Scottish Ferries vs Svalbard Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scottish Ferries
Stay informed about ferry services across Scotland with real-time disruption alerts and easy-to-access timetables. Get notified about schedule changes and view weather conditions at terminals. Plan your journey with directions to ferry locations.
- Disruption information for Scottish ferry services
- Up-to-date timetables
- Subscription to service updates
- Notifications for disruptions
- Weather for ferry terminals
- Directions to ferry terminals
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Scottish Ferries provides up-to-date disruption information for ferry services in Scotland (CalMac, NorthLink, Orkney Ferries, Shetland Ferries and Western Ferries) as well as easy to read timetables. Features: – Subscribe to updates for ferry services and get notified when there are disruptions – Scheduled departure times – Weather for ferry terminals – PDF timetables – Service reliability information If you have any questions or issues please drop me an email at stefan.church@gmail.com
Svalbard Guide
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Enjoy an audio-guided tour of the best hot spots in Longyearbyen, picked for you by long-living residents. Listen to amazing stories told by local guides. The tour suits everyone, regardless of age, nationality, and physical shape. This is a perfect choice for people coming here for one or two days.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Scottish Ferries at Free against Svalbard Guide's $2.99. Svalbard Guide's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On update cadence, 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
Scottish Ferries is free to download; Svalbard Guide costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scottish Ferries | Svalbard Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 206 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stefan Church | Cloud Sailor AS |
In-app purchases
Scottish Ferries
No in-app purchases
Svalbard Guide
No in-app purchases
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