Comparison

Bearing Pilot vs Qastor

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

Qastor

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Bearing Pilot3 screens
Qastor3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bearing Pilot versus Qastor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBearing PilotQastor
Price$8.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB257 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlejandroQuality Positioning Services

In-app purchases

None

Bearing Pilot

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Qastor

Subscriptions2
  • Navigation$619.001 Year
  • Navigation + Docking$989.001 Year
One-time1
  • 14-day TrialFree

Questions

Is Bearing Pilot free?
Bearing Pilot costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Qastor free?
Qastor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bearing Pilot or Qastor have ads?
Neither Bearing Pilot nor Qastor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bearing Pilot or Qastor?
Bearing Pilot ships an update every 8 months, and Qastor every 3 months. Most recently, Bearing Pilot was updated on November 1, 2026 and Qastor on November 6, 2026.

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