Boat Beacon

Boat Beacon

AIS Marine Navigation

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🧾$5.99 - $16.49
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All Versions of Boat Beacon

5.0.3

December 14, 2023

Watch App AIS Radar display improvements - now shows CPA and MOB directions. Fix for SART alarms repeatedly sounding. Fix Ship details lat/long display wrapping round longitude - now two lines.
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5.0.2

November 24, 2023

New Apple Watch live AIS radar display of vessels around you, point towards a vessel with your watch to see it's details including photo User guide and FAQ now available in multiple languages. Stability improvements
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5.0.1

February 27, 2023

You can now tell Boat Beacon what to do with new Siri voice command support:- -Man Overboard - Toggles Marking and tracking a man overboard position with Boat Beacon -Start Sailing - put Boat Beacon into “On boat” mode. Same as tapping the Sailboat icon bottom left -Finish Sailing - Turn off Boat Beacon “On boat” mode. -Drop Anchor - Mark your anchor position and set a drift zone around it. -Up Anchor - removes the Anchor watch. -Navigation status - report current speed, course and heading. Map tilt ( 3D) and rotate ( two fingers - see advanced setting to enable). Zoom in 3D with satellite map enabled to see 3D buildings around boatd and ports etc. Fix for App crashing on launch due to bad saved map region.
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5.0

March 8, 2022

Apple Watch App greatly improved including CPA display and alerts. Use your Apple Watch to Start and Stop Sailing mode as well as MOB. Background GPS power use improved (Use "While using" permission). Day/Night/Auto display settings Export tracks as GPX and KML to Chart plotters, Navionics , Google Earth etc. Clearer Navigation info display for speed, course and heading iOS15 UI friendly
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4.9.9

October 13, 2021

Updated US and UK&IE raster charts Fix for search crashing occasionally for some people.
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4.9.8

May 13, 2021

iOS14 update Fix for compass gimbal in iOS14 ( heading should be independent of pitch and roll for a steering compass) Updated US and UK&IE raster charts Fix for BBSI number not showing in My Boat Details.
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4.9.7

March 17, 2021

iOS14 update Fix for compass gimbal in iOS14 ( heading should be independent of pitch and roll for a steering compass) Updated US and UK&IE raster charts
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4.9.6

November 4, 2020

Dark mode support added to help with night time vision and use. Fix for ship details view not scrolling all the way to the bottom on small screens.
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4.9.5

October 17, 2020

iOS14 updates

4.9.4

September 10, 2020

AIS Sharing to Navionics update AIS transmit navigation status correction Fix for Anchor alarm Disabled dark mode support as maps very hard to read in dark mode. Fix for crash for some devices
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Boat Beacon In-App Purchases History

$5.99

AIS Share

Share AIS with other Apps

$7.99

Live View Upgrade

Adds a unique "Live View" to Boat Beacon... Spot a ship in the camera view and see its name, range and bearing instantly overlaid. When zoomed in on the Map view, other boats are drawn to scale and positions update in real-time.
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$9.99

NOAA US Marine Charts

Add NOAA navigational charts (NOAA RNC®) with full-color digital images of NOAA paper charts for the whole of the US including the Great Lakes. Includes automatic chart updates from NOAA.
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$12.99

UK & IE Marine Charts

Marine raster charts for the whole of the UK and IE derived from the official UKHO Admiralty data.
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$16.49

AIS Share

Share AIS with other Apps

Price History of Boat Beacon

Description of Boat Beacon

Boat Beacon is an internet AIS receiver and transmitter for your iPhone and iPad. It is the only AIS ship tracking app to provide Collision Warnings, share your boat’s position & use real-time AIS data. Connected to the largest network of AIS shore receivers world-wide covering most major ports, harbours and popular coastal areas. “An outstanding app, with great potential. Both interesting to use and very user friendly. This could be a life saver and especially of interest to small boat users. Everyone who goes on the water should have this on and use it!” ***** Sun Dream, App Store Review Boat Beacon is specifically designed for boaters & provides continuous Bearing, Range & Closest Point of Approach (CPA) calculations and alarms in addition to standard AIS information even when in the background. Boat Beacon does not require any external AIS transponder or receiver equipment. Key Features ------------ Over-the-horizon collision avoidance (30 miles radius) using continuous CPA calculations - highlights boats that are on a potential collision course and alerts you with an alarm. Continually transmits and receives position information via the internet and calculates and alarms CPA even when the app is in the background. Shares your position with Internet AIS Systems and apps and other Boat Beacon users in real time. Real time ship map view with North up and Heading up modes so you can look in the direction of the ships on the map to locate them. Nav display showing own boat's speed, course, heading and position. Man Overboard tracking, SART Alarm, Anchor watch and Theft alarms. Apple Watch App included Siri voice commands Export tracks Boat-to-Boat & Boat-to-Group Messaging. Local AIS and GPS via Wifi. Boat Beacon InApp Add-ons:- LiveView - Augmented Reality view with ships, compass & horizon overlaid. Works with FLIROne Infra-red cameras as well to see ships & people in the dark & fog (IAP) "AIS Sharing" to other apps like Navionics & iNavX (IAP subscription) US, UK and IE Marine raster charts (IAP). Let Friends and Family see where you are and where you're headed to with our free Boat Watch app or on web-based AIS systems like MarineTraffic which have free web viewers available. Arm all the crews in a race with Boat Beacon and have real time updates on the race positions on the water and back in the club house. Keep a watch and in touch with other boats in your flotilla when sailing in a group. Boat Beacon requires internet access to work. Most popular coastal areas have cellular data access extending 12 or more miles out to sea. Subscriptions The "AIS Sharing " subscription is monthly ($5.99) or yearly ($16.49), and will automatically renew at the end of the subscription period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase, and will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the iTunes account holder and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to Account Settings after purchase. 
No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Terms of Use: http://seanav.net/termsofuse.php Privacy Policy: http://seanav.net/privacy.php Support: help@pocketmariner.com Your position can be shared and seen on all our apps without using an MMSI number. To be seen on Global AIS systems like MarineTraffic you need an MMSI number. In the US you can obtain one by visiting http://www.boatus.com/mmsi or email us for a free internet MMSI number. Please note that continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. NOT FOR NAVIGATION Boat Beacon should only be used for basic navigation reference and should not be solely relied upon to determine precise locations, proximity, distance, or direction. You will not be visible to other ships on VHF only AIS systems.
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Boat Beacon: FAQ

Is the Boat Beacon app compatible with iPads?

Yes, Boat Beacon offers an iPad version.
Pocket Mariner Ltd. launched the Boat Beacon app.
The Boat Beacon app requires iOS 13.0 or later.
Boat Beacon has an impressive rating of 4.6 out of 5, indicating that it is a top-quality app.
The App Genre Of The Boat Beacon App Is Navigation.
5.0.3 is the newest version of Boat Beacon.
The latest Boat Beacon app update was released on June 30, 2024.
Boat Beacon was first made available on February 5, 2023.
Safe for kids, with no inappropriate or mature content.
Boat Beacon is now available to use in English, French, German.
Unfortunately, Boat Beacon is not on Apple Arcade.
Indeed, Boat Beacon provides opportunities for in-app purchases.
Unfortunately, Boat Beacon is not fully compatible with Apple Vision Pro.

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Reviews of Boat Beacon

  • Don’t leave the dock without this

    Sailing in SF Bay or anywhere you’re going to want this app
  • Crew of the Watoosh Review

    We are enjoying the App as we cruise the Lessor Antilles. Recommend it to other Cruisers.
  • Works Great!

    Especially like the anchor alarm.

    I like that it now feeds AIS info into my
    Navionics Boating App

    Developer Response

    Hi Thanks for the kind review and useful feedback. All the best The PocketMariner crew