Valeport Connect vs Nauti
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Valeport Connect
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Use this app to Connect to Valeport Instruments. This app enables the user to configure and download files via Bluetooth LE. The user can quickly and easily view the data within those files in a graph, and share them via email and cloud services.
Nauti
This app provides a modern wireless interface for boat instrument networks, allowing sailors to view real-time data and control autopilot functions directly from their iPhone or iPad. It offers a seamless setup and reliable performance for various sailing activities.
- Wireless Seatalk Hub
- Live Data Monitoring
- Autopilot Control
- Simple Setup
- Reliable Marine Performance
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Nauti-Control connects your boat's instruments and autopilot to your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, wirelessly. It works with a Nauti-Control controller on your SeaTalk1 or NMEA 2000 network. Steer your autopilot along a route • Drop waypoints on the chart, or import waypoints and routes as GPX from your plotter or planning software • Go To a single mark, or Follow a route leg by leg • Your pilot steers the active leg in Track mode • When the pilot asks "Turn to waypoint?", accept it on your phone or your Apple Watch • See your leg, distance and bearing to the mark, cross-track error and time to go Autopilot control • Auto, Standby, Wind and Track, course changes and tacks from your phone or watch • Shows the mode and heading your pilot actually reports Live instruments • Depth, speed, wind, heading and more on a dashboard you arrange yourself • Graphs, wind rose and compass widgets Connect your way • Bluetooth, or Wi-Fi on the boat's network • Keep your controller's firmware up to date from the app Tested with Raymarine Evolution and SeaTalk1 tillerpilots, B&G, Garmin Reactor and Simrad TP22/TP32 autopilots. Nauti-Control is a supplementary autopilot control and is not for navigation. Use it alongside your chartplotter and a proper lookout. Requires a Nauti-Control controller: nauti-control.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Nauti at every 2 months against Valeport Connect's every 10 months. Valeport Connect's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). 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.
Valeport Connect ships an update every 10 months, Nauti every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Valeport Connect | Nauti |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Valeport Limited | PHILIP BLACK |
In-app purchases
Valeport Connect
No in-app purchases
Nauti
No in-app purchases
