Comparison

Salty Offshore vs Nets Up

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

Head to head
About

Salty Offshore

Plan and analyze offshore fishing trips with detailed water data, weather, and vessel tracking. Record your journeys, log catches hands-free, and learn patterns to improve your fishing success. Offers offline maps and collaborative planning for crews.

Highlights
  • Advanced water analysis (temp, color, currents)
  • Weather and radar overlays
  • Trip tracking and hands-free logging
  • Waypoint management and history
  • Offline maps for remote areas
  • Collaborative planning with crew
  • AIS vessel tracking
Features
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Plan the Run. Record the Trip. Learn the Water. Salty is offshore planning and analysis. Plan the run on water analysis, record the trip, and keep a logbook that shows the conditions behind every bite. The more you fish it, the sharper it gets. Plan the Run • Water Analysis: water temperature, water color, currents, sea surface height, salinity, subsurface temperature, dissolved oxygen and more, for your region every day • Overlay Datasets: put two kinds of ocean data on one chart and see where they agree • Temperature Breaks and Eddies outlined on the chart • Water Playback: play recent satellite passes and watch the water move • Weather: wind, gusts, pressure and radar on the same chart as your water • Shaded Relief and Depth Contours to see the bottom you fish • AIS: see the boats working near you and where they've been • Bite Windows, tides and live buoys for the places you fish • Collaborative Planning: share waypoints, trips and your map with your crew Record the Trip • Trip Tracker records your trail, speed and depth • Hands-Free Logging: log bites, catches and raised fish from the Lock Screen or with Siri • End-of-Trip Summary: confirm your catches, bites and raised fish by species when you're back • Waypoints save the places you fish, with the water at each one • Position Sharing: send a link so someone ashore can see your boat • Shareable Trip Images: post your day with your own photo behind the trail Learn the Water • Conditions at Every Bite: the water temperature, water color and depth at each bite • Trip Analysis: the water along your trip and at each bite • Season Patterns: see which conditions repeated across your season • Waypoint History: see how the water has changed at your waypoints • Condition Alerts: pick the water you want at a waypoint, and we'll notify you when it's there Ready Offshore • 34 offshore regions on five continents • Offline Maps: download your water before you lose signal • Saved Maps and Saved Overlays bring back your setup in one tap • New Satellite Pass Alerts when new water temperature or chlorophyll arrives for your region • Import and export waypoints as GPX files for your chartplotter Start with a free preview. Features and data availability vary by plan and region. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://saltyoffshore.com/privacy

About

Nets Up

Discover nearby basketball courts and connect with other players to find pickup games. See court activity, check in, and know who's playing next. Organize games and stay connected with friends and local players.

Highlights
  • Nearby court discovery
  • Court activity indicators
  • Check-ins and player counts
  • Favorite courts
  • Friend connections
  • Direct messages
  • Court message boards
Features
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Nets Up helps pickup basketball players find courts, connect with other players, and see where runs are happening. Explore nearby courts, view activity levels, check in when you arrive, and see who is next to play. Nets Up makes it easier to find a run without guessing where people are playing. You can add favorite courts, connect with friends, send direct messages, post on court message boards, and get notifications for activity that matters to you. Whether you are looking for a quick shootaround, a competitive pickup run, or a way to stay connected with local players, Nets Up helps you know where to go and who is playing. Features include: - Nearby court discovery - Court activity indicators - Check-ins and player counts - Favorite courts - Friend connections - Direct messages - Court message boards - Activity and message notifications - Player profiles

Screenshots

Salty Offshore4 screens
Nets Up4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nets Up at none against Salty Offshore's 8. Nets Up also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Salty Offshore's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (13 vs 1). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Salty Offshore sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Nets Up 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 Salty Offshore against 5.0 for Nets Up. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Salty Offshore has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Salty Offshore ships an update every 3 days, Nets Up monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Salty Offshore versus Nets Up: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSalty OffshoreNets Up
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (13 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB46 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperRyan CoughlinJOHN HENRY SLAUGHTER CLARK

Customer experience

Salty Offshore

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Nets Up

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Salty Offshore

Subscriptions8
  • AIS Vessels$9.991 Month
  • Salty Basic Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Salty Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$24.991 Month
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  • Salty Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • Basic Annual7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Salty Pro (Annual - New)7 Days trial$199.991 Year
  • Salty Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$199.991 Year
  • Elite Annual7 Days trial$500.001 Year
None

Nets Up

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Salty Offshore free?
Salty Offshore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nets Up free?
Nets Up is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Salty Offshore or Nets Up?
Salty Offshore and Nets Up are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 13 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Salty Offshore or Nets Up have ads?
Neither Salty Offshore nor Nets Up shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Salty Offshore or Nets Up?
Salty Offshore ships an update every 3 days, and Nets Up monthly. Most recently, Salty Offshore was updated on November 5, 2026 and Nets Up on October 31, 2026.

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