How PoopDeck compares.
Boat apps tend to do one job well — the voyage log, or the maintenance. PoopDeck keeps the log, the maintenance, the spares, the safety gear and the float plans in one record, and turns it into reports a surveyor will read. Here is how that lines up against the apps captains most often ask us about.
Taken from each company’s own website and US App Store listing on 12 October 2026. “Not stated” means we couldn’t find it on their pages — not that it’s missing. Prices vary by country and change; check theirs before you decide. Languages are the ones each app lists on the App Store, as of 13 October 2026; PoopDeck’s are the ten the app ships in.
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| PoopDeck | SailTies | Vessel Vanguard | Boating Suite | Ready4Sea | Logbook | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Android; web profile | iPhone, iPad, Android, web | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, Android, web | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Android |
| Price as published | $9.99/month or $99/year, 30-day free trial. Free during the beta. | Free tier; Plus $44.99/year or $249.99 lifetime | Custom quote by vessel count; no published prices | $7.99/month or $59.99/year | Free tier; Standard €29.99/year, Premium €59.99/year | Free; optional subscription from €9.99/year |
| Export your data | YesOne .zip of everything: CSV records, GPX tracks, photos and receipts. Plus PDF reports. | Not stated | YesCSV | PartlyBackup and iCloud sync | YesLogbook export | YesCSV, GPX, KML |
| Languages (App Store listing) | 10 — English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Greek, Turkish, Arabic | 3 — English, French, Italian | English | English | 4 — English, French, German, Spanish | 19 |
| Voyage log with GPS tracking | Yes | Yes | PartlyDeparture and arrival positions (SeaLogs) | Yes | Not stated | Yes |
| Maintenance log with costs and receipts | Yes | Not stated | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not stated |
| Service reminders by engine hours or date | Yes | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | Yes | Not stated |
| Spare parts inventory with reorder levels | Yes | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | PartlyEquipment list; stock counts not stated | Not stated |
| Safety gear expiry tracking | Yes | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | PartlySafety checklists | Not stated |
| Float plans for your shore contact | Yes | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Works offline | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | PartlyOn paid plans | Not stated |
| PDF reports for a surveyor, insurer or buyer | YesVessel health, maintenance, log, safety and more | PartlySailing résumé PDF | YesCSV and PDF export | PartlyReports; format not stated | PartlyLogbook export | PartlyVoyage logbook PDF |
| More than one boat | Up to 3 | Not stated | YesFleets | YesUnlimited | 1, 3 or unlimited by plan | Not stated |
Where each one is strong
SailTies
A large, active sailing community: shared logs for the whole crew, sailing résumés, clubs, and a generous free logbook.
Vessel Vanguard
The deepest maintenance and compliance platform here, built for commercial fleets as well as owners: work orders, crew roles, documents and certifications.
Boating Suite
A long track record (it describes itself as a boating logbook since 2010), with logbook, fuel, expense and cost-of-ownership reports for unlimited boats.
Ready4Sea
A generous free tier for maintenance planning, a web app, and sharing with co-owners and crew.
Logbook
The most automatic voyage logging of the group, including instrument (NMEA) data, with wide export options and many languages.
Choosing
If you mainly want to log passages and share them with your crew, SailTies and Logbook are built around that. If you run a commercial fleet with compliance paperwork, Vessel Vanguard is built for it. If you look after your own boat and want one honest record of where she has been and everything done to her — ready for a surveyor, an insurer or a buyer — that is what PoopDeck is for.
Sources (viewed 12 October 2026)
- SailTies: https://sailties.net/digital-logbook/plus
- SailTies: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sailties-logbook-gps-tracking/id1507376381
- Vessel Vanguard: https://vesselvanguard.com/
- Vessel Vanguard: https://vesselvanguard.com/pricing/
- Vessel Vanguard: https://vesselvanguard.com/solutions/maintenance/
- Vessel Vanguard: https://vesselvanguard.com/solutions/inventory/
- Vessel Vanguard: https://vesselvanguard.com/solutions/safety/
- Vessel Vanguard: https://vesselvanguard.com/solutions/logbooks/
- Vessel Vanguard: https://vesselvanguard.com/customers/recreational-weekend-users/
- Vessel Vanguard: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vessel-vanguard/id6451325335
- Boating Suite: https://www.boatingsuite.com/
- Boating Suite: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/boating-suite/id1501874071
- Ready4Sea: https://ready4sea.com/en/features/
- Ready4Sea: https://ready4sea.com/en/pricing/
- Ready4Sea: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ready4sea/id1626746852
- Logbook: https://logbook-app.com/en/
- Logbook: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ships-log-book-for-captains/id533244045
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