For small share-based fishing boats
Take a photo of each fish ticket and receipt, check the numbers, and send every crew member a clear settlement slip. Built for skippers, owners and bookkeepers on boats that pay crew by share.
●Working prototype. Accounts, storage and delivery are not live yet, and no real trip data is accepted until the data terms are published.
Three steps after every trip. The split and each man's shares are set up once from your crew agreement and remembered for the next trip.
Fish tickets, fuel and bait receipts, invoices and lost gear. The app reads species, pounds, prices and totals from the photo, or you type them in.
Every scanned number is checked against the photo before it counts. The app flags possible duplicate expenses and reconciles everything to the cent.
The owner approves, and each crew member gets a slip showing his share, his deductions and the tickets and receipts behind it.
Settlement disputes usually come from numbers nobody can see. Here, everyone can check the same thing.
Finish the settlement while the trip is fresh, from your phone, without rebuilding a spreadsheet.
Consistent records for every boat, and a clear view of how proceeds and expenses were split.
Organized inputs with the photos attached, documented calculations, and year-end numbers ready for 1099s.
I'm Thomas Brudvik. I've worked 15 years on autoline longliners, and I still go to sea on a six-weeks-on, six-weeks-off rotation. I know what a settlement looks like from the deck, and how much trust depends on it.
The goal is simple: make the settlement easier to prepare, easier to check, and easier for the crew to understand.Thomas Brudvik, founder
Settlement rules differ from boat to boat. The split, how each expense is charged, and how shares are set must follow your own crew agreement, and the app is set up to match it. Tax questions belong with a qualified US accountant.
I'm looking for a few US boats to test the app on real settlements and tell me what doesn't fit.
Free during the pilot
Free through the pilot season. After that, founding boats pay $25 a month (or $250 a year), locked for as long as you stay. The regular price will be $40–50. No automatic subscription, and you can stop at any time.
5 boats this season. I set up and follow every pilot boat myself, so I'm keeping the pilot small.
A short form: your name, your boat, your home port, and how you do settlements today. I read every application myself and reply within 24–48 hours.
Apply for the pilot ↗The form opens in a new tab. Rather talk first? Email thomas@crewsettle.com or message me on WhatsApp.
Every scanned number is shown next to the photo and has to be confirmed before it counts. You can correct anything, or type the ticket in by hand.
Only people on your boat that you invite: owner, skipper, bookkeeper and crew. Crew see their settlement after the trip is landed and settled. Data is never shared with other boats and never sold, and no fishing locations are stored.
No. The split, how each expense is charged, and each man's shares are set up to match your own crew agreement.
No. It adds up each crew member's shares through the year and gives you a preparation report to review with your accountant, who files the forms.
Not yet. Today you need a connection to add tickets and receipts. Offline use is planned, and pilot feedback decides how it should work.
The pilot is free through the pilot season. After that, founding pilot boats pay $25 a month (or $250 a year), locked for as long as they stay. The regular price will be around $40–50 per boat per month. Nothing is charged without your agreement.
You can export everything to a spreadsheet at any time. During the pilot there is no subscription to cancel.
I'm in Norway and part of the time at sea, so I answer within 24–48 hours. Email or WhatsApp works best.