Boats 5 vs Islander's App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boats 5
Access the complete Casco Bay Lines ferry schedule for multiple islands directly from your device. This app provides all ferry times in convenient widgets and complications for easy viewing.
- Complete ferry schedules
- Multiple island routes
- Widget support
- Complication support
- Offline access to schedules
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Boats packs the complete Casco Bay Lines ferry schedule for Peaks Island, Little Diamond Island, Great Diamond Island, Diamond Cove, Long Island, Chebeague Island and Cliff Island into every possible widget and complication.
Islander's App
This utility streamlines the process for island residents to request transfer tickets and exit passes. Managers can easily approve or deny these requests, while residents receive real-time updates and automatic SMS notifications about their request status.
- Request transfer tickets
- Request exit passes
- Manager approval/denial
- Real-time status updates
- Automatic SMS notifications
- Authorization validation
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Introducing the new "Islanders" app! This app simplifies the process of requesting transfer tickets and exit passes, making it simple for islanders to do so and managers to approve or deny them. Islanders can stay informed about the status of their requests and quickly validate their authorization to leave the resort thanks to features such as real-time status updates and automatic SMS notifications.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Islander's App at 5.0 against Boats 5's 4.7. Islander's App also leads on iOS requirement (12.1 vs 17.0). Boats 5's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 2) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Islander's App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boats 5 has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Boats 5 | Islander's App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Todd Heasley | Hussain Habeeb |
Customer experience
Boats 5
Islander's App
In-app purchases
Boats 5
No in-app purchases
Islander's App
No in-app purchases
