Comparison

Pumpout Nav vs JSG Guide

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

Head to head
About

Pumpout Nav

Find nearby sewage pumpout stations, floating restrooms, and dump stations for your boat. View facility details, log your pumpouts, and learn about proper waste disposal to protect waterways. Available in select coastal and lake regions.

Highlights
  • Find nearby pumpout stations
  • Locate floating restrooms and dump stations
  • Real-time mobile pumpout tracking
  • View facility hours and contact info
  • Log pumpouts and favorite locations
  • Learn about sewage disposal regulations
  • Identify No Discharge Zones
Features
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Marina Pumpout Finder – available in select regions including California, Oregon, Washington, Florida, Rhode Island and in the Lake Champlain area of Vermont and New York with more being added regularly. • Find a marina near you and see the facilities it offers • Find the closest floating restroom or portable toilet, sewage pumpout station or dump station to your boat.  • Find mobile pumpouts with realtime location tracking where supported • Switch easily from map to list view and find hours, price, contact info and the exact location of the unit.  • Learn about how and why to pump out, the importance of your boat's y-valve and the rules and regulations of recreational boat sewage.  • Log your pumpouts, choose your favorite locations and report non-functioning units • View No Discharge Zones (select states) • Using a pumpout station, dump station or floating restroom is a good way to preserve the waters we love!

About

JSG Guide

Access expert fishing knowledge with curated spots, bathymetric maps, and live conditions. An AI guide helps plan trips, log catches, and track routes, even offline. Ideal for anglers seeking to improve their catch rates.

Highlights
  • Curated fishing spots with rigs and depths
  • Bathymetric depth contour maps
  • Live weather and tide conditions
  • AI fishing guide for personalized advice
  • Log catches, bait, and notes
  • Offline GPS route tracking
  • Trip planner with waypoints
Features
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John's Sporting Goods Fishing turns 40+ years of John Martinis's PNW fishing knowledge into a tool you keep on the boat. WHAT'S IN IT • John's curated fishing spots — chinook, coho, pink salmon, halibut, lingcod, crab, shrimp — with the exact rigs, depths, and tide windows that worked for John. • Bathymetric depth contours overlaid on the map — see the shelves, holes, and channels you're fishing. • Live conditions for any spot — wave height, NWS marine outlook, hourly weather, NOAA tides + Hi/Lo events, NOAA current predictions with Flood/Ebb timing. • An AI fishing guide that pulls live conditions, your saved spots, and John's PDFs into every answer. Ask "where should I crab in Area 9 this week?" or "best rig for winter chinook off Possession?". • Drop and save your own spots with catches, bait, photos, and notes — every trip logged builds your personal map. • Track routes with GPS while you fish; the line stays continuous when you switch tabs. • Download John's PDF charts to your phone for use offline at the boat ramp. • Trip Planner — pick a date, location, and target species; get a plan with tide windows, gear, and waypoints. OFFLINE FIRST • Drop pins, log catches, and track routes with zero signal. • Depth contours pre-cache aggressively at app launch around your last fishing area. • Trips you log offline sync to your account the moment you reconnect. WHO IT'S FOR PNW anglers — Puget Sound, San Juans, Strait of Juan de Fuca, North Sound. Both saltwater and freshwater spots are covered. PRIVACY We don't sell data. Location is used only when you ask for conditions or save a spot. Full policy: https://api.sportinggoodsfishing.com/privacy LEARN MORE App info, sample screenshots, and what's coming next: https://jsg-app.sportinggoodsfishing.com ABOUT JOHN'S John's Sporting Goods has been Everett's fishing store since 1968. 1913 Broadway, Everett WA 98201 — (425) 259-3056.

Screenshots

Pumpout Nav4 screens
JSG Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pumpout Nav at 4.5 against JSG Guide's 4.0. Pumpout Nav also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (117 vs 3). JSG Guide's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and chart position (#200 vs unranked). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. JSG Guide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Pumpout Nav asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pumpout Nav holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pumpout Nav has 117 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pumpout Nav ships an update every 4 months, JSG Guide weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Pumpout Nav versus JSG Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPumpout NavJSG Guide
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (117 ratings) — better4.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings117 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#200 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB2.4 GB
Age rating4+4+
Developerecom enterprises, inc.Justin Ellis

Customer experience

Pumpout Nav

All ratings117 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral3.4%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative62.5%

JSG Guide

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Pumpout Nav

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

JSG Guide

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Pumpout Nav free?
Pumpout Nav is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is JSG Guide free?
JSG Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pumpout Nav or JSG Guide?
Pumpout Nav is rated higher. Pumpout Nav averages 4.5 out of 5 from 117 ratings, while JSG Guide averages 4.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Pumpout Nav or JSG Guide have ads?
Neither Pumpout Nav nor JSG Guide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pumpout Nav or JSG Guide?
Pumpout Nav ships an update every 4 months, and JSG Guide weekly. Most recently, Pumpout Nav was updated on October 6, 2026 and JSG Guide on September 28, 2026.

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