SEAiq vs Pilot Dispatch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SEAiq
This marine navigation app offers comprehensive charting capabilities, allowing users to load various standard chart formats and download NOAA charts. It includes essential navigation tools like waypoints, routes, and an anchor alarm, along with weather overlays and NMEA/AIS integration.
- Load custom S-57, S-63, iENC, BSB, KAP charts
- Automatic NOAA chart downloads
- Waypoints, routes, and tracks
- Anchor alarm
- Automatic weather downloads
- NMEA and AIS integration
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SEAiq is a full-featured marine navigation app. It lets you load your own charts in standard formats, including S-57, S-63, iENC, BSB, and KAP. It also automatically downloads charts from NOAA for the United States. Features include: * Waypoints * Routes * Tracks * Night color modes * Anchor alarm * Automatic download and display of weather (wind & isobar) * Chart measuring tools (EBL/VRM) * Wi-Fi-based NMEA and AIS No purchase is required to view charts. Premium navigation features are enabled during a 7-day evaluation period. After that, an annual subscription is required. Existing one-time purchases retain the features they unlocked. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Pilot Dispatch
This software streamlines pilot dispatching with 24/7 reliability. It's designed with pilot input for maximum flexibility and customization, currently serving over 400 pilots across 12 organizations.
- 24/7/365 uptime
- Streamlined dispatching process
- Pilot-involved design
- Flexible and customizable
- Used by over 400 pilots
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24/7/365...Never Down Technology Currently in use by over 400 pilots across 12 organizations around the country, our Pilot.DISPATCH™ software vastly improves and streamlines the daily dispatching process. We actively involve pilots in the design and functionality of our software to ensure it is the most flexible and customizable solution available.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pilot Dispatch at 100% against SEAiq's 61%. Pilot Dispatch also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). SEAiq's advantage is ratings volume (193 vs 4) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. SEAiq sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pilot Dispatch asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pilot Dispatch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SEAiq has 193 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of SEAiq's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pilot Dispatch's.
SEAiq ships an update every 3 weeks, Pilot Dispatch every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SEAiq | Pilot Dispatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (193 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 193 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sakhalin | Coe & Company, LLC |
Customer experience
SEAiq
Pilot Dispatch
Bugs and requests
SEAiq
Reported bugs
4 issues- No access to premium features after payment
- Chart downloads fail if app is not on screen
- App freezes when trying to delete
- App crashes
Requested features
13 requests- Simplify course plotting
- Add support for .MBTiles
- Add VMG feature
- Add support for .MBTiles
- Add support for .MBTiles
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- Allow selection of discreet chart areas
- Add GPS data from TCP/IP source
- Allow disabling internal GPS
- Provide good integration/complement to OpenCpn
- Provide TCP/IP support for NMEA data
- Broadcast waypoint and NMEA data to external systems
- Lower price for waypoints creation
- Allow using purchased charts across devices
Pilot Dispatch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SEAiq
- Upgrade for Premium Features$49.99
Pilot Dispatch
No in-app purchases
