PSC Ready vs IDsure
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
IDsure
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For the seafarers & Offshore Crew Free use of the basic App; Building up the seafarer's competence profile in App; Receive all your digital certificates in the App; One central point of collection of all demanded documents; Direct notifications of upcoming courses/due dates of certificates; Can be connected to Maritime Authorities, Flag States, and Shipowner & Crew manager's HR systems
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: IDsure at every 6 weeks against PSC Ready's every 11 months. PSC Ready's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.2). 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 11 months, IDsure every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 10, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PSC Ready | IDsure |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 6 weeks โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 โ better | 16.2 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 311 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore | IDsure ApS |
In-app purchases
PSC Ready
No in-app purchases
IDsure
No in-app purchases









