PSC Ready vs MACK A&I
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
PSC Ready
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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
MACK A&I
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- Designed for vessel audits and inspections, enabling shore-side auditors to conduct onboard ship audits. - Templates are downloaded from API for shore users. - Shore-side users receive both audit plans and templates from the API. - The app does not support audit creation or usage by shipboard crew. - Audit templates contain four types of structured questions to support thorough inspections. - Each question supports additional fields like Info Remarks, Memo, Add Image, and more. - Users complete all template questions during the audit phase. - After the audit, mandatory fields in the Report of Findings must be filled. - Audits can be performed entirely offline after downloading the required data. - Completed audits are manually uploaded to the web platform by the user. - Uploaded data is accessible via a centralized web dashboard for review, reporting, and archival.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MACK A&I at every 2 months against PSC Ready's every 7 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PSC Ready ships an update every 7 months, MACK A&I every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PSC Ready | MACK A&I |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore | SOLVERMINDS AND SOLUTIONS |
In-app purchases
PSC Ready
No in-app purchases
MACK A&I
No in-app purchases









