Simrad PRO System Builder vs DockWorks Tether
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.
DockWorks Tether
This app enables marine service professionals to manage job details remotely. It allows users to document work with photos, record job locations, and track work hours by clocking in and out. Functionality is available both online and offline, syncing data when connectivity is restored.
- Job photo capture
- Location tracking
- Clock in/out for work hours
- Offline and online modes
- Data sync to home office
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Dockworks Tether allows Mariene Service Professional to stay connected. Tether provides the ability to take photos of your jobs, capture the location of the job, and allows you to clock in and clock out. All of this is possible in offline and online modes. With Tether, you don't have to worry about spotty internet while on the job. You can use the app and sync data to the home office when your internet is stable.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: DockWorks Tether at every 6 days against Simrad PRO System Builder's every 3 months. DockWorks Tether also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Simrad PRO System Builder's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Simrad PRO System Builder ships an update every 3 months, DockWorks Tether every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on March 11, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simrad PRO System Builder | DockWorks Tether |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 130 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Navico Norway AS | DockMaster Software, Inc |
In-app purchases
Simrad PRO System Builder
No in-app purchases
DockWorks Tether
No in-app purchases
Questions
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