Comparison

V.Crew Connect vs Gentoo

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

Head to head
About

V.Crew Connect

Manage your maritime career with this app. Track assignments, update your profile, monitor tasks, and sign contracts electronically. Access live chat support and view your sea service history.

Highlights
  • Document tracking and expiry alerts
  • Assignment notice tracking
  • Profile and contact updates
  • Pre-embarkation task monitoring
  • Electronic contract signing
  • Sea service history viewing
  • Live chat support
Features
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V.Crew Connect is easy to use and free for all V.Group seafarers. You can quickly create an account using your registered e-mail ID. App features: - Upload documents and track document validity and expiry dates; - Track your next assignment notice and advise of your availability to join the vessel; - Update your profile and inform any contact changes easily; - Monitor your tasks to complete before you embark; - Sign your contract electronically; - View your sea service history and a summary of your experience; - Live Chat Support;

About

Gentoo

Features
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Gentoo is the crew app for expedition cruise operators. If your company runs its fleet on Gentoo, this is where your season lives: the voyages you are assigned to, the documents you need on board, the reports you file ashore and the hours you rest at sea. Gentoo is invite-only. You join with an event code or an invitation from your operator, then sign in with Apple, Google or email. ASSIGNMENTS See every voyage you are pencilled on, pending or confirmed, with join and leave dates. Accept or decline a proposed assignment from your phone and your HR team sees the answer straight away. DOCUMENTS Keep passports, certificates, medicals and contracts together. Scan a document with the camera, see which ones your role still needs, and sign your contract on the phone with a tap to place your signature. REST HOURS Log rest and work periods for each day at sea. Gentoo checks them against MLC rest requirements as you go and keeps a copy on the phone until you are back online. REPORTS File tour and hike reports from the field with photos and location. Drafts are saved on the device and sent when you have signal. A separate Speak Up channel lets you raise a concern with your operator, anonymously if you choose. EXPENSES Photograph a receipt, enter the amount in the local currency and submit a claim. Track its status through approval. KIT Tell your operator your sizes and tick off the kit you already own so the right gear is issued at each join. DESTINATION BRIEFINGS Read your operator's landing and site briefings on the phone. Briefings are stored on the device so they open without a connection. POLARIS Ask Polaris, the built-in assistant, about your schedule, your documents or your operator's guidelines and get an answer drawn from your own data. OFFLINE FIRST Ships lose signal. Gentoo caches your season on the device, queues what you change, and syncs when you are back in range. Your data belongs to your operator's Gentoo workspace. You can delete your account at any time from Profile. Privacy policy: getgentoo.com/privacy

Screenshots

V.Crew Connect4 screens
Gentoo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Gentoo at every 8 days against V.Crew Connect's every 5 weeks. V.Crew Connect's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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

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

V.Crew Connect ships an update every 5 weeks, Gentoo every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
V.Crew Connect versus Gentoo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterV.Crew ConnectGentoo
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews18.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperV.Group1596505 B.C. LTD

In-app purchases

None

V.Crew Connect

No in-app purchases

None

Gentoo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is V.Crew Connect free?
V.Crew Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gentoo free?
Gentoo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do V.Crew Connect or Gentoo have ads?
Neither V.Crew Connect nor Gentoo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, V.Crew Connect or Gentoo?
V.Crew Connect ships an update every 5 weeks, and Gentoo every 8 days. Most recently, V.Crew Connect was updated on October 23, 2026 and Gentoo on October 18, 2026.

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