Anchor Plus vs Hull Speed
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Anchor Plus
This app provides advanced anchor alarm functionality with features like Siri integration, Home Screen widgets, and Apple Watch control. It also includes weather forecasts, man overboard alerts, and a map view with drift history for enhanced safety and convenience while boating.
- Siri Shortcuts and voice commands
- iOS14 Home Screen widgets
- Apple Watch remote control
- Email status updates and alarm alerts
- Man Overboard (MOB) alerts
- Map view with drift history
- Current and 7-day weather forecast
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More than just an anchor alarm. Enjoy these great features: - Use Siri Shortcuts and voice commands to set the anchor alarm - Set the alarm during anchoring (current position) or afterwards (bearing & distance) or coordinates - Support for iOS14 Home Screen widgets - Day and night theme, metric or imperial, various alarms - Apple Watch remote control, set the anchor from your watch - Receive email status updates and alarm alerts on another device - Scan the QR code and monitor the anchor status from another device - Man Overboard provides bearing to steer and distance back to MOB point - Map view with drift history - Current and 7 day weather forecast with wind alerts - Tropical weather from the top severe weather providers around the globe - Compass and anchor retrieval tool with bearing and distance to anchor - Support for MFi external bluetooth GPS on WiFi only devices - Use the anchor assistant to determine the correct scope and provide a visual representation of where your vessel should be after the anchor is set - Switch language from with the app - Airdrop data to another device - Send text alerts to another device via WhatsApp or Signal
Hull Speed
This app provides sailors with a clear and accurate GPS speedometer displaying speed in knots. It features a live trend graph to help optimize sail trim and can show your theoretical hull speed for easy comparison. It is designed for privacy with no ads or tracking.
- Accurate GPS speed in knots
- Live speed trend graph
- Theoretical hull speed display
- Apple Watch app with Keep Awake mode
- Completely private, no tracking or ads
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Hull Speed is a simple speedometer for sailors. It shows your speed over the water in knots — big, clear, and accurate — on your iPhone and Apple Watch, with nothing else to clutter the display. Built for trimming sails: make a small adjustment, then watch the live trend graph to see if the speed changed. FEATURES • Accurate GPS speed in knots, updated every second, using the same Doppler method as dedicated marine instruments — no paddlewheel to foul or calibrate. • A live speed graph on a steady, fixed scale, so a small gain from a trim change is easy to spot. • Enter your boat's waterline length and Hull Speed draws your theoretical hull speed right on the graph — see at a glance how close you are to it. • Apple Watch app with a Keep Awake mode that holds the screen on while you sail. • Completely private — your location is used only to compute speed on your device, and is never stored, sent, or shared. No accounts, no ads, no tracking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Hull Speed at Free against Anchor Plus's $1.99. Anchor Plus's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.7). On review sentiment, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Hull Speed is free to download; Anchor Plus costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Anchor Plus holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Anchor Plus ships an update monthly, Hull Speed every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Anchor Plus | Hull Speed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (7 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roy Cadman | Peter Zink |
Customer experience
Anchor Plus
Hull Speed
In-app purchases
Anchor Plus
No in-app purchases
Hull Speed
No in-app purchases









