CruiseLegend vs SkyWindow
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.
SkyWindow
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Ever looked out an airplane window and wondered what that mountain, city, or river below actually is? SkyWindow tells you. Hold your phone up to the window and SkyWindow labels the peaks, cities, lakes, and landmarks passing beneath you in real time — like a living map of the world outside your window. WHAT YOU CAN DO • See it live — Point your phone and watch names appear over the real view, each with its elevation or distance. • Go deeper — Tap any label for details: elevation, distance, coordinates, and a quick read from Wikipedia. • Filter the view — Show only peaks, cities, water, or parks. Whatever you care about, nothing you don't. • Capture the moment — Snap a "memory" photo with the labels baked right in, captioned with the landmarks, altitude, date, and time. • Keep a Passport — Collect the places you spot and revisit them anytime. • Works offline — Download the map before you fly, and SkyWindow keeps working with no signal at 35,000 feet. BUILT FOR THE WINDOW SEAT Whether you're flying cross-country, standing at a mountain overlook, or road-tripping through big country, SkyWindow turns "what is that?" into "oh — that's it." PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ads. No tracking. No accounts required. Your photos stay on your device. Sign in with Apple is completely optional and is only used to sync your Passport of saved places across your devices. A QUICK NOTE SkyWindow is made for curiosity and fun — not navigation. Landmark positions are approximate, so always rely on official instruments and charts for anything that matters. So next time you get the window seat, you'll always know exactly what you're looking at.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SkyWindow at daily against CruiseLegend's every 2 months. CruiseLegend's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
CruiseLegend ships an update every 2 months, SkyWindow daily. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CruiseLegend | SkyWindow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (26 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Hoogenkamp | Matthew Harmon |
In-app purchases
CruiseLegend
No in-app purchases
SkyWindow
No in-app purchases
Questions
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