Boating Calcs vs Distance Measure Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boating Calcs
This app offers over 120 boating calculations and unit conversions, along with 120 reference pages. Easily solve a variety of boating-related problems, save and share your calculations, and quickly find the tools you need. It includes extensive reference material across various boating disciplines.
- Over 120 boating calculations
- Extensive unit conversions
- 120+ reference pages
- Save and open calculations
- Add calculators to favorites
- Email calculation inputs and results
- Search functionality
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You asked for more calculators and we've added them. Boating Calcs has over 120 boating calculations and unit conversions and 120 reference pages. With Boating Calcs you can quickly and easily solve a variety of boating calculations from your iPhone or iPad. Not just calculators, but the ability save and open saved calculations and add calculators to a favorites list. You can also email calculator inputs and results so you can easily share your calculations. Search functionality enables you to quickly find the calculator you want. Chapters: * Area, Angles & Volume * Communications References * Unit Conversions * Finance Calculations * Fuel Calculations * Glossary / Acronyms * Line Calculations and References * Knot References * Mechanical & Electrical Calculations * Performance Calculations * Piloting Calculations * Propeller Reference and Calculations * Weather & Waves Reference and Calculations If there's a calculator or reference material you'd like to see added, visit our website and send us an email.
Distance Measure Pro
Measure distances and surface areas on a map using waypoints. Supports various units and map types. The Pro version offers an ad-free experience.
- Point-to-point distance measurement
- Surface area calculation
- Multiple waypoint support
- Customizable map types
- Adjustable measurement units
- Save and restore measurements
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This app lets you measure the point-to-point (great-circle) distance between two or more waypoints on a map or measure the surface area defined by a polygon having three or more points as its corners. It uses online maps so it needs an internet connection. Tap and hold to set a new waypoint, tap the options icon to read the manual or to open the settings view to change the map type or the measuring unit. You can choose between (kilo)meters, feet/yards/miles and nautical miles. The options menu also lets you choose to go to the Save/Restore view. Tap the calculated measurement at the bottom of the map to switch between feet/yards/miles or meters/hectometers/kilometers. The Pro version is exactly the same as the free version except that (by popular demand) it won't display any ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Boating Calcs at 4.8 against Distance Measure Pro's 4.4. Boating Calcs also leads on price ($1.99 vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). Distance Measure Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Boating Calcs costs $1.99 and Distance Measure Pro $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Boating Calcs holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 21 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of Boating Calcs's written reviews are positive against 86% of Distance Measure Pro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Boating Calcs ships an update every 7 months, Distance Measure Pro every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Boating Calcs | Distance Measure Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (28 ratings) — better | 4.4 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.3% of reviews | 86.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Calculated Industries | RBetjes |
Customer experience
Boating Calcs
Distance Measure Pro
In-app purchases
Boating Calcs
No in-app purchases
Distance Measure Pro
No in-app purchases
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