Plan M8 vs KVH V30
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Plan M8
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Yacht Maintenance Made Easy - Designed for marine engineers, captains and owner or operators. Improves reliability, saves time, and creates transparency. Implementing a structured planned maintenance schedule such as Plan M8 not only ensures your equipment and machinery on board is maintained through continuous monitoring at all times, It assures all your yacht maintenance is planned. Plan M8 provides a comprehensive and structured task-based scheduling of all required, recommended and manufacturer specific planned maintenance tasks of a vessel's components. Plan your maintenance ahead of time, pre-order spares and never miss a component with our pre-generated templates for your vessel. You will see a reduction in downtime and the need for emergency repairs as equipment is maintained before it fails. Operating costs are reduced as optimum service life is given to components. As you continue to use Plan M8, a detailed maintenance log of your vessel is being build. Proper records will be kept that can be easily passed onto new crew, contractors, surveyors, and prospective buyers. Get more transparency about your yacht maintenance status with all involved through our easy-to-use application; your "Plan Mate".
KVH V30
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The KVH V30 app for your iOS devices gives you easy access to your KVH V30 TracPhone Mini-VSAT HTS Broadband satellite communications system. The most advanced maritime VSAT satellite communications solution available, the TracPhone system will receive voice and data traffic from KVH's world-wide satellite network service. As you travel around the world, this app enables you to monitor available satellites providing network communications coverage for your current location by accessing your TracPhone system via the WiFi-equipped, IP-enabled antenna control unit. Using the appβs easy user interface, you can view the satellite signal strength and even download and install antenna software updates. If you ever have a question about your TracPhone systemβs operation, the TracPhone app also includes a wide selection of Frequently Asked Questions as well as the ability to create a diagnostic log report and send it directly to KVH Technical Support for troubleshooting and assistance. Enjoying satellite communications on your boat has never been so easy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: KVH V30 at 13.0 against Plan M8's 15.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Plan M8 ships an update fortnightly, KVH V30 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Plan M8 | KVH V30 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly β better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | coara OU | KVH Industries, Inc. |
In-app purchases
Plan M8
No in-app purchases
KVH V30
No in-app purchases








