CruiseLegend vs AboardAlert
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CruiseLegend
Discover ship and port schedules with real-time insights into port busyness. Access detailed port guides and more. This app offers an intuitive and insightful experience without requiring registration or in-app purchases.
- Ship schedules
- Port schedules
- Port busyness indicators
- Port guides
- No registration required
- No in-app purchases
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Ship and port schedules, see which ships you can expect to see in port (and how busy it will be). Port guides and much more! Very insightful and easy to use. No registration, login or in app purchases. Just click and go.
AboardAlert
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Keep your return-to-ship time clear, even when your phone and the ship are showing different times. AboardAlert is a cruise port-day countdown built around ship time. Set the official all-aboard date and time, confirm the ship clock, and AboardAlert keeps your return target anchored to that ship-time reference while you are ashore. HOW IT WORKS Set your official all-aboard time in ship time. AboardAlert shows a large countdown, ship time and local phone time, and schedules return reminders before all-aboard. Default reminders are: • 2 hours before • 1 hour before • 30 minutes before You can also set a custom reminder. BUILT FOR REAL PORT DAYS • Large all-aboard countdown • Ship time and local time on the same screen • Return reminders before all-aboard • Saved cruise and port-day details • Offline use after subscription verification — useful in airplane mode or when connectivity is limited • No ads • No affiliate links • No account required WHY THIS EXISTS Cruise port days can get confusing when ship time, local time, and your phone’s automatic time-zone setting do not match. AboardAlert is designed to keep your return-to-ship target tied to the ship time you confirmed rather than relying on your phone’s changing local time. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your cruise-day details stay on your device. AboardAlert does not use your itinerary for advertising or tracking. IMPORTANT Always confirm the official all-aboard time with ship announcements, cruise-line materials, and crew. AboardAlert is a personal timing aid and is not a substitute for official ship communications. SUBSCRIPTION AboardAlert requires a subscription to use the app. There is no free tier and no free trial. • Monthly: $0.99 • Annual: $9.99 Subscriptions renew automatically until canceled in your App Store account. No ads. Privacy: https://sunnyengineer.com/sunengineering_privacy_policy.html Terms: https://sunnyengineer.com/terms.html Support: https://sunnyengineer.com/contact.html App site: https://sunnyengineer.com/AboardAlert/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CruiseLegend at none against AboardAlert's 2. AboardAlert's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. AboardAlert sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. CruiseLegend asks for nothing beyond the download.
CruiseLegend ships an update every 2 months, AboardAlert every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CruiseLegend | AboardAlert |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (21 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Hoogenkamp | Henk de Swardt |
In-app purchases
CruiseLegend
No in-app purchases
AboardAlert
- Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
- Aboard Alert Premium Annual$9.991 Year
Questions
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