Comparison

Digital Bunker vs TB Marine App

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

Head to head
About

Digital Bunker

Features
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E-Ship Safety™ is the first in a series of forms in the Digital Bunker app for the global Marine fuel market. E-Ship Safety™ streamlines the commercial maritime fueling process, saving time and money. The app creates comprehensive industry-standard and legally binding, pre-delivery documentation from a tablet or smart phone. Prior to fueling operations, a safety checklist is mandated at worldwide ports between physical suppliers and receiving vessel personnel. This checklist must comply with the standards outlined in the International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers & Terminals (ISGOTT 5th edition). E-Ship Safety™ eliminates the tedious task of downloading a PDF from a port’s website, printing it out, manually filling it in and then scanning it for email back to the local port jurisdiction. With the traditional paper method, there is the added burden of keeping track of both the electronic AND paper editions. E-Ship Safety™ automates this process by providing immediate documentation for the local port, the receiving vessel and the delivery bunker tanker, barge, truck (or pipeline) via an instantaneously emailed PDF to multiple stakeholders. The app includes GPS-embedded, bunker tanker, and vessel stamps (as photographic captures) with secure digital signatures from cargo officers, delivery personnel and vessel Chief Engineers. ISGOTT-compliant and ready for use in ports throughout the world, E-Ship Safety™ replaces the pen and paper approach to checklist documentation. The software works even without a cellular connection, uploading finished forms as soon as a cellular signal or Wi-Fi is acquired. As an added security feature, E-Ship Safety™ forms include time stamping as part of the PDF filename itself. E-Ship Safety™ eliminates the potential for loss or accidental destruction of paper originals; multiple stakeholders receive copies of the identical PDF documentation, and in our opinion, the app increases fuel transfer security. There is no “original” paper to misplace.

About

TB Marine App

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Access to near real-time operational, technical & other information anytime, anywhere. YOUR dashboard with KPI’s Fleet Position 24/7/365, Schedules, Vessel key data / Q88

Screenshots

Digital Bunker4 screens
TB Marine App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Digital Bunker at every 2 weeks against TB Marine App's every 11 months. TB Marine App's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.1). 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

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

Digital Bunker ships an update every 2 weeks, TB Marine App every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Digital Bunker versus TB Marine App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigital BunkerTB Marine App
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.112.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVortex Development GroupTB Marine Shipmanagement GmbH & Co. KG

In-app purchases

None

Digital Bunker

No in-app purchases

None

TB Marine App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Digital Bunker free?
Digital Bunker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TB Marine App free?
TB Marine App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Digital Bunker or TB Marine App have ads?
Neither Digital Bunker nor TB Marine App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Digital Bunker or TB Marine App?
Digital Bunker ships an update every 2 weeks, and TB Marine App every 11 months. Most recently, Digital Bunker was updated on November 11, 2026 and TB Marine App on November 7, 2026.

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