Marine Radar Simulator vs Master
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Marine Radar Simulator
Practice using marine radar systems in a simulated offline environment. Learn to interpret radar echoes and adjust settings before navigating with real equipment. This tool is designed for educational purposes to familiarize users with radar operations.
- Offline radar simulation
- Learn radar echo interpretation
- Adjustable menu settings
- Practice before onboard navigation
- Simulated DRS4W functionality
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Descriptions: This Marine Radar SIMULATOR app will help you learn how to use Marine Radar DRS4W in an off-line environment before you navigate with the DRS4W onboard. How to use: Launch the app and press [STBY] to show Radar simulation echoes. You can also access menu settings and adjustments. Note: This app is for use in off-line environment only. For use with the DRS4W, connect your iOS device to the DRS4W and launch the Marine Radar app.
Master
Learn maritime navigation rules with an interactive system designed for effective retention. This app breaks down complex regulations into manageable sections with visual aids and mnemonics. It revisits incorrect answers and provides instant graphical feedback, making the learning process intuitive and efficient.
- Interactive learning system
- Step-by-step rule guidance
- Mnemonics and memory aids
- Interactive visuals
- Graphical feedback on answers
- Practice section with progress tracking
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Master-Nav is a progressive COLREGS learning system developed by a Master Mariner. The COLREGS are notoriously difficult to learn and retain — Master-Nav makes it significantly easier through an interactive system built around how your brain actually works. Instead of guessing through random question banks, Master-Nav guides you step by step through every rule from start to finish. Wrong answers are revisited until the rules stick — properly. Complex regulations are broken down into learnable chunks — bite-sized sections supported by mnemonics, memory aids and interactive visuals designed around how the brain actually retains information. Every incorrect answer is shown graphically alongside the correct one — immediately clear, no confusion. And with a single tap, the relevant COLREGS rule is accessible from any question at any time. Master-Nav covers COLREGS Parts A to D — General, Steering & Sailing, Lights & Shapes and Sound & Light Signals — plus Annex IV Distress Signals. Over 1000 questions in multiple formats, with a dedicated Practice Section that tracks right, wrong and unanswered so you always know where to focus. COLREGS — the easy way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Marine Radar Simulator at Free against Master's $1.99. Marine Radar Simulator also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (6.1 vs 15.0). Master's advantage is ratings volume (100 vs 1). On review sentiment, update cadence, 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
Marine Radar Simulator is free to download; Master costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Marine Radar Simulator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Master has 100 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Marine Radar Simulator's written reviews are positive against 97% of Master's.
Marine Radar Simulator ships an update every 2 weeks, Master fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Marine Radar Simulator | Master |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (100 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 96.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 100 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 117 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 株式会社フルノソフテック | Peterjohn Chisholm |
Customer experience
Marine Radar Simulator
Master
In-app purchases
Marine Radar Simulator
No in-app purchases
Master
No in-app purchases
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