Float SML vs Lake360
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Float SML
Navigate Smith Mountain Lake with this comprehensive boating app. Discover marinas, launches, and restaurants, and save your favorite spots. Record your tracks, share your location live, and view detailed 3D maps with customizable overlays.
- Save favorite locations
- Create custom places
- Record and save tracks
- Share live location
- 3D map mode with terrain and depth
- View lake news and weather
- Customizable map styles and overlays
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Smith Mountain Lake's boating app. Learn your way around Smith Mountain Lake. 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/
Lake360
Plan safe boating routes that stay on the water, avoiding roads and land. Access real-time lake conditions, weather, and points of interest like marinas and fuel docks. Unlock additional lakes with one-time purchases.
- On-water route planning
- Marina, restaurant, and fuel dock locations
- Live water levels and weather
- Channel markers and satellite imagery
- Save Home dock for quick routing
- One-time lake unlock purchases
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Lake360 is the recreational boating companion that actually understands water. Plan routes that stay in the lake — no more GPS directions that cut across peninsulas or send you down highways. WHAT YOU GET • On-water route planning that follows the channel • Every marina, restaurant, fuel dock, and boat ramp • Save your dock as Home for one-tap routing • Live water levels, weather, and radar • Channel markers and satellite imagery FREE LAKES Smith Mountain Lake (VA) and Old Hickory Lake (TN) are completely free — no account needed. LAKE PASSES ($6.99 each) Unlock any lake with a one-time purchase. No subscriptions, no recurring charges. Yours forever. Available lakes include Lanier, Allatoona, Hartwell, Norman, Tahoe, Travis, Texoma, Havasu, Lake of the Ozarks, Table Rock, Cumberland, Kentucky Lake, and more — 26 lakes and growing. BUILT FOR BOATERS Lake360 is a situational awareness tool to help you explore your lake. It is not a substitute for official navigation charts, proper safety equipment, or prudent seamanship. Always follow local waterway regulations. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lake360 at 50% against Float SML's 0%. Lake360 also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and rating (3.0 vs 1.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
Lake360 is free to download; Float SML costs $2.99 up front. Float SML sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Lake360 sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lake360 holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Float SML's written reviews are positive against 50% of Lake360's.
Float SML ships an update every 11 months, Lake360 monthly. Both last shipped on September 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Float SML | Lake360 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jason Sanford | CAVU Consulting LLC |
Customer experience
Float SML
Lake360
In-app purchases
Float SML
- Float+ Monthly$2.991 Month
- Float+ Annual$19.991 Year
Lake360
- Lake Norman Pass$6.99
- Lake Lanier Pass$6.99
- Lake Texoma Pass$6.99
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- Lake of the Ozarks Pass$6.99
- Lake Cumberland Pass$6.99
- Lake Mead Pass$6.99
- Table Rock Lake Pass$6.99
- Lake Tahoe Pass$6.99
- Deep Creek Lake Pass$6.99
- Truman Lake Pass$6.99
- Lake Powell Pass$6.99







