SeaDrive vs FishHogs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SeaDrive
This marine navigation app offers offline charting, route planning, and tide/current predictions. It provides free US charts and integrates weather forecasts and points of interest like marinas. Share your live track with others for enhanced safety and communication on the water.
- Offline charting and navigation
- Route building and navigation
- Tide and current predictions
- 5-day weather forecasts
- Live track sharing
- Points of Interest (marinas, boat ramps)
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* What is Sea Drive? Sea Drive is a marine and boating navigation application focused on charting, navigation, route building, track recording, tides, currents, and more! Our goal is to provide the best user experience for boaters on and off the water. Sea Drive provides FREE US charts! We believe that everyone should have the tools on the water to feel safe and know how to find their way home (or pull up to a restaurant). * Who is it for? Sea Drive is for all of you who love the water! If you spend time on sailboats, fishing boats, bowriders, wakeboard boats, kayaks, or canoes this app will quickly become your go to co-captain * What are the features? **Offline Use Sea Drive is meant to be used on the water and in the real world, that means cell service won't always be available. Charting, tides, currents, routing, tracks, GPS, compass, and more are all available without internet! ** Free Chart Data (US) Currently only US charts are available (and will always remain free thanks to NOAA and your tax dollars). As Sea Drive improves we will be adding other chart regions for free or as low cost as possible. ** Tides and Currents Tap a tides or currents icons on the chart to view offline predictions (for years into the future) at over 3000 locations. ** Build and Navigate Routes Build routes with easy to add waypoints, drag waypoints, delete waypoints, and give waypoints custom names. Export and share your routes with other boaters. Activate a route to see bearing (magnetic or true) to waypoints, estimated time to waypoints, and ETA at destination among other metrics. ** Record Tracks Review and playback previously recorded tracks. ** Create and Share Markers Add notes and measure distances to markers. ** Basic Features Location (GPS & Compass). Caliper tool. Display settings for custom chart options. Vessel details for hazard avoidance and route planning. Satellite and road map chart overlays. ** POI We've integrated with marinas.com so we can show points interest directly on the chart for features like marinas, boat ramps, anchorage areas, inlets, locks, harbors and more. ** Weather View weather forecasts for up to five days in the future including marine related weather like wind, gusts, swells, and wave information. ** Live Track Sharing Create a live track share and send the link to friends. When imported, followers will see your current location and previous track directly on the Sea Drive app or website. * We love feedback! Sea Drive is built by boaters for boaters. This is just the start of our journey and we would like you all to be a part of it with us! Please provide any and all feedback!
FishHogs
Navigate remote waters with official NOAA nautical charts and real-time GPS tracking. Mark fishing spots, track catches, and access fishing tools. Works offline with satellite signal.
- Official NOAA nautical charts
- Real-time GPS position and heading
- Mark fishing spots and track catches
- Import/export GPX files
- Fishing tools and reference material
- Built-in NOAA chart legend
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FishHogs is a marine chartplotter for anglers fishing US coastal waters and the Great Lakes. View official NOAA nautical charts, track your GPS position and heading, check the tide, and log every fish you catch — all from one simple app. NOAA charts and GPS are free and work without an account. NOAA NAUTICAL CHARTS Access official NOAA electronic navigational charts (ENC) rendered as high-quality vector tiles. See channel markers, depth contours, hazards, and aids to navigation. Charts load fast and render cleanly at any zoom level. GPS POSITION & HEADING See your real-time position and heading on the chart. FishHogs uses your device GPS — no external hardware required. Works anywhere you have satellite signal, even without cell service. TIDES, CURRENTS & WEATHER Check the tide curve for your local station with high and low times, flood and ebb states, and the day's fishing windows. Currents and marine weather sit alongside the tide, with water levels for the Great Lakes where tides do not apply. CATCH LOG Log a fish with species, weight, length, and the spot you caught it — one tap adds your current location. Search and sort your history by species, size, or date, and keep a whole season in one place. MARKERS Drop markers on fishing spots, structure, hazards, or any point of interest. Add notes, edit names and details, and sync them across your devices when you sign in. GROUPS & SHARING Create a group for your crew and share markers, catches, and live position on the water. Invite by link or QR code. You choose which group sees your position, and you can turn it off at any time. Creating a group requires Premium; joining a group and sharing within it are free. GROUP CHAT Message your group from the boat. Messages queue while you are out of range and send when signal returns, so a dead zone does not cost you the conversation. TACKLE BOX On-the-water references: a fish ID guide for Southeast Alaska and the Gulf Coast with photos and scientific names, marine VHF radio channels, fishing regulations, and a halibut weight calculator. FISHHOGS PREMIUM Premium unlocks the layers that show you structure — the bathymetry contour overlay, FishHogs Depth mode with graduated depth shading, and the FishHogs chart style — and removes banner ads. NOAA charts, GPS, markers, the catch log, tides and conditions, joining a crew group, and the Tackle Box remain free. ACCOUNTS Sign in with Google or Apple to sync markers and catches across your devices, join groups, and manage a subscription. NOAA charts and GPS work without an account. Built by anglers who got tired of paying for chart subscriptions. FishHogs uses free NOAA data, so official nautical charts stay free. SUBSCRIPTION FishHogs Premium is an auto-renewing subscription offered monthly or annually. Payment is charged to your account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically at the same price each period unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://fishhogs.app/privacy IMPORTANT NOTICE FishHogs is intended as a fishing and recreational reference tool. Chart data is sourced from NOAA and is provided for general reference only. This app is not a substitute for official NOAA nautical charts, Coast Guard Light Lists, or Notice to Mariners publications, and must not be used as the sole means of navigation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FishHogs at none against SeaDrive's 3. FishHogs also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). SeaDrive's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (248 vs 3). On price 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
Both are free to download. SeaDrive sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. FishHogs asks for nothing beyond the download.
FishHogs holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SeaDrive has 248 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of SeaDrive's written reviews are positive against 100% of FishHogs's.
SeaDrive ships an update fortnightly, FishHogs every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SeaDrive | FishHogs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (248 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 248 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.1 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SeaDrive LLC | William Tyler |
Customer experience
SeaDrive
FishHogs
Bugs and requests
SeaDrive
Reported bugs
3 issues- Waypoints are deleted by the app
- Vessel location disappears
- App crashes during chart download on older devices
Requested features
2 requests- Consider adding more advanced charting options
- Further refine waypoint saving reliability
FishHogs
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SeaDrive
- Sea Drive Pro2 Months trial$2.991 Month
- Sea Drive Pro1 Month trial$34.991 Year
- US ChartsFree
FishHogs
No in-app purchases








