Anchor Sentry vs LakePilot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Anchor Sentry
This app monitors your ship's position while anchored, alerting you if the anchor drags and the vessel moves outside a set perimeter. It offers advanced features like distance circles, prohibited zone alerts, and background operation for continuous monitoring.
- Anchor drag and perimeter breach alerts
- Map display with Google Maps or Navionics
- Prohibited zone setup with alerts
- Background operation
- Multi-device sync functionality
- GPX track saving
- Favorite anchoring place saving
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Anchor Sentry is an app to monitor the ship's position at anchor and inform the skipper when the anchor is dragging and thus the ship leaves the setup perimeter. Features: - Show current position on GoogleMaps map or Navionics map (To gain access to Navionics maps from this application, users with an active Navionics subscription in the Navionics Boating application must register with their Navionics credentials) - Distance circles to help finding a good anchor position - Drop anchor by tapping on map or by position or by bearing and distance - Can be used for anchoring with shore lines by watching the heading rather than the position - Tracks can be saves as GPX file for later processing - Option to set up prohibited zones which will trigger an alert when entered. These can be used indepent of the anchor state - Runs in the background even while other apps are used - Unique sync functionality which allows to pair two or more devices together to see the ships position even while out to shore for dinner - Barograph function included - Display real echo sounder data from a providing NMEA server - Optional compass overlay to help finding the bearing to the anchor - Option to show current position visible to friends and family on the Anchor Sentry website - Proximity alert between ships both using Anchor Sentry. To get warned when your neighbours anchor is dragging. - Automatic anchoring feature - Display maximum swinging circle - Save favorite anchoring places with pictures - Several setup options to customize your app
LakePilot
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LakePilot ist dein digitaler Begleiter für Schweizer Seen — von der Anfahrt bis zum sicheren Ankern. Karte & Ankeralarm Amtliche Swisstopo-Karte mit deiner Live-Position. Ankerpunkte setzen, benennen, teilen — und per Ankeralarm gewarnt werden, sobald das Boot den gewählten Radius verlässt. Wetter & Pegel Live-Windwerte, Böenwarnungen und Sturmstufen für deinen See, dazu der aktuelle Pegelstand mit 14-Tage-Verlauf. Bootsmarkt Boote und Zubehör inserieren oder finden. Regeln, Häfen & Community Schifffahrtsregeln nach Kategorie, Hafeninfos mit Ausstattung (Tanken, Strom, Slip, Kran) sowie Tipps von anderen Nutzern direkt am jeweiligen Hafen. LakePilot deckt über 15 Schweizer Seen ab und wird laufend weiterentwickelt. Hinweis: LakePilot ist ein Hilfsmittel zur Orientierung, kein Ersatz für amtliche Seekarten oder professionelle nautische Ausrüstung.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: LakePilot at Free against Anchor Sentry's $3.99. Anchor Sentry's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#126 vs unranked). On update cadence, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
LakePilot is free to download; Anchor Sentry costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Anchor Sentry ships an update every 3 weeks, LakePilot fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Anchor Sentry | LakePilot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 73.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #126 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Dieter Konz | ROGER HARTMANN |
In-app purchases
Anchor Sentry
No in-app purchases
LakePilot
No in-app purchases









