Comparison

OneHandShake vs BSM SmartPAL

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

Head to head

About

OneHandShake

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Has the Pilot boarded the vessel? Has the bunker barge arrived? The OneHandShake app aims to equip agents, surveyors and all concerned parties with information and real time updates of the activities surrounding a vessel in the Port of Singapore.

About

BSM SmartPAL

Features

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Approval app is an application designed for PAL users to receive Performance Alerts. The user receives up-to-date notifications online. Technical alerts possess certain parameters which have thresholds. Once the threshold limit is exceeded, an alert is generated which will be notified as Performance alerts.

Screenshots

OneHandShake4 screens

BSM SmartPAL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BSM SmartPAL at every 2 weeks against OneHandShake's every 5 weeks. OneHandShake's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OneHandShake ships an update every 5 weeks, BSM SmartPAL every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

OneHandShake versus BSM SmartPAL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	OneHandShake	BSM SmartPAL
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 5 weeks	Every 2 weeks — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPad
Requires iOS	9.0 — better	16.0
Further details — not scored
Size	62 MB	116 MB
Age rating	4+	17+
Developer	PSA Marine Pte Ltd	MariApps Marine Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

OneHandShake

No in-app purchases

None

BSM SmartPAL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OneHandShake free?

OneHandShake is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is BSM SmartPAL free?

BSM SmartPAL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do OneHandShake or BSM SmartPAL have ads?

Neither OneHandShake nor BSM SmartPAL shows ads.

Which is updated more often, OneHandShake or BSM SmartPAL?

OneHandShake ships an update every 5 weeks, and BSM SmartPAL every 2 weeks. Most recently, OneHandShake was updated on October 26, 2026 and BSM SmartPAL on October 25, 2026.