Simrad PRO System Builder vs DataCollect by SKF
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simrad PRO System Builder
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A business tool for marine electronics companies engaged in the sale of Simrad PRO equipment. System Builder is only available to users that are registered with Navico. An unlock key is required to use Simrad System Builder. Please contact your Navico sales representative and apply to use this great tool. A software tool to assist the sale of Simrad PRO products as a complete working system. • Provides a sales quote, including system diagrams, to the dealer and/or the customer, quickly and easily, saving a sales person hours, if not days. • Assists marine electronics sales staff, who do not always have intimate knowledge of Navico PRO products, to make sure quotes have the correct parts to make a working system. • Basic product knowledge is required. • Provides both an ethernet diagram and a NMEA 2000 connection drawing with load calculations. • Diagrams show alerts if critical parts are missing and warnings to offer extra functionality. • Serves as a great resource of product information. • Provides key features, specifications, pricing, what’s in the box, images, and dimensioned drawings.
DataCollect by SKF
Transform your tablet into a powerful data collection tool for machine inspections. This app guides users to ensure accurate and consistent data capture, leveraging SKF's expertise and cloud storage for enhanced productivity and safety.
- Tablet as productivity tool
- Guided data collection
- Accurate and consistent data
- SKF cloud integration
- Machine inspection focus
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With DataCollect from SKF your tablet becomes your new productivity tool. The system combines the intuitiveness of an app. The power of SKF´s knowledge in data collection and machine inspections with the safety of SKF cloud. DataCollect from SKF is built to provide user guidance, resulting in more accurate and consistent data.
Verdict
Simrad PRO System Builder and DataCollect by SKF are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Simrad PRO System Builder ships an update every 3 months, DataCollect by SKF every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on March 11, 2026 and June 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simrad PRO System Builder | DataCollect by SKF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 130 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Navico Norway AS | SKF Sverige AB |
In-app purchases
Simrad PRO System Builder
No in-app purchases
DataCollect by SKF
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Simrad PRO System Builder free?
Is DataCollect by SKF free?
Do Simrad PRO System Builder or DataCollect by SKF have ads?
Which is updated more often, Simrad PRO System Builder or DataCollect by SKF?
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