Comparison

ShipVisitor vs Commtel Control

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

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.

Screenshots

ShipVisitor4 screens
Commtel Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ShipVisitor versus Commtel Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShipVisitorCommtel Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Mission to SeafarersCommtel Ltd

In-app purchases

None

ShipVisitor

No in-app purchases

None

Commtel Control

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShipVisitor free?
ShipVisitor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Commtel Control free?
Commtel Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ShipVisitor or Commtel Control have ads?
Neither ShipVisitor nor Commtel Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShipVisitor or Commtel Control?
ShipVisitor ships an update every 2 months, and Commtel Control every 3 months. Most recently, ShipVisitor was updated on October 1, 2026 and Commtel Control on September 23, 2026.

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