Vanemar vs BILGE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vanemar
Remotely monitor your boat's status with instant notifications for geofence breaches, battery voltage, bilge water, smoke, and more. Control smart plugs and share access with others.
- Instant notifications (mobile, email, SMS, calls)
- Geofence protection
- Battery voltage monitoring
- Bilge water alerts
- Smoke sensor alerts
- Remote smart plug control
- Location history browsing
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Vanemar offers an easy and intuitive way to monitor your boat remotely. With world-class design and technology, you will never have to worry about your boat's status anymore. Instant Notifications Instantly get notified with the mobile app, email, SMS, and automated phone calls. Arm & disarm with a touch Switch between modes and protect your boat with a single touch. Protection mode automatically creates a geofence around your boat. This mode also arms entry and motion sensors. Browse location history Browse your trips and location history, frequently visited places, cruising speeds, and more by simply sliding your finger. Know your boat is right where you left it with Geofence Vanemar automatically creates a 500-meter-wide geofence around your boat's location when you set the mode to "Protection". If the boat moves out of the geofence area, the system immediately dispatches an alarm. Track battery voltages Vanemar Battery Sensors constantly monitor the connected battery or battery groups and alert you if the voltage gets low. You can also browse your battery's voltage history. Get high bilge water alerts Track all your bilges with easy-to-install wireless bilge high water sensors without wiring and drilling. Get high water alerts in time. Avoid intruders When you set the mode to "Protection", the system automatically arms all motion and entry sensors. Avoid the worst with smoke sensors Monitor and get alerted if there is smoke in cabins, galley, or engine room with Vanemar wireless smoke sensors featuring a built-in loud siren. Track ambient temperature and humidity Vanemar wireless temperature and humidity sensor allows you to monitor the ambient conditions of cabins, engine rooms, wineries, and more. Turn devices On/Off remotely with smart plugs Remotely switch On/Off the plugged devices with Vanemar Smart Plug & Power Sensor. The device can also detect 110 V/220 V availability on your boat. Share access with family and friends Add family members, friends, and staff by simply typing their email without a limit or extra cost. Visit vanemar.com to learn more. For all your questions, suggestions and comments, you can contact us at support.vanemar.com.
BILGE
Control your dry bilge pump system remotely. Schedule pump operation, monitor current status, and configure water sensors. View system event history with pump activity charts.
- Pump on demand
- Scheduled run times
- Current pump status display
- Water sensor configuration
- System event history
- Pump activity charts
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This app connects to BILGE-B-DRY. It allows you to run the pump on demand or define scheduled run times and durations. The current status of the pump is displayed in the app. Configure water sensors, adjust settings, and view system event history including charts of pump activity over time. BILGE-B-DRY is the most affordable dry bilge system on the market with wireless connectivity to smart devices, automatic use and easy installation. BILGE-B-DRY is your answer to a cleaner bilge reducing boat odors, mold, and mildew. Removing the excess water helps to reduce corrosion and wear protecting electrical wiring, thru-hull sensors and transducers. Don't forget about stepped hulls, with water laying stagnant forward of the step. The system is available in four configurations: single pump, dual pump, triple pump and quad pump.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Vanemar at 5.0 against BILGE's 4.3. BILGE's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Vanemar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 8 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Vanemar's written reviews are positive against 100% of BILGE's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Vanemar ships an update monthly, BILGE fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vanemar | BILGE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better | 4.3 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vanemar, Inc. | Neptunian Sky LLC |
Customer experience
Vanemar
BILGE
In-app purchases
Vanemar
No in-app purchases
BILGE
No in-app purchases









