BOYD vs YachtVillage
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BOYD
Experience innovative content with interactive 360 rotations and stunning visuals. Discover new creations and products from leading brands, presented with minimal streaming for a seamless user experience. This app offers a unique blend of entertainment and discovery for a wide age range.
- 360 rotations for product reveals
- Professional filming and photography
- Access to historical imagery
- Minimal streaming for optimal experience
- Brand partner collaborations
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“If Apple made a magazine this is probably how it would look” WEBBY AWARDS //Best User Experience BEST NEW TITLE OF THE YEAR: “Highly innovative. A real trailblazer. Tears up the rule book with a great entertainment experience pushing what is capable on mobile” PARTNERED by 49 brands including 12 global luxury brands HONOURED at the 6 biggest Digital Awards in USA and Europe. Features: - Clever 360 rotations revealing the latest creations and products - Impressive filming and photography by over 200 professionals - Historical imagery previously unseen - Appeals to male and female users aged 6 to 66 - Minimal streaming allows maximum user experience - Grown organically by Brand Partners inviting their customers
YachtVillage
Connect with fellow boating enthusiasts in a virtual marketplace. Browse and view boats for sale, engage in discussions, and send messages. Discover exhibitors focused on quality and customer satisfaction.
- Browse boats for sale
- View boat details
- Participate in discussions
- Send and receive messages
- Search by specific criteria
- Read reviews and opinions
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About YachtVillage: Once, the meetings that stimulated discussion and brought business took place in the Market Square. YachtVillage is a Virtual Square in which boating enthusiasts can: •Look for and view a boat to buy •Read and take part in thematic discussions •Send and receive messages YachtVillage is a "no frills" portal What you can find: You can find boats of all kinds easily and directly by carrying out a general search (combination of terms) or searching by specific criteria (shipyard, model, price...). You will also be able to find reviews and opinions on specific products or take part in a discussion wave. Who you can meet: You will meet exhibitors who have chosen to invest in quality and organization. The offer of boats is managed through the Navis.net platform, which guarantees that the exhibitor dedicates resources primarily to the product and to customer satisfaction by using Customer Care and Customer Relationship Management systems. But you will also be able to meet other boating enthusiasts who have, or would like to have, the same boat as you have or are interested in.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BOYD at 4.7 against YachtVillage's 1.0. BOYD also leads on ratings volume (21 vs 1). YachtVillage's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). 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.
BOYD holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BOYD has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BOYD ships an update every 6 months, YachtVillage every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BOYD | YachtVillage |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (21 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 97.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bight Media Limited | Navis.net |
Customer experience
BOYD
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In-app purchases
BOYD
No in-app purchases
YachtVillage
No in-app purchases









