Comparison

NS Vessel vs OrbitMI Connect

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

Head to head
About

NS Vessel

Features
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Manage your fleet with confidence with the Nautical Systems® Vessel mobile app. The App enables crew mobility on board blue-water vessels, allowing efficiency while performing daily tasks, inspections and checklists. Compliant with OSV – OVID (OVIQ) + IMCA DSV, DIVING, DP vessels- IMCA ISM, STCW TMSA, OCIMF SIRE, BIQ Subchapter M Intuitive Functionality: • Scales with organization • Easy data entry onboard • Works in offline mode; syncs to onboard server • Crew Sign-on and Sign-off Day-to-Day Operations Ready: • Supports work order completions, audit inspections, checklist-based inspections, on-board meetings and drills, audits, sign-on and sign-off crew and document delivery • Easy-to-view maintenance and compliance tasks o Planned and unplanned work orders, audits, inspections, meetings, drills, running hours entry task, inventory count task • HSQE with questionnaire and checklist support • Identify critical equipment history for inspections and audits • Reporting on hazardous conditions, inspections and equipment failures • Update key operational information such as equipment running hours and spares inventory • Machinery failure reporting • Create new work orders, inspections, meetings, drill and safety observations • Capture visitor log information • Critical equipment list and its job history • Manage visitors We are committed to providing the most reliable customer service and product improvements based on your feedback. Disclosure NS Vessel Mobile app functionality is available through an ABS Nautical Systems Enterprise subscription software license. Nautical Systems Enterprise puts the client in control of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance by showing the client the location of potentially private data and allowing case by case determination for data handling. The software will contain functionality that enables clients to carry out their obligations under the GDPR, such as searching for personal data in comments, documents and attachments, utility for anonymization of crew records that contain personal data, and compiling reports in response to individuals’ requests for their personal data.

About

OrbitMI Connect

Manage your global maritime fleet efficiently from your mobile device. Visualize vessel locations, track voyage details, and access market intelligence. Receive critical notifications for fleet operations.

Highlights
  • Fleet visualization on map
  • Voyage planning and optimization
  • Real-time notifications
  • Market intelligence and predictions
  • Port and vendor details
  • Vessel position list
Features
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OrbitMI Connect from OrbitMI aggregates, amplifies and activates maritime data to help you manage your global fleet more efficiently, profitably and sustainability directly from your mobile device. Version 1.0 -Dashboard: View Port Comments, Vessels Approaching Port, Next Open Vessels, Vessel Distributions, Notifications, and Bunker Prices. -Fleet Dashboard: View fleet vessels and locate them on the map, filter by fleet, view the current TCE and the current reported world scale. -Map: Visualize global fleet data, laden and ballast status, historical and planned routes, weather conditions, and alert status. Filter by fleet and segment. View port details including, Bunker Price Vendors Additional Services Terminals Port Calls, and Comments. -Distance Calculator: Alter voyage plans for specific vessels. Set default speeds, incorporate weather factor, add or remove destinations, and set time in port. View voyage summaries, ETAs, steaming time, and bunker consumption and ROB. Visualize your new voyage data on a global map. -Notifications: Receive direct notifications for speed deviation, consumption deviation, ETA change, sire inspection, and CDI inspection -Fleet Overview: View the location, ETA, and ballast status of every ship in your fleet. Manage custom fleets and view the corresponding laden/ballast ratio, as well as historical trends. View bunker ROB and days of steaming time for every vessel in your fleet. -Position List: Access and filter your vessel position list by region and segment, as well as well as, Vessel Name Open Date Next Open Selected Port ETA Remaining Itinerary Last Sire Date, and Coating View last cargoes and internal notes, as well as Year Built, Deadweight, Capacity, and IMO class. Filter by company and isolate by region. -Market Intel: View market predictions for TCE as well as current and predicted World Scale Indexes. Use Converted WSP, WSP classifier, and Stacked classifier models, as well as direction, historical trends, historical prediction accuracy, and World Scale drivers. View current price and bunker trends in major ports around the world, and view vessel distribution between hemispheres. -Contact List: Keep track of all relevant contacts in one simple list.

Screenshots

NS Vessel4 screens
OrbitMI Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: OrbitMI Connect at monthly against NS Vessel's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NS Vessel ships an update every 2 months, OrbitMI Connect monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
NS Vessel versus OrbitMI Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNS VesselOrbitMI Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperABS Nautical System LLCOrbitMI, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

NS Vessel

No in-app purchases

None

OrbitMI Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NS Vessel free?
NS Vessel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OrbitMI Connect free?
OrbitMI Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NS Vessel or OrbitMI Connect have ads?
Neither NS Vessel nor OrbitMI Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NS Vessel or OrbitMI Connect?
NS Vessel ships an update every 2 months, and OrbitMI Connect monthly. Most recently, NS Vessel was updated on November 2, 2026 and OrbitMI Connect on November 3, 2026.

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