AHD vs Boat Gateway
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AHD
Visualize and remotely control ship functions like lights and air conditioning from your iPad or iPhone. Seamlessly integrate with existing onboard networks for maximum operational safety. Customize the interface and assign specific access levels for guests.
- Ship data visualization
- Remote control of ship functions
- Integration with onboard networks
- Customizable graphical user interface
- Operational safety features
- Guest authorization levels
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- Visualization of all relevant ship data on iPad®/iPhone® - Remote control of lights, air conditioning and much more - Fast integration into the existing onboard network - Fully customisable graphical user interface - Maximum operational safety Böning Automationstechnologie GmbH & Co. KG offers a special app for the iPad® and iPhone® to display ship data and control ship functions. This app turns the iPad®/iPhone® into a full-fledged control and display device which can be seamlessly integrated into the existing visualization environment on board, complementing it optimally. This makes ship data available anytime and anywhere on board. The user can even view ship data and send control commands via Internet, e.g. switch navigation lights or pumps, to the onboard system from any location with an internet connection. The graphical user interface closely matches the user interface of the Böning ship alarm displays already installed on board. The user interface can be designed according to customer requirements to ensure the highest degree of operational safety. Specific authorization levels can be assigned to guests on board. Guests can e.g. be granted access to control lights and air conditioning in their cabin and be forbidden to control systems that are critical for ship operation. To fully use the app, a Boening ship alarm system is required. To get started, a showcase is included, introducing you to the look and feel of the app. To access it, simply tap showcase on the login screen.
Boat Gateway
This utility app simulates boat navigation data for testing purposes. It allows users to download and play recorded scenarios, offering a hands-on experience with boat control features like autopilot.
- Simulation of boat navigation signals
- Downloadable historical log data
- Demo cases for testing scenarios
- Autopilot control simulation
- Compass instrument integration
- Wi-Fi connection check
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After startup, you will get a waiting screen and stop there due to it is waiting the connection of real Boat Gateway device. Since you may not have the Boat Gateway device on hand, the actual signals of boat will not be received. To get the feeling of usage or for test, this app has a simulation function to play historical “log” that recorded earlier in real world. Please follows procedures below. 1. First, installed and open this app . You will get the screen to wait connection of real Boat Gateway device. 2. Click the three-bars icon on upper left corner to get the fly-out menu. The simulation function is located at “Demo Cases”. 3. When you enter the “Demo Cases”, You will get three tabs on bottom. The first tab is “Cases Download” and marked as red icon. By entering this function, it will immediately check the cloud and get the list of simulation scenarios. To download the simulation file, you can slide the rows to get the download button and then trigger to download. 4. With the file downloaded, we can move on the next step. Please restart this App, you will find demo words on the corns of "Check Wifi". You can start simulation cases by press the demo words. 5. This app will run simulation as real life if anything go right. 6. You can open the "Setting" and turn on "Fly Mode Auto-Pilot Control". To use this function, go to "Compass Instrument" and tape the second tab "Autopilot" on the bottom. You can try to tap the compass and swing your phone to see the fly mode control working. Have fun.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Boat Gateway at 100% against AHD's 50%. Boat Gateway also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 12 months). AHD's advantage is iOS requirement (9.1 vs 12.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
AHD ships an update every 12 months, Boat Gateway every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AHD | Boat Gateway |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 12.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Böning Automationstechnologie GmbH & Co. KG | Li-Ren Lin |
Customer experience
AHD
Boat Gateway
In-app purchases
AHD
No in-app purchases
Boat Gateway
No in-app purchases









