Comparison

ShipIntel vs Searates Connect

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

Head to head
About

ShipIntel

Features
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ShipIntel - Better decisions today with tomorrow's maritime solution! A must-have AIS based solution for teams involved in maritime business. For tracking, monitoring and analyzing vessel movements and port traffic. Enable companies to plug in enriched AIS data, sea route estimations, and AI models — into their own proprietary data. For better, data-driven maritime decisions and efficient team collaboration. Built by shipping professionals for any type of company involved in maritime business. ShipIntel is a cross-platform software, giving you access to features on web and mobile. Plan the work remotely and with the people in the office, report the work done from the site. Use the mobile app to: - Stay connected with your team through real-time notifications and shared notes, photos and documents. - Add notes and photos to vessels and ports from your mobile device and find that they are instantly available for your colleagues in the office. - Access updated maritime data from anywhere at any time. Get support in-app via our chat when you need help. The chat is operated by people with shipping experience. Popular features in the mobile app: Live and historical AIS positions, reported destinations and ETAs - Track the whole merchant fleet in real-time with global coverage. - View their real-time AIS positions, their last port of call, and the port they are heading to. - Get the ETA, current speed, estimated ballast/laden condition and more. - The vessels are divided into types and sizes (segments and sub-segments). - Search and find vessel by name, IMO, MMSI, or expand your search using LOA, beam, draft, year built, etc. Vessel and port lists (unlimited) - Create an unlimited number of vessel lists and port lists and add them as layers to your map. Custom notifications for vessels and ports - Be notified when vessels set a destination (reported or predicted), arrive in a port/region or at anchorage, pass a line, or depart from a port/region. View port traffic - Find vessels in ports, recent departures, and vessels waiting at anchorages listed with name, segment, and arrival/departure times. Find bunker grades and prices in ports - Access daily updated bunker prices and fixed forward prices in each port. Sea route calculator - Create sea routes from any vessel's live position to any port. - Find the shortest sea routes and compare alternative routes. Get distances, ETAs, calculated carbon emissions (EU ETS) and bunker consumption. Team resources (notes, photos, documents and contacts) - Add notes and photos to vessels and ports, or a list of vessels or ports directly from your mobile device. - Access documents and contacts attached to vessels and ports. Map information layers - Customize your map with information layers such as: - Sea Ice, Piracy, and Marine weather are updated every 24 hours.   - War zones,   - ECA/SECA,   - Economical Zone,   - Load Lines, INL and Polar Codes  - Wind farms.  - Click on the layers for information on constraints.   - Choose between map styles and satellite. Visit our website if you want to learn more: https://maritimeoptima.com/shipintel

About

Searates Connect

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"Searates Connect" allows you to create and share digital business cards, manage your contacts and manage voice notes for your contact. Create Digital Business Cards 1) Digital business cards is always available on your mobile device, so you’ll never need to order more. 2) Include social media profiles and on your virtual business cards—they’re completely customisable and your information will always be up-to-date. Share Your Digital Cards 1) You can share your digital business card with anyone, even if they don’t have the Searates Connect App. 2) Share your virtual card using your unique QR code, email, text message, social media. You can also send anyone the link to your business card. Manage Your Contacts Book 1) Easily keep track of your contacts 2) Add Voice notes to your contacts.

Screenshots

ShipIntel4 screens
Searates Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Searates Connect at every 6 days against ShipIntel's every 5 months. Searates Connect also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShipIntel ships an update every 5 months, Searates Connect every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
ShipIntel versus Searates Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShipIntelSearates Connect
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaritime Optima ASINTECH Creative Services Private Limited

In-app purchases

None

ShipIntel

No in-app purchases

None

Searates Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShipIntel free?
ShipIntel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Searates Connect free?
Searates Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ShipIntel or Searates Connect have ads?
Neither ShipIntel nor Searates Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShipIntel or Searates Connect?
ShipIntel ships an update every 5 months, and Searates Connect every 6 days. Most recently, ShipIntel was updated on October 4, 2026 and Searates Connect on October 8, 2026.

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