Comparison

Dolphin Count vs Master

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

Head to head
About

Dolphin Count

Contribute to marine mammal research by collecting real-time data on local dolphins. This free, family-friendly application requires no prior experience and helps expand scientific coverage areas. It aims to raise awareness about local dolphin populations.

Highlights
  • Citizen science data collection
  • Marine mammal research support
  • Local dolphin tracking
  • Awareness raising
  • Family-friendly
Features
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Dolphin Count is a citizen scientist event where the general public can help marine mammal scientists collect real data on local dolphins. Utilizing citizens to collect data allows us to increase our coverage area where we might otherwise never go. This is a free, family friendly, no experience needed app to help count dolphins and raise awareness about Charleston's #Local dolphins.

About

Master

Learn maritime navigation rules with an interactive system designed for effective retention. This app breaks down complex regulations into manageable sections with visual aids and mnemonics. It revisits incorrect answers and provides instant graphical feedback, making the learning process intuitive and efficient.

Highlights
  • Interactive learning system
  • Step-by-step rule guidance
  • Mnemonics and memory aids
  • Interactive visuals
  • Graphical feedback on answers
  • Practice section with progress tracking
Features
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Master-Nav is a progressive COLREGS learning system developed by a Master Mariner. The COLREGS are notoriously difficult to learn and retain — Master-Nav makes it significantly easier through an interactive system built around how your brain actually works. Instead of guessing through random question banks, Master-Nav guides you step by step through every rule from start to finish. Wrong answers are revisited until the rules stick — properly. Complex regulations are broken down into learnable chunks — bite-sized sections supported by mnemonics, memory aids and interactive visuals designed around how the brain actually retains information. Every incorrect answer is shown graphically alongside the correct one — immediately clear, no confusion. And with a single tap, the relevant COLREGS rule is accessible from any question at any time. Master-Nav covers COLREGS Parts A to D — General, Steering & Sailing, Lights & Shapes and Sound & Light Signals — plus Annex IV Distress Signals. Over 1000 questions in multiple formats, with a dedicated Practice Section that tracks right, wrong and unanswered so you always know where to focus. COLREGS — the easy way.

Screenshots

Dolphin Count4 screens
Master4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dolphin Count at Free against Master's $1.99. Dolphin Count also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). Master's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (94 vs 2). On 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

Dolphin Count is free to download; Master costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Master holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Master has 94 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dolphin Count ships an update every 10 months, Master fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Dolphin Count versus Master: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDolphin CountMaster
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)4.7 (94 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—96.9% of reviews
Number of ratings294 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB117 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLowcountry Marine Mammal NetworkPeterjohn Chisholm

Customer experience

Dolphin Count

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Master

All ratings94 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.1%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive96.9%
Neutral3.1%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dolphin Count

No in-app purchases

None

Master

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dolphin Count free?
Dolphin Count is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Master free?
Master costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dolphin Count or Master?
Master is rated higher. Dolphin Count averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Master averages 4.7 from 94 ratings.
Do Dolphin Count or Master have ads?
Neither Dolphin Count nor Master shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dolphin Count or Master?
Dolphin Count ships an update every 10 months, and Master fortnightly. Most recently, Dolphin Count was updated on June 11, 2026 and Master on September 27, 2026.

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