RipCharts vs Carving Mates
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RipCharts
Access industry-leading satellite fishing maps for offshore fishermen. Evaluate recent satellite imagery to find favorable fishing conditions. View, download, and navigate with detailed data layers for informed decision-making at sea.
- Satellite imagery analysis
- Near real-time data layers
- Offline map downloads
- Multi-touch map navigation
- Customizable SST color ranges
- GPS navigation
- Pre-loaded fishing hotspots
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Welcome to RipCharts, an industry leader in satellite fishing maps. This app is free to download for existing RipCharts Premium subscribers. If you are new to RipCharts, then we allow you to purchase a new RipCharts subscription via an In App Purchase. Please contact us if you have questions or would like a complementary demo The RipCharts mobile app is a powerful tool that enables offshore fishermen to evaluate recent satellite imagery in order to determine favorable fishing conditions. Search for, view, and download maps of near realtime satellite imagery onto your device to take with you offshore. View the latest imagery datasets: Raw SST orbit scans Composite SST (1day, 3day) Multi-Res/Cloud Free SST Sub-Surface SST. 0m, -25m, -50m, -100m 5 day SST forecast models Chlorophyll Chlorophyll/Cloud mashups Chlorophyll composites True Color Altimetry Currents Salinity Bathymetry Map Features: Use the multi touch map to zoom, pan, view waypoints, and overlay additional data layers to gain insight into where the most favorable fishing zones are located. Mapping Tools: Measure distances and headings between points Dynamically customize temp/color ranges on SST maps to identify subtle breaks - powerful feature! Overlay bathymetry, altimetry, currents, and Loran layers Tap the map to receive point information (lat, lon, depth, SST) Popular waypoints and fishing hotspots come pre-loaded Manage your personal waypoints (add, edit, delete) Save imagery to your device for offline/offshore use Show your position and navigate on saved imagery using GPS satellites "Go Here" navigation with bearing, ETA, and speed displays Floater oil rig positions updated twice daily (Gulf of Mexico only)
Carving Mates
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Carving Mates is Action Media for sport, travel and real-life plans. Instead of posting and waiting, you can discover what is happening around you, join people who are ready to move, and create sessions that turn online intent into real action. Open the map to find live sport sessions nearby. Publish a surf, snow, ski, run, swim, yoga, gym, kite, tennis or hiking plan. Share reels from trips and places. Build groups, chat with mates and keep every session, trip and conversation in one place. What you can do with Carving Mates: • Explore an action map full of sport sessions • Create sessions with sport, place, time, level, format and capacity • Publish reels, destinations and trips people can join • Find mates by sport, location, level and spoken language • Chat in direct messages, session chats, trip chats and groups • Join surf, snow, ski, running, swimming, yoga, gym, hiking, kitesurf, windsurf, tennis and more • Use multilingual support, including English, Spanish, Italian, German, French, Portuguese, Arabic, Hebrew, Greek and Chinese Carving Mates is for travelers, locals, athletes and beginners who want more than passive social media. It is made for people who want to surf today, ski this weekend, run tonight, join a swim, create a yoga plan, find a gym partner or turn a reel into a real session. This is Action Media: content, map, chat and real plans connected in one active experience. Find your next mate. Join the session. Carve the world.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Carving Mates at none against RipCharts's 10. RipCharts's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). 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. RipCharts sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Carving Mates asks for nothing beyond the download.
RipCharts ships an update monthly, Carving Mates every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RipCharts | Carving Mates |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (492 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 492 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 156 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | RipCharts | Jairo Emanuel Lemos Musi |
Bugs and requests
RipCharts
Reported bugs
7 issues- Pinch-to-zoom causes errors and app exit
- App freezes when moving around maps
- Pixelated and inaccurate display on newer devices
- Current information fails to load on selected spots
- Manual latitude/longitude input numbers not visible
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- App crashes after recent updates
- Altimetry chart fails to update for days
Requested features
8 requests- Free trial period before purchase
- Money-back guarantee within 30 days
- Expanded coverage for Western Australia
- Hawaii harbor and location data
- More frequent chart updates (real-time preferred)
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- Better resolution for close-range fishing areas
- Improved map display quality and clarity
- Faster satellite imagery delivery
Carving Mates
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RipCharts
- US - Gulf of Mexico$169.99
- US - East Coast$169.99
- US - West Coast$169.99
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- MX - Baja$169.99
- AU - Queensland/Cairns$169.99
- AU - Queensland/NSW/Brisbane$169.99
- AU - NSW/Sydney$169.99
- NZ - New Zealand North$169.99
- NZ - New Zealand South$169.99
- US / Baja Package$229.99
Carving Mates
No in-app purchases
Questions
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