Comparison

Float Travis vs BuoyPilot

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

BuoyPilot

This app helps boaters identify and report lake hazards like stumps and shallow areas to improve water safety. It also provides fishing insights, weather information, and lake conditions. An optional subscription unlocks offline maps and advanced features.

Highlights
  • Discover and report lake hazards
  • Check lake conditions and weather
  • Access fishing insights and forecasts
  • View offline lake maps (Pro)
  • Contribute to community safety map
  • Plan day trips with helpful tools
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BuoyPilot helps boaters discover lake hazards, report obstructions, check lake conditions, view fishing insights, and contribute to a growing community-powered lake safety map. Boating conditions can change fast. Stumps, rocks, shallow areas, debris, and other hazards may appear or become harder to see as water levels change. BuoyPilot gives lake users a simple way to mark hazards, view nearby reports, and improve awareness for everyone on the water. Plan your time on the lake with helpful tools for weather radar, lake levels, bathymetry on supported lakes, marinas, fuel reports, day planning, and Fishing Intelligence. Fishing Intelligence can show known fish at supported lakes, current fishing outlooks, recommended approaches, lure and bait ideas, water clarity, fishing factors, and forecast windows. Free features include weather radar, bathymetry on supported lakes, basic forecasts, 3 AI fish IDs per month, and up to 25 saved catches. Optional BuoyPilot Pro features include up to 10 offline lakes, fishing zones on supported lakes, detailed weather and Day Planner, 50 AI fish IDs per month, and unlimited catch entries. BuoyPilot is community based and still growing. Always use caution, follow local regulations, and verify official boating, fishing, weather, and water-level information before making decisions on the water. BuoyPilot Pro Subscription BuoyPilot Pro is an optional auto-renewing subscription that unlocks Pro features including up to 10 offline lakes, fishing zones on supported lakes, detailed weather and Day Planner, 50 AI fish IDs per month, and unlimited catch entries. Pro Monthly: $4.99 per month Pro Annual: $39.99 per year Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://buoypilot.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Float Travis4 screens
BuoyPilot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BuoyPilot at Free against Float Travis's $2.99. BuoyPilot also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence 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

BuoyPilot is free to download; Float Travis costs $2.99 up front. Float Travis sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and BuoyPilot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

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 BuoyPilot. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Float Travis ships an update every 3 weeks, BuoyPilot fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Float Travis versus BuoyPilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFloat TravisBuoyPilot
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB129 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJason SanfordElk Ridge Systems LLC

Customer experience

Float Travis

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

BuoyPilot

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 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
2 purchases

BuoyPilot

Subscriptions2
  • BuoyPilot Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • BuoyPilot Pro Annual$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Float Travis free?
Float Travis costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is BuoyPilot free?
BuoyPilot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Float Travis or BuoyPilot?
Float Travis and BuoyPilot are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Float Travis or BuoyPilot have ads?
Neither Float Travis nor BuoyPilot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Float Travis or BuoyPilot?
Float Travis ships an update every 3 weeks, and BuoyPilot fortnightly. Most recently, Float Travis was updated on September 30, 2026 and BuoyPilot on September 18, 2026.

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