Comparison

FerryWizard vs Make the Ferry

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

Head to head
About

FerryWizard

This app provides the fastest routes across the Puget Sound by analyzing real-time traffic, ferry reports, and vessel data. It helps you plan your journey efficiently between Seattle, Kitsap, and Whidbey Island.

Highlights
  • Real-time traffic analysis
  • WSDOT ferry reports
  • Traffic camera integration
  • USCG vessel reports
  • Fastest route calculation
  • Seattle, Kitsap, Whidbey Island routes
Features
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Find the fastest way across the Puget Sound in seconds! Unlike any other app, FerryWizard uses all of the things that affect your trip -- from real-time traffic speeds, WSDOT ferry reports, traffic cameras, USCG vessel reports, and more to provide you the best path between Seattle, Kitsap, and Whidbey Island. We're continuously improving the app, so check back for updates regularly. Ferries can be dumb; you don't have to be. This app uses the Standard Apple End User License Agreement and Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Make the Ferry

This app predicts your chances of making a specific ferry sailing based on live traffic, boat capacity, and filling speed. It provides an exact departure time and real-time vessel tracking to eliminate guesswork.

Highlights
  • Will-I-make-it predictions
  • Exact leave-by time calculation
  • Live vessel map
  • Terminal camera views
  • Delay detection
  • Leave-by reminders
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Will you make the ferry? Make the Ferry is an independent app for Washington State Ferries riders. Instead of raw numbers, it estimates your odds of making a specific sailing and tells you when to leave. On Seattle-Bainbridge, Seattle-Bremerton and Edmonds-Kingston it combines your drive time, the boat's vehicle space (from WSDOT's public data), how fast the line is filling, and reported delays into odds and a leave-by time. These are estimates, not promises. Always check WSF before you travel. NEW: WATER TAXI See Water Taxi sailings between Seattle, West Seattle and Vashon: the published timetable, delays and cancellations the operator announces, boat positions when they are reporting, and whether you can reach the dock before your boat sails. Location is used once, only when you tap My location, and is not stored. NEW: BUSES AND LINK After a walk-on check, tap "Taking a bus or Link?" to see your boat, your stop and your bus or Link on one map. A bus shows Live only when it is actually reporting its position. A timetable time says Scheduled. ALSO - Leave-by reminders for a sailing you pick - A map of WSF boats - Terminal cameras, so you can see the line before you drive - Walk-on odds that say how long you have before boarding closes - Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth and Point Defiance-Tahlequah: schedules, boat positions and delay tags, but no odds - No account, no ads, free Made by a ferry rider, a Bainbridge Island native. Make the Ferry is not affiliated with or endorsed by Washington State Ferries, WSDOT or King County. Ferry data comes from WSDOT's public Traveler API. Transit scheduling, geographic, and real-time data provided by permission of King County.

Screenshots

FerryWizard4 screens
Make the Ferry4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Make the Ferry at 100% against FerryWizard's 50%. Make the Ferry also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Make the Ferry is free to download; FerryWizard costs $1.99 up front. FerryWizard sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Make the Ferry asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FerryWizard ships an update every 2 months, Make the Ferry weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
FerryWizard versus Make the Ferry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFerryWizardMake the Ferry
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating—4.3 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—11 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDan McMathThe Big Board LLC

Customer experience

FerryWizard

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Make the Ferry

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

FerryWizard

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Unlimited Annual$49.991 Year
One-time2
  • Unlimited Lifetime$89.99
  • Unlimited Lifetime$150.00
None

Make the Ferry

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FerryWizard free?
FerryWizard costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Make the Ferry free?
Make the Ferry is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FerryWizard or Make the Ferry have ads?
Neither FerryWizard nor Make the Ferry shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FerryWizard or Make the Ferry?
FerryWizard ships an update every 2 months, and Make the Ferry weekly. Most recently, FerryWizard was updated on November 4, 2026 and Make the Ferry on November 6, 2026.

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