Comparison

noforeignland vs Dot Event

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

Head to head
About

noforeignland

Discover sailing destinations with community-driven place reports, photos, and reviews. Log your adventures, share your boat's location live, and connect with other boaters through groups and in-app chat.

Highlights
  • Discover sailing destinations
  • Browse member-added place reports
  • Add photos and reviews
  • Log boat adventures
  • Record and share live tracks
  • Join boat groups
  • In-app chat
Features
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The ultimate sailing companion app! Discover amazing destinations: Browse through thousands of place reports added by members of our community. See photos and reviews, all added by sailors with first-hand experience. Become a contributor: add places to the map and share your photos and reviews with other sailors. Tell your story: Add your boat to the map and record your adventures. You can even record your track in the app and share it live with friends and family back home. Add text, videos and blog links to your journey and build a permanent log available both in the app and on the noforeignland.com web site. Make friends: Join boat groups, and meet like-minded boaters near you. Filter the map to see other group members, and use the in-app chat to safely make contact.

About

Dot Event

Features
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MAP BASED APPLICATION GUIDE THAT HELPS YOU FIND YOUR LOCATION,ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS. BASED ON YOUR INTEREST YOU CAN POST AS A VENDOR OR AS A LOCAL BUY YOUR LOCAL TICKETS OR JUST BE GUIDED TO THE LOCAL HANG OUT SPOT ,DOT IS YOUR GUIDE.

Screenshots

noforeignland4 screens
Dot Event4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Dot Event at 13.4 against noforeignland's 15.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

noforeignland ships an update every 3 weeks, Dot Event fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
noforeignland versus Dot Event: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameternoforeignlandDot Event
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (89 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews97.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings89 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB53 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperNOFOREIGNLAND LTDSheldon Ogere

Bugs and requests

noforeignland

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Scroll wheel zoom not functioning in app (works on website)
  • Login system rejecting valid credentials after logout
  • Track recording glitches
  • Track editing interface is unintuitive

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to keep track and location private from other users
  • Option to post multiple photos or videos in stories
  • Save/download images from chat to device
  • Auto-check follow boxes for easier user following
  • More comprehensive Spanish language translations
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  • Improved track editing functionality

Dot Event

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

noforeignland

No in-app purchases

None

Dot Event

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is noforeignland free?
noforeignland is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dot Event free?
Dot Event is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do noforeignland or Dot Event have ads?
Neither noforeignland nor Dot Event shows ads.
Which is updated more often, noforeignland or Dot Event?
noforeignland ships an update every 3 weeks, and Dot Event fortnightly. Most recently, noforeignland was updated on October 13, 2026 and Dot Event on October 7, 2026.

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