Comparison

PSC Ready vs KR

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” 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

KR

Features
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- KR-CON, developed by Korean Register, is a comprehensive IMO Convention Database containing IMO Conventions, Codes, Resolutions and Circulars in English, Korean and Chinese. - KR-CON is a portable electronic database containing a vast array of IMO instruments. It enables users to navigate the maze of IMO instruments swiftly and accurately through a variety of user-friendly functions. Users can browse the contents with the touch of a screen, and identify the regulations applicable to an individual ship simply by inputting its details. An intelligent search function allows specific contents to be found easily and quickly. - Who benefits from KR-CON? Maritime Administrations(PSCO) Shipping Companies and Seafarers Classification Societies Ship-builders Service Suppliers Training Institutes Academic Institutions - IMO approval of the carriage of publications in electronic form The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) and the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) have approved MSC-MEPC.2 /Circ.2 which allows vessels to carry electronic media onboard instead of hard copy documents. This means that KR-CON can now be used onboard ship. KR-CON has also been recognized as an electronic version of IMO instruments by the 29 maritime administrations including Republic of Korea, Panama, Marshall Islands, Cyprus, Australia, Liberia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Isle of Man, and others.

Screenshots

PSC Ready4 screens
KR4 screens

Verdict

The call

PSC Ready and KR are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท 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, KR every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PSC Ready versus KR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPSC ReadyKR
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 months โ€” betterEvery 17 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 โ€” better15.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size31 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBureau Veritas Marine & OffshoreKorean Register

In-app purchases

None

PSC Ready

No in-app purchases

None

KR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PSC Ready free?
PSC Ready is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KR free?
KR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PSC Ready or KR have ads?
Neither PSC Ready nor KR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PSC Ready or KR?
PSC Ready ships an update every 11 months, and KR every 17 months. Most recently, PSC Ready was updated on October 9, 2026 and KR on October 17, 2026.

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