CBP ROAM vs St Croix Explorer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
St Croix Explorer
Discover businesses, activities, and events on St. Croix with this comprehensive guide. Find local recommendations, navigate with an interactive map, and explore shopping, dining, and more. Perfect for planning a memorable vacation.
- Business directory
- Interactive map
- Category search
- Event listings
- Treasure hunt game
- Social media links
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St. Croix Explorer-"Going in the right direction in the left lane" The St. Croix Explorer app was created to supplement the St. Croix Explorer map magazine, which has been published locally for over 20 years. The Explorer is the only locally produced map and information guide available at the airport, all hotels and car rental companies, and various businesses around St. Croix. Like the map, the app contains accurate information about businesses and where they are located. Just scan the QR code displayed at the airport and posters throughout St. Croix, or from the St. Croix Explorer map magazine. Locations of businesses on the St. Croix Explorer app are updated frequently, so this app is great for when Google or Apple (other maps send you to Puerto Rico). Once you’ve signed into this free app on the homepage, view the table of contents at the bottom, scroll from left to right, and pick a business category. You can search shopping, activities, where to stay, real estate, restaurants, events, water sports, and getting around. Use the St. Croix map on the homepage to click on your area and see what businesses are nearby. Use the search bar on the homepage to search for a specific tour, place, or business. As you search various businesses, activities, and tours, you’ll find links to the corresponding Facebook and Instagram pages and photos where they’re located. At the top left is the menu bar where you’ll find a treasure hunt (also located in the St. Croix Explorer map magazine). Try your hand at answering all the questions correctly. You’ll also find helpful tips, events, your profile, how to contact us, and how to rate the app. This easy to use app will help you find all the fun things that will make your St. Croix vacation memorable. You’ll be going in the right direction in the left lane!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: St Croix Explorer at 5.0 against CBP ROAM's 3.3. St Croix Explorer also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.2). CBP ROAM's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (125 vs 1). 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.
St Croix Explorer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CBP ROAM has 125 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CBP ROAM ships an update every 3 weeks, St Croix Explorer every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CBP ROAM | St Croix Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (125 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 125 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 291 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | US Customs and Border Protection | St Croix Explorer LLC |
Customer experience
CBP ROAM
St Croix Explorer
Bugs and 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
St Croix Explorer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CBP ROAM
No in-app purchases
St Croix Explorer
No in-app purchases








