FerryFriend Reviews

What is the point of using FerryFriend when nothing is updated? We have been sitting at the ferry landing in Anacortes for over three hours and FerryFriend says we are supposed to be arriving at Lopez right now on the Yakima. The Yakima, meanwhile, is parked at the landing with its lights off, probably out of commission. Again. No one has updated us on the situation. No ferry workers are to be found anywhere. I had to gather info piecemeal from other passengers who are also stuck here, and the latest rumor is that we will have to wait two and a half more hours. But of course, FerryFriend doesn’t have any updates.

This is unacceptable. The worst part is, I’ve been told from people who live on the islands that this happens all the time. I don’t plan on ever returning to the San Juans, solely due to the incompetence of those running the ferry system.

I’ve lived in WA for 2.5 years, and FerryFriend actually changed my life for the better. I love how FerryFriend even redirects you to the ferry reservation website for ones like the coupeville port townsend one. When i regularly / daily commuted another ferry, it was great having my reusable ticket scannable from my phone if i ever forgot my wallet and card. I love the arrival times much less mental math that’s hard on my dyscalculic brain.

I love saving my favorite routes and quickly swapping between directions, and the cameras being avaliable is the best. The map overview is amazing gosh I cannot list all the incredible features. I would be so lost without this tool. I’ve ended up riding most of the ferry routes with help from FerryFriend. I wish I could donate. Thanks for everything you all have accomplished.

For so long I had heard about FerryFriend, and never thought it was necessary to download it because the WSDOT app seemed to have everything I needed. Boy was I wrong. FerryFriend takes it to another level. The graphic interface, the ease of changing the ‘reverse’ direction of the boat with a single click, the ability to swipe through the cameras, the access to your pre-purchased tickets, I mean, this is fantastic! Everything is here and accessed with fewer clicks and swipes. Brilliant.

I live on Vashon and my life is ruled by the ferry. While I appreciate all of WSF’s little tools, they are a complete pain to navigate. Ferry Friend pulls it all together in an intuitive app - I can see the schedule, I can see the car line up on the dock cams, I can see the real time ferry map, and I can even store my ferry pass with easy access to remaining rides! I love this thing and I want FerryFriend developer to know that I would be willing to pay for this.

Seriously love love love FerryFriend. I live on Vashon and this is just SO easy to use and has been super accurate. Best part though? The cameras are so easy to get to! So you can actually see what the line looks like. Before, I was using the WSDOT site, but it’s horrible on your phone - not mobile friendly at all. A friend told me about this and I never looked back. Totally game changer. Highly recommend! I can’t imagine not having it now.

Kudos to the developers at this app!

All the info you need to plan and adapt your trip to changing ferry conditions. Lots of thoughtful features, like saving your multi-ride tickets, and updating how many rides remain. All the cameras for a given site in an easy-to-view carousel. Real-time predictions of how late the next boat will be. And more!

They even change the theme color with the seasons, just like the paper schedules used to do.

What a delight FerryFriend is. It's regularly updated with new features; it blows the doors off the crummy old WSDOT app; and it's built (I'm told) by some fellow islanders.
Now as we all know, the Island folk are notoriously into strawberry farming and vintage tractors, and are NOT well-known for their technical orientation. Kudos to you, wonderful Island People! Overcoming your geographical limitations and freeing the rest of us from the monotony of the WSDOT app is truly an Islandic Miracle.

Please! Take my money!

Years ago there was an app I used for schedules that included a scanner to check ticket balances. It lost support and died so I have been using the state DOT app, but which is just OK. My friend led me to Ferry Friend and I’m super happy with it! Not only is the scanner back, but the added ability to save the ticket and scan from FerryFriend is genius! The layout of the schedules including if the boat is on time is so intuitive.

Thank you to the developers! Best app I’ve gotten in a while.

FerryFriend has become our “go-to” combined source of truths! The effective and efficient design of navigation and screen flow make it a quick reference and an invaluable tool for island life transit! We may not always like the news of delays or cancellations it provides, but FerryFriend understands how important getting all of the information is to those of us that rely on accurate ferry schedules, changes and alerts! Anchors up and wind on our back! Bravo

As a traveling businessman I take the ferry quit often and through the years I’ve had the privilege of riding each vessel. The ability to see, check and cross cheek different vessels, times and or any delays or cancellations.
I rely on FerryFriend weekly and through all my times using this to insure I make my appointments I’ve never been let down or found FerryFriend not up to speed or date. If you ride any of the WA ferries FerryFriend should be on your phone

this app is an essential app for anyone living a WSF-dependent lifestyle. The design is well-thought-out to keep everything you need just one or two taps away. Schedules, delays, vehicle counts, cameras, alerts, vessel tracking: it's all here. But my favorite feature is the ticket wallet. It's super convenient at the ticket booth, and it shows how many rides are remaining on each of your tickets.

The developer is very responsive to reports of bugs and data issues.

What's not to like?

FerryFriend features all you need to navigate the Washington State Ferry system including the basics you’d expect (schedules), reservations, dock cams, ferry locations, notifications and ticket scan. Accurate, quick, and now essential for any regular commuter or visitor. Love the reservation feature that provides up to the minute information about available space and reservations, and also provides notifications indicating when additional reservations are released. New feature that provides up to the minute information about how the system is performing against scheduled departure times is really useful. If your ferry is going to be late...you’ll know it by simply checking FerryFriend . And it’s all at the bargain price of...free!

Like the title says, best app for ferry times and other info. Not sure why I was constantly using the mobile site like a dingus, but not anymore.

Love that you can save routes and the ease of being able to change route directions with a swipe. Also the car spot availability with the times is super convenient especially when running late.

Thank you for FerryFriend!! I use it every time I miss a fast ferry and need to know my options quick, so usually once a week or so if I’m being honest.

I’m surprised overall at how easy to use, intuitive, and just overall pleasing FerryFriend is to help with finding the next ferry to and from home. My favorite part is how I can add my ferry pass to FerryFriend so that I can scan that instead of keeping track of the paper itself and it will count down how many busses I have left! Supper is helpful since I use a pass from work that I need to pay for.

Also love the little loading animation they have, very cute!

Unlike all the WADOT apps I have found this to be extremely reliable and up today with all the crazy cancellations that we see due to crew shortages. And I like all the functionality built into it. Selecting favorite routes and it automatically knowing which direction I am going. Being easy to see the reverse route for my return trip. And easily being able to connect to the DOT cameras. This is a well thought out and built app. A definite have if you travel to and from Vashon Island often.

I grew up on Vashon Island and based my life off a ferry schedule for years! Now that I don’t live there, I don’t use them as much. But when I need to I go straight to FerryFriend. I love you can favorite certain routes and your next boats are usually right in front of your face the minute you open FerryFriend ! Only con I’ve found is sometimes I notice ferries going into the next day I.e. 12:35 am, they don’t always show up under my favorited route. At first I thought the last boat was at 11 something! Other than that FerryFriend is awesome.

I’ve been regularly using the ferry for years and often misread the state-provided ferry schedule both in print and online looking at the wrong departure locations. A friend showed me the this app app and I haven’t misread the schedule once since then.

In addition to simply selecting the ferry run you want and the direction you want to see, FerryFriend can also use your location to determine which direction to show first.

And there are several other features of FerryFriend that make life much easier. I highly recommend it.

I NEVER write app reviews but felt compelled to for Ferry Friend. FerryFriend is a game changer!! While the WSDOT ferry website is full of useful information (schedules, alerts, webcams), it is presented in a disparate, confusing, and outdated manner. FerryFriend takes all of the good stuff from it and parcels it in an incredibly easy to use format. Oh and there’s more! The ferry delay tracker and the live map are two features that even WSDOT does not have. I travel quite frequently on the ferry system and I am kicking myself for not having heard of this sooner. To the dev- thank you SO MUCH for all of your hard work on this gem of an app.

FerryFriend became and instant daily driver and quickly moved to the front page. Clearly deserving of 5 stars, especially as a free app.

It tells you when ferries are running late! This feature has stopped me from speeding and rushing numerous times.

A manager for my tickets that actually works?? Easily scan in and check the remaining value of your tickets without fear of FerryFriend crashing. WSF could be taking notes from these guys.

There are reservations, spot availability indicators, holiday schedules, real time ferry locations , etc. and it knows which side of the water you’re on. I went to Friday Harbor the other day and used the reservation system through FF. It auto filled the whole form! So easy.

The UI is very attractive and thoughtfully designed. You can instantly see which ferry is next, owing to the color changes, very nifty for those last minute ferry dashes we all know about.

Clearly designed by a frequenter of the ferries. Fast and bug free, and the developer responds to reviews! I tell everyone I know about FerryFriend. There is no way this is going to stay free.

The format of Ferry Friend is right on point and deliver the exact and all information I’m looking for immediately. It is intuitive and user friendly for all of us “incidental” users. Living on Vashon Island, like I do, or anywhere else adjacent to Puget Sound, the present status of the ferry routes the Ferry Friend presents (delayed or on time) facilitates a new way of effectively adapt to their daily vagaries.

Keep it simple, keep it reliable, it already is an invaluable daily service for us Puget Sounders!