesca que diariamente se comercializa en la Lonja de Santander, señalando la fecha y la hora de la subasta, el nombre del barco, las especies capturadas y el volumen de éstas expresado en número de cajas. También se ofrecen datos (fecha y hora) sobre la previsión de próximas subastas. Finalmente, a través de la app, el usuario tiene acceso a la comunicados y noticias que puntualmente produce por la Autoridad Portuaria de Santander, así como a una atractiva galería de fotografías históricas fechadas entre 1861 y 1950.

About

Plan M8

Features
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Yacht Maintenance Made Easy - Designed for marine engineers, captains and owner or operators. Improves reliability, saves time, and creates transparency. Implementing a structured planned maintenance schedule such as Plan M8 not only ensures your equipment and machinery on board is maintained through continuous monitoring at all times, It assures all your yacht maintenance is planned. Plan M8 provides a comprehensive and structured task-based scheduling of all required, recommended and manufacturer specific planned maintenance tasks of a vessel's components. Plan your maintenance ahead of time, pre-order spares and never miss a component with our pre-generated templates for your vessel. You will see a reduction in downtime and the need for emergency repairs as equipment is maintained before it fails. Operating costs are reduced as optimum service life is given to components. As you continue to use Plan M8, a detailed maintenance log of your vessel is being build. Proper records will be kept that can be easily passed onto new crew, contractors, surveyors, and prospective buyers. Get more transparency about your yacht maintenance status with all involved through our easy-to-use application; your "Plan Mate".

Screenshots

A.P. Santander4 screens
Plan M84 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Plan M8 at fortnightly against A.P. Santander's every 5 months. A.P. Santander's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

A.P. Santander ships an update every 5 months, Plan M8 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
A.P. Santander versus Plan M8: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterA.P. SantanderPlan M8
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAutoridad Portuaria de Santandercoara OU

In-app purchases

None

A.P. Santander

No in-app purchases

None

Plan M8

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is A.P. Santander free?
A.P. Santander is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plan M8 free?
Plan M8 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do A.P. Santander or Plan M8 have ads?
Neither A.P. Santander nor Plan M8 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, A.P. Santander or Plan M8?
A.P. Santander ships an update every 5 months, and Plan M8 fortnightly. Most recently, A.P. Santander was updated on September 28, 2026 and Plan M8 on September 27, 2026.

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