Comparison

SHIPNEXT vs VesselsValue

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

Head to head
About

SHIPNEXT

Features
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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

About

VesselsValue

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Access your existing VesselsValue account on the go! Covering the global fleet of Bulkers, Tankers, Containers, LPG, LNG, Small Tankers, Small Dry, Vehicle Carriers, Reefers, Offshore and Superyachts. The new VesselsValue app will provide instant and unbiased data to existing clients that can be accessed from anywhere in the world, at any time. Features include: * Search - Search the extensive VesselsValue database for any vessel or company fleet in the world. * Values - Instantly view current Market, Demolition and Newbuilding values for every vessel including Company fleet values within the database. Requirements: An internet connection is required to access new or updated information, and your mobile carrier may charge you for data transferred. Once downloaded; an active VesselsValue account is required in order to use this application.

Screenshots

SHIPNEXT4 screens
VesselsValue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SHIPNEXT at monthly against VesselsValue's every 2 months. VesselsValue's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17). 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

SHIPNEXT ships an update monthly, VesselsValue every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 20, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
SHIPNEXT versus VesselsValue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSHIPNEXTVesselsValue
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS179.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShipNEXT Holding LimitedVeson Nautical LLC

In-app purchases

None

SHIPNEXT

No in-app purchases

None

VesselsValue

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SHIPNEXT free?
SHIPNEXT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VesselsValue free?
VesselsValue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SHIPNEXT or VesselsValue have ads?
Neither SHIPNEXT nor VesselsValue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SHIPNEXT or VesselsValue?
SHIPNEXT ships an update monthly, and VesselsValue every 2 months. Most recently, SHIPNEXT was updated on August 20, 2026 and VesselsValue on September 17, 2026.

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