moodSailor vs Boreas Marine Map
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
moodSailor
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moodSailor is a nautical navigation app for sailors, boaters, kayakers and anyone who spends time on the water. It works offline, runs on your phone, and respects your privacy. NAVIGATION - Man overboard: MOB button on every screen, alarm, bearing and drift area - COG, SOG, max and average speed - Distance travelled, current GPS position, magnetic heading - Compass: fixed or rotating mode - Head-up course-over-ground compass - Reorderable metric cards - Custom cockpit panels: your cards, your sizes - Regatta mode: course marks, start sequence with flags and countdown, over-early alert - Signal K and NMEA instruments on the cockpit: heading, depth, wind - TVMDC calculator, units converter and IALA region card MAP - OpenStreetMap base layer with OpenSeaMap nautical chart overlay - Official charts where a hydrographic office publishes one free: Norway, US, Canada, Iceland, Netherlands, Spain - Offline tile caching: pick an area, layers and zoom - One-tap Map/Satellite view switch - Adjustable overlay opacity - Download tiles, weather, marine data and marks - Three rotation modes: north up, COG-aligned, compass-aligned - Follow mode with position marker and heading line - Route tool: draw, measure, save multi-leg routes - Sketches: draw freely on the map in eight colours, save by name, export as KML or GeoJSON - Route deviation watch: alarm when your heading leaves the course, even with the screen off - Anchor watch: circle or polygon around the drop point, alarm if the boat drags - Navigational warnings: French AVURNAV, Canada, Croatia and relayed authorities WEATHER, CURRENTS AND TIDES - Wind, ocean currents, waves and swell from Open-Meteo - Wave and swell height, direction and period - Choose the forecast sheet's weather fields - Animated particles or wind-barb arrows - Smooth heatmap with colour scale - Forecast time slider - Tide curve integrated in the sea-level row - Every recorded GPS point carries its weather, currents, waves and tide GPS TRACES - Recording interval: 1, 2 or 5 seconds - Background mode: keeps running with screen locked - Live trace coloured by speed - Resilient to GPS dropouts - Native iOS location manager for reliable background recording - Editor: mini-map, altitude graph, weather, currents, tide - Six denoising rules - Import via "Open With" from Files, Mail - Export to GPX, GeoJSON, CSV or KML POINTS OF INTEREST - Create, edit and delete POIs - Nautical marks: the full IALA set, incl. wreck and preferred channel - POIs on the map with type-specific icons - Mark detail pages: light rhythm, cardinal topmark - Lit marks flash their real light rhythm on the map - OpenSeaMap nautical marks: download as POIs, search by signal code - Export points, seamarks or your position as GPX, KML, CSV or GeoJSON AR POI FINDER - Live camera with augmented-reality POI markers - Compass ribbon with cardinal labels - Configurable distance range and marker size - Immersive full-screen mode - OpenSeaMap nautical marks and saved POIs visible in AR view - Camera detects the real horizon line - Night light ID: matches flash rhythm against charted lights AIS VESSEL TRACKING (optional) - Live nearby vessel positions on the map and in AR POI Finder - Course and speed indicators - Vessels rendered as kites under way and circles when stopped - AR vessels at real angular size - Status icons on vessel symbol - Predicted AR positions from last course/speed KNOWLEDGE - Built-in reference: glossary, beacons, ship lights, day marks, wind, magnetism, currents, tides - Search, sources, illustrations - Interactive tide tool: pick a point on the map - Morse & ICS signal flags: text->code/flag SETTINGS - 25 languages - Units: distance, speed, altitude, temperature, coordinates - Themes: light, system, dark - Weather model selector - Offline regions list with size and delete PRIVACY - No account, no ads, no tracking - Your data stays on your device - Train the fleet: opt-in sightings sharpen recognition
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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: moodSailor at none against Boreas Marine Map's 6. Boreas Marine Map's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Boreas Marine Map sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. moodSailor asks for nothing beyond the download.
moodSailor ships an update every 2 weeks, Boreas Marine Map every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | moodSailor | Boreas Marine Map |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Société Française d'Infonuagique | OGUZ BAYAR |
In-app purchases
moodSailor
No in-app purchases
Boreas Marine Map
- 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
- Boreas Pro — Ömür Boyu$99.99
- Boreas Pro+ — Ömür Boyu$149.99









