Comparison

VesselFinder vs My

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

Head to head
About

VesselFinder

Track ships and monitor maritime traffic globally in real-time. Access detailed vessel information, movement history, and predicted routes. Ideal for maritime professionals and enthusiasts alike.

Highlights
  • Real-time vessel tracking
  • Vessel movement history
  • Predicted routes and ETAs
  • Comprehensive vessel particulars
  • Port call details
  • My Fleet for favorite vessels
  • Weather overlays
Features
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VesselFinder is the world’s most popular and trusted vessel tracking and marine traffic app, delivering real-time information on ship positions and movements worldwide. Using a powerful network of satellites, roaming and terrestrial AIS receivers, VesselFinder provides accurate and up-to-date insight into global maritime activity. Designed for maritime professionals, shipping enthusiasts, and anyone interested in live ship tracking, VesselFinder offers a fast, intuitive, and reliable way to explore vessel traffic across the globe. VesselFinder key features: • Real-time tracking of over 300,000 vessels daily using global AIS data • Vessel movement history with track visualization • Predicted routes and ETAs to next port • Comprehensive vessel particulars, including technical specifications, and cargo capacity information • Contact details for the owning company, manager, ISM manager, and more • Port Calls per vessel, showing arrival times and duration of stay • Port Calls per port, with detailed lists of expected vessels, arrivals, departures, and ships currently in port • My Fleet – save and monitor favorite vessels, synchronized with your VesselFinder account • My Views – save preferred map views for fast and easy navigation • Ship Photos contributed by the VesselFinder user community • Multiple map styles: Simple, Detailed, Dark, Satellite, and Nautical • Weather overlays, including wind, waves, and temperature • See your location feature for instant orientation • Distance measurement tool for route and range estimation Vessel visibility depends on AIS signal availability, with near-shore coverage consistent with the data provided on VesselFinder.com. If a vessel is outside our terrestrial AIS coverage area, its last reported position will be displayed and updated as soon as new data is received. Extended real-time coverage via satellite and roaming AIS sources is available through a subscription. While we make every effort to ensure accuracy, the completeness of the information cannot be guaranteed. Connect with VesselFinder • Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/vesselfinder • Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/vesselfinder

About

My

Features
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EN: Free GPS fleet monitoring app for OnlineGps clients. This application allows for quick and easy overview of the most important data about your car fleet. This iPhone app is an excellent addition to OnlineGps system. IMPORTANT! The app can only be used by OnlineGps (www.onlinegps.gr) clients who already use the online fleet management system by logging in with their user authorisation data. Service consists of a GPS device installed on the vehicle, web application and a mobile application. The data of vehicle operation sent by the GPS device is reflected in reports, curves, charts, which can be viewed both on mobile and on web. By using this mobile application you can access your vehicle data, follow their positions, routes, browse their route history, receive alerts about vehicles you have set up in web application or mobile application. GR: Δωρεάν εφαρμογή για την Διαχείριση στόλου Οχημάτων της OnlineGps. H εφαρμογή σας επιτρέπει τη γρήγορη και εύκολη επισκόπηση των πιο σημαντικών δεδομένων του στόλου οχημάτων σας. Εφαρμογή-Εργαλείο για το Iphone ή Ipad σας στον εντοπισμό και Διαχείριση των οχημάτων σας. ΠΡΟΣΟΧΗ! Η εφαρμογή μπορεί να χρησιμοποιηθεί μόνο από τους πελάτες της OnlineGps (www.onlinegps.gr) που χρησιμοποιούν ήδη το ηλεκτρονικό σύστημα διαχείρισης. Υπηρεσία αποτελείται από την συσκευή GPS η οποία τοποθετείται στο όχημα και μια εφαρμογή Διαχείρισης απο ιστοσελίδα και κινητές συσκευές. Τα δεδομένα λειτουργίας του οχήματος που αποστέλλονται από τη συσκευή GPS αντικατοπτρίζονται στον χάρτη, στις αναφορές και στα διαγράμματα της εφαρμογής τα οποία μπορούν να προβληθούν απο το διαδίκτυο. Με τη χρήση αυτής της εφαρμογής μπορείτε να έχετε πρόσβαση στα δεδομένα του οχήματος σας εντοπίζοντας την θέση και τις διαδρομές του. Ιστορικό Διαδρομών προβάλλονται και Ειδοποιήσεις λαμβάνονται βάση αυτών που έχετε ορίσει απο την ιστοσελίδα και τις κινητές συσκευές σας.

Screenshots

VesselFinder4 screens
My4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: My at none against VesselFinder's shown. VesselFinder's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VesselFinder ships an update fortnightly, My every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
VesselFinder versus My: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVesselFinderMy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (276 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews28.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings276 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB193 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAstraPaging Ltd.DIMITRIOS PAPACHRISTOU

Bugs and requests

VesselFinder

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • App freezes on splash screen and won't load
  • Crashes when attempting to zoom on map
  • Black screen display on certain devices
  • App won't open or opens after long delays
  • Crashes on iOS 11 and newer versions
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  • Incompatible with iPhone X and newer models
  • Data not updating for days or weeks
  • Crashes when searching for vessels
  • Freezing issues after recent updates
  • Map not displaying on iPad
  • App crashes in low power mode
  • Vessel information not loading correctly
  • Inconsistent performance across iOS versions
  • App becomes unstable after working briefly
  • Zoom functionality broken in multiple versions

Requested features

13 requests
  • Real-time GPS tracking instead of delayed AIS data
  • Distance measurement tool restoration
  • German language support
  • Destination and departure information display
  • Ability to remove ads without expensive pro version
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  • Better search functionality in free version
  • Vessel departure time information
  • Improved map zoom functionality
  • Live results in search function
  • Picture display before clicking on vessel
  • Better map background/quality
  • Local time display instead of UTC only
  • Ability to delete incorrect vessel photos from profile

My

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

VesselFinder

No in-app purchases

None

My

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VesselFinder free?
VesselFinder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is My free?
My is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do VesselFinder or My have ads?
VesselFinder shows ads; My does not.
Which is updated more often, VesselFinder or My?
VesselFinder ships an update fortnightly, and My every 2 months. Most recently, VesselFinder was updated on October 26, 2026 and My on October 3, 2026.

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