Comparison

Ulysses Task Assistant vs myCompassAir

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

Head to head
About

Ulysses Task Assistant

Features
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The power of the Task Assistant platform second generation is available with more features! Receive important notifications, view your data and take swift actions, get photos and link attachments on the go. Ulysses Systems Task Assistant® intuitive software works as an enabler for office managers and seagoing personnel, ensuring a fast return on total software life cycle cost from reliable data and mature process optimization. Patented technology that allows you the extend your data model and deliver features that are well thought out, well tested all a platforms that makes upgrades and integrations with mobile devices and applications to work like a breeze. Class certified by DNV, Bureau Veritas and ClassNK and Patents in USA and other countries attest to innovative platform productivity tools and applications.

About

myCompassAir

Features
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myCompassAir is the mobile app for use with CompassAir software. Used throughout the global maritime sector, it has been purpose-built for Ship Owners, Managers, Chartering and Sale & Purchase Brokers to simplify collaboration for teams and improve productivity wherever you happen to be. CompassAir combines a powerful messaging platform with a comprehensive shipping database with optional modules for Sale & Purchase and Chartering. Features include • Web-based, user friendly and secure • Synchronised across all devices • Superfast search of messages • Customisable views with full access to shared and private mailboxes • Instant access to full ships database – search, display and share • Comprehensive address book • Tags, vessels, deals, fixtures

Screenshots

Ulysses Task Assistant3 screens
myCompassAir4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: myCompassAir at every 3 weeks against Ulysses Task Assistant's every 10 months. 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

Ulysses Task Assistant ships an update every 10 months, myCompassAir every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Ulysses Task Assistant versus myCompassAir: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUlysses Task AssistantmyCompassAir
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.4
Further details — not scored
Size207 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperULYSSES SYSTEMS UK LTDThinkCompass Software IKE

In-app purchases

None

Ulysses Task Assistant

No in-app purchases

None

myCompassAir

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ulysses Task Assistant free?
Ulysses Task Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is myCompassAir free?
myCompassAir is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ulysses Task Assistant or myCompassAir have ads?
Neither Ulysses Task Assistant nor myCompassAir shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ulysses Task Assistant or myCompassAir?
Ulysses Task Assistant ships an update every 10 months, and myCompassAir every 3 weeks. Most recently, Ulysses Task Assistant was updated on October 5, 2026 and myCompassAir on October 7, 2026.

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