Access GC vs NAVatHOME Australia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Access GC
This app offers detailed information on disability services and accessible locations on the Gold Coast. It highlights features like accessible parking, restrooms, ramps, and dining options through color-coded map clusters. Data is sourced from the City of Gold Coast's Open Data initiative.
- Disability carpark locations
- Accessible toilet information
- Access ramp details
- Accessible hotels and restaurants
- Color-coded service clusters
- Carpark and toilet facility outlines
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Access GC provides information about disability services on the Gold Coast. It currently displays disability carparks, toilets, access ramps, hotels, restaurants, . Colour-coded clusters indicate the types of services within a cluster. Data is provided by City of Gold Coast through their Open Data initiative. Also included are outlines of carparks and toilet facilities. Our aim is to expand the data set and include extra functionality in future releases. We would love to hear your feedback. Developed by Griffith University - App Factory Data provided by City of Gold Coast and FSG Australia
NAVatHOME Australia
Enhance your maritime knowledge with this app, offering interactive tools for collision regulations, safety, and essential sea knowledge. Access local tidal data, calculate tide heights, and learn navigation lights. Easily record your sea time and store qualifications.
- Collision regulations and safety knowledge
- Local tidal information access
- Interactive tidal height calculator
- Navigation light recognition flashcards
- Seatime recording
- Qualification storage
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Navathome Australia are the leading provider of online RYA navigation training, and now have provided an app that anyone can use to enhance their on-water knowledge of collision regulations, safety, and anything else that will be useful at sea. Access local tidal information. An interactive tidal height calculator to allow you to determine the time of a specific tide height, or the tide height at a known time. Flip cards of navigation lights to help recognise the different configurations. Record your seatime quickly and easily, and store all your qualifications in one easy to access location.
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Verdict
Access GC and NAVatHOME Australia are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Access GC ships an update fortnightly, NAVatHOME Australia every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Access GC | NAVatHOME Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Griffith University | Jhavtech Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Access GC
NAVatHOME Australia
In-app purchases
Access GC
No in-app purchases
NAVatHOME Australia
No in-app purchases
