Tofino vs BC Ferries
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tofino
Discover everything Tofino and Ucluelet have to offer with this comprehensive travel guide. Navigate to shops, restaurants, accommodations, and attractions with detailed maps and turn-by-turn directions. Find local deals, events, and activities for an unforgettable West Coast adventure.
- Navigate shops, restaurants, and attractions
- Detailed route maps and turn-by-turn directions
- Find local deals and events
- Explore beaches, trails, and activities
- Information on whale watching and surf shops
- Accommodation and dining recommendations
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Tofino App Travel Guide with Tofino Hotels & things to do in Tofino on the West Coast of Vancouver Island BC, Canada. Explore the Tofino and Ucluelet area from the palm of your hand. Read Info About & Navigate to Shops - Restaurants - Whale Watching Companies - Surf Shops - Accommodation - Art Galleries - Fishing Charters & Much More. Detailed route Maps and Turn by Turn directions will guide You to Your destination. Find the Best Deals in Tofino - What's Nearby - Beaches/Trails - Photos - Videos - Local Websites and Events/Entertainment. Whether You are looking for pure Adrenaline - Food - Accommodation or Relaxation. You can find it on The Tofino App ! Made by Tofino Locals, a Travel Guide to Everything that this Beautiful Area has to offer.
BC Ferries
Plan and book personal ferry travel with ease. Manage your trips, check schedules, and view current conditions instantly. Receive timely alerts for service notices and booking reminders.
- Personalized dashboard
- Set travel preferences
- Book and manage trips
- Express booking
- Seamless check-in
- View schedules and conditions
- Push notifications for alerts
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Introducing a new travel resource for planning and booking personal ferry travel. Book sailings, manage your trips, and check schedules and current conditions in a flash with the BC Ferries app. HOMEPAGE DASHBOARD Your personalized home screen features an at-a-glance view of your upcoming bookings, travel preferences, deals and offers and more. TRAVEL PREFERENCES Get quick access to schedules, current conditions and a faster booking experience on your frequently travelled routes by setting up travel preferences. Give your travel preferences nicknames, set departure and arrival terminals and add passenger and vehicle details on bookable routes. BOOK AND MANAGE YOUR FERRY TRAVEL Make your booking experience easier with personalized travel preferences. Quickly jump to the next available sailing with the new Express book feature, and change or cancel existing bookings on-the-go. SEAMLESS CHECK-IN AT THE TERMINAL Get quick access to your upcoming trips right from your home screen for seamless check-in with the app at the terminal. SCHEDULES Plan your trip with confidence with enhanced features on daily and seasonal schedules for all BC Ferries routes. Easily check sailing times for your favourite routes with travel preferences, and book directly from the schedules pages for bookable routes. Daily schedules now show the next sailing being ticketed and estimated deck space available. CURRENT CONDITIONS Route sailing status and estimated deck space are now easier to check with the updated Current Conditions layout. Travel preferences make it easier to find your frequently traveled routes, check which sailing is being ticketed, and view status of upcoming sailings. ALERTS Never miss any updates on the routes that matter the most to you. Opt-in to receive timely push notifications for service notices and upcoming booking reminders on your device. ADDITIONAL FEATURES AVAILABLE • Foot passenger bookings • Request accessibility products: boarding assistance, wheelchair at the terminal Note: Tablet landscape view is currently not supported in the app. If you are using a tablet, use the app in portrait view only. VISIT BCFERRIES.COM TO ACCESS THE FOLLOWING FEATURES • Booking BC Ferries Vacations packages • Commercial vehicle bookings • Group bookings of 10 or more passengers • To create an account
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tofino at 88% against BC Ferries's 7%. Tofino also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). BC Ferries's advantage is rating (2.2 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (18 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BC Ferries holds the better App Store score, 2.2 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BC Ferries has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of Tofino's written reviews are positive against 7% of BC Ferries's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tofino | BC Ferries |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 2.2 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.9% of reviews — better | 7.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tofino App | BC Ferry Services Inc. |
Customer experience
Tofino
BC Ferries
User reviews
Tofino
From 1 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Very useful for visitors
- 👍 Great for finding things
- 👍 Handy for planning
- 👍 Informative and well-made
- 👍 Easy to use
Room to improve
- 👎 Missing many businesses
- 👎 Incomplete business listings
- 👎 Needs more clothing stores
- 👎 Needs more campgrounds
- 👎 Layout could be improved
BC Ferries
From 18 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and efficient app performance
- 👍 Easy navigation and intuitive interface
- 💾 Ability to save route presets for frequent users
- 📱 Mobile-friendly alternative to website
- ✅ Streamlined reservation management
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing
- 🔐 Persistent login authentication failures
- ❌ Unreliable booking completion process
- ⚠️ Update loops and broken updates
- 📊 Inconsistent and missing booking display
Bugs and requests
Tofino
Requested features
8 requests- Pull reviews from Yelp and Trip Advisor
- Offline walking map
- Include more businesses
- Include more clothing stores
- Include more campgrounds
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- More coupons
- Improve layout and design
- Integrate more content
BC Ferries
Reported bugs
17 issues- Update loop requesting repeated updates despite being current
- App crashes on launch, especially on iOS 26
- Login screen freezes and authentication errors
- Booking confirmation not displaying in 'My Bookings' section
- Reverse direction button activates on accidental touch
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- Payment page spinning indefinitely then failing
- Session expiration and random logouts
- Bookings showing as cancelled when they're active
- App won't accept correct credentials despite website login working
- Navigation buttons at bottom not functioning
- Schedule direction inverted for certain routes
- Current Conditions showing inaccurate space availability
- Booking edit functionality not accepting changes
- Account lockout with no recovery option
- Foreign email addresses not receiving verification codes
- Oversized vehicle selection cutting off edit buttons
- Password authentication error during booking despite being logged in
Requested features
14 requests- Calendar integration for bookings
- Dark mode option
- iPad landscape mode support
- Service notifications within app without email duplicates
- Ability to view bookings beyond 45 days
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- BC Experience Card reload functionality
- Native iOS app design instead of web wrapper
- Password manager support
- Account creation option from app login screen
- Booking reference number recognition for pre-made reservations
- Ferry delay/lateness visibility
- Grace period for accidental bookings without fees
- Accessibility improvements for VoiceOver/screen readers
- Better error messaging for failed transactions
In-app purchases
Tofino
No in-app purchases
BC Ferries
No in-app purchases
