Comparison

Shipster vs zigfred

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

Head to head
About

Shipster

Decide where and when you want to go boating without the hassle of service or storage fees. Enjoy the freedom of the open water on your terms.

Highlights
  • Choose your lake
  • Select your boat
  • Pick your day
  • No service costs
  • No storage costs
Features
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With Shipster you decide on which lake, boat and day you want to put to sea. Drive & Go - without service- and storage costs.

About

zigfred

Features
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With the zigfred app, you can set up your zigfreds and connected smart home devices according to your preferences. After the set up you can easily control them with your smartphone. In no time at all, you customize the functions of your zigfred's front buttons. Replace your old light switch with zigfred and wire it to your existing lights or devices. Then control the connected lights with the zigfred app or with your existing smart home solution. With zigfred, you can also add other compatible lights and devices to your smart home network and control them with the app, such as Philips Hue or IKEA Tradfri. In a nutshell: • You can freely assign the functions of your zigfred's buttons and "virtually wire" your home as you wish. • You can control zigfred and many other zigbee devices with this app via Bluetooth Low Energy*. • You can use zigfred as a standalone Zigbee gateway or use your existing compatible gateway**. • You can control zigfred directly from the Philips Hue app or by voice***. • You can integrate existing conventional lamps into your Philips Hue network***. For more information, visit https://zigfred.ch. * Requires at least 1 zigfred uno or plus ** e.g. Philips Hue Bridge, see https://help.zigfred.ch *** Requires Philips Hue Bridge

Screenshots

Shipster4 screens
zigfred4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: zigfred at 12.0 against Shipster's 16.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Shipster ships an update every 4 weeks, zigfred every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Shipster versus zigfred: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShipsterzigfred
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShipster AGSiglis AG

In-app purchases

None

Shipster

No in-app purchases

None

zigfred

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shipster free?
Shipster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is zigfred free?
zigfred is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shipster or zigfred have ads?
Neither Shipster nor zigfred shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shipster or zigfred?
Shipster ships an update every 4 weeks, and zigfred every 3 weeks. Most recently, Shipster was updated on September 17, 2026 and zigfred on September 7, 2026.

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