Plan M8 vs Trick&Tack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Plan M8
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Yacht Maintenance Made Easy - Designed for marine engineers, captains and owner or operators. Improves reliability, saves time, and creates transparency. Implementing a structured planned maintenance schedule such as Plan M8 not only ensures your equipment and machinery on board is maintained through continuous monitoring at all times, It assures all your yacht maintenance is planned. Plan M8 provides a comprehensive and structured task-based scheduling of all required, recommended and manufacturer specific planned maintenance tasks of a vessel's components. Plan your maintenance ahead of time, pre-order spares and never miss a component with our pre-generated templates for your vessel. You will see a reduction in downtime and the need for emergency repairs as equipment is maintained before it fails. Operating costs are reduced as optimum service life is given to components. As you continue to use Plan M8, a detailed maintenance log of your vessel is being build. Proper records will be kept that can be easily passed onto new crew, contractors, surveyors, and prospective buyers. Get more transparency about your yacht maintenance status with all involved through our easy-to-use application; your "Plan Mate".
Trick&Tack
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Trick&Tack - The nautical mutual aid you need Are you at sea and urgently need a spare part, a tool, or assistance? Trick&Tack is the app that connects boaters and owners to help each other quickly and discreetly. How it works: - Send a geolocated request describing what you need. - Select the search radius between 1, 2, 5, or 10 nautical miles. - Boats nearby receive an instant notification. - Anyone who can help responds and starts a private chat. What you can request: - Mechanical spare parts such as filters, gaskets, and belts. - Nautical tools such as drills, ropes, and multimeters. - Urgent galley supplies. - Technical assistance and onboard medicines. Privacy and security guaranteed: - No public inventory visible. - Location shared only for geolocated notifications. - Private chats activated only upon voluntary response. - No obligation to help or declare what you have on board. Key features: - Intelligent background geolocation. - Targeted push notifications by area. - Simple and secure chat system. - History and management of sent requests. - Control over visibility and privacy. Trick&Tack is the decentralized nautical mutual aid system that allows owners to help each other when they need it most, based on solidarity and sharing among sailors. Download now and join the community of boaters helping each other at sea!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Trick&Tack at every 6 days against Plan M8's fortnightly. Plan M8's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Plan M8 ships an update fortnightly, Trick&Tack every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Plan M8 | Trick&Tack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 6 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 β better | 16.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | coara OU | Roberto Artemi |
In-app purchases
Plan M8
No in-app purchases
Trick&Tack
No in-app purchases





