Costa Carts vs The Budge App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Costa Carts
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Join the Costa Carts family and download our free app! Get the latest assets news, event updates, and explore advanced features like optional telemetry services. -- PREMIUM ACCESS: Access your boat's telemetry around the clock with the paid premium service, enabling real-time monitoring. If your boat is fitted with a LocMarine device, you can track battery voltage, location, movement, and receive on-site weather reports 3 months of free premium access. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Where applicable, your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscriptions in Account Settings after purchase. -- Privacy Policy: https://www.locmarine.com/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://www.locmarine.com/terms-and-conditions Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
The Budge App
Discover local points of interest like cafes, parks, and shops. See real-time crowd levels to avoid busy times. Find hidden gems and plan your outings with ease.
- Local place discovery
- Real-time crowd information
- Find cafes, parks, restaurants
- Discover shops and hidden gems
- Avoid busy times
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Budge is a local discovery app that helps you find places of interest near you – from cafes, parks, and restaurants to museums, shops, and hidden gems – all while showing you real-time crowd levels so you can avoid the rush.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Budge App at none against Costa Carts's 1. The Budge App also leads on update cadence (every 3 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. Costa Carts sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. The Budge App asks for nothing beyond the download.
Costa Carts ships an update every 2 months, The Budge App every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Costa Carts | The Budge App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Locmarine Telematics, LLC | Jenna Keller |
In-app purchases
Costa Carts
- Premium Access3 Months trial$9.991 Month
The Budge App
No in-app purchases
