Comparison

We Boat Licence vs Cap Côtier

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

Head to head
About

We Boat Licence

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Pass your boating licence — content checked against the official texts We Boat Licence prepares eleven European licences: the French coastal and inland permits, the Belgian restricted and general brevets, the Dutch Klein Vaarbewijs 1 and 2, the German Sportbootführerschein See, the Spanish PER and PNB, and the Italian patente nautica within 12 miles and with no limit. Up to 487 lesson sheets and reference plates depending on your licence, animations, over 2,000 questions, and mock exams scored the way yours really is. All of it offline, with no account. CHECKED CONTENT, AND SOURCED Every rule points to the text it rests on — COLREG, CEVNI, Division 240 (2024 ed.), the Belgian royal decree of 1981, RPNE, BPR, SRW, SRE, SRKGT, SeeSchStrO. You don't memorise a claim: you know where it comes from. Audited article by article against those texts. EVERY EXAM HAS ITS OWN SCORING That is what separates a useful mock exam from a plain quiz. • France, coastal and inland — 40 questions, five mistakes allowed, no eliminating subject (decree of 28 September 2007) • Belgium, restricted and general — three parts, at least 50 % per part and 60 % overall • Netherlands, Klein Vaarbewijs 1 — 40 questions, 80 points, 70 % pass mark • Netherlands, Klein Vaarbewijs 2 — 27 questions, 50 points, 90 minutes, pass mark 35 (the CBR's own toetsmatrijs) • Germany, Sportbootführerschein See — three independent parts: fail one, fail the exam • Spain, PER — 45 questions, 13 mistakes allowed, per-unit caps (RD 875/2014); PNB — 27 questions, 10 mistakes • Italy, entro 12 miglia and senza limiti — both tests of D.M. 323/2021, carteggio included THE SYLLABUS 20 universal chapters, plus your licence's own — 38 topics in Belgium, 61 in the Netherlands (+57 for KVB2), 36 in Germany: • Navigation lights: up to 72 configurations depending on the licence, each flashing its real character, seen from 4 angles and drawn on its own vessel's silhouette • IALA-A buoyage by day AND by night: at night every mark beats its light's real character • Inland signs: from 91 to 111 panels depending on the licence • Steering and give-way rules (COLREG), with the national departures • Sound, fog and distress signals · VHF (MAYDAY, PAN-PAN, SÉCURITÉ) • Safety and required equipment (Division 240) • Charts · Compass and bearings · Tides · Currents • Marine weather (Beaufort, Douglas) · Knots · Manoeuvres • Engine and pre-departure checks · Pollution (MARPOL) • The 40 flags of the International Code of Signals • Maritime glossary: 269 terms explained • Tips and the exam's classic traps UNDERSTAND, NOT JUST REMEMBER The animations show what a still diagram cannot: give-way, crossing, the real rhythm of lights, buoyage by day and night, tides, knots, manoeuvres. PRACTISE Over 2,000 questions: never the same wording twice. Including 302 written by hand in the style of each exam, and the 284 official German ones. • Quizzes by subject • Recognition of lights, signs and day shapes • Field photos: real signs and marks, not just pictograms • 18 practical scenarios · Calculations: compass, rule of twelfths • An explanation after every answer • Targeted review of your mistakes (Pro) YOUR COACH Enter your exam date: countdown, weakest subject first, reminders. And a question a day to keep the rhythm. WORKS EVERYWHERE • 100 % offline — no connection needed to study • No account; your results stay on your device • The free version is ad-funded; Pro removes them WE BOAT PRO All the animations, unlimited mock exams, detailed statistics, targeted review of your mistakes, no ads. One-time purchase of €9.99 — no subscription. We Boat Licence does not replace official training: it complements it, so you can revise anywhere, at your own pace. Fair winds!

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Cap Côtier

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Préparez et réussissez votre examen du permis bateau option côtière grâce à une application moderne, intuitive et rigoureusement conforme aux programmes officiels. Cap Côtier a été conçu pour vous offrir un entraînement complet, que vous débutiez votre formation ou que vous soyez dans la dernière ligne droite avant l’épreuve théorique. POURQUOI CHOISIR CAP CÔTIER ? • CONFORME AUX EXAMENS OFFICIELS : Questions et thématiques actualisées selon la réglementation en vigueur (Division 240 et RIPAM). • EXAMENS BLANCS EN CONDITIONS RÉELLES : Séries de 40 questions chronométrées (30 secondes par question) avec seuil d'admissibilité à 5 fautes maximum. • ATELIER FEUX DE NUIT & BALISAGE : Mini-jeu interactif dédié pour maîtriser instantanément la reconnaissance nocturne des navires et les marques cardinales. • CORRECTIONS DÉTAILLÉES : Analysez vos erreurs à la fin de chaque session grâce à des explications claires et pédagogiques. • SUIVI DE PROGRESSION : Identifiez vos points forts et ciblez vos révisions sur les règles de barre, les signaux sonores, la météo ou la sécurité. LES THÉMATIQUES COUVERTES : - Balisage maritime et marques cardinales - Règles de barre et de priorité (RIPAM) - Feux et marques des navires de nuit et de jour - Signaux sonores et signaux de détresse - Météo marine et lecture de cartes - Sécurité à bord, matériel obligatoire et VHF Une méthode d'apprentissage directe et efficace pour naviguer en toute confiance. Larguez les amarres et obtenez votre permis côtier ! Conçu avec passion par KYMEA Studio.

Screenshots

We Boat Licence4 screens
Cap Côtier4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: We Boat Licence at 17.0 against Cap Côtier's 26.5. 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. We Boat Licence sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Cap Côtier sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
We Boat Licence versus Cap Côtier: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWe Boat LicenceCap Côtier
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerwerner massegliaJULIEN DLUBALA

In-app purchases

1 purchases

We Boat Licence

One-time1
  • Pro$8.99
1 purchases

Cap Côtier

One-time1
  • Cap Côtier PRO$3.99

Questions

Is We Boat Licence free?
We Boat Licence is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cap Côtier free?
Cap Côtier is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do We Boat Licence or Cap Côtier have ads?
Both We Boat Licence and Cap Côtier show ads.

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