Comparison

Boating Weather vs RocketRoute FlightPlan

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

Head to head
About

Boating Weather

Get detailed marine weather forecasts for coastal zones in the United States. View wind speed, wave height, surf conditions, and small craft advisories. Perfect for planning boating trips, fishing, or sailing.

Highlights
  • National Weather Service forecasts
  • Wind speed, wave height, surf forecast
  • Small craft advisories
  • Favorites for easy location switching
  • Default location setting
  • Intuitive and quick design
Features
Currently charting
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Need to know what the marine forecast is before you go boating or during your boating trip? The Boating Weather App for iPhone and iPod Touch is the answer. This intuitive app will show you the wind speed, surf and wave height for your coastal zone in the United States. Marine weather data is provided by the National Weather Service (NOAA). Features: - One touch National Weather Service forecast for today, tonight and this week. - Shows wind speed, seas wave height and surf forecast. - Add a location to Favorites for easy reference when switching between zones - Shows small craft advisories. - Set your default location to show your local boat weather forecast. - Simple, intuitive design, quick loading Whether you want to go on a boating trip, out fishing or for a quick sail, the Boating Weather iPhone App will tell you in a snap what the seas are doing! Thank you for choosing our marine weather application. We understand that some users have encountered issues due to recent changes in the NOAA API endpoint. Our team has worked diligently to resolve these issues and has updated the application accordingly. To benefit from these changes, we kindly request that you update or re-install the application. Should you continue to experience difficulties, please don't hesitate to contact us at support@bluewhaleapps.com. Our team is committed to assisting you promptly.

About

RocketRoute FlightPlan

This app offers comprehensive flight planning and in-flight navigation for pilots. It provides worldwide route creation, ICAO flight plan preparation, and real-time moving map navigation with terrain and route display. Designed by pilots for pilots, it supports various aircraft types and flying conditions.

Highlights
  • Worldwide flight planning
  • In-flight navigation
  • Route creation (IFR, VFR)
  • ICAO flight plan preparation
  • Moving map display
  • Mass & Balance calculations
  • Flight briefings
Features
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RocketRoute combines Worldwide Flight Planning and In-Flight Navigation in a native designed iPad and iPhone app. Designed for pilots by pilots, with concise information, intuitive design, and powerful features. Ideal for private pilots and operators flying; jets, turbo props helicopter or piston aircraft. RocketRoute is a worldwide leader in advanced flight planning and navigation apps for professional pilots. The service has more than 200.000 users flying 24 x 7. For example: Canada, Europe, Peru, Brazil, S. Africa, China and the Middle East. Service has processed millions of flights for users. This is our sixth generation app. The app represents over 10 years of development and integrates everything that RocketRoute has learned from helping thousands of pilots flying worldwide. FLIGHT PLANNING FEATURES - Worldwide Enroute Upper / Lower Chart. - Create and display routes: IFR, Yankee, Zulu, VFR. - Search for Waypoints, Navaids, Airports, Airways, Cities. - Prepare ICAO Flight Plans. - Validate routes for flying in Europe via Eurocontrol. - File Flight Plans Worldwide. - Perform Mass & Balance Calculations. - Generate Flight Log. - Generate Flight Briefings what include METAR/TAF, NOTAM, ICAO Flight Plan reports. - Add and modify aircraft. - Nav Data is updated monthly for the AIRAC cycle. - Airline data everyday update (waypoints, airports, airways etc) MOVING MAP NAVIGATION FEATURES - Powerful globe view with Zoom control. - Display current Lat/Lon Coordinates. - Display Track. - Display Speed. - Display current position and direction of flight. - Display Enroute Upper / Lower Chart with Flight Details. - Display waypoints, airways, airports. - Display terrain elevation. - Select and display Planned Routes.

Screenshots

Boating Weather3 screens
RocketRoute FlightPlan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: RocketRoute FlightPlan at Free against Boating Weather's $1.99. RocketRoute FlightPlan also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Boating Weather's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). On ads 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

RocketRoute FlightPlan is free to download; Boating Weather costs $1.99 up front. RocketRoute FlightPlan sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Boating Weather asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Boating Weather holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boating Weather has 3.4K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Boating Weather's written reviews are positive against 32% of RocketRoute FlightPlan's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boating Weather ships an update every 6 weeks, RocketRoute FlightPlan fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Boating Weather versus RocketRoute FlightPlan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoating WeatherRocketRoute FlightPlan
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (3.4K ratings) — better3.3 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews65.7% of reviews — better31.6% of reviews
Number of ratings3.4K — better7
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#53 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB130 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlue Whale Apps IncAircraft Performance Group, LLC

Customer experience

Boating Weather

All ratings3,398 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive65.7%
Neutral6.0%
Negative28.4%

RocketRoute FlightPlan

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive31.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative68.4%

Bugs and requests

Boating Weather

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Forecast data stuck on old dates
  • App freezing or not loading properly
  • Location detection issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for more geographic areas
  • Provide longer-range weather forecasts
  • Implement a widget for quick weather access
  • Include NOAA marine area forecasts
  • Improve app performance and stability

RocketRoute FlightPlan

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Boating Weather

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

RocketRoute FlightPlan

One-time10
  • United Kingdom 1:250,000 Topographical$0.99
  • Iceland 1:250,000 Topographical$0.99
  • Saudi Arabia 1:250,000 Topographical$0.99
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  • Saudi Arabia IFR Enroute Chart$0.99
  • IFR Moving Map Expansion Pack$7.99
  • Worldwide FBOs & Handlers - AC-U-KWIK / IFR$19.99
  • Basic Plan - 12 Months$148.99
  • Piston Plan - 12 Months$414.99
  • Piston World Plan$589.99
  • Turboprop Plan - 12 Months$889.00

Questions

Is Boating Weather free?
Boating Weather costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is RocketRoute FlightPlan free?
RocketRoute FlightPlan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Boating Weather or RocketRoute FlightPlan?
Boating Weather is rated higher. Boating Weather averages 4.8 out of 5 from 3.4K ratings, while RocketRoute FlightPlan averages 3.3 from 7 ratings.
Do Boating Weather or RocketRoute FlightPlan have ads?
Neither Boating Weather nor RocketRoute FlightPlan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Boating Weather or RocketRoute FlightPlan?
Boating Weather ships an update every 6 weeks, and RocketRoute FlightPlan fortnightly. Most recently, Boating Weather was updated on September 23, 2026 and RocketRoute FlightPlan on September 10, 2026.

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