Comparison

SeaRoster BSM vs Sea

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

Head to head
About

SeaRoster BSM

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SeaRoster mobile application manages the on-board requirements for compliance with crew work and rest hour regulations. (IMO STCW 2010, ILO Work (MLC), ILO Rest (MLC), OCIMF and ILO Work (MLC)+Japanese Seafarer Union recommendations). The application is designed to plan, execute, and monitor the hours of work on board so that the crew can effectively plan their future work hours which will help them to comply with statutory regulations related to rest hours. SeaRoaster works as a standalone application The seafarers can efficiently update planned and actual work/rest hours using the Sea Roster app. The application provides details of rest hour violations in terms of non-conformance reports. Planning Plan your work schedules and convert them to your hours each day and manage your vessel work assignments. Time Entry made easy. Update your hours, logging work or rest over multiple days, with simple clicks and visual notifiers for any compliance issues.

About

Sea

This app helps maritime organizations manage their crews, ensuring personnel are qualified, current, and rested. It provides real-time operational readiness, certification tracking, and duty management for both individual crew members and unit administrators.

Highlights
  • Real-time operational readiness tracking
  • Certification and qualification management
  • Live duty calendar with event management
  • Push notifications for callouts and requests
  • Crew slot claiming and confirmation
  • Safety briefing publication and acknowledgement tracking
Features
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Sea:Roster is the crew companion for safety-critical maritime teams - maritime operators, coastguard and rescue units, harbour operations, and any organisation where being ready isn't optional. The roster knows who's qualified, current, and rested - not just who's free, manages timesheets and dynamic crewing environments. Sea:Roster builds compliant crews, enforces certification currency, and shows live operational readiness. This app puts all of it in your crew's pockets. ON WATCH, FROM YOUR PHONE • Today at a glance - your next duty, unit readiness, certification status, and the latest safety briefing • A live calendar (agenda, grid, and month views) with vessel and event-type colours and crew-fill at a glance • Claim open slots, confirm or withdraw, and cover part of a duty with partial-attendance segments • Push notifications for callouts, confirmations, and crew requests - respond in a tap • Your profile: personal details, certifications with expiry warnings, and your time records FOR UNIT ADMINS • Run the calendar from anywhere - create and edit events, approve and decline requests, allocate crew • Manage crews and people: members, masters, qualifications, certifications, and vessel currency • Publish safety briefings and track acknowledgements • Live readiness numbers: active personnel and certification currency across the unit BUILT FOR THE FLOOR Sea:Roster is designed for the people on watch - fast, legible in sunlight and at night, and honest about what is confirmed, pending, or open. YOUR ORGANISATION'S ACCOUNT Sea:Roster is for crews of organisations using the Sea:Roster platform. Sign in with the account your organisation invited you with - there is no self-service sign-up in the app. To bring Sea:Roster to your operation, request a trial at www.searoster.com. Built for safety-critical teams.

Screenshots

SeaRoster BSM3 screens
Sea4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Sea at 2 against SeaRoster BSM's —. SeaRoster BSM's advantage is iOS requirement (13.2 vs 16.4). On price 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
SeaRoster BSM versus Sea: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSeaRoster BSMSea
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 days
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
Devices—iPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS13.2 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMariApps Marine Solutions Pvt. Ltd.Storm Technology Ltd

In-app purchases

None

SeaRoster BSM

No in-app purchases

None

Sea

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SeaRoster BSM free?
SeaRoster BSM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sea free?
Sea is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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