Comparison

Master vs Shiprepair

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Interactive learning system
  • Step-by-step rule guidance
  • Mnemonics and memory aids
  • Interactive visuals
  • Graphical feedback on answers
  • Practice section with progress tracking
Features
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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.

About

Shiprepair

Features
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Do you know how a ship is repaired? With our interactive application, you will know all the ship hull repair requirements. Our application collects IACS and class requirements. Repair requirements, repair procedure, examples of repair of various structures and testing - it's all collected in our application.

Screenshots

Master4 screens
Shiprepair4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Master at fortnightly against Shiprepair's every 13 months. Master also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.5). Shiprepair's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On 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

Master costs $1.99 and Shiprepair $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Master ships an update fortnightly, Shiprepair every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Master versus Shiprepair: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMasterShiprepair
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.8 (100 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews96.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings100 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeterjohn ChisholmOLEKSANDR IZERGIN

In-app purchases

None

Master

No in-app purchases

None

Shiprepair

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Master free?
Master costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shiprepair free?
Shiprepair costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Master or Shiprepair have ads?
Neither Master nor Shiprepair shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Master or Shiprepair?
Master ships an update fortnightly, and Shiprepair every 13 months. Most recently, Master was updated on October 25, 2026 and Shiprepair on October 10, 2026.

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