Comparison

CES Trainer vs Explore Intrepid

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

Head to head
About

CES Trainer

Prepare for the CES seafarer test with practice questions and instant feedback. Study all questions with answers, track your readiness score, and review mistakes. Works offline with a clean design and dark mode.

Highlights
  • Practice CES-format questions
  • Offline access to all questions
  • Training and exam modes
  • Readiness score tracking
  • Review mistakes and save favorites
  • Searchable question bank
Features
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CES Trainer helps seafarers prepare for the CES (Crew Evaluation System) test. Practise CES-format questions for your department and level, see the correct answers, and know how ready you are before you visit the crewing office. Every question illustration is built into the app, so diagrams, symbols and photos open instantly, even offline on board. PRACTISE YOUR OWN TEST • Choose your department (Engine, Deck or Detailed), then the category and level, just like in the real CES. • Training mode shows the correct answer right after you choose. Exam mode keeps you guessing until the end. • Take 50 or 72 questions, or the whole category. Each new test continues where the last one stopped, so you cover every question. STUDY QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS • Browse every question by department, category and level with the correct answer shown. • Search inside a category to find a topic fast. SEE HOW READY YOU ARE • A readiness score based on your last five tests, plus your best score and trend. • After each test: correct, wrong and skipped answers at a glance. • Review your mistakes: go through every wrong or skipped question with the correct answer highlighted. REPEAT THE TRICKY ONES • Save difficult questions to Favorites with one tap. • See which ones you missed last time and practise only your favorites. MADE FOR LIFE ON BOARD • Works completely offline. • Short sessions, a clean design and a dark mode that is easy on the eyes during a night watch. • Free, with no ads and no account. If the app helps you, you can buy the creator a beer in Settings. Question bank version 6.0.9. CES Trainer is an independent study app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the official CES test provider. Some graphic elements created by Freepik.

About

Explore Intrepid

Step aboard a historic aircraft carrier and manage its complex engineering systems. Experience immersive simulations of the navigation bridge and engine rooms. Learn about naval history through interactive job training and historical accounts.

Highlights
  • Simulate aircraft carrier propulsion plant
  • Navigate navigation bridge and engine rooms
  • Story mode with mission objectives
  • Explore mode for self-paced learning
  • Interactive job training
  • Access historical images and accounts
  • Screen-reader friendly and accessible controls
Features
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Do you have what it takes to run an aircraft carrier’s propulsion plant? Find out in Explore Intrepid: Engineering, an immersive and highly detailed recreation of USS Intrepid’s navigation bridge, forward engine room and number 2 fire room. Learn how to steer the ship, run the engines, fuel the boilers and more. - In Story mode, the ship’s crew will guide you through the process of increasing speed as Intrepid races to recover the Gemini 3 space capsule in 1965. - In Explore mode, navigate the engineering spaces at your own pace. Earn new Navy ranks by completing interactive job trainings and opening popups with historic images, firsthand accounts from former crew members, and more. The aircraft carrier USS Intrepid served the United States Navy from 1943 to 1974. Massive boilers supplied steam to turbine engines that took Intrepid from the Arctic Circle to the South Pacific. The hard-working crew in the Engineering Department controlled and directed the high-pressure superheated steam. They also maintained the ship’s engines, boilers and miles of pipes and valves. Accessibility: - Screen-reader friendly with accessible navigation controls. - Audio descriptions of the modeled environment. - Captioning for all dialogue, sound effects, and ambient sound. - Adjust brightness, contrast, volume levels and more in the settings menu To learn more, visit intrepidmuseum.org or visit the Intrepid Museum in New York City.

Screenshots

CES Trainer4 screens
Explore Intrepid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Explore Intrepid at none against CES Trainer's 1. Explore Intrepid also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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. CES Trainer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Explore Intrepid asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for CES Trainer against 5.0 for Explore Intrepid. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CES Trainer versus Explore Intrepid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCES TrainerExplore Intrepid
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB1.9 GB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperYevgenii KryzhanivskyiIntrepid Museum

Customer experience

CES Trainer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Explore Intrepid

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CES Trainer

One-time1
  • Buy me a beer$4.99
None

Explore Intrepid

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CES Trainer free?
CES Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Explore Intrepid free?
Explore Intrepid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CES Trainer or Explore Intrepid?
CES Trainer and Explore Intrepid are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do CES Trainer or Explore Intrepid have ads?
Neither CES Trainer nor Explore Intrepid shows ads.

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