Comparison

Cruise Ship Tracker vs Cruise Hive

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

Head to head
About

Cruise Ship Tracker

Track cruise ships globally in real-time, view port webcams, and manage your cruise history. Plan upcoming trips with checklists and countdown widgets, and check live weather conditions at sea.

Highlights
  • Real-time ship tracking on map
  • Cruise port information and webcams
  • Personal cruise logbook
  • Countdown widgets for upcoming cruises
  • Cruise planning checklists
  • Live weather and conditions at sea
Features
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Your Complete Cruise Companion Track any cruise ship across the globe in real-time. CruiseKick puts the entire cruise world at your fingertips—from live ship positions to port webcams to your personal cruise logbook. LIVE SHIP TRACKING Follow ships from every major cruise line as they sail the seas. See exact positions on the map, current speed, heading, and voyage details. Discover nearby vessels and watch ships arrive and depart from ports around the world. CRUISE PORTS WORLDWIDE Explore thousands of cruise ports with detailed information, docked ships, and live webcams. Preview your next destination before you arrive or check conditions at ports across the globe. Save your favorite ports for quick access. MY CRUISES LOGBOOK Log your past voyages and plan future adventures. Keep a complete record of your cruise history—ships, dates, destinations, and memories. Add upcoming cruises and watch the countdown to your next departure. COUNTDOWN WIDGETS Add beautiful countdown widgets to your home screen. See exactly how many days until your next cruise at a glance. Customize with different styles and watch the excitement build as departure day approaches. CRUISE PLANNING TOOLS Stay organized with built-in to-do lists and planning checklists. Create custom lists for packing, shore excursions, or anything you need. Never forget an important task before you set sail. WEATHER & CONDITIONS Check real-time weather for any ship at sea, including temperature, wind, and wave height. Perfect for tracking conditions on your upcoming voyage or following friends and family. MORE FEATURES • Powerful search to find any cruise ship instantly • Save favorite ships for quick access • Dark mode for comfortable nighttime browsing • Beautiful design crafted for iOS Whether you're tracking a loved one at sea, planning your next voyage, or simply dreaming of the open ocean, CruiseKick is the ultimate app for cruise enthusiasts. Download now and start exploring! FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Q: What is the best app to track cruise ships? A: CruiseKick shows real-time positions for ships from every major cruise line, with live maps, speed, heading, and port arrival details. Q: How can I find out where a cruise ship is right now? A: Search for any ship by name in CruiseKick and see its live position on the map, along with current speed and destination. Q: Is there an app to track my family on a cruise? A: CruiseKick lets you follow any cruise ship in real-time, so you always know where your loved ones are at sea. Q: What is the best cruise countdown app? A: CruiseKick includes home screen countdown widgets, a cruise logbook, and built-in planning checklists to get ready for your voyage. Q: How do I find what ships are in port today? A: Browse any cruise port in CruiseKick to see which ships are currently docked, plus live webcams and port details. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION CruiseKick is a subscription app, and a CruiseKick Plus subscription is required to use it. Choose a weekly or yearly auto-renewing plan. Eligible new subscribers start with a 3-day free trial, and the plan's price is charged when the trial ends. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, or when the free trial ends. Your subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://velocityraptor.co/app-privacy

About

Cruise Hive

This app helps you plan and organize your next cruise. Save cruise details, map out daily itineraries, and track packing lists. Collaborate with friends and family on plans and compare your preparation with other cruisers.

Highlights
  • Save cruise details
  • Day-by-day itinerary mapping
  • Group planning with friends and family
  • Packing lists and checklists
  • Shore excursion planning
  • Cost estimation for drinks, gratuities, and WiFi
  • Cruise readiness leaderboard
Features
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Meet the ultimate companion for your next cruise. From the team behind Cruise Hive, one of the world's most-read cruise news sites, comes an app that brings everything you need to plan, organize and count down to your sailing into one beautifully simple place. Save your cruises, map out every day, and let the built-in tools handle the tricky details, then see how your planning stacks up against fellow cruisers. Whether it's your first cruise or your fiftieth, Cruise Hive keeps you organized and ready to sail. PLAN YOUR CRUISES Keep every cruise in one place and watch the countdown to departure tick down. • Save your cruises with the ship, cruise line, dates and destination • See a day-by-day itinerary for every sailing • Count down the days until you set sail PLAN CRUISES TOGETHER! Plan your cruise together. Invite friends and family to your cruise and plan it as a group: everyone sees the same itinerary and Daily Plans, can mark who’s going on each plan, and shares packing and checklist items so nothing gets packed twice. A friendly Readiness Leaderboard shows who’s most prepared for sail day. MY ITINERARY A new tab shows your cruise on a map, with your route from port to port. Tap any day to fly the map there and see that day's plans, the ship's times and the weather in port. Tap the route button to zoom back out to the whole trip. PLAN EACH DAY Map out what you're doing on every day of the cruise. • Add your plans: excursions, meals, shows and reminders • Set a time and it slots into that day's schedule • Your next plan shows right on the home screen SHORE EXCURSIONS FOR EVERY PORT See tours and tickets for each port on your cruise, day by day, from trusted partners. Filter by price, length, activity level and group size, save your favorites, and search any port worldwide. Add a tour to your Daily Plans with its timings worked out for you, and we'll even remind you when you need to be back on board. Once it's booked, mark it as booked so your whole day is in one place. SEE HOW YOUR PLANNING COMPARES A little friendly perspective on where you stand. • Compare how far ahead you're planning against the typical time for your cruise line • Find out whether you're ahead of the pack or leaving it late WORK OUT THE COSTS The trickier spending decisions, solved before you sail. • Drinks: see whether a drinks package is actually worth it • Gratuities: estimate your daily tips and compare every cruise line • WiFi: compare the ship's internet plans at a glance PACKING AND PREP As departure gets closer, make sure nothing gets left behind. • A packing list based on where you're heading, ticked off as you go • A pre-cruise checklist of the key to-dos and documents YOUR CRUISE AT A GLANCE See how your planning is shaping up in one place. • Track your overall cruise readiness • Keep an eye on your packing and checklist progress • See an estimated cost for drinks, gratuities and WiFi CRUISE NEWS Stay in the loop with the latest from Cruise Hive. MY DOCUMENTS A feature that's for Gold members only that allows you to store important documents for each cruise. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.cruisehive.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Cruise Ship Tracker4 screens
Cruise Hive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cruise Ship Tracker at 50% against Cruise Hive's 0%. Cruise Ship Tracker also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (363 vs 15). Cruise Hive's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On price, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Cruise Ship Tracker sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Cruise Hive sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cruise Hive holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cruise Ship Tracker has 363 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Cruise Ship Tracker's written reviews are positive against 0% of Cruise Hive's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cruise Ship Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, Cruise Hive every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Cruise Ship Tracker versus Cruise Hive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCruise Ship TrackerCruise Hive
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (363 ratings)4.7 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings363 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVelocity Raptor IncorporatedCruise Hive Limited

Customer experience

Cruise Ship Tracker

All ratings359 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral7.2%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral7.7%
Negative42.3%

Cruise Hive

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Cruise Ship Tracker

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly$6.997 Days
  • Yearly (Secret Discount)3 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Monthly Pass$9.991 Month
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  • Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time4
  • Lifetime.$9.99
  • Plus One-Month$19.99
  • Lifetime$29.99
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  • Lifetime$49.99
4 purchases

Cruise Hive

Subscriptions4
  • Silver — Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Gold — Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Silver — Annual$19.991 Year
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  • Gold — Annual$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Cruise Ship Tracker free?
Cruise Ship Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cruise Hive free?
Cruise Hive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cruise Ship Tracker or Cruise Hive?
Cruise Hive is rated higher. Cruise Ship Tracker averages 4.4 out of 5 from 363 ratings, while Cruise Hive averages 4.7 from 15 ratings.
Do Cruise Ship Tracker or Cruise Hive have ads?
Cruise Hive shows ads; Cruise Ship Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, Cruise Ship Tracker or Cruise Hive?
Cruise Ship Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, and Cruise Hive every 4 days. Most recently, Cruise Ship Tracker was updated on November 8, 2026 and Cruise Hive on November 10, 2026.

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