OCS HR Expense vs Shipmate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OCS HR Expense
This app allows users to register travel expenses and standalone expenses, integrating with OCS HR SelfService. It supports secure login, viewing existing travel data, and capturing or importing images for expense documentation. The app offers both online and offline functionality.
- Secure login and user identification
- View existing travel data
- Register expenses to ongoing travel
- Register standalone expenses
- Capture and import pictures for expenses
- Online/Offline functionality
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OCS HR Expense App is an app for travel expense registration used together with OCS HR SelfService. Functionality included in the first version of the app is: - Secure login and user identification - Display of all data from existing travels - Registration of expenses to an ongoing travel. Registration of stand alone expenses for later attachment to travel. - Take scaled pictured with camera and importing from camera roll. - Online / Offline functionality. New travels are created in OCS HR SelfService.
Shipmate
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Shipmate is the communication platform designed specifically for the maritime industry – starting with fishing. Whether you’re at sea or on land, Shipmate keeps your crew aligned, informed, and connected through one secure channel. Forget scattered messages, missed calls, and Facebook threads. With Shipmate, all your onboard communication is in one place – encrypted, reliable, and built for rough conditions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Shipmate at every 3 weeks against OCS HR Expense's every 4 months. OCS HR Expense's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.1). 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.
OCS HR Expense ships an update every 4 months, Shipmate every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OCS HR Expense | Shipmate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Johan Zwiegelaar | Shipmate AS |
In-app purchases
OCS HR Expense
No in-app purchases
Shipmate
No in-app purchases
