Anchor Alarm & Remote vs Doyle Guides
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Anchor Alarm & Remote
This app acts as a digital anchor watch, alerting you if your boat drifts beyond a set perimeter. It offers real-time tracking, remote control of your anchor session, and historical data analysis. Enjoy peace of mind while on or off deck, with battery-efficient operation and smart connectivity options.
- Real-time boat tracking
- Remote anchor session control
- Historical anchor session review
- Customizable alarm settings
- Share boat position with others
- Connects to chart plotter for GPS data
- Energy-efficient battery usage
- Intelligent GPS signal filtering
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Let's Hook Your Boat Down! Hooked is your trusty digital anchor watch. It keeps a sharp eye on your boat's position, sounding the alarm if it drifts beyond your comfort zone. Enjoy the same peace of mind whether you're on deck or ashore, without draining your device's battery. Key Features: * Real-time Tracking: Watch your boat's movements like a hawk. Colorful trails make it easy to see where you've been. * Remote Command Center: Control your anchor session from anywhere with an internet connection. Pause, adjust, or relocate your session with ease – it's all up to you. * History Buff: Review past anchor sessions to analyze your boating patterns. * Customization Galore: Tailor Hooked to your preferences. Adjust units, track appearance, and even the alarm volume. * Share the Love: Let friends and family keep an eye on your boat too. * Smart Connectivity: Hooked plays nice with other devices. Connect to your chart plotter for more accurate GPS data and to view depth and wind speed. * Energy Efficient: Hooked is designed to be gentle on your device's battery, ensuring it lasts as long as you need it. * GPS Savvy: Hooked intelligently filters out unreliable GPS signals, preventing false alarms. * Low Battery Alert: Never be caught off guard. Hooked warns you when your device is running low. Note: Remote monitoring requires two Hooked-equipped devices with internet access and a Hooked Premium subscription for the boat-based device. For a cheaper option you can also subscribe to Hooked Essential which enables remote notifications (comparable to Anchor Pro’s “Anchor Premium”). Ready to drop anchor with confidence? Hooked is your go-to companion for worry-free boating. Privacy Policy: https://hookedanchor.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://hookedanchor.com/terms-of-use
Doyle Guides
Access comprehensive sailing guides for the southern Caribbean, featuring nautical charts, regulations, services, and points of interest. The app offers an interactive map with user-generated comments and corrections, all free to use. In-app purchases provide access to detailed guide book content.
- Comprehensive sailing guides
- Nautical charts and navigation
- Interactive satellite map
- 3000+ points of interest database
- User comments and corrections
- Island-specific content bundles
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Doyle Guides produces the southern Caribbean's most comprehensive and up-to-date sailing guides, complete with nautical charts and navigational information, details on regulations, customs and immigration, general and technical yacht services, marinas, restaurants, provisioning, shore-based attractions, and more. The Doyle Guides mobile app allows users to search our comprehensive 3000+ point of interest database with results shown based on distance from the user and displayed on an interactive satellite map where users can leave public comments as well as suggest corrections and new points of interest, all free of charge. Subscriptions to guide book content is available on both long and short term basis, as well as bundled by island.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Anchor Alarm & Remote at 4.8 against Doyle Guides's 4.4. Anchor Alarm & Remote also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 60%) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Anchor Alarm & Remote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Doyle Guides sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Anchor Alarm & Remote holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 67 and 51 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Anchor Alarm & Remote's written reviews are positive against 60% of Doyle Guides's.
Anchor Alarm & Remote ships an update every 3 weeks, Doyle Guides every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Anchor Alarm & Remote | Doyle Guides |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (67 ratings) — better | 4.4 (51 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.6% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 67 — better | 51 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kylee Davis | Chris Doyle Publishing Limited |
Customer experience
Anchor Alarm & Remote
Doyle Guides
Bugs and requests
Anchor Alarm & Remote
Reported bugs
6 issues- Occasionally struggles with losing GPS lock
- iPad built-in GPS sometimes doesn't update
- Some interruptions of connection
- Bug causing incorrect longitude value and app crash
- Seems to only paint the swing on the map sometimes
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- Difficulty finding the drop anchor button
Requested features
11 requests- Compatibility with Android
- Apple Watch app
- Ability to share remote monitoring with other Apple IDs
- Ability to form non-circular swing areas (e.g., pie slice, freeform)
- NMEA live wind data integration
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- Support for Garmin GPSMAP plotters
- Graphics based on GPS when no internet
- Cached graphics when offline
- Apple Watch support to set, pause, stop
- Alarm if GPS fails to update
- Support for NMEA connection to Vesper Cortex
Doyle Guides
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Anchor Alarm & Remote
- Hooked Premium (Monthly)1 Month trial$2.991 Month
- Hooked Essential (Yearly)$4.991 Year
- Hooked Premium (Yearly)1 Month trial$17.991 Year
Doyle Guides
- Trinidad & Tobago - 1 month3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Martinique Sailing Guide3 Days trial$19.991 Month
- St. Lucia Sailing Guide3 Days trial$19.991 Month
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- St. Vincent Sailing Guide3 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Grenada Package - 1 month3 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Trinidad Tobago Sailing Guide7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Martinique Sailing Guide7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- St. Lucia Sailing Guide7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- St. Vincent Sailing Guide7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Grenada Package - 12 months7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Southern Leeward Sailing Guide3 Days trial$24.991 Month
- Northern Leeward Sailing Guide3 Days trial$24.991 Month
- Windward Islands Guide3 Days trial$29.991 Month
- BVI Cruising Guide3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Windward Islands Guide7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Virgin Islands Cruising Guide3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Leeward Islands Sailing Guide3 Days trial$39.991 Month
- Leeward Islands Sailing Guide7 Days trial$59.991 Year
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