BWS vs Nautiq
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BWS
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BWS-World – Be part of the network From now on, thanks to the BWS-World app, all scholarship holders and alumni of the Baden-Württemberg-STIPENDIUM can conveniently exchange ideas while on the go. In addition to handling the entire application process, this exclusive platform has been offering all scholarship holders worldwide many networking opportunities since 2012. Now you can also exchange information with the scholarship network on the go and find out about current events and offers from the Baden-Württemberg Stiftung. Interact even faster and easier with your network.
Nautiq
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Nautiq – Real Fixes from Real Sailors Boats break. Nautiq helps you fix them. Nautiq is a community platform where sailors document real technical problems — and exactly how they solved them. No endless forum threads, no outdated manuals. Just practical repair logs from people who faced the same issue on their boat. From electrical systems and engines to watermakers, autopilots, rigging, and navigation equipment — Nautiq is the knowledge base the cruising community actually needed. What you can do with Nautiq Find step-by-step repair logs for your exact problem Search by boat system, category, or component Share your own fixes and help the next sailor Learn from real situations at sea — not theory Every post is written by someone who encountered the problem themselves, offshore or in the marina, on a 30-footer or a 60-foot ketch. Built by sailors, for sailors — because the best repair manual is the one written by someone who just fixed the same thing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Nautiq at every 3 days against BWS's every 28 months. Nautiq also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17). 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.
BWS ships an update every 28 months, Nautiq every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BWS | Nautiq |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 28 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Baden-Württemberg Stiftung gGmbH | Janne Finn Stiefel |
In-app purchases
BWS
No in-app purchases
Nautiq
No in-app purchases









