Comparison

ESA Instruments vs CrewView

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

Head to head
About

ESA Instruments

Features
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ESA Instruments is the new App from Astra Yacht that transform your iPhone/iPad in a full function marine display. Connect ESA Instruments to an Astra Yacht GAMP (http://www.astrayacht.com/wp/en/shop/multiplexer-gamp-nmea-0183-esa/) and you can visualize every information coming from the boat instruments. Moreover, if you haven't any electronic instruments on board, you can use ESA Instruments App combined with the Astra Yacht box EBI. EBI has an internal GPS at high speed, and it's able to receive wind data directly from the most popular wind sensors both wired and wireless, and it can be connected to 4 other NMEA 0183 sensors (such as speed-depth sensor, electronic compass, AIS, wind sensor). Data from various sensors can be displayed via Wi-Fi directly on Apple devices through the App ESA Instruments that, in addition to the visualization of data in a very light and flexible way, allows you to easily calibrate your sensors thanks to a user friendly settings procedure. With ESA Instruments you can visualize data in various format: - page with a single data ; - page with two data; - page with tree data; - page with four data; - page with analog wind indicator; - page with GPS data; - page with graphic wind history (5', 10', 20' or 60' time period). in every page you can select the data you want to display in a very simple way.

About

CrewView

This app turns your iOS device into a customizable display for sailing data. Crew members can independently view up to four SAILMON system values on their own devices, in either day or night mode, with automatic layout adjustments for orientation.

Highlights
  • Customizable data display
  • Up to 4 values simultaneously
  • Day and Night modes
  • Automatic orientation layout
  • Unlimited device support
Features
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Our SAILMON CrewView app transforms your iOS device into a customizable display, so each crew member can choose any value available on the SAILMON system without interfering with the Sailmon Instruments. Display up to 4 values simultaneously individually configured on unlimited devices. CrewView lets you: Display 1 to 4 numbers in Day or Night mode mimicking the SAILMON screens Arrange the numbers automatically depending on orientation of the device Easily customize the screen. Usage -In order to change value hold your finger on the value you would like to change after 3 sec a menu will appear. -Select the value you want to see and jump back to the display -Use 2 or 3 fingers to swipe and change the amount of numbers and day or night background

Screenshots

ESA Instruments4 screens
CrewView2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: CrewView at 12.0 against ESA Instruments's 15.6. On price, 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

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

ESA Instruments ships an update every 6 months, CrewView every 4 months. Both last shipped on September 30, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
ESA Instruments versus CrewView: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterESA InstrumentsCrewView
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAstra YachtSailmon BV

In-app purchases

None

ESA Instruments

No in-app purchases

None

CrewView

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ESA Instruments free?
ESA Instruments is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CrewView free?
CrewView is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ESA Instruments or CrewView have ads?
Neither ESA Instruments nor CrewView shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ESA Instruments or CrewView?
ESA Instruments ships an update every 6 months, and CrewView every 4 months. Most recently, ESA Instruments was updated on September 30, 2026 and CrewView on September 30, 2026.

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