PredictChat vs Salty Dawg
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PredictChat
Send and receive WhatsApp and SMS messages while at sea. This companion app connects to the PredictMail service for seamless communication on your voyages.
- WhatsApp messaging at sea
- SMS messaging at sea
- Companion to PredictMail service
- Send and receive messages
- Designed for maritime use
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PredictChat is a free companion App to the PredictMail service and is used to send and receive WhatsApp & SMS messages to your friends and family while at sea. Terms and Conditions: https://www.predictwind.com/about-us/terms-and-conditions/ Privacy Policy: https://www.predictwind.com/about-us/privacy-policy/
Salty Dawg
This organization educates sailors, fosters community, and supports offshore passages through rallies, seminars, and events. It connects experienced sailors with those looking to gain confidence and skills for long-distance cruising.
- Sailor education
- Camaraderie building
- Offshore passage facilitation
- Rallies and events
- Educational seminars and webinars
- Knowledge transfer from veteran sailors
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The mission of the Salty Dawg Sailing Association (SDSA) is to educate sailors, build camaraderie, and facilitate offshore passages. We are an educational and charitable organization that conducts Rallies, Educational Seminars and Webinars , and Rendezvous to help sailors realize their long-distance cruising dreams. The underlying principle of this volunteer led organization is to transfer knowledge and skills from veteran “Salty Dawgs” to less experienced sailors, enabling independent decision-making and develop offshore confidence. Truly, sailors helping sailors. With many member volunteers and sponsors, event fees are low and members enjoy extensive benefits. Join the world of Salty Dawg sailors. Come along with us and let us share the world of the Cruising Sailor with you!
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Verdict
PredictChat and Salty Dawg are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PredictChat against 5.0 for Salty Dawg. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.
PredictChat ships an update every 2 weeks, Salty Dawg fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PredictChat | Salty Dawg |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 127 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PredictWind Limited | Cloud First Computing LLC |
Customer experience
PredictChat
Salty Dawg
In-app purchases
PredictChat
No in-app purchases
Salty Dawg
No in-app purchases
