HelmOps vs Quartermaster: 2026 Comparison
Quartermaster is the low-cost option: Owner at $2.99 a month for one yacht, Captain at $5.99 for three and Fleet at $29.99 for twenty, with a 30-day trial and no card. It runs on web, iOS, Android and Mac, works offline on mobile and schedules maintenance with alerts, but setup needs a computer or a large tablet, it has no crew certificate tracking, and expenses are limited to storing receipts. HelmOps costs more and adds crew certificates and MLC hours of rest, expense approvals with receipt scanning and a cash ledger, running-hours maintenance alerts and charter trips with a guest portal. For maintenance reminders across several boats at the lowest price, Quartermaster wins; for a crewed yacht, HelmOps covers more.
Low-cost yacht maintenance and receipt tracking for owners and captains
Quartermaster pricing and product availability checked as of October 2026.
Feature Comparison
We compared the two on price, platforms, maintenance, crew, expenses and fleet size. Quartermaster facts come from quartermaster.me, checked on 14 October 2026.
| Criterion | HelmOps | Quartermaster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | HelmOps prices are published at https://helmops.com/en/pricing: $79, $99 or $249 per month, 20% less billed annually. Every plan includes every feature; tiers differ only by vessel, owner and crew limits. 30-day free trial, no credit card required. | ✓Owner $2.99 a month (1 yacht, 2 users), Captain $5.99 (3 yachts, 5 users) and Fleet $29.99 (20 yachts, 50 users), with yearly plans; 30-day trial without a card. |
| Platforms and Offline | Web and iOS; no Android store app. Expenses with receipt photos, maintenance logs, tasks, trips and cash entries recorded without a signal are queued on the device and sent when the connection returns. Inventory, hour-meter readings and crew certificates need a connection, as do screens not opened before. | ✓Web, iOS, Android and Mac; the mobile app works offline. Setup needs a computer or a large tablet. |
| Maintenance | Hour meters with readings, running-hours service intervals, due-soon and overdue alerts to the owner and captain, and calendar due dates. | Scheduled maintenance with alerts and a service log. |
| Crew | ✓Crew certificate expiry reminders at 90, 60 and 30 days, and MLC hours-of-rest records. | No crew certificate or rest-hour tracking. |
| Expenses | ✓Receipt scanning, categories, approvals and a cash ledger, with expenses linked to trips. | Receipt storage. |
| Fleet Size | Solo covers 1 vessel, Professional 2 and Enterprise has no vessel cap. | ✓Fleet covers 20 yachts and 50 users for $29.99 a month; larger fleets move to an Enterprise account by email. |
Price
HelmOps
HelmOps prices are published at https://helmops.com/en/pricing: $79, $99 or $249 per month, 20% less billed annually. Every plan includes every feature; tiers differ only by vessel, owner and crew limits. 30-day free trial, no credit card required.
Quartermaster
Owner $2.99 a month (1 yacht, 2 users), Captain $5.99 (3 yachts, 5 users) and Fleet $29.99 (20 yachts, 50 users), with yearly plans; 30-day trial without a card.
Platforms and Offline
HelmOps
Web and iOS; no Android store app. Expenses with receipt photos, maintenance logs, tasks, trips and cash entries recorded without a signal are queued on the device and sent when the connection returns. Inventory, hour-meter readings and crew certificates need a connection, as do screens not opened before.
Quartermaster
Web, iOS, Android and Mac; the mobile app works offline. Setup needs a computer or a large tablet.
Maintenance
HelmOps
Hour meters with readings, running-hours service intervals, due-soon and overdue alerts to the owner and captain, and calendar due dates.
Quartermaster
Scheduled maintenance with alerts and a service log.
Crew
HelmOps
Crew certificate expiry reminders at 90, 60 and 30 days, and MLC hours-of-rest records.
Quartermaster
No crew certificate or rest-hour tracking.
Expenses
HelmOps
Receipt scanning, categories, approvals and a cash ledger, with expenses linked to trips.
Quartermaster
Receipt storage.
Fleet Size
HelmOps
Solo covers 1 vessel, Professional 2 and Enterprise has no vessel cap.
Quartermaster
Fleet covers 20 yachts and 50 users for $29.99 a month; larger fleets move to an Enterprise account by email.
When Quartermaster Is the Better Choice
Choose Quartermaster if the goal is maintenance reminders and receipt storage at the lowest price, for up to 20 yachts on one plan, with an Android app. It suits owners and captains who do not need crew certificates, rest hours or expense approvals.
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