FerryFriend vs Mt. Baker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Real-time delay predictions
- Sailing notifications
- Offline cached schedules
- Inline reservation availability
- Drive-up space availability
- Live vessel map
- Ferry line cameras
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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
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!
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | FerryFriend | Mt. Baker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (2.9K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 91.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.9K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #69 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 7.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | True Course LLC | Streamline 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
FerryFriend
- FerryBestFriend$3.001 Month
- FerryBestFriend$5.001 Month
- FerryBestFriend$10.001 Month
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- 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
Mt. Baker
No in-app purchases







