SMARTShip GO vs Podium5
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SMARTShip GO
Access critical commercial, technical, and navigation data for your fleet's vessels in real-time. Monitor operational parameters, track fuel efficiency, and receive important alerts directly on your mobile device.
- Real-time vessel data visualization
- Commercial and technical information access
- Navigation data at fingertips
- Fuel efficiency and carbon emission tracking
- Critical alert notifications
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SMARTShip GO complements the SMARTShip portal and provides the vessel's commercial, technical, and navigation information at fingertips. The main objective of the app is to provide relevant vessel information to SMARTShip customers on the Go. With SMARTShip GO, the SMARTShip customers can - Virtually visit a ship in his/her fleet - Visualize ship’s operational parameters and performance data in real-time - Get SMART Notification on the app for critical alerts - Track vessel fuel efficiency and carbon emissions
Podium5
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Mission-critical solutions for the global maritime community from Pole Star Global. Our objective is to organise the maritime world’s data and harness its true potential, for the benefit of our valued clients. Through our use of technology, we are dedicated to making maritime operations continually more effective, safer, and ever more efficient, with every day that passes. This application services the mobile fleet tracking and Ship Security Alert System (SSAS) management requirements of both OTiS and Podium5 platform subscribers.
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Verdict
SMARTShip GO and Podium5 are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SMARTShip GO ships an update every 2 months, Podium5 every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | SMARTShip GO | Podium5 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alpha Ori Technologies | StratumFive |
In-app purchases
SMARTShip GO
No in-app purchases
Podium5
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SMARTShip GO free?
Is Podium5 free?
Do SMARTShip GO or Podium5 have ads?
Which is updated more often, SMARTShip GO or Podium5?
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