SHIPNEXT vs myCompassAir
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
myCompassAir
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myCompassAir is the mobile app for use with CompassAir software. Used throughout the global maritime sector, it has been purpose-built for Ship Owners, Managers, Chartering and Sale & Purchase Brokers to simplify collaboration for teams and improve productivity wherever you happen to be. CompassAir combines a powerful messaging platform with a comprehensive shipping database with optional modules for Sale & Purchase and Chartering. Features include • Web-based, user friendly and secure • Synchronised across all devices • Superfast search of messages • Customisable views with full access to shared and private mailboxes • Instant access to full ships database – search, display and share • Comprehensive address book • Tags, vessels, deals, fixtures
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: myCompassAir at 3 against SHIPNEXT's 1. myCompassAir also leads on iOS requirement (12.4 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, myCompassAir every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 20, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SHIPNEXT | myCompassAir |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ShipNEXT Holding Limited | ThinkCompass Software IKE |
In-app purchases
SHIPNEXT
No in-app purchases
myCompassAir
No in-app purchases








