Comparison

Seattle Bridges vs Make the Ferry

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

Head to head
About

Seattle Bridges

Provides real-time updates on Seattle's drawbridges, including forecasts and estimated durations when raised. Explore interesting bridge data through an insights tab.

Highlights
  • Live drawbridge status
  • Estimated bridge forecasts
  • Estimated duration when raised
  • Bridge data insights
Features
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Get live statuses on Seattle's drawbridges, including an estimated forecast per bridge and estimated duration when raised. Check out the insights tab to explore some interesting bridge data!

About

Make the Ferry

This app predicts your chances of making a specific ferry sailing based on live traffic, boat capacity, and filling speed. It provides an exact departure time and real-time vessel tracking to eliminate guesswork.

Highlights
  • Will-I-make-it predictions
  • Exact leave-by time calculation
  • Live vessel map
  • Terminal camera views
  • Delay detection
  • Leave-by reminders
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Will you make the ferry? Make the Ferry is an independent app for Washington State Ferries riders. Instead of raw numbers, it estimates your odds of making a specific sailing and tells you when to leave. On Seattle-Bainbridge, Seattle-Bremerton and Edmonds-Kingston it combines your drive time, the boat's vehicle space (from WSDOT's public data), how fast the line is filling, and reported delays into odds and a leave-by time. These are estimates, not promises. Always check WSF before you travel. NEW: WATER TAXI See Water Taxi sailings between Seattle, West Seattle and Vashon: the published timetable, delays and cancellations the operator announces, boat positions when they are reporting, and whether you can reach the dock before your boat sails. Location is used once, only when you tap My location, and is not stored. NEW: BUSES AND LINK After a walk-on check, tap "Taking a bus or Link?" to see your boat, your stop and your bus or Link on one map. A bus shows Live only when it is actually reporting its position. A timetable time says Scheduled. ALSO - Leave-by reminders for a sailing you pick - A map of WSF boats - Terminal cameras, so you can see the line before you drive - Walk-on odds that say how long you have before boarding closes - Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth and Point Defiance-Tahlequah: schedules, boat positions and delay tags, but no odds - No account, no ads, free Made by a ferry rider, a Bainbridge Island native. Make the Ferry is not affiliated with or endorsed by Washington State Ferries, WSDOT or King County. Ferry data comes from WSDOT's public Traveler API. Transit scheduling, geographic, and real-time data provided by permission of King County.

Screenshots

Seattle Bridges4 screens
Make the Ferry4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Seattle Bridges at 5.0 against Make the Ferry's 4.3. Make the Ferry's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (11 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Seattle Bridges holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Make the Ferry has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Seattle Bridges ships an update every 5 weeks, Make the Ferry weekly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Seattle Bridges versus Make the Ferry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSeattle BridgesMake the Ferry
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.3 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings111 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlex CooverThe Big Board LLC

Customer experience

Seattle Bridges

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Make the Ferry

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Seattle Bridges

No in-app purchases

None

Make the Ferry

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Seattle Bridges free?
Seattle Bridges is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Make the Ferry free?
Make the Ferry is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Seattle Bridges or Make the Ferry?
Seattle Bridges is rated higher. Seattle Bridges averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Make the Ferry averages 4.3 from 11 ratings.
Do Seattle Bridges or Make the Ferry have ads?
Neither Seattle Bridges nor Make the Ferry shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Seattle Bridges or Make the Ferry?
Seattle Bridges ships an update every 5 weeks, and Make the Ferry weekly. Most recently, Seattle Bridges was updated on November 6, 2026 and Make the Ferry on November 6, 2026.

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