Master vs Vessel Lights
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Master
Learn maritime navigation rules with an interactive system designed for effective retention. This app breaks down complex regulations into manageable sections with visual aids and mnemonics. It revisits incorrect answers and provides instant graphical feedback, making the learning process intuitive and efficient.
- Interactive learning system
- Step-by-step rule guidance
- Mnemonics and memory aids
- Interactive visuals
- Graphical feedback on answers
- Practice section with progress tracking
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Master-Nav is a progressive COLREGS learning system developed by a Master Mariner. The COLREGS are notoriously difficult to learn and retain — Master-Nav makes it significantly easier through an interactive system built around how your brain actually works. Instead of guessing through random question banks, Master-Nav guides you step by step through every rule from start to finish. Wrong answers are revisited until the rules stick — properly. Complex regulations are broken down into learnable chunks — bite-sized sections supported by mnemonics, memory aids and interactive visuals designed around how the brain actually retains information. Every incorrect answer is shown graphically alongside the correct one — immediately clear, no confusion. And with a single tap, the relevant COLREGS rule is accessible from any question at any time. Master-Nav covers COLREGS Parts A to D — General, Steering & Sailing, Lights & Shapes and Sound & Light Signals — plus Annex IV Distress Signals. Over 1000 questions in multiple formats, with a dedicated Practice Section that tracks right, wrong and unanswered so you always know where to focus. COLREGS — the easy way.
Vessel Lights
Test your knowledge of maritime navigation lights. Match descriptions to the correct visual representation of vessel lights to improve your understanding and memorization. Achieve high scores to master night and low-visibility signaling.
- Match descriptions to navigation light images
- Score points for correct answers
- Learn from mistake explanations
- Track running score total
- Master night and low-visibility signaling
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Match the right image to the title description. Points are scored for correct answers and lost for mistakes.An explanation of the mistake is made thus helping with the learning. Anyone who can consistently score 75% or more will have mastered recognising and memorising the main lights displayed by shipping at night or in poor visibility.The app shows a running total of points scored.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Master at 97% against Vessel Lights's 0%. Master also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 8 months) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Master costs $1.99 and Vessel Lights $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Master ships an update fortnightly, Vessel Lights every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Master | Vessel Lights |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (100 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 96.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 100 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 117 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peterjohn Chisholm | Edmund Broadbent |
Customer experience
Master
Vessel Lights
In-app purchases
Master
No in-app purchases
Vessel Lights
No in-app purchases







