ShipVisitor vs Commtel Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Plan ship visits
- Deliver ship visits
- Report on ship visits
- Port chaplaincy management
- Seafarer welfare tracking
- Global seafarer assistance
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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.
Commtel Control
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Use these big buttons on your smartphone to send SMS commands to your entry system to open your entrances. Add as many systems as you like. Open your entrances in just two taps of your touchscreen. NOTE: You will need to liaise with your entry system installer to have your smartphone added to your entry system's authorised list. You will also need to know the commands or have new commands created in your entry system by your installer. Multi user sites may disallow the use of hold open commands or all commands. In which case, setting those commands in this app will not make them work. SAFETY AND SECURITY: Before setting up a hold open command, please consider the consequences of being able to permanently leave your entrance open at the mere tap of a touch screen. Before using this app, please consider the implications of opening your entrance by the tap on a touchscreen when not in sight of, nor in communication with your gates or barriers.
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Verdict
ShipVisitor and Commtel Control 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.
ShipVisitor ships an update every 2 months, Commtel Control every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShipVisitor | Commtel Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Mission to Seafarers | Commtel Ltd |
In-app purchases
ShipVisitor
No in-app purchases
Commtel Control
No in-app purchases









