HomePort vs MSS Sea
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HomePort
This app provides essential maritime knowledge and tools for sailors preparing for promotions and interviews. It offers distance education courses accessible offline, designed by experienced seafarers for effective learning.
- Maritime knowledge source
- Distance education courses
- Offline access
- Interview preparation
- Seamanship information
- Accessible learning
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Homeport App is an information source for mariners (navigators & engineers) which is based on good seamanship of working seafarers. The main aim of our App is to provide access to the relevant information and tools for your future promotion. Working officers took part in the creation of this application, which will allow you to get access to the key details of a fine seamanship in an easy and modern way. Distance education makes seafarers control their maritime training which is especially suitable for everyone in the maritime industry since you as a mariner often spend time away from home. Our courses let seafarers study whenever, whereever and however they choose – even without access to the Internet. All our articles are presented to you in a simple, practical and easy-to-read format. This maritime knowledge application provides quality education to marine students in the most effective and helpful way! This app will help future sailors in preparation for interview in various perspective companies. We would like to announce a quite new application where seafarers of all ranks will find useful and reliable information.
MSS Sea
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Maersk Supply Service SeaLearn on your mobile device
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MSS Sea at none against HomePort's 10. MSS Sea also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. HomePort sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 3 months. MSS Sea asks for nothing beyond the download.
HomePort ships an update every 4 months, MSS Sea every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HomePort | MSS Sea |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 245 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oleksii Fisai | Maersk Supply Service AS |
In-app purchases
HomePort
- Interview Engineer$7.993 Months
- Full Interview Navigator$7.993 Months
- Engineer Pro 3 months$7.993 Months
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- Pro Version of 'Third Mate'$9.993 Months
- Pro Version of 'Second mate'$11.993 Months
- Engineer Pro 12 months$14.991 Year
- Pro Version of 'Chief Mate'$14.993 Months
- Pro Version of 'Third Mate'$19.991 Year
- Pro Version of 'Second mate'$22.991 Year
- Pro Version of 'Chief Mate'$34.991 Year
MSS Sea
No in-app purchases
