Comparison

IDEA YACHT vs CrewSmart Inspect

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

Head to head
About

IDEA YACHT

Manage yacht equipment, maintenance, and procurement on the go. This app provides essential asset management functionality, including logging rounds, task management, and access to technical information, even offline.

Highlights
  • Engine room log rounds
  • Maintenance task management
  • Vessel component database
  • Add item/component pictures
  • Download and view documents
  • Offline maintenance logging
Features
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This app was designed to bring the key functionality from IDEA Yacht onto your mobile device, to have it available everywhere and every time. IDEA’s management solution for luxury yachts, IDEA Yacht, is entirely web-based and keeps you in full control of your equipment and all related maintenance and procurement duties. Not only is the user interface self-explanatory and easy to use, but our solution also provides the full functionality of a modern Asset Management system, such as reduced equipment breakdowns and overall costs, optimum stock control of expensive spare parts, rapid access to critical technical information and workflow-enabled procurement, including approvals. For offline scenarios, you can use the iOS based maintenance App that allows you to register all maintenance work activities on a smart device, even without a network connection. You can install IDEA Yacht offline or on board a yacht without the necessity for an online connection. The Quality and Safety module provides you with improved access to safety information, helps you prepare for audits and inspections and comply with ISM regulations. For managers of yacht fleets, we offer a Fleet Management Dashboard that will assist you in complying with regulatory requirements, as well as provide you with a collection of web-based vessel management reporting forms. This app will be able to synchronize the data with your existing IDEA Yacht installation (IDEA Yacht 2019.3 or newer is required). Currently the following functionality is available from the app: ● Execute engine room log rounds ● Enter hour counter values ● Sign off or postpone maintenance tasks (including history entry) ● Enter engine room log values ● Vessel database for component and item information ● Add item or component pictures with the device camera ● Capture pictures with the device camera and add it to maintenance history ● Download and view PDF documents or other files More features will be added in upcoming versions.

About

CrewSmart Inspect

Features
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CrewSmart Inspect Simplify your vessel inspections with CrewSmart Inspect, the mobile companion to the CrewSmart platform. Designed for efficiency and accuracy, this app enables you to perform detailed inspections on your vessels directly from your mobile device. Once completed, inspection results are seamlessly synced to the CrewSmart web platform for easy review and analysis. Stay connected, stay compliant, and streamline your inspection process with CrewSmart Inspect. Key Features: β€’ Perform vessel inspections on the go. β€’ Sync results directly with the CrewSmart platform. β€’ User-friendly interface for fast and accurate reporting. β€’ Enhance operational efficiency and compliance.

Screenshots

IDEA YACHT4 screens
CrewSmart Inspect3 screens

Verdict

The call

IDEA YACHT and CrewSmart Inspect are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IDEA YACHT ships an update every 3 weeks, CrewSmart Inspect every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
IDEA YACHT versus CrewSmart Inspect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIDEA YACHTCrewSmart Inspect
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks β€” betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size56 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIDEA Data Solutions GmbHCrewSmart Ltd

In-app purchases

None

IDEA YACHT

No in-app purchases

None

CrewSmart Inspect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IDEA YACHT free?
IDEA YACHT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CrewSmart Inspect free?
CrewSmart Inspect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do IDEA YACHT or CrewSmart Inspect have ads?
Neither IDEA YACHT nor CrewSmart Inspect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IDEA YACHT or CrewSmart Inspect?
IDEA YACHT ships an update every 3 weeks, and CrewSmart Inspect every 6 weeks. Most recently, IDEA YACHT was updated on November 3, 2026 and CrewSmart Inspect on October 27, 2026.

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