ShipIntel vs The Stevedoring App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
ShipIntel
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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 β 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.Β Β - War zones,Β Β - ECA/SECA,Β Β - Economical Zone,Β Β - Load Lines, INL and Polar CodesΒ - Wind farms.Β - Click on the layers for information on constraints.Β Β - Choose between map styles and satellite. Visit our website if you want to learn more: https://maritimeoptima.com/shipintel
The Stevedoring App
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The Stevedoring App helps port and terminal teams capture and track shipping consignments for RORO, Break Bulk and Container Operations. The app doesn't need an internet connection while you work and it allows identification by camera and keyboard.Use QR Codes, Bar Codes and written text on items to identify your cargo against multiple strings. Use the engine number on one car and the production number on another. Tag parking bays, staff and multiple handlers all offline. The in app incident report like the tally geo locates you when you report an incident. You can even use the mic to record a voicenote. The Stevedoring App has in depth functionality for managing operations, planning, staffing and tally. The app gives you real time feedback from in field teams working port side or on vessels without internet connectivity. The always on approach extends to the yard where team members can give direct feedback report incidents and tally cargo and personnel in real time. The app works with a dashboard available at https://app.stevedoring.app enabling your entire back office to have visibility, contribute and draw reports from your operations. The app is integrated with SAP, Sage, PaySpace and MySQL to allow you to use your existing systems with a specialized edge. The Stevedoring App is flexible enough to fit your team and sophisticated enough to cover all your operational requirements. Key features: - VIN and cargo scanning with guided workflows - Driver assignment and verification - Incident reporting with photos and notes - Offline-first capture with automatic sync when connectivity returns - Secure sign-in and organization-based access This app is intended for organizations using The Stevedoring App platform.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: The Stevedoring App at every 3 weeks against ShipIntel's every 5 months. The Stevedoring App also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.
ShipIntel ships an update every 5 months, The Stevedoring App every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShipIntel | The Stevedoring App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maritime Optima AS | Pace Online |
In-app purchases
ShipIntel
No in-app purchases
The Stevedoring App
No in-app purchases
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