Comparison

FMT Control Panel vs Boreas Marine Map

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

Head to head
About

FMT Control Panel

Features
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Falcon Mega Track (FMT Control Panel) is a vessel tracking system app that tracks, monitors, and optimizes vessels. It provides a real-time overview of Vessels on a Graphical Map, to track at your convenience, create and monitor the Vessel route, and any other detail that might be important through a Vessel voyage and stabilizing a route. It is a reliable and enriched App that can be accessed anywhere in the world. It acts like a remote control for your vessels and boats. It facilitates all the tracking features on one platform for fleet owners, CSOs, managers, and charterers to monitor and optimize the vessel's voyages.

About

Boreas Marine Map

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Boreas is an offline-first nautical chart and cruising companion. Built for boaters, sailors and fishermen: even with no signal, your chart, your route and your safety alerts stay with you. 87 regions in 23 countries, from the Norwegian fjords to the Florida Keys. • OFFLINE CHART AND SAFETY Downloaded regions work with no internet at all: coastline, depths, spot soundings, seamarks, and shallow-water and rock alerts in your pocket. • CHARTS FROM THE AUTHORITIES THEMSELVES Where a country publishes its own chart data, that is what you get. NOAA ENC in the United States, Kystverket in Norway, Vaylavirasto in Finland, EMODnet surveyed bathymetry across Europe. Lights carry their real characters. • YOUR FIRST REGION IS FREE Download one region, your own water, at no charge. See the depths and the marks before you decide whether Boreas is worth paying for. • PLAN BEFORE YOU CAST OFF Pre-departure check: weather, wind and sea state at your departure point, plus a shallow and hazard scan along your route. Automatic routing keeps to water with a depth margin, in every region you have. • WEATHER AND SEA STATE Wind, waves, currents, temperature and sea level, with up-to-date forecasts. • FISHING LAYER (NORWAY) Registered fishing grounds, spawning areas, shrimp fields, lobster reserves, closures and fish farm sites, from the Directorate of Fisheries. • FLEET (FREE) See your boat and nearby friendly boats live on the chart, and share your position. • HAZARDS NOT ON THE CHART Community notes, derived rock and shallow markers, and AIS vessel traffic. • 3D COASTAL VIEW (Pro Plus) See the shore in three dimensions as you approach. • WHERE BOREAS COVERS Norway - Oslofjorden, Sorlandet, Stavanger, Bergen, Sognefjorden Finland - Turku archipelago and Aland, Helsinki Sweden - Stockholm, Bohuslan, Oland, Gotland Denmark - Kattegat, Oresund, the South Funen archipelago, Limfjorden, Vadehavet Germany - Kiel, Ruegen, Ostfriesland, Elbe-Weser, Nordfriesland Netherlands - Waddenzee, Zeeland, IJsselmeer, Hollandse Kust United Kingdom - Solent, Thames, Dover Strait, North East, Clyde, Hebrides, South West Ireland - South Coast France - Bretagne, La Rochelle, Cote d'Azur, Corse Poland - Gdansk Bay Estonia - Tallinn and Saaremaa Spain, Portugal, Italy, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Malta, Greece, Cyprus Turkiye - Marmara (built in), Aegean, Mediterranean, Black Sea United States - Florida, Chesapeake, Long Island Sound, New England, Maine, San Francisco, Puget Sound, the Great Lakes, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Brazil - Angra, Rio, Ilhabela, Buzios, Florianopolis, Salvador Boreas starts free. Pro and Pro Plus subscriptions unlock extras such as weather and sea state, every downloadable region, unlimited routes and the 3D coastal view. Monthly, yearly and lifetime options; cancel anytime. Note: Boreas is a planning and awareness aid; it does not replace official nautical charts. Navigation safety remains the captain's responsibility. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

FMT Control Panel4 screens
Boreas Marine Map4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FMT Control Panel at none against Boreas Marine Map's 6. FMT Control Panel also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price 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. Boreas Marine Map sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. FMT Control Panel asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
FMT Control Panel versus Boreas Marine Map: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFMT Control PanelBoreas Marine Map
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFALCON MEGA SOLUTIONSOGUZ BAYAR

In-app purchases

None

FMT Control Panel

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Boreas Marine Map

Subscriptions4
  • Boreas Pro — Aylık7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Boreas Pro+ — Aylık7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Boreas Pro — Yıllık7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Boreas Pro+ — Yıllık7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time2
  • Boreas Pro — Ömür Boyu$99.99
  • Boreas Pro+ — Ömür Boyu$149.99

Questions

Is FMT Control Panel free?
FMT Control Panel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Boreas Marine Map free?
Boreas Marine Map is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FMT Control Panel or Boreas Marine Map have ads?
Boreas Marine Map shows ads; FMT Control Panel does not.

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