Scottish Ferries vs Discover Islay
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
Discover Islay
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Discover Islay is your digital active travel guide to this stunning island off the west of Scotland, famous for its dramatic coastal seascapes, birdlife, seafood and numerous whisky distilleries. Choose from eight self-guided walking and cycling trails featured in the app. Each trail page includes a route synopsis, map and detailed route description to allow you to decide whether or not the trail is suitable for you. To keep all your group entertained there are Eye Spy games to be discovered and answered at locations around Port Ellen in the app. Earn points on completing these, adding to your total shown in the achievements section - can you score over 80% to win the explorer challenge? Key Features - Eight self-guided walking trails - Maps and route descriptions - Points of interest to discover on the trails - Fun family Eye Spy challenges to spot features - Links to local visitor information resources Download the app to Discover the Isle of Islay!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Scottish Ferries at every 3 weeks against Discover Islay's every 12 months. Discover Islay's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Scottish Ferries ships an update every 3 weeks, Discover Islay every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scottish Ferries | Discover Islay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stefan Church | Aerial Digital Ltd |
In-app purchases
Scottish Ferries
No in-app purchases
Discover Islay
No in-app purchases
Questions
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