BSNAPPS vs OffshoreSMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BSNAPPS
This business platform acts as a central data hub for managing records, projects, and documents. It streamlines workflows and automates processes to improve efficiency and decision-making across teams. Users can customize the platform with additional apps from a marketplace.
- Centralized data management
- Automated business processes
- Streamlined workflows
- Customizable app marketplace
- Integrated reporting
- Social working functionality
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BSNAPPS APaaS is a central data hub that powers a suite of business activity apps, which manages all your record-keeping, projects, documents and resources. Add and customise apps from the BSNAPPS Marketplace to tailor the platform to all of your operational needs. Reduce time and effort across your teams by automating business processes and streamlining workflows. Receive Business Process Optimisation as standard when you join BSNAPPS, so you can immediately reduce administrative overheads and re-allocate resources to pro-active projects. Search and correlate data from one central source for improved business intelligence, visibility and decision-making. Fully integrated reporting lets you assess risks and collaborate effectively. Maintain data integrity and accuracy. Save money across the business with efficient planning and more profitable allocation of resources. Retain internal knowledge and facilitate communication between teams with an in-built ‘social working’ functionality that allows staff to quickly and easily Like, Share or Comment on projects. Enable workforce mobility and flexibility by saving time on monotonous tasks. Desktop and internet-enabled device friendly.
OffshoreSMS
This app provides commercial vessel owners, skippers, and crew with essential tools for maritime safety management. It simplifies the creation and real-time updating of safety management systems, ensuring all crew members have access to critical information. The platform aims to reduce paper usage and streamline safety processes on board.
- Real-time SMS updates for crew
- Digital vessel logs and forms
- Crew qualification and induction management
- Passenger manifest creation
- Expense logging and receipt saving
- Personal Mariner Profile creation
- Fleet management tools
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FREE to download and FREE to create a user profile, the Offshore SMS has been developed to give commercial vessel owners, skippers and crew the tools they need to be safe on the water, anywhere in the world. Every vessel should have a safety management system (SMS) or safety management plan, and everyone on the boat, from the owner to the crew, must know where it is, what is in it, and how to use it. The OffshoreSMS app makes this easy! Owners and masters can build and update the SMS in real time from anywhere on earth. Every change is synced in real time to every crew member on the boat, and all crew have the SMS right in their pocket! Whether you're based, or whatever your operation, OffshoreSMS will simplify safety on your vessels, plus give you a ton of easy-to-use tools to save you time and money, and all with zero paper!! If you're a crew member on a vessel, there is no cost whatsoever! Simply download the app and search for the vessel you work on, then request crew access to start using the app! Created with input from commercial vessel operators from day one, our aim is to simplify the process of running a vessel safely and reducing paper on your boat. We've made it super easy to add a vessel, connect with other users on the app and induct them as crew, and do all of the legally required vessel logs. Offshore SMS features include: • Quick signup through the app • Update your own personal profile and be found by other vessel skippers • Great for everyone on any commercial vessel anywhere • Add as many free vessels as you like and all have unlimited free ships logs • Use our in-app helpers to build a compliant SMS or SMP in minutes • Manage crew qualifications and inductions with signatures • Log defects, schedule maintenance or even create your own custom forms • Create passenger manifests and do live head count logs • Log anything from pre-starts to fuel and engine hours, to the ship's log • Add unlimited crew and get a signed induction in the app • Record important dates for your vessel (safety gear, expiry dates etc) * Choose from a range of annual subscription options from less than $1/week per vessel NEW Features for Charter and Passenger vessels: • Create a Passenger Manifest for each trip with all passengers' personal information • Check passengers on and off in real time • Create a separate Passenger Induction checklist and induct passengers with easy prompts • Masters can do quick head counts from the app and save them in the cloud - no clickers, no paper! NEW Features in 2024: • Workflows - create and manage larger jobs and add small tasks for other team members! • Expense logs - record expenses on board and save receipts, invoices or bills per supplier • A new personal Mariner Profile - your new marine resume! • Mark vessels, plant and equipment as offline / tagged out • New Marine Fleets - now fleet owners and managers can view live fleet activity, monitor stats, and manage assets and team members right from the app! • New crew warnings for skippers at startup • Now log multiples drills at one time! PLUS: * Crew change logs * Custom log review screen * Scheduled maintenance by TIME as well as ENGINE HOURS * Location pin drops in Ship's Log Now, if you own or manage a fleet of vessels, use our app to connect your skippers to your fleet dashboard in real time! AND, if you employ multiple people on your vessel, set up to 3 different roles, each with custom access permissions! PLUS HEAPS MORE!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: OffshoreSMS at 83% against BSNAPPS's 0%. OffshoreSMS also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 11 months). BSNAPPS's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. OffshoreSMS sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. BSNAPPS asks for nothing beyond the download.
BSNAPPS ships an update every 11 months, OffshoreSMS every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BSNAPPS | OffshoreSMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BSNAPPS Pty Ltd | Offshore SMS Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
BSNAPPS
OffshoreSMS
In-app purchases
BSNAPPS
No in-app purchases
OffshoreSMS
- Digital Logs Plan$31.99
- Digital SMS Plan$84.99
- OffshoreSMS LOGS + SMS$94.99
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- OffshoreSMS PRO Plan$159.99









