Comparison

ShipVisitor vs Cavokator

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ShipVisitor

This app assists chaplains and ship visitors in planning, executing, and documenting ship visits and seafarer welfare activities. It aims to streamline operations and enhance support for seafarers worldwide.

Highlights
  • Plan ship visits
  • Deliver ship visits
  • Report on ship visits
  • Port chaplaincy management
  • Seafarer welfare tracking
  • Global seafarer assistance
Features
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The Ship Visitor App has been developed to help all Chaplains and Ship Visitors who are members of ICMA (International Christian Maritime Association) to plan, deliver and report on ship visits, port chaplaincy and seafarer welfare, helping to bring more assistance to seafarers globally.

About

Cavokator

This app provides pilots with quick access to essential flight planning tools. It offers weather decoding, runway condition assessment, and low-temperature correction calculations. Users can also manage favorite locations and customize app themes.

Highlights
  • METAR and TAFOR weather decoding
  • Runway condition (MOTNE) decoding
  • Low temperature corrections
  • Favorites list for locations
  • Dark and light themes
  • Share weather information
Features
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Cavokator is a new iOS application made by pilots, for pilots, with the goal of allowing a quick and easy access to relevant information necessary for flight planning (weather decoding, runway condition assessment, low temperature corrections, etc.). ## All features ## # Show weather information (METARS and TAFORS) efficiently: - Accept IATA or ICAO codes - Show the elapsed time since publication - Show up to 24 hours worth of METARS - Highlight good/poor weather conditions - Expand TAFORS for better readability - Share weather information with other applications # Decode runway condition (MOTNE) - Accept several decoding formats - Click directly on the METAR string to begin decoding - Dedicated app section for runway condition decoding # Low temperature corrections - Based on ICAO 8168, even for airports above sea level - Predefined list of altitudes every 500 feet for better usability - Correct altitudes directly, instead of heights - Round low temperature corrections in increments of 10, 50 and 100 feet! # Favourites list - Create a favourites list, so that it's easier to group your destinations, alternates, areas or routes and get the information without typing again all of them. Also, you can backup and share your list with a friend or import one! # App themes - Dark and light themes for better visualisation

Screenshots

ShipVisitor4 screens
Cavokator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShipVisitor at none against Cavokator's 3. ShipVisitor also leads on ads (none vs shown). Cavokator's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cavokator sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. ShipVisitor asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ShipVisitor against 5.0 for Cavokator. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShipVisitor ships an update every 2 months, Cavokator monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ShipVisitor versus Cavokator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShipVisitorCavokator
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Mission to SeafarersManuel Ortega

Customer experience

ShipVisitor

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cavokator

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ShipVisitor

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Cavokator

Subscriptions2
  • NOTAM Pro$1.991 Month
  • NOTAM Pro Annual$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Buy me a coffee$1.99

Questions

Is ShipVisitor free?
ShipVisitor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cavokator free?
Cavokator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ShipVisitor or Cavokator?
ShipVisitor and Cavokator are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do ShipVisitor or Cavokator have ads?
Cavokator shows ads; ShipVisitor does not.
Which is updated more often, ShipVisitor or Cavokator?
ShipVisitor ships an update every 2 months, and Cavokator monthly. Most recently, ShipVisitor was updated on November 2, 2026 and Cavokator on November 4, 2026.

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