Qastor vs Navigation Marine PRO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Qastor
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Qastor is a professional marine navigation and pilotage tool for maritime pilots. It combines high-precision positioning, live AIS traffic, and detailed nautical charts to support safe passage through harbors, ports, and confined waters. Built for the demands of real-time pilotage, Qastor gives you the situational awareness you need, accurate vessel position and heading, under-keel clearance, predicted tracks, and berth approach information, all on a portable display you can bring aboard any ship. Key features: Real-time AIS display of surrounding vessel traffic High-accuracy GPS positioning and heading Detailed nautical charts with depth and tidal information Docking and berth approach support Route and passage planning Works offline, independent of the ship's own systems Trusted by marine pilots for navigation in some of the world's busiest ports and waterways.
Navigation Marine PRO
This marine navigation tool provides essential features for sailors, yachts, and boaters. It includes a speedometer, position tracking, waypoint management, distance measurement, and course guidance.
- Speedometer (knots, mph, km/h)
- Course over Ground
- Position tracking
- Waypoint marking and editing
- Distance measurement
- Course to Waypoint
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An helpful navigation marine tool for sailors, yachts and boats. This app contains a set of nautical applications: - Speedometer in knots, mph or km/h, Course over Ground; - Position; - Mark or edit waypoints; - Distance measurement in nautical miles and meters. Also useful for anchoring; - Course to Waypoint. --- We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch - we are going back from whence we came. John --F. Kennedy-
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Qastor at Free against Navigation Marine PRO's $2.99. Qastor also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 13 months). Navigation Marine PRO's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On ads 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
Qastor is free to download; Navigation Marine PRO costs $2.99 up front. Qastor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $619.00 per year. Navigation Marine PRO asks for nothing beyond the download.
Qastor ships an update every 3 months, Navigation Marine PRO every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Qastor | Navigation Marine PRO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | — | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 257 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Quality Positioning Services | Andrea Bisegna |
In-app purchases
Qastor
- Navigation$619.001 Year
- Navigation + Docking$989.001 Year
- 14-day TrialFree
Navigation Marine PRO
No in-app purchases
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