Comparison

Boatyard Pro vs Nautiq

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Boatyard Pro

Manage marine service requests, communicate with customers, and oversee job progress efficiently. Streamline business operations and enhance customer service experiences for boat owners.

Highlights
  • Receive service requests
  • Message customers
  • Manage jobs
  • Streamline operations
  • Enhance customer service
Features
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Boatyard Pro enables marine professionals to take their business with them. Receive service requests, message customers and manage jobs with a couple of clicks in the Boatyard Pro app. It's never been easier to deliver remarkable service experiences to your boat owners.

About

Nautiq

Features
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Never lose a maritime document again. NAUTIQ is the secure home for every seafarer's career - certificates, visas, medicals, contracts and sea service, beautifully organized and always at hand. Built with native iOS design and bank-grade security, it keeps your paperwork safe, current, and ready the moment someone asks for it. WHY SEAFARERS CHOOSE NAUTIQ PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your documents are encrypted and protected with Face ID app lock. Your career paperwork stays yours - forever. NEVER MISS AN EXPIRY Automatic tracking and reminders for every certificate, visa and medical. See at a glance what's valid, expiring soon, or expired - before it costs you a contract. EVERY DOCUMENT, ORGANIZED STCW, Certificates of Competency, flag documents, visas, medicals and more - sorted, searchable and ready when port state control or your manning agent asks. SCAN ANYTHING IN SECONDS Point your camera at any document and NAUTIQ captures, names and files it automatically with smart text recognition. YOUR DOCUMENTS, ON EVERY DEVICE Secure cloud sync keeps everything you add on your iPhone instantly available on the web at nautiq-doc.com - the full NAUTIQ experience in any browser. Start on your phone at sea, continue on a laptop in the crewing office. CONTRACTS & VOYAGES Track your active contract, sign-on and relief dates, and full sea service history. NAUTIQ even warns you about voyage overlaps before they become a problem. MARITIME CV, EXPORT-READY Turn your documents and sea time into a professional seafarer CV in minutes - ready to send to any manning agency. NAUTIQ INTELLIGENCE Your onboard assistant: expiry planning, document questions and career insights, in plain language. MADE FOR THE WORLD'S CREWS Available in 10 languages, including English, Filipino, Hindi, Ukrainian, Vietnamese and Chinese. Download NAUTIQ and bring your whole seafaring career into one app - protected, and always ready to sail. Also available on the web: https://nautiq-doc.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://nautiq-doc.com/privacy

Screenshots

Boatyard Pro3 screens
Nautiq4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Boatyard Pro at none against Nautiq's 4. On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Nautiq sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Boatyard Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boatyard Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, Nautiq every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Boatyard Pro versus Nautiq: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoatyard ProNautiq
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBoatyard Inc.Iani Vergoti

In-app purchases

None

Boatyard Pro

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Nautiq

Subscriptions2
  • Nautiq Pro1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Nautiq Pro Yearly1 Year trial$24.991 Year
One-time2
  • Nautiq Plus$6.49
  • Nautiq Elite$24.99

Questions

Is Boatyard Pro free?
Boatyard Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nautiq free?
Nautiq is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Boatyard Pro or Nautiq have ads?
Neither Boatyard Pro nor Nautiq shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Boatyard Pro or Nautiq?
Boatyard Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, and Nautiq every 2 weeks. Most recently, Boatyard Pro was updated on November 6, 2026 and Nautiq on November 5, 2026.

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