Boat vs Boat Tracking
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boat
Access free nautical charts for Finnish waters, featuring live vessel tracking. Connect with agent software to display your boat's routes on the map. Utilizes official navigational data for accuracy.
- Free nautical charts
- Finnish waters coverage
- Live vessel tracking
- Vessel information display
- Route display with agent software
- Official navigational data
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Free nautical charts for Finnish waters. Includes live tracking of vessels in Finnish waters. Tap on a vessel icon to view further information. When used together with the Boat-Tracker agent software installed in a boat, routes driven with the boat are shown on the chart. Uses navigational markers from Finnish Transport Agency and public vessel identification data.
Boat Tracking
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It turns your boat into a smart tracking system. When your boat leaves the area you have previously determined, notification is received and functions are generated accordingly. Not only with the boat tracking system, it can also see engine voltages, general current, speed, depth, wind, temperature, cog, sog information. You can log these received data whenever you want.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Boat Tracking at 11.0 against Boat's 17.6. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Boat ships an update every 5 weeks, Boat Tracking every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Boat | Boat Tracking |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Skogberg | NorthPlus |
In-app purchases
Boat
No in-app purchases
Boat Tracking
No in-app purchases
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