Comparison

PSC Ready vs ShipNet DryDock

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — 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

ShipNet DryDock

Features
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ShipNet DryDock app offers a simple and effective way of managing the execution of dry docking at a shipyard on the go. The features have been included to make it easy to do the following: • View and post specification updates for ongoing projects • Be able to work on specification updates in an offline manner • View the relevant project contacts directly • Easily post pictures and videos directly onto your updates

Screenshots

PSC Ready4 screens
ShipNet DryDock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ShipNet DryDock at 12.0 against PSC Ready's 14.0. 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

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

PSC Ready ships an update every 11 months, ShipNet DryDock every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on August 10, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
PSC Ready versus ShipNet DryDock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPSC ReadyShipNet DryDock
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBureau Veritas Marine & OffshoreShipNet

In-app purchases

None

PSC Ready

No in-app purchases

None

ShipNet DryDock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PSC Ready free?
PSC Ready is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShipNet DryDock free?
ShipNet DryDock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PSC Ready or ShipNet DryDock have ads?
Neither PSC Ready nor ShipNet DryDock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PSC Ready or ShipNet DryDock?
PSC Ready ships an update every 11 months, and ShipNet DryDock every 6 months. Most recently, PSC Ready was updated on August 10, 2026 and ShipNet DryDock on September 18, 2026.

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