Comparison

PSP Tracking vs VesselMan

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PSP Tracking

Features
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Combining tracking data from AIS and on-board equipment to give you reliable, accurate and timely situational awareness. This mobile application is for existing Pole Star customers who have a valid login for the Pole Star Platform. It will allow these customers to track vessels and fleets under their management.

About

VesselMan

Features
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VesselMan puts your dry-docking and inspection work in your pocket. Update jobs, record findings and take photos on board or in the yard, with or without a signal, and everything syncs back to VesselMan for the rest of the team. DRY-DOCKING AND PROJECTS • See every job in the specification with its status, progress and due date • Update progress, mark jobs as done, delayed or for follow-up, and keep a progress log • Add photos and attachments to jobs, and read PDFs without leaving the app • Raise new jobs and variation orders from the yard • Search and filter to find the job you need INSPECTIONS • Work through an inspection area by area • Record findings with a grade, a status and the person responsible • Take photos and add comments as you go WORKS OFFLINE • Projects and inspections you've opened stay on your device, so you can keep working without a signal • Your changes and photos wait on the device and sync automatically when you're back online TEAM AND PROJECT DETAILS • See who's on the project, with their company and role • Keep the project's dates and description to hand Sign in with your VesselMan account. VesselMan is a collaboration system for technical operations and maintenance projects such as dry-dockings, turnkey projects, ship repairs and refits. Find out more at www.vesselman.com.

Screenshots

PSP Tracking4 screens
VesselMan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PSP Tracking at 12.0 against VesselMan's 16.4. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PSP Tracking ships an update every 6 weeks, VesselMan monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
PSP Tracking versus VesselMan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPSP TrackingVesselMan
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPole Star Space ApplicationsVesselMan AS

In-app purchases

None

PSP Tracking

No in-app purchases

None

VesselMan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PSP Tracking free?
PSP Tracking is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VesselMan free?
VesselMan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PSP Tracking or VesselMan have ads?
Neither PSP Tracking nor VesselMan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PSP Tracking or VesselMan?
PSP Tracking ships an update every 6 weeks, and VesselMan monthly. Most recently, PSP Tracking was updated on November 11, 2026 and VesselMan on November 7, 2026.

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