Boat Data vs Anchor Alarm Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boat Data
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Stay in control on the water with "Boat Data". Connect to your boat’s network and get instant access to speed, heading, depth, wind, and more. Monitor nearby vessels with AIS, and display all data from SignalK, NMEA 0183 or NMEA2000 protocols in a clean, customizable dashboard. Perfect for sailors, cruisers, and racing enthusiasts who want safer, smarter, and more connected boating. By downloading this app, you agree to the Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/")
Anchor Alarm Pro
This app acts as a reliable anchor watch for boaters. It alerts you with a loud, escalating alarm if your vessel drifts outside a set safe radius, ensuring peace of mind while at anchor. It supports various anchor zone shapes and offers flexible GPS input options.
- Loud, escalating drag alarm
- Circular, sector, and corridor anchor zones
- Supports internal and external GPS
- Remote monitoring via shared code
- Live map with track history
- Battery-conscious operation
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Anchor Alarm Pro turns your iPhone into a dependable anchor watch. Drop your anchor, set a safe radius, and the app sounds a loud, escalating alarm the instant your boat drags outside the zone, so you can actually sleep at anchor. KEEPS YOU SAFE OVERNIGHT • Loud alarm that overrides the silent switch and rings even when the phone is asleep • Soft pre-alert first, then a full alarm if you don't respond • Smart drag detection that ignores normal swinging and won't false-alarm when you motor up to retrieve the anchor FLEXIBLE ANCHOR ZONES • Simple circular safe zone around the anchor • Sector zones for swing on a single tide line • Bow/stern corridor for Mediterranean and stern-to mooring: point your bow and set how far the boat may move ACCURATE POSITION, YOUR WAY • Built-in iPhone GPS • External Bluetooth GPS receiver for better accuracy • NMEA 0183 over TCP/UDP from your chartplotter, or Signal K from your boat network • Auto-selects the most accurate connected source WATCH FROM YOUR PHONE OR FROM SHORE • Share a short code to link a second device, no account, no login • One phone stays on the boat; another monitors remotely and gets the same drag alarm via push notification, even backgrounded • Live boat position, track history, and battery status of the boat's device BUILT FOR REAL CRUISING • Live map with your track, swing circle, and OpenSeaMap-style detail • Battery-conscious: eases off GPS while holding, sharpens up near the edge or while dragging • Scrub back through your night's track to see exactly where you sat Anchor Alarm Pro is made by sailors, for sailors. Set it once and trust it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Anchor Alarm Pro at none against Boat Data's 1. Boat Data's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Boat Data sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year. Anchor Alarm Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Boat Data | Anchor Alarm Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FABIAN FISAHN | Plapp |
In-app purchases
Boat Data
- Boat Data - Premium14 Days trial$3.991 Year
Anchor Alarm Pro
No in-app purchases
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