Boat Notes vs PSTAR Prep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boat Notes
This app provides essential boating safety information for pleasure craft operators in Canada. It covers the fundamentals of safe and responsible boat operation to promote a secure experience on the water.
- Boating safety basics
- Responsible boat operation
- Canadian pleasure craft focus
- Promotes safe practices
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Boat Notes, Your Guide to Boating Safety Boat Notes has been written to promote safe and responsible boating practices for those who operate pleasure craft in Canada. It summarizes the basics of safe and responsible boat operation.
PSTAR Prep
Prepare for Transport Canada's PSTAR Exam with interactive flashcards and practice tests. This app offers a personalized training program to focus on areas needing review, helping you learn faster and track your progress towards your student pilot permit.
- Interactive flashcards
- Multiple choice questions
- Personalized training program
- Progress tracking scoreboard
- Unlimited practice exams
- Actual exam questions
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Looking to ace Transport Canada's PSTAR Exam and get your student pilot permit faster? PSTAR Prep has got you covered. With interactive flash cards and multiple choice questions across all 14 exam topics, you'll test your knowledge, get instant scores and learn quicker. Save time with a personalized training program as PSTAR Prep tracks questions that need to be reviewed before writing the exam. Focus on what you need to learn and not the material you know well. Create your own score board with your practice exam results and track your learning progress as you prepare to write the Transport Canada exam. Features • No hidden fees, full access to all 14 topics and unlimited practice exams • Available in English and French • Actual Transport Canada PSTAR Exam questions • Questions arranged in 14 Topics such as Collision Avoidance, Visual Signals, and Communications • Unlimited practice exams of 50 randomly selected questions • Personalized training program to focus you on questions that need more work • Score board to track your progress • Always up to date with new questions After acing the PSTAR Exam, keep PSTAR Prep in your pocket to stay current as a Canadian pilot!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Boat Notes at Free against PSTAR Prep's $2.99. Boat Notes also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 29 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 92%). On 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
Boat Notes is free to download; PSTAR Prep costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Boat Notes ships an update every 4 days, PSTAR Prep every 29 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Boat Notes | PSTAR Prep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 91.7% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 29 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Forsefield | Paper Plane Ventures Inc. |
Customer experience
Boat Notes
PSTAR Prep
In-app purchases
Boat Notes
No in-app purchases
PSTAR Prep
No in-app purchases
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