Distance M vs McDistance
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Distance M
This app provides maritime professionals with tools for calculating distances between ports, estimating voyage routes, and monitoring vessels. It also offers features for typhoon tracking, anti-piracy measures, and saving/loading estimation data.
- Port distances and route calculation
- Charter base and voyage estimation
- Typhoon and vessel monitoring
- Coordinates to coordinates distance
- Estimation save and load functionality
- Anti-piracy options
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Netpas Distance For Mobile - Port distances / Route / Port location - Charter Base and Voyage Estimation - Typhoon Monitoring - Vessel Monitoring - Coordinates to coordinates distance - Estimation Save and Load - Anti Piracy options - Estimation Analyzer - Bypass ECA options
McDistance
Easily calculate accurate distances between over 10,000 ports worldwide. This app provides precise voyage estimations for simple or complex journeys, with visual route mapping and cloud data saving.
- Accurate port distance database (10,000+ ports)
- Visual route on offline/online maps
- Voyage estimation for complex routes
- Cloud data saving and sharing
- Fuel and diesel oil price updates
- Email estimation results
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McDistance is the world's best application for getting ports distance and making your voyage estimation quickly. Using it you would get the accurate distance between any ports, which supports more than 10,000 ports. Moreover, it can help you to make the precise estimation for any simple or complex voyage easily. Features: - Accurate port distance database include more than 10,000 ports - Show the visual route on offline map or online map. - Get the best route by setting Routing Points. - Available for any complex voyage with multi-port loading and multi-port discharging. - Save your voyage estimation data in the cloud. - Share the estimation data with the desktop and web applications. - Get the latest fuel and diesel oil prices. - Send voyage estimation result with email. - Support Chinese and English Language Online customer service: SKYPE/MSN - marinecircle@hotmail.com; QQ - 2325647780 Support Email: support@marinecircle.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: McDistance at 70% against Distance M's 58%. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Distance M ships an update fortnightly, McDistance monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and August 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Distance M | McDistance |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Netpas | MarineCircle Info Tech Co. Ltd. |
Customer experience
Distance M
McDistance
In-app purchases
Distance M
No in-app purchases
McDistance
No in-app purchases
