Comparison

FerryFriend vs Mt. Baker

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

Head to head
About

FerryFriend

This app provides comprehensive ferry schedules and real-time information for the Puget Sound region. It offers delay predictions, demand forecasts, and sailing notifications to help riders plan their trips. Users can also access cached schedules offline, check drive-up space availability, and view live vessel maps.

Highlights
  • Real-time delay predictions
  • Sailing notifications
  • Offline cached schedules
  • Inline reservation availability
  • Drive-up space availability
  • Live vessel map
  • Ferry line cameras
Features
Currently charting
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FerryFriend is the ultimate tool for ferry riders in the Puget Sound! Includes schedules and so much more for Washington State Ferries, Kitsap Transit Fast Ferries, and King County Water Taxi. Features: • Brand new Apple Watch app with schedules, predictions, and your favorite routes on your wrist. • CarPlay support so you can check sailings, predictions, and favorites without picking up your phone. • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for one-glance access to your favorite routes and ferry tickets. • Drive-time ETAs to the terminal from your current location, so you know how long it'll take to reach the dock. • Real-time delay predictions and demand forecasts so you know when sailings will be delayed and how full they'll be. • Sailing notifications for delays, departures, arrivals, loading, and reservation availability. • Cached schedules available offline, even when the WSF servers are down. • Inline reservation availability with quick booking from the app. • Drive-up space availability with historical filling trends. • Live vessel map with detailed status, departure/arrival times, and vessel specs. • Ferry line cameras on a map so you can check the line before you arrive. • Travel alerts with push notifications, snoozing, and day-of-week filtering. • Scan, save, and share your WSF ferry tickets right from the app. • Tide warnings and vessel load indicators in the schedule. • Heads-up on Kingston to Edmonds schedules when the terminal's new boarding-pass system is active, so you don't miss a stop at the kiosk near Lindvog Road. • Customizable delay display, projected departure time or time-late duration, whichever you prefer. • Dark mode and 24-hour time support. Includes information for these departing terminals: Anacortes Annapolis Bainbridge Island Bremerton Clinton Coupeville Edmonds Fauntleroy Friday Harbor Kingston Lopez Island Mukilteo Orcas Island Point Defiance Port Orchard Port Townsend Seattle (WSF and Pier 50) Shaw Island Sidney B.C. Southworth Tahlequah Vashon Island West Seattle (Seacrest Park) Includes data from: Kitsap Transit King County Water Taxi Washington State Ferries - WSDOT

About

Mt. Baker

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Mt. Baker Guest App lets you review details of your reservations such as cost, payments, balance due, check-in/check-out times, driving directions and unit amenities. Guests can share reservation details with other members of their party easily without forwarding, and share reservation payments! Other features include information on local restaurants, stores, attractions, specials, and more!

Screenshots

FerryFriend4 screens
Mt. Baker3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mt. Baker at none against FerryFriend's 11. Mt. Baker also leads on iOS requirement (7.1 vs 17.0). FerryFriend's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 13 months) and chart position (#69 vs unranked). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FerryFriend sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $3.00 per month. Mt. Baker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FerryFriend ships an update every 10 days, Mt. Baker every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
FerryFriend versus Mt. Baker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFerryFriendMt. Baker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (2.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.9K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#69 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.07.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrue Course LLCStreamline Property Management Software

Bugs and requests

FerryFriend

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Failure to reflect ferry cancellations in a timely manner
  • Issues with family sharing and subscription management

Requested features

3 requests
  • Push notifications for important updates
  • Improved delay prediction accuracy
  • Restore removed features like favorite routes

Mt. Baker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

FerryFriend

Subscriptions11
  • FerryBestFriend$3.001 Month
  • FerryBestFriend$5.001 Month
  • FerryBestFriend$10.001 Month
Show 8 more
  • FerryBestFriend$15.001 Month
  • FerryBestFriend$25.001 Month
  • FerryBestFriend$36.001 Year
  • FerryBestFriends$50.001 Month
  • FerryBestFriend$60.001 Year
  • FerryBestFriend$119.991 Year
  • FerryBestFriend$179.991 Year
  • FerryBestFriend$300.001 Year
None

Mt. Baker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FerryFriend free?
FerryFriend is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mt. Baker free?
Mt. Baker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FerryFriend or Mt. Baker have ads?
Neither FerryFriend nor Mt. Baker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FerryFriend or Mt. Baker?
FerryFriend ships an update every 10 days, and Mt. Baker every 13 months. Most recently, FerryFriend was updated on October 17, 2026 and Mt. Baker on September 25, 2026.

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