Comparison

SHIPNEXT vs myCompassAir

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

myCompassAir

Features
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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

Screenshots

SHIPNEXT4 screens
myCompassAir4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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, myCompassAir every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 20, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
SHIPNEXT versus myCompassAir: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSHIPNEXTmyCompassAir
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1712.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShipNEXT Holding LimitedThinkCompass Software IKE

In-app purchases

None

SHIPNEXT

No in-app purchases

None

myCompassAir

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SHIPNEXT free?
SHIPNEXT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is myCompassAir free?
myCompassAir is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SHIPNEXT or myCompassAir have ads?
Neither SHIPNEXT nor myCompassAir shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SHIPNEXT or myCompassAir?
SHIPNEXT ships an update monthly, and myCompassAir every 3 weeks. Most recently, SHIPNEXT was updated on August 20, 2026 and myCompassAir on September 8, 2026.

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