ShipMoney vs MarTrust
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShipMoney
This prepaid card offers convenient access and benefits for both crew and captains. Manage your funds anytime, anywhere with this innovative financial tool.
- Prepaid card functionality
- Benefits for crew and captains
- Anytime, anywhere access
- Innovative financial tool
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ShipMoney is an innovative prepaid card that provides benefits for both crew and captains, access everywhere anytime!
MarTrust
A secure and easy-to-use payment account designed for maritime crew. Receive salary instantly, send money home with low fees, and spend globally with a debit card. Manage your finances efficiently at sea and on land.
- Instant salary reception
- Low-fee money transfers
- Global spending with debit card
- 150+ countries supported
- Secure card management
- Competitive exchange rates
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Get paid instantly, save more of your salary, and spend globally with MarTrust, the payment solution designed for crew. It’s free, secure and easy to get started. Trusted by over 45,000 crew worldwide, MarTrust allows you to manage your money efficiently and securely, both at sea and on land. — Send money home fast, for less— - Receive your salary instantly - Send money home directly, with no delays - Save more with transfer rates as low as 1% - Send money to 150+ countries in 135+ currencies — Spend with ease and convenience— - Use your MarTrust Debit Mastercard anywhere in the world - Spend in any currency, with instant conversion at competitive exchange rates - Avoid expensive money exchanges and leftover cash when travelling from port to port — Keep your money secure— - Protect your funds with a separate card balance from your main account - Freeze your card instantly if it's lost or stolen ______________________________________________ Getting started MarTrust is available to crew members whose employers use our service. Ask your employer to set up your MarTrust Account. Once they contact us, we’ll send you an invitation to register. If your employer does not currently work with MarTrust, you can tell them about us. ______________________________________________ Why Choose MarTrust? - Over 20 years of maritime payment expertise - Fully regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority - Backed by Mastercard’s fraud protection (Securecode)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MarTrust at 78% against ShipMoney's 12%. MarTrust also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.7). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
MarTrust holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 29 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of ShipMoney's written reviews are positive against 78% of MarTrust's.
ShipMoney ships an update fortnightly, MarTrust every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShipMoney | MarTrust |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (21 ratings) | 4.8 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.8% of reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | MARITIME PAYMENT SOLUTIONS LLC | MarTrust |
Customer experience
ShipMoney
MarTrust
In-app purchases
ShipMoney
No in-app purchases
MarTrust
No in-app purchases









