Comparison

Float Travis vs ClearDepth

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

Head to head
About

Float Travis

Navigate Lake Travis and the Colorado River with this comprehensive boating application. Discover marinas, boat launches, and restaurants, and save your favorite locations. Share your real-time position and record your journeys on the water.

Highlights
  • Save favorite locations
  • Create custom places
  • Record and save tracks
  • Share live location
  • 3D map mode
  • Real-time location tracking
  • Lake news and weather
Features
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Lake Travis's boating app. Learn your way around Lake Travis and the Colorado River. Navigate to marinas, boat launches, restaurants, and more. Save your favorite spots and share them with friends. Favorites - Save your favorite marinas, boat launches, restaurants, and other points of interest for easy access later. With favorites you can quickly orient to your preferred spots without searching every time. Places - Create and customize your own places on the map. Whether it’s a quiet cove for relaxation, a prime wake surfing area, or a popular hangout spot, places allows you to mark and personalize locations important to you. Tracks - Record your day on the water and save your path. Live Sessions - Share your real-time location with a link or code. 3D Map Mode - Follow your course with terrain and depth in perspective. Locate Yourself Instantly - See your exact location on the map to orient with ease. Current - Check the latest lake news, water level and temperature, and weather forecast. Choose Your Map Style - Choose from various base maps to find the view that best suits your needs, whether it’s a standard map, satellite imagery, or a dark mode map for nighttime adventures. Map Overlays - Toggle on and off overlays to see additional information on the map. Overlays include fuel docks, boat launches, navigational markers, and more. Terms of Use - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ClearDepth

This app provides real-time hazard information for boaters and lake-goers, showing submerged dangers and shallow spots on interactive maps. It automatically adjusts hazard severity based on current water levels, enhancing safety on the water.

Highlights
  • Community-reported hazards on interactive maps
  • Real-time water level adjustments
  • Proximity alerts for flagged areas
  • Per-lake community chat
  • Support for 150+ US lakes
Features
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ClearDepth is the water safety app built for boaters and lake-goers who want to know what's beneath the surface before they get there. Whether you're anchoring in a cove, letting the kids jump in, or navigating unfamiliar water, ClearDepth shows you hazards reported by other boaters in real time: submerged rocks, shallow spots, blind turns, debris, and more. And because water levels change, ClearDepth automatically adjusts the severity of every hazard based on current conditions. A rock that's harmless at high water becomes a serious threat when levels drop. Features: Community-reported hazards on interactive lake maps Real-time water level data that updates hazard severity automatically Proximity alerts that notify you as you approach a flagged area Per-lake community chat to connect with boaters on the same water Support for 150+ lakes across the United States ClearDepth is built on the idea that boaters looking out for each other makes everyone safer. Every report you add helps the next person on the water.

Screenshots

Float Travis4 screens
ClearDepth4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ClearDepth at Free against Float Travis's $2.99. ClearDepth also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (53 vs 1). On rating, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

ClearDepth is free to download; Float Travis costs $2.99 up front. Float Travis sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. ClearDepth asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Float Travis against 5.0 for ClearDepth. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ClearDepth has 53 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Float Travis ships an update every 3 weeks, ClearDepth every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Float Travis versus ClearDepth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFloat TravisClearDepth
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (53 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings153 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB37 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperJason SanfordPoint 6 LLC

Customer experience

Float Travis

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ClearDepth

All ratings53 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Float Travis

Subscriptions2
  • Float+ Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Float+ Annual$19.991 Year
None

ClearDepth

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Float Travis free?
Float Travis costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is ClearDepth free?
ClearDepth is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Float Travis or ClearDepth?
Float Travis and ClearDepth are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 53 ratings respectively.
Do Float Travis or ClearDepth have ads?
Neither Float Travis nor ClearDepth shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Float Travis or ClearDepth?
Float Travis ships an update every 3 weeks, and ClearDepth every 6 days. Most recently, Float Travis was updated on September 30, 2026 and ClearDepth on October 7, 2026.

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