Comparison

Boat Gateway vs PDF Scan

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

Head to head
About

Boat Gateway

This utility app simulates boat navigation data for testing purposes. It allows users to download and play recorded scenarios, offering a hands-on experience with boat control features like autopilot.

Highlights
  • Simulation of boat navigation signals
  • Downloadable historical log data
  • Demo cases for testing scenarios
  • Autopilot control simulation
  • Compass instrument integration
  • Wi-Fi connection check
Features
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After startup, you will get a waiting screen and stop there due to it is waiting the connection of real Boat Gateway device. Since you may not have the Boat Gateway device on hand, the actual signals of boat will not be received. To get the feeling of usage or for test, this app has a simulation function to play historical “log” that recorded earlier in real world. Please follows procedures below. 1. First, installed and open this app . You will get the screen to wait connection of real Boat Gateway device. 2. Click the three-bars icon on upper left corner to get the fly-out menu. The simulation function is located at “Demo Cases”. 3. When you enter the “Demo Cases”, You will get three tabs on bottom. The first tab is “Cases Download” and marked as red icon. By entering this function, it will immediately check the cloud and get the list of simulation scenarios. To download the simulation file, you can slide the rows to get the download button and then trigger to download. 4. With the file downloaded, we can move on the next step. Please restart this App, you will find demo words on the corns of "Check Wifi". You can start simulation cases by press the demo words. 5. This app will run simulation as real life if anything go right. 6. You can open the "Setting" and turn on "Fly Mode Auto-Pilot Control". To use this function, go to "Compass Instrument" and tape the second tab "Autopilot" on the bottom. You can try to tap the compass and swing your phone to see the fly mode control working. Have fun.

About

PDF Scan

Features
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Paper receipts, forms, and notes are easy to lose. Many scanner apps feel slow, force extra steps, or make sharing harder than it should be. --- PDF Scan gives you a camera-first flow to capture multiple pages quickly and save them right away. Your scans are organized in a date-based gallery for fast retrieval. --- Improve readability before you share. Adjust brightness and contrast, rotate pages to the correct orientation, and inspect details with pinch-to-zoom. --- Export selected scans as a PDF that keeps each page size matched to the original image, or save images directly to Photos. Share files instantly from the same screen. --- Additional features - Date-grouped gallery view - Batch selection and bulk delete - Sort by latest or oldest - 8 language options --- Built for students, freelancers, field teams, and anyone who needs quick paper-to-digital capture. Scan, refine, and send your documents in seconds.

Screenshots

Boat Gateway4 screens
PDF Scan3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Boat Gateway at none against PDF Scan's 1. Boat Gateway also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.0). On price, 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. PDF Scan sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Boat Gateway asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boat Gateway ships an update every 11 days, PDF Scan every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Boat Gateway versus PDF Scan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoat GatewayPDF Scan
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLi-Ren LinYUJI Corp.

In-app purchases

None

Boat Gateway

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PDF Scan

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$19.99

Questions

Is Boat Gateway free?
Boat Gateway is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PDF Scan free?
PDF Scan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Boat Gateway or PDF Scan have ads?
Neither Boat Gateway nor PDF Scan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Boat Gateway or PDF Scan?
Boat Gateway ships an update every 11 days, and PDF Scan every 5 months. Most recently, Boat Gateway was updated on October 24, 2026 and PDF Scan on October 13, 2026.

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