Boat Fix Pro vs SmoothSailor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boat Fix Pro
Monitor your boat's vital information and track its GPS location in real-time. Review historical routes with playback features. Keep tabs on your vessel remotely.
- Remote boat monitoring
- Real-time GPS tracking
- Historical route playback
- Vital information monitoring
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Boat Fix GPS tracker allows clients to remotely monitor vital information on their boat and GPS track both in real time and also with historical playback.
SmoothSailor
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Plan safer, more comfortable boat rides with SmoothSailor. Draw your route on a map, pick a departure window, and get a real-time score (0-100) for each segment based on wind, waves, tides, and weather from NOAA. Features: - Score any route using live NOAA wind, wave, tide, and weather data - Color-coded route map: green (great), yellow (ok), orange (rough), red (avoid) - Boat profiles with custom comfort thresholds - Auto-detect lake vs. tidal waters - Save and reuse favorite routes - Community condition reports from other boaters Built for recreational boaters on bays, coasts, and inland waterways.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Boat Fix Pro at 12.1 against SmoothSailor's 15.1. On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Boat Fix Pro | SmoothSailor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | John Crawford | Christopher Peavler |
In-app purchases
Boat Fix Pro
No in-app purchases
SmoothSailor
No in-app purchases
