Comparison

PSC Ready vs Saybolt LiveQ

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

Head to head
About

PSC Ready

Features
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Created by Bureau Veritas experts, PSC Ready is a free, user-friendly and interactive app that allows ships and fleets to prepare for port state control inspections all around the world. Thanks to this app, ship owners, captains and crews will be able to plan, execute and analyze PSC self-checks. PSC Ready will assist in preventing threats to safety and environment and facilitate swift corrective actions to ensure compliance with IMO regulations. PSC Ready enables you to launch inspections of your ship or fleet in a few clicks: | Create targeted campaigns on your whole fleet and receive inspection results from each ship. | Create and perform self-check inspections on a ship (online and offline) *Use the Bureau Veritas built-in, and up-to-date, checklist *Customize each inspection according to ship type *Note deficiencies, take photos and list any corrective actions to be taken |Generate and share inspection reports with your contacts |Initiate follow-up inspections to ensure deficiencies have been corrected |Create tailor made checklists or define specific inspections based on the CIC campaigns organized by MOUs. |Stay up-to-date with the latest MoU news |Access statistics on ship deficiencies provided by Port administrations ready to share data with the maritime community |Customize and use your own checklist template and share it with your network

About

Saybolt LiveQ

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With Saybolt LiveQ you have access to all quality data of your fuel blending components and final products, stored anywhere in the world. All quality analyses results are shared with you immediately after our laboratories release the data. You have access to the test data, as if you are watching our chemists β€˜live’ in our laboratories. Scroll easily through your stock data per terminal, tank and vessel. Monitor the results of your laboratory test blends anywhere you are, at any time of the day. Synchronize the data with your Excel blending sheets, by two button-clicks: secured, fast and errorless. The Saybolt LiveQ app is meant for Saybolt eUsers. You can configure your own storage and logistic set-up, by product group. You can easily share data with desk colleagues. Contact your Saybolt customer care contact to initiate LiveQ for you.

Screenshots

PSC Ready4 screens
Saybolt LiveQ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PSC Ready at every 7 months against Saybolt LiveQ's every 21 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PSC Ready ships an update every 7 months, Saybolt LiveQ every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
PSC Ready versus Saybolt LiveQ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPSC ReadySaybolt LiveQ
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 7 months β€” betterEvery 21 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size31 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBureau Veritas Marine & OffshoreSaybolt International B.V.

In-app purchases

None

PSC Ready

No in-app purchases

None

Saybolt LiveQ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PSC Ready free?
PSC Ready is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Saybolt LiveQ free?
Saybolt LiveQ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PSC Ready or Saybolt LiveQ have ads?
Neither PSC Ready nor Saybolt LiveQ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PSC Ready or Saybolt LiveQ?
PSC Ready ships an update every 7 months, and Saybolt LiveQ every 21 months. Most recently, PSC Ready was updated on October 29, 2026 and Saybolt LiveQ on October 26, 2026.

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