Comparison

N2KView® Mobile vs AirmarCAST™

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

Head to head
About

N2KView® Mobile

Monitor and control your vessel's systems remotely. View engine data, tank levels, navigation instruments, and more. Customize your display with a wide range of parameters and control types.

Highlights
  • Vessel systems monitoring
  • Remote access
  • Engine and genset data
  • Tank level monitoring
  • Navigation instrument display
  • Customizable screens
  • 276 parameters to monitor
Features
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Ships Monitoring and Control Software. Whether you are interested in monitoring your vessel’s systems while underway or remotely from your home or office, Maretron’s N2KView® software displays the information you need including engines, gensets, tanks, rudders, navigation instruments, local weather, electrical systems and more. N2KView® requires a connection to an IPG100 running on the vessel to retrieve the data. You can configure the screens any way you want, choosing from 276 parameters to monitor, and 31 different control types to view the data. Screens are built on a PC or Mac. and then downloaded to the iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch from the IPG100 after the connection is made.

About

AirmarCAST™

Configure and calibrate your boat's Bluetooth-enabled multisensors and modules directly from your mobile device. View real-time data on detailed gauges and perform advanced calibrations for speed, temperature, and attitude without extra hardware.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth sensor connection
  • Real-time data display
  • Intuitive navigation
  • Speed, temperature, attitude calibration
  • On-board GPS speed comparison
  • Advanced speed calibration wizards
Features
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Airmar® CAST™ connects to the Bluetooth®-enabled DST810, DX900+, WX300 multisensors and SmartBoat® modules on your boat, making sensor configuration and calibration easy with intuitive app navigation and real-time data from your multisensor. View data on detailed gauges and digital data screens, and perform speed, temperature, and attitude calibrations without the need for additional converters or cables. With CAST, you can configure your multisensor directly, regardless of the other displays and gauges on board. All data configurations and calibrations are stored in the multisensor and delivered on the NMEA2000® network. When used with DST810, you can calibrate basic or heel-compensated speed through water using your on-board GPS speed for comparison. Intuitive wizards guide you through multiple runs to correct for current. Or take it a step further to advanced speed calibration, with up to five heel angles and ten reference speeds. Until now, advanced speed calibration was only possible through expensive PC based software. With Airmar’s SmartBoat® modules, the CAST app delivers the fastest connection to the SmartView software for system configuration.

Screenshots

N2KView® Mobile4 screens
AirmarCAST™4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: N2KView® Mobile at 4.3 against AirmarCAST™'s 2.6. N2KView® Mobile also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16). AirmarCAST™'s advantage is review sentiment (25% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

N2KView® Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of N2KView® Mobile's written reviews are positive against 25% of AirmarCAST™'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

N2KView® Mobile ships an update every 6 months, AirmarCAST™ every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 19, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
N2KView® Mobile versus AirmarCAST™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterN2KView® MobileAirmarCAST™
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings) — better2.6 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews25.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings45 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better16
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB112 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRaymarine UK LimitedAirmar Technology Inc.

Customer experience

N2KView® Mobile

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

AirmarCAST™

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

None

N2KView® Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

AirmarCAST™

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is N2KView® Mobile free?
N2KView® Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AirmarCAST™ free?
AirmarCAST™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, N2KView® Mobile or AirmarCAST™?
N2KView® Mobile is rated higher. N2KView® Mobile averages 4.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while AirmarCAST™ averages 2.6 from 5 ratings.
Do N2KView® Mobile or AirmarCAST™ have ads?
Neither N2KView® Mobile nor AirmarCAST™ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, N2KView® Mobile or AirmarCAST™?
N2KView® Mobile ships an update every 6 months, and AirmarCAST™ every 3 months. Most recently, N2KView® Mobile was updated on August 19, 2026 and AirmarCAST™ on September 8, 2026.

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