Sailing Term vs Biota
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sailing Term
Master sailing terminology with this educational app. It offers a dictionary section for learning terms and a quiz section to test and expand your knowledge of sailing vocabulary.
- Sailing term dictionary
- Repeat learning sections
- Solve learning questions
- Expand sailing knowledge
- Vocabulary practice
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Welcome to Sailing Terms! Expand your nautical vocabulary and improve your sailing knowledge with an easy-to-use reference guide. • 100+ sailing terms with detailed definitions • Daily Word of the Day to help you learn new terms • Powerful search and easy browsing • Interactive quizzes to test and reinforce your knowledge Whether you’re a beginner sailor, a sailing enthusiast, or an experienced mariner, Sailing Terms helps you learn and remember essential nautical terminology.
Biota
Sponsor protected habitats and discover the diverse plant and animal life within them. This educational tool focuses on the unique ecosystem of Cayman Brac, offering insights into its environmental services.
- Habitat sponsorship
- Learn about flora and fauna
- Discover ecosystem services
- Focus on Cayman Brac
- Educational content
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Biota allows you to sponsor habitats for protection and learn about the flora, fauna, and ecosystem services that these habitats provide. It is currently focused on Cayman Brac.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Biota at none against Sailing Term's 1. Biota also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Sailing Term's advantage is ratings volume (81 vs 2). On price, update cadence, monetization model 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. Sailing Term sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Biota asks for nothing beyond the download.
Biota holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sailing Term has 81 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Sailing Term ships an update fortnightly, Biota every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sailing Term | Biota |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (81 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 81 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 124 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Orendasoft Ltd. | William Verhoeven |
Customer experience
Sailing Term
Biota
In-app purchases
Sailing Term
- Sailing Terms Plus$1.99
Biota
No in-app purchases
