Small Boat Watch Downloads & RevenueSmall Boat Watch · App Store & Google Play
Small Boat Watch gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Small Boat Watch by REFORM UK PARTY LIMITED is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
Full timeline · 10 events
- ✏️Small Boat Watch: new screenshotsAndroid4 screenshots (was 4) · US
- ✏️Small Boat Watch: description updatediOS· GB
- ✏️Small Boat Watch: new screenshotsiOS4 screenshots (was 4) · GB
- ✏️Small Boat Watch: app got biggeriOS55 MB → 66 MB (+22%)
- 📦Small Boat Watch updated to version 1.2.0iOS• News: a new tab with stories on small boat crossings, with photos and video. Videos play right in the app.
• Small Boat Scramble, the arcade game in the Play tab, now fits every screen, including iPhone Duo.
• Today and Trends keep showing the last figures while new ones load, and tell you when they can't be updated.
• Your figures and news stay in place when you sign out.
• iPhone Duo: the app fits both displays, open, closed or half folded.… more - 📦Small Boat Watch updated to version 1.1.1iOSNO ACCOUNT NEEDED
• The figures open straight away. Today, Trends and the day-by-day breakdown no longer ask you to sign in.
• An account is only needed to play Small Boat Scramble and to get the morning alert.
TODAY
• This month's crossings and their estimated cost, right under the headline figure.
• A line showing the basis behind every cost estimate, so you can see how it is worked out.
• A notice while the morning's figure is still to be published, instead of a stale number.
SMALL BOAT SCRAMBLE
• New waves: bigger dinghies, escort boats and reinforcements to earn as you play.
• Leaderboard: pick your player name when you create an account and see how your best run compares with other players.
UNDER THE HOOD
• Cost estimates can now be refreshed without waiting for an app update.
• Ready for iOS 27.
• Stability fixes.
Crossing figures are official Home Office statistics from GOV.UK. Cost figures are estimates calculated by Reform UK and are not official statistics.… more - 🆕Small Boat Watch first spotted by AppInsideriOS#4 in Top Free · News · United Kingdom
- 🆕Small Boat Watch first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidUnited Kingdom
- 📦Small Boat Watch version 1.0.0iOSNo release notes
- 🆕Small Boat Watch released on the App StoreiOS
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
News FreeSmall Boat Watch at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-09-27. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Small Boat Watch is a UK-only news utility app by Reform UK that aggregates official Home Office statistics on English Channel small boat crossings, providing daily totals, historical trends, and estimated costs for users tracking migration data. The app currently ranks #3 in the GB News & Magazines Free category, indicating significant traction as a specialized statistical tracker within the political news segment.
Similar apps: BBC News, Sky News, Guardian
App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Small Boat Watch’s App Store privacy label declares 0 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 2 linked to your identity and 0 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Google Play
App details
Small Boat Watch downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 100+ | – |
| Google Play | 50+ | 10k+ Measured |
| Total | 100+ Confidence | 10k+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where Small Boat Watch's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #10 News Free | 1 of 30 countries | – | – |
| Google Play | #20 News & Magazines Free | 1 of 23 countries | – | – |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.0 ★ | 145 |
| Google Play | – | – |
| Both stores | 4.0 ★ weighted by ratings | 145 |
What users say about Small Boat Watch
From recent reviews.
About Small Boat Watch
SmallBoatWatch gives you the daily numbers on small boat crossings of the English Channel, in one place, plus the news behind them and a quick arcade game.
ABOUT THE DATA
Crossing figures are official Home Office statistics, taken from these GOV.UK publications:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/migrants-detected-crossing-the-english-channel-in-small-boats
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/migrants-detected-crossing-the-english-channel-in-small-boats
Cost figures are estimates calculated by Reform UK. They are not official statistics and are not endorsed by the Home Office.
TODAY AT A GLANCE
The running total of crossings recorded since 2018, the figure for the latest day in the data, and an estimated cost for the week.
DAY BY DAY
Every day since 2018, in one list. See how the latest day compares with the days and weeks before it.
WHOSE WATCH
The record of each Prime Minister: crossings during their time in office, the daily average, and the estimated cost.
NEWS
Stories from Reform UK on small boat crossings, with photos and video. Videos play inside the app.
PLAY: SMALL BOAT SCRAMBLE (STOP THE BOATS)
An interactive arcade game in the Play tab. Drag the Royal Navy boat to turn the dinghies back before they reach the shore; three landings and the run is over. Your best runs go on the Stop the Boats leaderboard under the player name you choose, so playing needs a free account.
DAILY ALERT
Opt in to one notification a day with the latest figure. Nothing else, no noise. Turn it off any time in Settings.
SHARE THE FIGURE
Send the day's number to anyone, as a graphic built for sharing.
The figures and the news need no account. An account is only for the game's leaderboard and the daily alert: sign in with your email address and a one-time code, no password to remember. You can delete your account and its data from inside the app at any time.
Every figure in the app links back to its GOV.UK source under Settings, so you can check it yourself.
Small Boat Watch App Store
Small Boat Watch gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Small Boat Watch is #10 in News Free in United Kingdom and charting in 1 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
25 Sep 2026 News FreeSmall Boat Watch on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Small Boat Watch’s App Store privacy label declares 0 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 2 linked to your identity and 0 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Small Boat Watch downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Small Boat Watch's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | NewsFree | #10 |
Apps near Small Boat Watch on the chart
News Free, around #10.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Small Boat Watch
From recent reviews.
About Small Boat Watch
SmallBoatWatch gives you the daily numbers on small boat crossings of the English Channel, in one place, plus the news behind them and a quick arcade game.
ABOUT THE DATA
Crossing figures are official Home Office statistics, taken from these GOV.UK publications:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/migrants-detected-crossing-the-english-channel-in-small-boats
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/migrants-detected-crossing-the-english-channel-in-small-boats
Cost figures are estimates calculated by Reform UK. They are not official statistics and are not endorsed by the Home Office.
TODAY AT A GLANCE
The running total of crossings recorded since 2018, the figure for the latest day in the data, and an estimated cost for the week.
DAY BY DAY
Every day since 2018, in one list. See how the latest day compares with the days and weeks before it.
WHOSE WATCH
The record of each Prime Minister: crossings during their time in office, the daily average, and the estimated cost.
NEWS
Stories from Reform UK on small boat crossings, with photos and video. Videos play inside the app.
PLAY: SMALL BOAT SCRAMBLE (STOP THE BOATS)
An interactive arcade game in the Play tab. Drag the Royal Navy boat to turn the dinghies back before they reach the shore; three landings and the run is over. Your best runs go on the Stop the Boats leaderboard under the player name you choose, so playing needs a free account.
DAILY ALERT
Opt in to one notification a day with the latest figure. Nothing else, no noise. Turn it off any time in Settings.
SHARE THE FIGURE
Send the day's number to anyone, as a graphic built for sharing.
The figures and the news need no account. An account is only for the game's leaderboard and the daily alert: sign in with your email address and a one-time code, no password to remember. You can delete your account and its data from inside the app at any time.
Every figure in the app links back to its GOV.UK source under Settings, so you can check it yourself.
Latest updates
Store changes
What Small Boat Watch changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
More from REFORM UK PARTY LIMITED
Small Boat Watch Android
Small Boat Watch gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Small Boat Watch is #20 in News & Magazines Free on Google Play in United Kingdom and charting in 1 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
News & Magazines FreeSmall Boat Watch at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-09-27. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Small Boat Watch is a UK-only news utility app by Reform UK that aggregates official Home Office statistics on English Channel small boat crossings, providing daily totals, historical trends, and estimated costs for users tracking migration data. The app currently ranks #3 in the GB News & Magazines Free category, indicating significant traction as a specialized statistical tracker within the political news segment.
Similar apps: BBC News, Sky News, Guardian
Small Boat Watch on Google Play
App details
Small Boat Watch downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Small Boat Watch's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | News & MagazinesFree | #20 |
Apps near Small Boat Watch on the chart
News & Magazines Free, around #20.
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What users say about Small Boat Watch
From the 60 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users are sharply divided between supporters who find the app informative and entertaining, and critics who label it as racist propaganda with misleading data. Complaints focus on excessive personal data collection requirements and accusations that the statistics are fabricated or outdated.
Mixed but leaning positive (60% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and good value. The main complaints are about privacy and spam, and login and account problems. Recent reviews are more positive than earlier ones.
What people like
- Fun: “Brilliant, factual and fun and a bit depressing, our leaders have failed us”
- Price & subscription: “keeps wages down and housing / living costs high”
- Ease of use: “combines public service information in an easy to use format with a little game on the side”
- Privacy & data: “so many lefties just spamming fake reviews with fake information”
Common complaints
- Privacy & data: “uninstalling it's obviously a scam”
- Login & account: “Needs an account for zero reason”
- Fun: “The figures are also completely made up by Reform UK themselves, not official statistics, which is a fun detail buried in the small print”
About Small Boat Watch
SmallBoatWatch gives you the daily numbers on small boat crossings of the English Channel, in one place.
ABOUT THE DATA
Crossing figures are official Home Office statistics, taken from these GOV.UK publications:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/migrants-detected-crossing-the-english-channel-in-small-boats
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/migrants-detected-crossing-the-english-channel-in-small-boats
Cost figures are estimates calculated by Reform UK. They are not official statistics and are not endorsed by the Home Office.
TODAY AT A GLANCE
The running total of crossings recorded since 2018, the figure for the latest day in the data, and an estimated cost for the week.
DAY BY DAY
Every day since 2018, in one list. See how the latest day compares with the days and weeks before it.
WHOSE WATCH
The record of each Prime Minister: crossings during their time in office, the daily average, and the estimated cost.
DAILY ALERT
Opt in to one notification a day with the latest figure. Nothing else, no noise. Turn it off any time in Settings.
SHARE THE FIGURE
Send the day's number to anyone, as a graphic built for sharing.
Sign in with your email address and a one-time code — no password to remember. You can delete your account and its data from inside the app at any time.
Every figure in the app links back to its GOV.UK source under Settings, so you can check it yourself.
SmallBoatWatch is available in the United Kingdom only.
Store changes
What Small Boat Watch changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.