Comparison

Scuttlebutt App vs Cleat

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

Head to head
About

Scuttlebutt App

This app consolidates essential boating tools and community features into a single platform. Access live weather, navigation, and social networking to enhance your time on the water. Connect with other boaters, plan trips, and discover destinations.

Highlights
  • Live weather conditions
  • Wind and wave data
  • Navigational information
  • Social networking for boaters
  • Dock space booking
  • Route plotting
  • Points of Interest database
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Scuttlebutt is the only boating app you’ll need – it brings together important tools and resources for your next boating adventure, and it also brings together the boating community. Why have multiple, separate apps for topics like live weather conditions, wind, waves, navigational information, and social networking when Scuttlebut includes all those features and more? Connect with other boaters and plan the details of your day on the water with the Scuttlebutt app! Created by boaters for boaters. Scuttlebutt delivers the quality content you're looking for and helps make your boating experience better. You can use the Scuttlebutt app for important tasks like booking a dock space, making reservations, connecting with local marinas, and learning about ports and destinations throughout the great lakes and waterways of the U.S. and beyond. The app includes a map function, with wind and precipitation overlays and can tap into live weather buoy information including wave heights, wind gusts, humidity, and water temperature. Powerful, new functionality. New and current users of Scuttlebutt have the ability to enjoy new feeds to assist with trip planning from NOAA chart data; route plotting software from Savvy Navvy; and Points of Interest from Waterway Guide showcasing marinas, yacht clubs, bridges, and anchorage information. In addition, Scuttlebutt now offers “Social Groups” that can be either public or private to allow users to channel their feed. Marine businesses can post on their own content channels by creating a business page. Scuttlebutt users can take advantage of free offers like a free Boat Fix telematics device to remotely monitor their vessel, 10% off a boat history report from Boathistoryreport.com, free online magazine subscriptions, and a limited number of free BoatUS memberships just for being part of the Scuttlebutt community. For recreational boaters, power boaters, sail boaters, and fishing boaters! We invite you to get the Scuttlebutt app and get ready to really enjoy the water and being on your boat with family and friends. We all know that boaters are a fun, friendly, close-knit community! And now Scuttlebutt is the perfect digital space to come together and easily connect with other boaters, share photos and boating adventures, and access important information. Learn more at www.scuttlebutt.com

About

Cleat

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Never wonder where everyone is on the water. Cleat is the live map for your lake. See where boats are gathering right now, how many are at the sandbar, and what the day looks like - family day, music, or fishing. Check in from your boat with one tap and your crew knows where you are. ON THE MAP Live check-ins - GPS-verified and on-water only, so every boat you see is real. Crews - make a crew in 30 seconds, share a link, and see your people all day. Crew chat - plan your day on the water right in the app. Mention someone and their phone pings. Today's Feed - heading out or rafting up? Post it and see who else is on the lake. Local events - fishing tournaments, boat parades, and community meetups near your lake. My memories - every check-in builds your story: days on the water, favorite spots, and time with your crew. BUILT FOR BOATERS Live weather and water conditions right where the boats are. Real fuel prices at the docks, reported by boaters. Hazard alerts - floating debris, no-wake zones, and shallow water - confirmed by the community. Underway mode - cruise the lake and show up on the map as a boat, not a name. Check-ins only work when your GPS is actually on the water, so the map is never fake or stale. Your name is never shown unless you choose to share it. Free to use. Built lake-first, starting with Chickamauga - and growing to yours. See you out there.

Screenshots

Scuttlebutt App3 screens
Cleat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Cleat at none against Scuttlebutt App's shown. Scuttlebutt App's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Scuttlebutt App versus Cleat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScuttlebutt AppCleat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (43 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings43 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.4 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB11 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperScuttlebutt, LLCCalvin Shropshire

In-app purchases

None

Scuttlebutt App

No in-app purchases

None

Cleat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scuttlebutt App free?
Scuttlebutt App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cleat free?
Cleat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scuttlebutt App or Cleat have ads?
Scuttlebutt App shows ads; Cleat does not.

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