Boats 5 vs Meowary
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.
Meowary
This smart device companion app monitors your cat's litter box usage, providing insights into their health and habits. Track activity, receive alerts, and manage your pet's well-being through a user-friendly interface.
- Litter box usage monitoring
- Cat health insights
- Activity tracking
- Customizable alerts
- Pet well-being management
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Cat litter box intelligent device Terms of Use: https://chart.meowary.com/SubscriptionAgreement
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Meowary at fortnightly against Boats 5's every 6 months. Meowary also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (15 vs 17.0). Boats 5's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (12 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Meowary 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Boats 5 ships an update every 6 months, Meowary fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Boats 5 | Meowary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Todd Heasley | Meowary INC. |
In-app purchases
Boats 5
No in-app purchases
Meowary
No in-app purchases
