Comparison

Boating Licence Prep Canada vs Boating Exam Prep Canada

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

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Boating Licence Prep Canada

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Study for the Canadian boating safety test that leads to the Pleasure Craft Operator Card, with 2,000+ original practice questions, a buoyage and navigation-lights trainer built on original diagrams, and required-equipment checklists for your own boat. A purchase is required to use this app. There is no free tier and no free sample content - every question, diagram, checklist and analytics feature unlocks after purchase. WRITTEN TO THE PUBLISHED TEST FORMAT - 50 multiple-choice questions, 38 correct to pass at 75% - Open book, about 75 minutes online, and the card is valid for life - A full 50-question practice test timed at 75 minutes against the 38-of-50 pass mark ALL SIX KNOWLEDGE DOMAINS, CORRECTLY WEIGHTED - Navigation rules and buoyage (26%) - Required safety equipment (22%) - Boating law and licensing (18%) - Emergency procedures and distress signals (18%) - Environmental responsibility (8%) - Trailering and pre-departure checks (8%) BUOYAGE AND NAVIGATION-LIGHTS TRAINER - Every lateral, cardinal and special mark drawn as original vector artwork - Night light scenes as you actually see them: sidelights, masthead, stern, anchor and towing lights - Each mark shows what it means and the action it calls for, then tests you on it REQUIRED-EQUIPMENT CHECKLISTS BY BOAT LENGTH - Eight boat classes, from canoes and paddleboards to boats over 24 m - Split into personal lifesaving, visual signals, vessel safety, navigation and firefighting equipment - Flare counts, heaving-line and anchor-cable lengths and extinguisher ratings for your exact class LEARN AND REVIEW - A full rationale on every question, naming and linking the source it was written from - Study outlines for all six domains, from red-right-returning to the 1-10-1 cold water principle - Practice by domain, by topic, by item type or by difficulty TRACK YOUR READINESS - Weighted readiness ring plus per-domain mastery bars - Score trend across your recent timed sets and trainer runs - Streaks, a test-day countdown, a daily goal and one-tap weak-area drills BUILT FOR PRIVACY - Works fully offline. Everything stays on your device - No account, no sign-in, no analytics SDK, no advertising SDK SUBSCRIPTION AND PRICING - Boating Licence Prep Monthly - 4.99 USD, auto-renewable subscription, 1 month - Boating Licence Prep Yearly - 12.99 USD, auto-renewable subscription, 1 year - Boating Licence Prep Lifetime - 19.99 USD, one-time purchase, does not renew - Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically at the same price for the same period unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Prices are shown in US dollars; the App Store charges in your local currency LEGAL Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://joykhansayan1.github.io/boating-licence-prep-canada-legal/privacy.html Support: https://joykhansayan1.github.io/boating-licence-prep-canada-legal/support.html IMPORTANT This app does not issue a Pleasure Craft Operator Card. A card can only be obtained by passing a boating safety test from a Transport Canada accredited course provider. This app is independent study material to help you prepare. Boating Licence Prep Canada is an independent, unofficial study aid. It is not affiliated with, authorized by, endorsed by or sponsored by Transport Canada, the Government of Canada, the Canadian Coast Guard or any accredited course provider. It does not administer the test and does not reproduce any official test question. Educational study material only - not legal advice and not a substitute for the regulations. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Source: Transport Canada.

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Boating Exam Prep Canada

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Getting your Pleasure Craft Operator Card? Practise until you pass - anywhere, fully offline. Since 2009, every operator of a motorized pleasure craft in Canada needs proof of competency. This app drills you on exactly what the boating safety test covers: - 240 exam-style questions across all 8 topics: the rules and the card, safety equipment, trip preparation, right of way and navigation lights, buoys and markers, safe operation, emergencies, and protecting the environment - Realistic mock exams: 50 questions, 45-minute timer, 75% pass mark - the official format - Instant explanations on every question, with the rule and the source (TP 511 Safe Boating Guide, Small Vessel Regulations, Collision Regulations) - Study by topic and watch your per-topic accuracy climb - 100% offline - study at the cottage, the marina, or on the water Written for the Canadian rules: age-horsepower restrictions, the 10 km/h shoreline limit, the Canadian buoy system, flare classes, cold-water survival (1-10-1), and more. This app is a study tool only. It does not issue the Pleasure Craft Operator Card and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Transport Canada or any accredited course provider. To get your card, pass the official test with a Transport Canada-accredited provider.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Boating Exam Prep Canada at none against Boating Licence Prep Canada's 3. Boating Exam Prep Canada also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Boating Licence Prep Canada's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Boating Licence Prep Canada sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Boating Exam Prep Canada asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 2 level
Boating Licence Prep Canada versus Boating Exam Prep Canada: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoating Licence Prep CanadaBoating Exam Prep Canada
PriceFreeFree
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.012.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB28 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMD Shahariar Nazim JoyTal Nir

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Boating Licence Prep Canada

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Yearly$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$19.99
None

Boating Exam Prep Canada

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Boating Licence Prep Canada free?
Boating Licence Prep Canada is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Boating Exam Prep Canada free?
Boating Exam Prep Canada is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Boating Licence Prep Canada or Boating Exam Prep Canada have ads?
Boating Exam Prep Canada shows ads; Boating Licence Prep Canada does not.

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