SHIPNEXT vs V.Crew Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SHIPNEXT
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Shipnext — Your Global Shipping Workspace, Now on Mobile Work faster, smarter, and from anywhere. Shipnext Mobile brings the full power of the global Shipnext platform and marketplace directly to your phone — giving shipping professionals real-time visibility and instant access to the world’s shipping market. Perfect for: Shipbrokers Shipowners & Operators Traders & Commodity Houses Freight Forwarders / NVOCC Chartering Managers Maritime Logistics Teams What you can do with Shipnext Mobile (even on the Free plan): • Instant Freight-search and Cargo–Ship Matching • Global Vessel Search + AIS overview • Add & manage cargo and ship positions • Port data search • Auto-sync with your web account • Real-time alerts & push notifications • Send offers and negotiate directly in-app • Preview documents on the go • News and Market data on Shipping and Transportation • Shipping Industry Chat No credit card. No setup. Download and start working immediately. A paid version includes: • E-amail service with access to LLM and Artificial Intelligence (AI) • Freight indexes • Voyage Management Solution • Freight Calculator and Voyage Cost estimator • Filing solutions for shipping data And much more
V.Crew Connect
Manage your maritime career with this app. Track assignments, update your profile, monitor tasks, and sign contracts electronically. Access live chat support and view your sea service history.
- Document tracking and expiry alerts
- Assignment notice tracking
- Profile and contact updates
- Pre-embarkation task monitoring
- Electronic contract signing
- Sea service history viewing
- Live chat support
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V.Crew Connect is easy to use and free for all V.Group seafarers. You can quickly create an account using your registered e-mail ID. App features: - Upload documents and track document validity and expiry dates; - Track your next assignment notice and advise of your availability to join the vessel; - Update your profile and inform any contact changes easily; - Monitor your tasks to complete before you embark; - Sign your contract electronically; - View your sea service history and a summary of your experience; - Live Chat Support;
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: V.Crew Connect at 3 against SHIPNEXT's 1. V.Crew Connect also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SHIPNEXT ships an update monthly, V.Crew Connect every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SHIPNEXT | V.Crew Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.8 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 18.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ShipNEXT Holding Limited | V.Group |
In-app purchases
SHIPNEXT
No in-app purchases
V.Crew Connect
No in-app purchases
