Scottish Ferries vs Glasgow Walking
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
Glasgow Walking
Explore Glasgow's rich history and hidden gems with guided walks. Discover local attractions, navigate with a built-in compass, and enjoy offline access to historical information and photo galleries.
- Historical walks around Glasgow
- Offline access to content
- In-app compass for navigation
- Suggested walking paths on map
- Photo galleries with high-resolution images
- Share walks on social media
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How well do you know your city? Would you like to get out and discover more about the rich history of Glasgow? The Future City demonstrator is looking at active travel in Glasgow - walking and cycling. Active travel can deliver substantial health benefits as well as helping tackle some of our environmental issues such as emissions and congestion. To really drive change in the city we have developed this app to highlight walks in your community steeped in history. By using the power of the iPhone in your pocket we can deliver up to date walks around some of the cities most amazing attractions that are hidden in plain sight. By giving visibility to some of these hidden gems we hope to encourage the citizens of the city to get out and see them first hand. To get you started - did you know there’s a wooden Elephant in Queens Park? • Walks all around Glasgow stored on your phone • Use offline when out and about with no signal • Receive new walks and amendments over the air. Just tap the update button when available • A handy wee compass to help you navigate the city • Suggested walking path on map • Beautiful photo galleries with high res photography • Share your walks on Facebook or Twitter
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Scottish Ferries at 86% against Glasgow Walking's 0%. Glasgow Walking's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 26.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Scottish Ferries | Glasgow Walking |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stefan Church | Glasgow City Council |
Customer experience
Scottish Ferries
Glasgow Walking
In-app purchases
Scottish Ferries
No in-app purchases
Glasgow Walking
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Scottish Ferries free?
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Do Scottish Ferries or Glasgow Walking have ads?
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