Comparison

Seabook+ vs Master

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

Head to head
About

Seabook+

This app provides comprehensive maritime information for professionals and enthusiasts. It offers tools for navigational and technical computations, designed for easy use at sea with offline accessibility and a user-friendly interface.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive maritime information
  • Navigational and technical computations
  • Offline accessibility
  • User-friendly interface
  • Information for marine professionals
  • Knowledge for sea enthusiasts
Features
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Seabook is an information and knowledge source for marine professionals, sailors as well as sea enthusiasts. Seabook Master contains comprehensive and detailed information on the profession. Seabook fits to use at sea with offline accessibility and best user interface. The tools help navigational and technical computations and conversations at ease.

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

Seabook+4 screens
Master4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Master at 97% against Seabook+'s 53%. Master also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 35 months). Seabook+'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Seabook+ costs $6.99 and Master $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, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Master has 100 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Seabook+'s written reviews are positive against 97% of Master's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Seabook+ ships an update every 35 months, Master fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Seabook+ versus Master: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSeabook+Master
Price$6.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.0 (3 ratings)4.8 (100 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.3% of reviews96.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3100 — better
Update frequencyEvery 35 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#167 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB117 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperOzgur GUNESPeterjohn Chisholm

Customer experience

Seabook+

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive53.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative33.3%

Master

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

In-app purchases

None

Seabook+

No in-app purchases

None

Master

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Seabook+ free?
Seabook+ costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Master free?
Master costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Seabook+ or Master?
Master is rated higher. Seabook+ averages 4.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Master averages 4.8 from 100 ratings.
Do Seabook+ or Master have ads?
Neither Seabook+ nor Master shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Seabook+ or Master?
Seabook+ ships an update every 35 months, and Master fortnightly. Most recently, Seabook+ was updated on October 12, 2026 and Master on October 22, 2026.

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