vesseltracker.com mobile vs Vessel Radar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
vesseltracker.com mobile
Track ship positions globally in real-time with detailed vessel data and over 500,000 photos. Customize map views, search ports, and utilize dark mode. Requires a paid Coastal, Fleet, or Satellite account.
- Real-time ship tracking
- Vessel master data
- Extensive photo library
- Customizable map views
- Port search functionality
- Dark mode support
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You need a valid vesseltracker.com - Coastal, Fleet or Satellite Account to use this app. Please note that Free accounts are not supported in the mobile app. Features: - Real time tracking of ship positions worldwide - Additional master data - More than 500.000 photos - User defined views of the map - Port search - Dark mode - Vessel groups
Vessel Radar
Track live marine traffic on a map. Access detailed information about ships and ports. Stay informed about maritime activity.
- Live marine traffic view
- Vessel information
- Port details
- Map-based tracking
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Vessel Radar lets you see all the marine traffic live. Also you can see the information about vessels and ports.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: vesseltracker.com mobile at 2.7 against Vessel Radar's 1.0. vesseltracker.com mobile also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
vesseltracker.com mobile holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 15% of vesseltracker.com mobile's written reviews are positive against 21% of Vessel Radar's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
vesseltracker.com mobile ships an update every 5 months, Vessel Radar every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | vesseltracker.com mobile | Vessel Radar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (3 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 15.3% of reviews | 20.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | vesseltracker.com GmbH | Alper Gonen |
Customer experience
vesseltracker.com mobile
Vessel Radar
In-app purchases
vesseltracker.com mobile
No in-app purchases
Vessel Radar
No in-app purchases
