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Boat Assessor alternative: per-report pricing and findings from your voice

Boat Assessor is an iPhone and iPad app for defect lists and appraisals, from $179 a month. Axsail writes each finding from your voice on iPhone or Android, places your photos and charges per report.

Boat Assessor is an iPhone and iPad app for marine surveyors, assessors, insurers, charter fleets and boatyards. You build defect lists, text or photo appraisals and snag lists, with a photo gallery, a cost estimation module and cloud sync, and it produces PDF reports in English, German or Spanish. Its US App Store listing shows single-user subscriptions from $179 a month.

If you're looking at Boat Assessor, you want a report out of the app, not a pile of notes. Axsail gets you there by voice. You talk through the boat, each finding is written for you, and you pay per report.

Boat Assessor and Axsail, side by side

BOAT ASSESSORAXSAIL
How findings go inTyped into a list of individual defects, or a text or photo appraisalYou talk through the boat. Each finding is written for you as you speak
Missing readingsNot listed among its featuresAsked on your phone while you're on board
PhotosPhoto gallery, up to 5 photos per revisionPlaced on the finding they show, from what you said when you took them
PhoneiPhone and iPadiPhone or Android. Review on any computer, Mac or Windows
RecommendationsDefect list with a cost estimation moduleEach finding gets a recommendation and an A, B or C priority, collected into the summary of recommendations
PriceSingle user $179 or $199 a month, or $89 or $99.99 a weekPer report. 1 credit (€9.97 to €14.75) for an insurance, C&V or damage report up to 40 ft. Plans from €590 a year
Free to tryNot stated on its listing4 free credits for 6 months, no card

Why surveyors choose Axsail

Say it once

Entering defects one by one on a phone or iPad means typing each one: what it is, where, what's wrong, what to do. On Axsail you say it the way you would into a voice recorder, and the finding appears with its system, location, recommendation and a suggested priority.

A fraction of the subscription

Boat Assessor Axsail
A year, single user $2,148 at $179 a month Starter €590 for 40 credits
Busier practice $2,388 at $199 a month Professional €1,490 for 120 credits
A quiet month Same subscription Nothing used

One credit covers an insurance, condition and valuation or damage report on a boat up to 40 ft. Recording, drafts and amendments use no credits. See pricing.

Every photo on its finding

Take a photo while you talk about the stern gland, and it goes on the stern gland finding, as many as you take. No sorting at the desk.

Gaps caught on board

Axsail checks each finding for what the checklist item needs, such as a voltage, hours or a service date, and asks on your phone while you're still standing at it.

Try it on your next survey

New accounts get 4 free credits for 6 months, no card needed. Start free, or see how it works.

Frequently asked

How much does Boat Assessor cost?

Its US App Store listing shows single-user subscriptions at $179 and $199 a month, and $89 and $99.99 a week. Prices vary by country. Axsail charges per finalised report, from €9.97 per credit, with plans from €590 a year and 4 free credits to start.

Is Axsail cheaper than Boat Assessor?

For an independent surveyor, by a wide margin. A year of Boat Assessor at $179 a month is $2,148. Axsail's Starter plan is €590 a year for 40 credits, enough for 40 insurance reports on boats up to 40 ft, and the Professional plan is €1,490 for 120 credits.

Does Axsail work on Android?

Yes. Axsail records on iPhone and Android phones. You review and finalise the report in a browser on any computer.

Can I try Axsail on a real survey?

Yes. New accounts get 4 free credits for 6 months, with no card. Record your next survey on Axsail and compare the draft with your usual report.

Your full survey report, minutes after the walk-round

Dictate as you inspect. Axsail builds the findings and the report for your signature

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