Comparison

cState vs NavStation

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

Head to head
About

cState

Features
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cState is the companion app for Channel 28 radio systems installed on board yachts. It connects to the yacht’s Channel 28 control processor over the on-board network and lists every crew radio handset by number and name. For each handset you can see and change its features at a glance – for example engineering (ENG), stewarding (STE), watch (WAT) and GPS tracking – exactly as configured for that yacht. Changes take effect immediately and are shared with every other device running cState, so the whole crew sees the same, up-to-date picture. Features: β€’ Live view of every radio handset and its feature settings β€’ One-tap switches to turn features on and off β€’ Compact rows on phones; full rows on iPad and larger screens β€’ GPS map showing the position of handsets that have GPS turned on β€’ Primary and optional secondary server, with automatic switch-over β€’ Repeater frequency and escalation settings, where the yacht supports them cState requires a Channel 28 system installed on board. Your Channel 28 engineer can supply the server address for your yacht.

About

NavStation

Features
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As a subscriber of the NAVTOR Digital Logbooks, NavStation app allows you to view / create entries for Deck and Engine log book from your Iphone Or Ipad.

Screenshots

cState3 screens
NavStation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: NavStation at every 2 months against cState's every 5 months. cState's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

cState ships an update every 5 months, NavStation every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
cState versus NavStation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametercStateNavStation
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size18 MB376 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFastMouseNAVTOR

In-app purchases

None

cState

No in-app purchases

None

NavStation

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is cState free?
cState is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NavStation free?
NavStation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do cState or NavStation have ads?
Neither cState nor NavStation shows ads.
Which is updated more often, cState or NavStation?
cState ships an update every 5 months, and NavStation every 2 months. Most recently, cState was updated on November 6, 2026 and NavStation on November 3, 2026.

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