Best AnchorFinder alternatives: apps like AnchorFinder

4.8😊(838 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

This app serves as a comprehensive mobile cruising guide for boaters. It offers a vast database of marinas and anchorages, user-generated reviews and photos, and seamless berth booking across Europe. Connect with other users and marinas through in-app chat and receive real-time warnings.

What We Love

🚀 Excellent resource for cruisers
👍 Helpful community reviews
🌟 Essential app for sailing
💯 Indispensable for planning
🗺️ Detailed anchorage information
🛳️ Convenient marina booking
🌊 Accurate weather/protection data
🤝 Responsive customer support

Room to Improve

🗺️ Limited coverage in some regions
💰 Expensive premium subscription
🔍 Difficult to add new locations
🔢 Inaccurate or outdated information
🤖 Unreliable weather forecasts
🔒 Booking issues/lack of confirmation

Orca: Boat GPS, Charts, Routes by Orca Technologies AS

GPS Chart Route Sail Powerboat

Strong Contender

4.6😐(410 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

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Access detailed marine charts, intelligent routing, and live vessel tracking for confident navigation on the water. Plan routes with weather forecasts and stay aware of your surroundings with real-time AIS data. Works online and offline for uninterrupted use.

What We Love

🎨 Clean, intuitive design and visual presentation
🗺️ Comprehensive and detailed chart coverage in many regions
🚀 Fast and responsive app performance
🧭 Excellent auto-routing with weather integration
📱 Seamless multi-device synchronization
🎮 Easy-to-use interface for route planning
💰 Competitive pricing compared to alternatives
🔌 Good integration with Raymarine and marine hardware
🌐 Global chart availability without regional restrictions
📡 AIS overlay functionality
⛵ Effective autopilot control from mobile devices
🔄 Frequent updates and improvements
👨‍💼 Responsive customer support (when available)

Room to Improve

🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
🗺️ Incomplete and inaccurate chart data in many regions
🔋 Excessive battery consumption
❌ Missing critical navigation details (buoys, markers, beacon names)
🌊 Poor inland waterway coverage
🚫 Limited functionality in free version
📍 Unreliable GPS and location tracking
⚠️ Dangerous routing errors (routes through obstacles)
🔐 Problematic account creation and login process
📺 Intrusive pop-up advertisements blocking navigation
🌍 Inadequate coverage outside coastal US areas
📊 Tidal stream data inaccuracies
🎯 Poor auto-routing in some regions (Bahamas, Long Island Sound)
🔤 English-only interface without translation options
⏱️ Slow customer support response times
💾 Offline map download issues

Raymarine by Raymarine UK Limited

Mobile Companion for Raymarine

Worth Considering

1.5😞(17 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

This app connects to Raymarine marine electronics, allowing remote control and monitoring of radar, sonar, and chartplotters. Manage charts and stream data from compatible devices for a connected boating experience.

What We Love

👍 Works when connected
👍 Screen mirroring functional
👍 Good for replicating screen
👍 Can control plotter from iPad
👍 Adds another touchscreen
👍 Amazing app functionality
👍 Fixed in latest version
👍 Works with Axiom 7+

Room to Improve

🐛 Fails to connect reliably
🐛 Closes immediately
🐛 Connection lost message
🐛 Unusable due to crashing
🐛 Continuously disconnects
🐛 Drops Wi-Fi connection
🐛 Poor connectivity
🐛 Bad resolution
🐛 Laggy performance
🐛 Crashes every time
🐛 Connects but no function
🐛 Needs internet to connect
🐛 Login server issues
🐛 Owner login fails
🐛 Pop-up never goes away
🐛 Not useful without Rayco plotter
🐛 Simple screen rotation not working
🐛 Unstable, fails to maintain connection
🐛 Grainy and hard to read
🐛 Ignores screen rotation
🐛 Constantly loses connection
🐛 Tiny text, unusable at night
🐛 Screen displayed sideways
🐛 Drops often
🐛 Can't log in on iPhone
🐛 No alerts sent
🐛 SMS alerts not working
🐛 Support is nonexistent
🐛 Wi-Fi dropping out
🐛 Not user friendly updates
🐛 Password issues
🐛 Account creation difficult
🐛 App is a joke
🐛 Doesn't work with Element series
🐛 Cannot interact with autopilot
🐛 App sees connection but no access
🐛 Frequently locks up
🐛 Slow reaction speed
🐛 Only read rights message
🐛 Cannot set up account
🐛 Chart download issues
🐛 Password incorrect message
🐛 Disaster of an app
🐛 Cannot mirror MFD
🐛 App does not recognize Wi-Fi
🐛 Cannot set up boat
🐛 Password not recognized
🐛 Invalid login message
🐛 Pretty worthless
🐛 Doesn't work with A series plotters
🐛 App won't recognize Wi-Fi connection
🐛 Unusable on iPhone
🐛 Does not send notifications
🐛 No way to set alert priority
🐛 Poor Wi-Fi implementation
🐛 Laggy and grainy display
🐛 Needs dark mode
🐛 Can't interact with autopilot
🐛 Chart download issues
🐛 Password incorrect message
🐛 Disaster of an app
🐛 Cannot mirror MFD
🐛 App does not recognize Wi-Fi
🐛 Cannot set up boat
🐛 Password not recognized
🐛 Invalid login message
🐛 Pretty worthless
🐛 Doesn't work with A series plotters
🐛 App won't recognize Wi-Fi connection
🐛 Unusable on iPhone
🐛 Does not send notifications
🐛 No way to set alert priority
🐛 Poor Wi-Fi implementation
🐛 Laggy and grainy display
🐛 Needs dark mode
🐛 Crashing frequently
🐛 Pinch to zoom doesn't work
🐛 Cannot create account
🐛 Data not in correct format

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