hiFleet vs CMNS COPILOT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
hiFleet
Track over a million ships globally with real-time AIS positioning and daily updates. Access nautical charts, replay ship trajectories, and view detailed ship information. Plan routes, simulate voyages, and receive alerts for fleet management.
- Global ship AIS positioning
- Weekly updated nautical charts
- 3-month ship trajectory replay
- Ship particulars and route prediction
- Fleet management and alerts
- Marine weather forecast
- Geo fence drawing and alert rules
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1.Track global vessel movements. Hundreds of millions of AIS messages are received daily, updating the movements of approximately 400,000 vessels and other AIS targets. 2.Weekly updated global nautical charts 3.3-month ship trajectory replaying for free 4.Ship particulars for over 200K ships 5.Ship route prediction in case there is a valid AIS destination 6.Route planning, dead reckoning and typhoon anti-collision simulation. 7.10-day marine weather forecast and voyage simulation 8.Voyage speed analysis for each ship 9.Fleet managementand alerting,including arrival, departure, bad weather, earthquake, dragging, stop, over speed, side-by-side, deviation, signal lost and recovery, voyage information alteration, etc. 10.Filter the marine traffic with various conditions, such as ship type, DWT, draught, etc. 11.Follow customized destination, and filter the expected arrival ships with various conditions, such as ship type, DWT, draught, etc. 12.Geo fence drawing and alert rule setup Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
CMNS COPILOT
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CMNS COPILOT是一款用于船舶在受限水域航行和靠泊的辅助导/助航软件，主要是为港口引航员、船长和驾驶员提供进出港口航行和靠泊的支持。该软件支持官方出版的S57、S63数字海图格式，并支持多源数据连接，如串口，Wi-Fi等。 APP提供的功能包含：支持IHO S57 S63官方海图格式；符合IHO S52海图显示标准；提供船位预测功能（需要ROT数据支持）；辅助靠泊模式；支持蓝牙和Wi-Fi连接；支持录制回放（包含语音）；支持航线功能和限速设定；智能计算会遇点；可视CPA显示；支持虚拟登轮；支持VRM、EBL和距离测量；支持引航业务系统呈现；支持动态下沉量、转心计算；支持不同航海场景快速调用；
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: hiFleet at weekly against CMNS COPILOT's every 5 months. hiFleet also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
hiFleet ships an update weekly, CMNS COPILOT every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | hiFleet | CMNS COPILOT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 230 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shanghai Maili Marine Technology Co., Ltd | 广州胜泊航科技术有限公司 |
In-app purchases
hiFleet
No in-app purchases
CMNS COPILOT
No in-app purchases
