Comparison

Boreas Marine Map vs Depthly

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

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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/

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Depthly

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Know how deep the water is before you get there. Depthly turns your iPhone into a pocket depth chart for the sea. Aim the crosshair anywhere on the map, tap once, and read the depth of the seabed at that exact spot. No sonar hardware, no cables, and nothing to install on your boat. BUILT FOR PEOPLE ON THE WATER Whether you sail, fish, cruise, paddle or dive, the question is always the same: how deep is it here? Depthly answers it in one tap, using published bathymetric survey data that covers seas around the world, with especially detailed coverage of European waters. TAP TO SOUND Take a sounding anywhere on the chart. Every measurement is saved as a pin with the depth, the exact position in decimal or degrees and minutes, the nearest place name and the time it was taken. Build your own private chart of the places that matter to you: anchorages, fishing marks, shallow passages, dive sites. DEPTH CONTOURS ON ANY MAP Generate depth contour lines for the area on your screen, at the interval you choose, drawn over a marine chart, a satellite view or a standard map. See at a glance where the bottom shelves, where the deep channel runs and where it gets thin. SEABED PROFILES Pick two points and Depthly draws the cross section of the seabed between them, with the total distance, the deepest and shallowest points and the average depth. Perfect for checking a passage, planning a dive or understanding a fishing ground. WORKS COMPLETELY OFFLINE Download the chart and the depth data for a whole cruising area before you leave the marina. Out on the water, with no signal at all, soundings, contours and profiles keep working exactly as they do at home. Your charts do not need the internet once they are on your phone. RECORD YOUR TRACKS Record your route while you are underway. Depthly logs your position and fills in the depth beneath you along the whole track, even if you were offline at the time. Review the track later on the map, see the seabed profile under your route, and keep a log of every trip. TAKE YOUR DATA WITH YOU Export tracks and seabed profiles as GPX or CSV files that open in chartplotters, mapping tools and spreadsheets. Depths are written the way chartplotters expect, so your recorded data slots straight into the rest of your navigation setup. TRUSTED SOURCES Depth data comes from EMODnet Bathymetry and GEBCO, the leading public bathymetric surveys. Depthly is a planning and reference tool: always use official charts and your own judgement for navigation. FREE TO USE, PRO IF YOU WANT MORE The free version includes five depth soundings every day, all map styles and unlimited track recording. Depthly Pro unlocks unlimited soundings, depth contours, seabed profiles, offline areas, GPX and CSV export and iCloud track sync. Pro is available as a monthly or annual subscription, or as a single lifetime purchase. The annual plan starts with a seven day free trial. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed or cancelled in your App Store account settings at any time. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://blayasoft.com/privacy.html Drop a pin on the sea and know what is under it. Download Depthly and take your first sounding today.

Screenshots

Boreas Marine Map4 screens
Depthly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Boreas Marine Map at 13.0 against Depthly's 16.0. 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. Boreas Marine Map sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Depthly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

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Boreas Marine Map versus Depthly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoreas Marine MapDepthly
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOGUZ BAYARIvan Blajic

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
3 purchases

Depthly

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$3.991 Month
  • Annual Premium7 Days trial$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$24.99

Questions

Is Boreas Marine Map free?
Boreas Marine Map is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Depthly free?
Depthly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Boreas Marine Map or Depthly have ads?
Neither Boreas Marine Map nor Depthly shows ads.

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