Comparison

Pumpout Nav vs BluePassage

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

BluePassage

This app helps experienced cruisers plan coastal passages by considering boat specifications, destination, and real-time conditions. It automatically routes around fixed bridges, flags shallow water, and provides detailed itineraries with weather forecasts.

Highlights
  • Chart-verified routing
  • Integrated weather forecasts
  • Risk scoring for passages
  • Departure window analysis
  • Daylight-only mode
  • Marina and anchorage planning
  • Day-by-day itinerary creation
  • Passage animation with weather
Features
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BluePassage plans coastal passages the way experienced cruisers do — and shows its work. Tell it your boat (speed, draft, mast height) and where you're headed. BluePassage charts a route that respects all three: routes follow real marked channels validated against official NOAA charts, fixed bridges your mast can't clear are routed around automatically, and thin water gets flagged against your draft. COVERAGE TODAY: US East Coast (Maine to the Keys), Gulf Coast, and Bahamas approaches — with new regions added monthly. PLAN SMARTER PASSAGES • Chart-verified routing — ICW, coastal, and offshore, following real channels buoy to buoy • Weather built in — wind and sea-state forecasts along your actual route, not just at the harbors • Risk scoring — an honest 0-100 read on conditions, exposure, tides, and timing before you commit • Departure windows — morning vs. afternoon compared, with the reasons they score differently CRUISE ON YOUR TERMS • Daylight-only mode — depart after dawn, arrive before dusk, computed from the sun for your dates and latitude • Marinas or anchorages — stop preferences that respect your budget and style • Day-by-day itineraries — distances, times, tides, and bridge openings for every leg • Route Player — animate your passage hour by hour with forecast weather along the track • Captain's Logbook — your completed trips, in one place Built by boaters, improved continuously — every route is validated before we show it to you, and coverage grows every month. BluePassage is for passage planning only — not for navigation. Always verify against official charts and local notices to mariners.

Screenshots

Pumpout Nav4 screens
BluePassage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pumpout Nav at none against BluePassage's 4. Pumpout Nav also leads on ratings volume (120 vs 2). BluePassage's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5). 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. BluePassage sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Pumpout Nav asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BluePassage holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pumpout Nav has 120 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pumpout Nav versus BluePassage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPumpout NavBluePassage
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (120 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings120 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.616.6
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerecom enterprises, inc.Justin Langston

Customer experience

Pumpout Nav

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

BluePassage

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pumpout Nav

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

BluePassage

Subscriptions4
  • Captain$12.991 Month
  • Admiral$24.991 Month
  • Captain$99.991 Year
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  • Admiral$199.991 Year

Questions

Is Pumpout Nav free?
Pumpout Nav is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BluePassage free?
BluePassage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pumpout Nav or BluePassage?
BluePassage is rated higher. Pumpout Nav averages 4.5 out of 5 from 120 ratings, while BluePassage averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Pumpout Nav or BluePassage have ads?
Neither Pumpout Nav nor BluePassage shows ads.

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