Comparison

BlueBaħar vs Boating Malta App

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

Head to head
About

BlueBaħar

Features
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BlueBaħar helps you know before you go out to sea, now in Malta, Gozo and Greece. Made for boaters, swimmers and divers, BlueBaħar puts the official maritime information for your waters on one clear map. Check notices to mariners, navigational warnings, restricted areas, protected zones and live weather before you head out. In Malta and Gozo: • Transport Malta notices to mariners, drawn on the map • Restricted, swimming and bunkering areas, and falling-rock zones • Beaches with weekly water quality, dive sites and fuel stops • Local rules of the sea, boating clubs, bunkering contacts and partner offers • Report hazards and floating debris, sent to local NGOs In Greece: • Hellenic Navy Hydrographic Service navigational warnings, drawn on the map • Marine parks and military restricted areas • Beaches with their EU bathing water class, dive sites and depth contours • Boating hotspots and fuel points • Local rules of the sea, boating clubs and bunkering contacts • Coast Guard 108 and the nearest rescue centre on the emergency card Everywhere: • Alerts for your waters: follow an area and hear only about new notices or rough sea there • Live weather and sea state for any point you tap • Offline maps, one download per country • Boat traffic from AIS and from boaters who choose to share Safety information is free, always. Sicily is coming next. Be ready before you go.

About

Boating Malta App

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Boating Malta App is an online maritime platform that provides boaters and sea enthusiasts with essential marine information for Malta and the surrounding waters. The web-app brings together useful tools such as real-time sea conditions, wind and swell data, harbour information, navigation charts, and practical trip planning resources in one convenient dashboard. It is designed to help both local and visiting boaters quickly access important operational data before and during their time at sea.

Screenshots

BlueBaħar4 screens
Boating Malta App3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Boating Malta App at weekly against BlueBaħar's every 2 weeks. Boating Malta App also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BlueBaħar ships an update every 2 weeks, Boating Malta App weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
BlueBaħar versus Boating Malta App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlueBaħarBoating Malta App
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.414.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperImpossible Labs Ltd.Neil Sultana

In-app purchases

None

BlueBaħar

No in-app purchases

None

Boating Malta App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BlueBaħar free?
BlueBaħar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Boating Malta App free?
Boating Malta App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BlueBaħar or Boating Malta App have ads?
Neither BlueBaħar nor Boating Malta App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BlueBaħar or Boating Malta App?
BlueBaħar ships an update every 2 weeks, and Boating Malta App weekly. Most recently, BlueBaħar was updated on November 9, 2026 and Boating Malta App on October 31, 2026.

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