Comparison

AGLCA vs 302 Waterways

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

AGLCA

Plan your Great Loop adventure with this navigation app. Discover sponsor locations, Harbor Hosts, and member-designated points of interest along the route. Members gain access to exclusive features like location-based Harbor Host finding and sponsor discounts.

Highlights
  • Great Loop route visualization
  • Sponsor and Harbor Host locations
  • Member-exclusive points of interest
  • Great Loop FAQs and boat information
  • Sample itineraries
  • GPX file downloads for navigation apps
Features
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America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association’s app helps you plan stops on your Great Loop adventure by showing you the route itself, and where you can find our sponsors, Harbor Hosts, and “Best of the Loop” points of interest in more than 10 categories as designated by our members. All app users can review the Great Loop route, read FAQs about the Great Loop route and Great Loop-capable boats, and learn more about each segment of the Great Loop. AGLCA members enjoy additional features, such as finding Harbor Hosts near their current location, getting discount offers from our sponsors, and seeing details about each “Best of the Loop” point of interest. AGLCA members can also see a sample itinerary for the Great Loop that shows just one of the thousands of combinations of stops you can make on the Great Loop. You can also download .gpx files for each leg that can be imported into your navigation app for review.

About

302 Waterways

This navigation app provides real-time boating information for Delaware and Maryland coastal waters. It combines NOAA charts with community-sourced data on hazards, sandbars, and popular routes. Features include live maps, community reports, cruise mode, and route sharing.

Highlights
  • Live NOAA charts with satellite imagery
  • Real-time community hazard reports
  • Cruise mode with auto-zoom navigation
  • Record and share GPS tracks
  • Tide, wind, and weather conditions
  • Connect with other boaters
Features
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302 Waterways is the community-powered navigation app built for Delaware & Maryland coastal waters — the Indian River, Rehoboth and Assawoman bays, the Delaware Bay, the coastal inlets, and the connected tidal rivers. See what local boaters know, in real time: shifting sandbars, shoaling, hazards, no-wake areas, and the routes people actually run — all on a live chart with NOAA nautical charts and high-resolution satellite imagery. WHAT YOU GET • Live map — NOAA charts + satellite, channel markers, depth, marinas, fuel docks, and public boat ramps • Community reports — sandbars, shoaling, debris, hazards, no-wake areas, and wildlife sightings, confirmed by other boaters • Cruise mode — a heading-up, follow-along navigation view with your speed and course, that auto-zooms with your speed and calls out hazards and no-wake zones ahead • Routes — record your track by GPS and share the line so others can follow it • Conditions — tides, wind, and weather at a glance • Friends — connect with other boaters and see the routes they share with you • Mark an area — draw a caution area to warn the community Built by boaters, for our waters. Free to use. IMPORTANT: 302 Waterways is community intelligence — not a certified nautical chart and not a replacement for official charts, a dedicated GPS chartplotter, or safe seamanship. Conditions change; always navigate responsibly and carry required safety equipment.

Screenshots

AGLCA4 screens
302 Waterways4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: 302 Waterways at every 4 days against AGLCA's every 3 months. 302 Waterways also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium). AGLCA's advantage is ratings volume (476 vs 3). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for AGLCA against 5.0 for 302 Waterways. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AGLCA has 476 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AGLCA ships an update every 3 months, 302 Waterways every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AGLCA versus 302 Waterways: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAGLCA302 Waterways
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (476 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings476 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLand and Sea SoftwareMichael Eller

Customer experience

AGLCA

All ratings475 ratings
Positive98.7%
Neutral0.6%
Negative0.6%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

302 Waterways

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

AGLCA

No in-app purchases

None

302 Waterways

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AGLCA free?
AGLCA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 302 Waterways free?
302 Waterways is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AGLCA or 302 Waterways?
302 Waterways is rated higher. AGLCA averages 4.9 out of 5 from 476 ratings, while 302 Waterways averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do AGLCA or 302 Waterways have ads?
Neither AGLCA nor 302 Waterways shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AGLCA or 302 Waterways?
AGLCA ships an update every 3 months, and 302 Waterways every 4 days. Most recently, AGLCA was updated on October 30, 2026 and 302 Waterways on October 31, 2026.

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