JPS Pilots vs NaAVIC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JPS Pilots
This app helps pilots navigate and manage vessel movements within marine ports. It provides essential tools for efficient and safe port operations.
- Vessel movement assistance
- Marine port navigation
- Pilot tools
- Efficient port operations
- Safe operations
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The JPS Pilots app assists pilots moving vessels in marine ports.
NaAVIC
This free marine navigation app simplifies boating for recreational users. It offers chart support, route planning, and offline capabilities to explore new locations safely and reliably. Connect with other boaters and share your voyages.
- Electronic chart support (IHO S-57/S-52)
- Route creation and navigation
- Offline navigation capability
- Boat position, speed, and course display
- Notifications and alarms
- Recreational hotspot finder
- Distance measurement
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NaAVIC is a free Electronic Chart System in your pocket that will make marine navigation easy, safe, reliable, and fun. This free app is for recreational boaters who want to navigate the surrounding waters safely while exploring new and interesting locations to fish, dive, eat etc. The app offers a range of features to make marine navigation easier and reliable that are delivered through a clear and intuitive interface designed specifically for mobile devices and tablets. By utilizing a cloud-based approach with data streaming, the NaAVIC ECS enables all members of an expedition to more actively engage in the voyage as well as to share that voyage with fellow ‘marine friends’, hence building a community of like-minded users. Features: - Supports IHO S-57 charts and S-52 presentation - Comprehensive route creation and navigation - Offline navigation - Displays boat position, speed, and course - Notifications and alarms - Find recreational hotspots - Measure distances - Stream additional data layers over the base map - Point of Interest Quick Start Guide: https://naavic.net/NaAVICQuickStarGuide.pdf
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: JPS Pilots at 6 against NaAVIC's 1. NaAVIC's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for JPS Pilots against 5.0 for NaAVIC. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: JPS Pilots has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
JPS Pilots ships an update every 4 months, NaAVIC every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JPS Pilots | NaAVIC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jacobsen Pilot Service, Inc. | IIC |
Customer experience
JPS Pilots
NaAVIC
In-app purchases
JPS Pilots
No in-app purchases
NaAVIC
No in-app purchases
