Comparison

FerryFriend vs #Venray

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

#Venray

Features
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Met de #Venray app heb je alle tips die je nodig hebt, van bezienswaardigheden tot de beste eetgelegenheden, binnen handbereik. Bovendien staat de agenda boordevol met de leukste evenementen. Of je nu op zoek bent naar een gezellig uitje met vrienden of familie, of gewoon even wilt ontspannen, Venray is een stad die je absoluut moet beleven! Ontdek de stad op je eigen tempo en deel de app eenvoudig met je vrienden, zodat jullie samen de mooiste plekken kunnen verkennen!

Screenshots

FerryFriend4 screens
#Venray4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: #Venray at none against FerryFriend's 11. FerryFriend's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months) and chart position (#104 vs unranked). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. #Venray asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FerryFriend ships an update every 6 days, #Venray every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
FerryFriend versus #Venray: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFerryFriend#Venray
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (2.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.9K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#104 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB22 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTrue Course LLCMediabureau Apeldoorn BV

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

#Venray

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

#Venray

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FerryFriend free?
FerryFriend is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is #Venray free?
#Venray is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FerryFriend or #Venray have ads?
Neither FerryFriend nor #Venray shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FerryFriend or #Venray?
FerryFriend ships an update every 6 days, and #Venray every 2 months. Most recently, FerryFriend was updated on November 1, 2026 and #Venray on October 25, 2026.

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