PSC Check vs PSC Ready
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PSC Check
This app assists with pre-departure equipment checks for maritime vessels, helping to reduce the risk of inspection detentions and deficiencies. It categorizes items by location, allows for input of inspection results with notes and photos, and generates PDF reports. Users can also review statistical data on common deficiencies.
- Categorized equipment checklist by location
- Input inspection results with notes and photos
- Generate PDF reports for shore-side forwarding
- Analyze detainable deficiency statistics
- Regular updates for checklist and statistics
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ARRIVAL CHECKLIST for PSC is the preparatory onboard equipment checklist mobile app to help minimize the risk of PSC detentions and deficiencies. Key features: - The app categorizes items that are frequently pointed out as deficiency at PSC inspections by location. - Inspection results can be input into the system along with notes and photos for each corresponding checklist item. - Users have the option of creating a PDF version of the completed results, which can be forwarded shore side. - Users can also confirm the statistical data and the tendency of detainable deficiencies in across a number of major PSC areas. - Updates are available for the checklist and statistics to ensure the app has the latest PSC data.
PSC Ready
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Created by Bureau Veritas experts, PSC Ready is a free, user-friendly and interactive app that allows ships and fleets to prepare for port state control inspections all around the world. Thanks to this app, ship owners, captains and crews will be able to plan, execute and analyze PSC self-checks. PSC Ready will assist in preventing threats to safety and environment and facilitate swift corrective actions to ensure compliance with IMO regulations. PSC Ready enables you to launch inspections of your ship or fleet in a few clicks: | Create targeted campaigns on your whole fleet and receive inspection results from each ship. | Create and perform self-check inspections on a ship (online and offline) *Use the Bureau Veritas built-in, and up-to-date, checklist *Customize each inspection according to ship type *Note deficiencies, take photos and list any corrective actions to be taken |Generate and share inspection reports with your contacts |Initiate follow-up inspections to ensure deficiencies have been corrected |Create tailor made checklists or define specific inspections based on the CIC campaigns organized by MOUs. |Stay up-to-date with the latest MoU news |Access statistics on ship deficiencies provided by Port administrations ready to share data with the maritime community |Customize and use your own checklist template and share it with your network
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Verdict
PSC Check and PSC Ready 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.
PSC Check ships an update every 10 months, PSC Ready every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on July 6, 2026 and August 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PSC Check | PSC Ready |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NIPPON KAIJI KYOKAI GENERAL INCORPORATED FOUNDATION | Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore |
In-app purchases
PSC Check
No in-app purchases
PSC Ready
No in-app purchases








