iBoat Florida vs CBP ROAM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iBoat Florida
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Are you a sail or power boater that lives in or visits Florida and wants to know about our boating? The iBoat Florida app gives you all the information you need to enjoy the water. We provide a list of sailing clubs, marinas, fishing info, Charters, part suppliers, repair shops, boating lessons and weather conditions in Florida so that you can enjoy that perfect day. We're a one stop shop for all that you'd like to know in order to enjoy boating in Florida. Follow our 'Living The Life' blogger Craig Bowman from 'Cruising Off Duty', to see what it's like to live a life onboard a boat as he moves towards leaving land for good. Very informative and always changing.
CBP ROAM
This app allows pleasure boaters and eligible travelers arriving at remote locations to report their arrival online. It facilitates trip creation and may offer video inspections with a CBP Officer for eligible users.
- Online arrival reporting
- Create trip details
- Add travelers
- Specify mode of travel
- Report location
- Video inspection eligibility
- Push notifications for video chat
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The official CBP ROAM App (formerly OARS) from U.S. Customs and Border Protection allows pleasure boaters and other eligible travelers who arrive at remote locations to report their arrival online. In addition to submitting a report of arrival, pleasure boaters who are not currently enrolled in a Trusted Traveler Program, Local Boater Option, or I-68 program who are currently required to report in person may be eligible for a video inspection. Disclaimer: This is a pilot version only for use in limited areas. Contact your local Port of Entry for guidance. Create a trip by adding travelers, your mode of travel, your location, and contact information. After you submit a trip, you may receive a push notification on your device to start a video chat with a CBP Officer to finish reporting your entry into the United States.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: CBP ROAM at none against iBoat Florida's shown. CBP ROAM also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 29 months). iBoat Florida's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.2). On price, 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.
iBoat Florida ships an update every 29 months, CBP ROAM every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iBoat Florida | CBP ROAM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.3 (125 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 26.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 125 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 291 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Terry Billingsley | US Customs and Border Protection |
Bugs and requests
iBoat Florida
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
CBP ROAM
Reported bugs
34 issues- App crashes after update
- App will not open
- App crashes within one second of opening
- App closes immediately after opening
- App not letting user login
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- App crashes when trying to enter a change of port of call
- One-time verification codes never worked
- Latest update fails to submit arrivals
- Update forces user to update, causing crash after login
- App keeps sending user to the same place despite logging in
- Waiting for agent for over two days
- App says waiting, cannot cancel or navigate
- Unable to report 'port of call'
- Port of call button missing
- Latest update dumps previously configured travelers and vessels
- No account info comes over when adding app to new device
- Updated version on App Store downloads incomplete or old version
- No copy-and-paste for phone numbers or other info
- No ability to change traveler info after initial edit
- Cannot paste existing passport photo
- Tedious manual entry of numbers
- Authentication failed on own phone, but works on others'
- Facial recognition takes multiple tries
- Stuck on login screen, does not advance to verification code
- Switching apps for PIN code results in blank screen on return
- App quits when editing or manually entering a traveler
- Cannot find support for security key setup
- Stuck in a loop requiring backup authentication setup
- Won't go past the accept button
- New update no longer works, fails to open
- App won't load
- Gets frozen on a screen
- Misspelled 'Received' on Video Chat info page
- App crashes when trip page is displayed
Requested features
11 requests- Add port of call button
- Allow letters in flight number
- Allow copy-paste for numbers
- Allow sharing travelers between users
- Add more instructions for numbers needed
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- Allow submission and approval prior to US waters entry
- Allow users to remain logged in
- Use fingerprint recognition for login
- Consider alternatives to Zoom for video calls
- Add Spanish language support (already present, but caused bugs)
- Invite users to TestFlight beta program
In-app purchases
iBoat Florida
No in-app purchases
CBP ROAM
No in-app purchases
