Bearing Pilot vs Qastor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bearing Pilot
This navigation tool helps sailors take quick apparent bearings, displaying the bearing, target course, and required correction. It also provides real-time speed, position, and aids in determining wind direction.
- Apparent bearing measurement
- Target course display
- Wheel correction in degrees
- Real-time speed and position
- Wind direction estimation
- Simple interface
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Bearing Pilot is a new tool for both beginners and profesional sailors. Its extreme simplicity let us take quick apparent bearings, showing us in the screen the bearing taken, the target course and also the correction required at the wheel (in dregrees). Additionally, it provides speed and real-time position. Using a piece of wool or tasting winds, it also help us to get the wind direction easily. Several tools in just one easy App. A great tool for racers, buoy tenders, professionals and recreational sailors. Marinus Apps www.marinusapps.com
Qastor
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Qastor is a professional marine navigation and pilotage tool for maritime pilots. It combines high-precision positioning, live AIS traffic, and detailed nautical charts to support safe passage through harbors, ports, and confined waters. Built for the demands of real-time pilotage, Qastor gives you the situational awareness you need, accurate vessel position and heading, under-keel clearance, predicted tracks, and berth approach information, all on a portable display you can bring aboard any ship. Key features: Real-time AIS display of surrounding vessel traffic High-accuracy GPS positioning and heading Detailed nautical charts with depth and tidal information Docking and berth approach support Route and passage planning Works offline, independent of the ship's own systems Trusted by marine pilots for navigation in some of the world's busiest ports and waterways.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Qastor at Free against Bearing Pilot's $8.99. Qastor also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). Bearing Pilot's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On 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
Qastor is free to download; Bearing Pilot costs $8.99 up front. Qastor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $619.00 per year. Bearing Pilot asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bearing Pilot ships an update every 8 months, Qastor every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bearing Pilot | Qastor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $8.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 88.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 257 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alejandro | Quality Positioning Services |
In-app purchases
Bearing Pilot
No in-app purchases
Qastor
- Navigation$619.001 Year
- Navigation + Docking$989.001 Year
- 14-day TrialFree
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