Customs Finder vs Carnet Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Customs Finder
Locate customs carnet desks quickly and offline in any airport. Get step-by-step directions, opening hours, and contact information to avoid delays. This app is built for film crews and others transporting goods with an ATA Carnet.
- Offline carnet desk locator
- Step-by-step directions
- Opening hours and contact numbers
- Airport, port, and land crossing coverage
- Instant search by airport name or code
- Community-maintained accuracy
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Find the customs carnet desk. Fast. Offline. In any airport. Don't let a hidden customs desk ruin your day. ATA Carnet offices are tucked behind unmarked doors, in freight terminals, across the airport from where you landed. Every film crew has lost an hour — or a flight — hunting for one. Customs Finder puts the answer one search away. Open the app. Type the airport. Read the directions. No signal? No problem. The full catalog is stored on your device — no network needed to search and read, which is exactly the condition you're in airside. What's in the app: - Step-by-step directions to the carnet customs desk - Terminal, floor, landmarks, and what to say if there's a language barrier - Opening hours and contact numbers - Airports, ports, and land crossings covered, list growing all the time - Instant search by airport name or IATA code - No account required. No location tracking. Built for the people moving the gear Producers, camera operators, production managers, runners — anyone carrying an ATA Carnet through customs on a tight shoot. Built by people from the industry, for the industry. Sponsor-funded, free to use No subscription, no ads. A small number of sponsors who serve film crews keep the app free. They appear on the listing you're reading — gear rental, freight, insurance — at the moment you actually need them. Community-maintained accuracy Customs desks move. Hours change. Every user can confirm a listing is still accurate, flag changes, and add photos — so the data stays alive between editorial updates. Download free. No account needed. Works offline from the first launch.
Carnet Pro
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Carnet Pro is a secure customer portal for creating, managing and tracking ATA Carnet and port pass applications. Carnet Pro is digital Carnet ready. Create, track and manage ATA Carnet and port pass applications from one secure customer portal, with support for digital ATA Carnet workflows alongside existing paper carnet processes. Submit carnet applications, upload kit lists, complete Letters of Authorisation and Application Agreements, and respond to review comments from the Carnet Pro team. Once your carnet is issued, you can view key carnet details, download documents and track the status of your application from one place. Carnet Pro also supports port pass applications for ferry and port crossings, including GMR, ENS/SSD, SSD GB and PBN document workflows linked to your issued carnets. Built for production teams, logistics coordinators, media crews and businesses moving professional equipment internationally, Carnet Pro keeps your applications, documents and support messages organised in a single secure portal. Key features: - Create and submit ATA Carnet applications - Upload CSV or Excel kit lists - Review formatted kit lists prepared by the Carnet Pro team - Respond to item-level kit list comments - Complete and reuse Letter of Authorisation and Application Agreement forms - View issued carnet details, references, PINs and documents - Create and track port pass applications - Share applications with colleagues through company accounts - Contact Carnet Pro support directly from the app - Receive status updates and notifications
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Carnet Pro at every 5 days against Customs Finder's every 10 days. Carnet Pro also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Customs Finder ships an update every 10 days, Carnet Pro every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Customs Finder | Carnet Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pascal Wheeler | Media Carnets Ltd |
In-app purchases
Customs Finder
No in-app purchases
Carnet Pro
No in-app purchases
Questions
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