Seafarer's Compendium vs BV Digital
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Seafarer's Compendium
This professional guide helps maritime managers and crew identify and assess hazardous situations. It provides concise information and illustrations to prepare for various operations and includes a notepad for recording security-relevant events and accidents.
- Hazard assessment
- Professional guidance
- Concise information
- Illustrations
- Notepad function
- Incident recording
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The “Seafarer's companion” has been written by professionals for professionals, and is designed to help managers and crew members recognise and assess hazardous situations. While, in practice, it cannot replace independent, responsible actions by the individual, it can help prepare for everyday or hazardous operations and situations so that the right action can be taken. Its modular structure enables you to quickly find concise information, as well as numerous illustrations describing the essential concepts. The notepad function allows the most important information on events relevant to security, especially accidents, to be recorded. Texts and images may serve as memory aids when preparing accident reports. Experience, knowledge and the abilities of each individual continue to be crucial to ensure occupational health and safety on board! BG Verkehr uses this handbook to help entrepreneurs and managers to fulfil their occupational health and safety responsibilities on board, and to establish a uniform level of safety standards. The “Maritime handbook” relies on your feedback and suggestions, so we expressely ask for your involvement! Please contact us at the following email address: handbuch-see@bg-verkehr.de
BV Digital
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BV Digital ist der mobile Wissensspeicher für die Binnenschifffahrt und alle Wasserstraßen-Begeisterten. Mit den Lizenzschlüsseln des Binnenschifffahrts-Verlags schalten Sie Bücher und Vorschriften direkt in der App frei. Lesen, durchsuchen und kommentieren Sie Ihre Titel, setzen Sie Markierungen und teilen Sie Ihre Anmerkungen mit anderen. Ihre persönlichen Vermerke stehen Ihnen geräteübergreifend zur Verfügung. Sie sind öfter offline? Kein Problem, Ihre Inhalte können Sie auch ohne Netz nutzen. Mit unserer App sind Sie auf Rhein, Mosel, Donau und anderen europäischen Binnenwasserstraßen auf der sicheren Seite.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Seafarer's Compendium at 9.3 against BV Digital's 16.0. 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.
Seafarer's Compendium ships an update every 3 months, BV Digital every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Seafarer's Compendium | BV Digital |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ANOVA GmbH | Springer Fachmedien München GmbH |
In-app purchases
Seafarer's Compendium
No in-app purchases
BV Digital
No in-app purchases





