# AnchorQueen — Be bold. Explore. Make a mark.

> Marine navigation and sea sports tracker with offline charts and AI anchor watch. (iPhone/iPad app by Barkin Takmaz.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/anchorqueen/id1225033114 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Barkin Takmaz](https://appshunter.io/developer/1225033113)
- Category: Navigation, Weather
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 164 App Store ratings · 29 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.6 · 267 MB
- Languages: American English, Croatian, Danish, Finnish, French (France), German (Germany), Greek, Italian, Norwegian Bokmål, European Portuguese and 3 more
- Released: 2017-04-21
- Data updated: 2026-11-06
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/anchorqueen/id1225033114/reviews.md

## What is AnchorQueen?

Plan a Route. Analyze Marine Weather.Ride it. Replay it. Set Anchor Alarm at anchorages. Explore and Discover awesome Bays and hidden secrets. 

AnchorQueen is built for the whole day on the water — Sea Sports on iPhone and Apple Watch, offline S-52 charts when you cruise, and an AI co-captain that keeps anchor watch while you rest. One app from the first jump to the last swing at anchor.

SEA SPORTS THAT FEEL ALIVE
Press and hold Voyage. Pick jet ski, kitesurf, wingfoil, surf, dinghy, kayak, SUP, canoe, rowing, swimming, freediving — 17 sports in all. Live numbers on the chart. Every jump, wave, tack, and stroke. Personal bests. Wind at the moment it happened. Then a 3D Trackcam replay you can orbit like a film set. Start from your wrist; Apple Watch sessions are saved to the Apple Health app as workouts and sync back into your passages.

SHARE THE DAY IN 3D
Turn a sport session, a coastal hop, or a quiet anchorage into a cinematic 9:16 reel on device. Sunny day or miniature tilt-shift. Share to Instagram, WhatsApp, YouTube, or Photos — with a link friends can spin in 3D.

CHARTS YOU CAN TRUST OFFSHORE
Nautica Day and Nautica Night S-52 IHO vector charts: soundings, buoys, lights, hazards, six day/night depth palettes. Download a region once and keep sailing when the cell signal dies. Charts refresh on Wi‑Fi only — never over mobile data, and never while anchor watch or guidance is running.

ROUTE SMART. PADDLE SAFE.
Long-press a destination for depth-safe routing matched to your draft. Live bearing, SOG, XTE, and fuel burn by vessel class. Shore-hugging paddle routes for kayak, SUP, canoe, and rowing keep you out of shipping lanes.

AIS, WEATHER, AND THE SHIP'S JOURNAL
Live AIS with COLREGS-aware warnings. Blended marine forecasts — wind, gusts, waves, tides, 7-day meteograms — with shoreline-aware pins. Your Ship's Journal sketches the day: distance made good, track, key moments, jump to any date.

JULES STANDS THE WATCH
Drop the hook. Jules separates normal swing from real drag and only wakes you for danger. An OS-level geofence keeps guard even if iOS closes the app. Ask Jules in plain language for tide windows, anchorage ratings, and route briefings — it already sees your wind, depth, and position.

CHARTER WITHOUT LEAVING THE CHART
Browse charter fleets on the map, compare boats, and watch 30-day price trends before you commit.

FOLLOW THE RACE
Regatta follows the big offshore races for free: live standings by line honours or corrected time, race news, split times at every mark, and the official course drawn on the chart. Tap a yacht to ride along in Live 3D with a chase camera, every boat drawn as its class in team colours. Your area's chart is free too: the first download brings 14 days of full access.

WHY BOATERS SWITCH
• Sea Sports + Watch recording most chart apps never touch
• True offline S-52 navigation and depth-aware routing
• AI anchor alarm that respects your sleep
• 3D reels and sea state that make the day shareable
Unlike typical chartplotter apps, AnchorQueen is built for both the adrenaline run and the quiet night on the hook.

PLANS
• Free — Anchor alarm, offline navigation, standard marine weather
• PRO — Jules, 3D sea state, passage reels, Sea Sports tools, advanced charts (1-month free trial)
• MAX — Unlimited offline regions, maximum Jules capacity
Monthly or discounted annual. Price shown before you buy.

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Subscriptions renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Manage or cancel in App Store Account Settings anytime.
Terms of Service: https://anchorqueen.com/terms
Privacy Policy: https://anchorqueen.com/privacy

## Key features

- Offline S-52 marine charts
- AI anchor alarm
- Sea sports tracking (17+ sports)
- Depth-safe routing
- Marine weather forecasts
- 3D track replay and sharing
- Live AIS with warnings

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AnchorQueen AIS Network | $9.99 | per year |
| Oceanic Tides | $4.99 | per year |
| Pro | $29.99 | per year |
| Mexico — Gulf & Caribbean | $7.99 | per year |
| Mexico — Sea of Cortez | $9.99 | per year |
| Mexico — Pacific | $9.99 | per year |
| Swiss Lakes | $14.99 | per year |
| Anchor Remote | $9.99 | per year |
| US East | $14.99 | per year |
| US South & Gulf | $14.99 | per year |


## Is AnchorQueen safe?

AnchorQueen appears safe based on user ratings. The AppsHunter Safety Score for AnchorQueen is 88 out of 100. This assessment is based on 164 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.5 out of 5. Of 164 App Store ratings, 90.2% point to a safe experience, 1.8% suggest some concerns, and 7.9% point to a risky experience.

## Is AnchorQueen legit?

AnchorQueen appears to be a legitimate app. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for AnchorQueen is 88 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

## Recent user reviews (10 of 29)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/anchorqueen/id1225033114/reviews.md

### 5/5 — The Best  Captain

*2026-07-18*

I’ve tried my fair share of marine navigation and anchor alarm apps over the years, but AnchorQueen is honestly in a league of its own. What started as an incredibly reliable, no-nonsense anchor watch has quietly grown into a complete, intelligent co-captain for my boat.

**Developer response:** Thank you, Captain. "No-nonsense anchor watch" is the part we guard hardest as the rest of the app grows around it — the watch is meant to stay a ten-second job no matter what else ships. If anything ever gets in the way of that, tell us at support@anchorqueen.com and it goes to the top of the list.

### 1/5 — Ruined a good app

*2026-06-27*

This used to be a very good and easy to use anchor alarm app. I had used it for years. Now it’s trying to be an everything marine app and it’s just way too complicated. So very disappointing.

**Developer response:** Fair, and it is the most common thing we hear from captains who came for the anchor alarm: the merge put a chart plotter in front of a tool you used in ten seconds. The watch itself is still one screen — drop, set the scope, arm — the app reopens on the tab you left it on, and you can drag SafeAnchor to the front of the tab bar so it is the first thing under your thumb. If you would give it one more anchorage, support@anchorqueen.com will set it up with you.

### 1/5 — What happened to the old app?

*2026-05-08*

I’ve been using the app for years and loved it. Simple and straight forward and reliable.  When I used the app at the end of last season it was great! Went to use it for the first time this year and what happened to it?  It Is not even close to the same. In fact I closed it out and looked through my apps to see if had opened a different anchor app.  It is now so complicated and does not show your track in your anchor circle so you know where you have been swinging. It no longer has augmented reality which is a feature I loved. It’s not easy to set your anchor radius distance.  There is too much “stuff” on the screen and too many different screens now.   I could go on and on. Needless to say I am now looking for a new anchor app. Too bad they had to go and ruin it. I hate it!

**Developer response:** You are right on the specifics and I would rather say so than sell you the rebuild. The augmented-reality view did not survive it and is not coming back — that one is a straight loss for you. Two things you looked for are still there, just moved: the swing track draws inside your anchor circle on the anchor monitor, and the radius is a single scope slider rather than a form. Tell support@anchorqueen.com which of the old screens you miss most and it goes on the list — that is worth more to us than the rating.

### 1/5 — You’ve ruined a great app!

*2026-02-23*

What have you done? No more satellite images, lots of complexity nobody needs. You had a great app I have used for years. I want to go back to the old one!

**Developer response:** After the port from SafeAnchor to AnchorQueen for best Captain's Chart experience with Weather Data. We hope you really like our new Charts experience.

### 1/5 — Apple Maps Sucks

*2026-02-23*

New update ruined the app! I have been using the app for years. I used it to set anchor location with Bing Satellite map. Now Apple maps shows me nothing! Time to find a new Anchor App!

**Developer response:** Sorry the update took away the view you anchored with for years — that was the one map change we most worried about. A satellite base map is back among the chart layer options (layers button → base maps), alongside the new nautical charts. If it still doesn't show what you need, email support@anchorqueen.com and we'll make it right.

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work

*2025-11-20*

I used to love this app. It used to work really well. Simple and easy to set. Now it’s too complicated and doesn’t go off when it should. I forgot to turn it off when we upped anchor and it took over 1nm before the alarm sounded. So disappointed as I used to trust this alarm.

**Developer response:** Thank you for the honest note — an anchor alarm that does not fire is the one failure we are not allowed to have. Since your review the watch was rebuilt: it double-checks GPS quality before it arms, it needs sustained travel past the ring rather than one stray fix, and it survives a restart. If you wear an Apple Watch it also escalates in stages on the wrist before the phone siren. Give it one more try and support@anchorqueen.com will walk through your setup with you.

### 1/5 — Really impossible to get remote anchor to work properly

*2025-10-04*

It’s hit or miss.  I’ve had it work then when I go to another anchorage the remote iPhone won’t reliably get the right data from my iPad on the boat.  Just terribly wonky

**Developer response:** You're right that Remote was hit or miss between anchorages — reconnection was the weak point. The remote link has since been rebuilt around a live channel with push alerts ashore, and it's the part of the app we test hardest now. If a new anchorage still drops the link, support@anchorqueen.com reaches the people who built it.

### 4/5 — New look!

*2025-10-02*

The new look is good. It took me a while to figure out the new anchor set screen and am happy I found the 'set to last position'. Very handy since the app does crash sometimes, but only when you're in it, never when I'm sleeping. Only configuration I haven't found yet is the ability to set units.

### 3/5 — Server - Remote mode

*2024-08-05*

The server does not always connect with remote, frustrating and lowers confidence.

**Developer response:** Fair criticism — confidence is the whole point of a remote watch. The server/remote connection has been reworked since this review, with a live channel and alerts that reach you ashore. If it still wobbles for you, we'd genuinely like the details: support@anchorqueen.com.

### 5/5 — Mouillage sécurisé

*2022-07-11*

Excellente application indispensable pour éviter de laisser les instruments de bord en marche la nuit.

## Frequently asked questions about AnchorQueen

### What sea sports can I track with AnchorQueen?

AnchorQueen supports tracking for 17 different sea sports, including jet ski, kitesurf, wingfoil, surf, dinghy, kayak, SUP, canoe, rowing, swimming, and freediving. Your sessions are recorded with live data and can be replayed in 3D.

### Does AnchorQueen have ads?

Yes, AnchorQueen contains advertisements. This allows the app to offer its core features for free, with optional in-app purchases for additional content and services.

### How does the AI anchor alarm work in AnchorQueen?

Jules, the AI co-captain, monitors your anchor's position. It distinguishes between normal swinging and actual dragging, only alerting you if there's a danger. This feature operates as an OS-level geofence, providing continuous protection even if the app is closed.

### Can I use AnchorQueen's charts offline?

Yes, AnchorQueen provides offline S-52 IHO vector charts. You can download a region once and use it for navigation even when you lose your cell signal. Charts only refresh over Wi-Fi and not during anchor watch or guidance.

### What are the subscription options for AnchorQueen?

AnchorQueen offers several subscription plans, including Oceanic Tides for $4.99/year, Mexico — Gulf & Caribbean for $7.99/year, and various other region-specific or feature-based subscriptions like Anchor Remote and AnchorQueen AIS Network for $9.99/year.

### How often is AnchorQueen updated?

The latest version of AnchorQueen is 2.4.8, and it was last updated on November 5, 2026. This indicates a relatively recent update, suggesting ongoing development and support for the application.

### Is AnchorQueen suitable for all ages?

AnchorQueen has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users. The app is designed for navigation and water sports, with features that can be appreciated by younger users under supervision and adults alike.

### What devices does AnchorQueen support?

AnchorQueen is available on Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPad. This cross-device compatibility allows users to seamlessly transition between devices for planning, tracking, and monitoring their activities on the water.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.4.8 — 2026-11-05

• AnchorQueen AIS Network — Live AIS worldwide in one deduplicated stream built from government feeds, partner aggregates and volunteer receivers, with the source credited on every vessel. Available on its own or included in Pro and Max; free captains keep the free direct connection until the Live AIS preview ends.
• AnchorQueen Weather — The weather pass formerly called Oceanic Tides has a new name: radar, meteogram, tides, sea state and the anchor drift forecast, on the same subscription.
• Anchor watch on your Lock Screen — See your distance from the anchor against your radius, the next gust and when the wind swings you round, with a Silence alarm button if it drags, on the Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, Home Screen widget and Apple Watch. Routes get a passage card with ETA and next waypoint.
• Return to Home Marina — One tap on your vessel or the Marina NAV button plots a depth-aware route to your berth and starts live navigation.
• Storm alerts — Meteo > Events leads with a National Hurricane Center storm near you and lists every active hurricane and tropical storm with strength, movement and distance. Ask Jules how to keep your boat and crew safe.
• Director and Studio — Take a branded photo or record a clip of the 2D chart or the Live 3D view, then cut clips, photos and phone videos into one film in 9:16, 4:5, 1:1 or 16:9.
• Print setup — PDF export previews your chart on A4 up to A0, Letter or Tabloid, with graticule, scale bar, north arrow and title block.
• Lights at night in Live — Lighthouses, harbour lights and lit buoys flash in their charted colours and rhythms, major lights stand as 3D lighthouses, and every vessel shows its navigation lights.
• Captain's Notes, photos first — Start a note with a photo, pick any chart symbol, keep it private or share it with other captains, and ask Jules about the spot.
• A new map picker — Every chart style as a picture tile with FREE, PRO and MAX badges, a Day · Night · Auto switch and new map styles.
• Regatta calendar — Sea Sports lists every race we follow, live, upcoming and past, with reminders before the start and a replay of finished races.

### 2.4.7 — 2026-10-23

• Regatta — A new Regatta section in Sea Sports follows the big offshore races for free: a Live now card with the leader, speed and distance to finish, a race calendar in race time and yours, Remind me before the start, and Results for finished races.
• The race board, rebuilt — Line honours or corrected time for any class, VMG, 24 h run and ETA, a live race news feed, a course strip that counts roundings, and split times at every mark and gate.
• The race on the chart and in Live — The official course, marks, gates and exclusion zones draw on both charts. Tap a yacht for its speed-coloured track, true wind and compare plate; in Live a chase, orbit or overhead camera films it. With the free Race yachts 3D pack, every yacht is drawn as its class in team colours.
• Ships the right size — Zoomed in over a harbour, AIS vessels shrink toward their real length. Crowded traffic makes room in Live without hiding the vessel you tapped or a ship on a close-quarters course.
• Open Waters AIS — Boats on a mooring and ships at anchor appear as soon as the chart opens, with draught, ETA and receiving station. New AIS display options hide moored boats, set a minimum length and a maximum position age; AIS Settings lists every source with its credit.
• Your area's chart is free — With no chart installed, a card names the region under the viewport and downloads it with 14 days of full access, with two reminders before it turns view-only.
• 3D models that update themselves — Vessels, AIS ships, marina props and sea-sports gear now arrive as free packs on Wi-Fi; Settings > Chart > 3D models shows each pack and Update Now.
• Flotilla invites are links — Tap one and the app opens on Remote with the code filled in; without the app, the web page lets your crew join.
• Track a vessel — The camera follows the vessel you picked on the flat chart and in Live until you move the map.
• Fixes — Relay ships no longer vanish and reappear at once; close-set lights no longer tint the chart; planned routes open in Route mode; you stay in your flotilla after a restart; finished yachts read Finished; estimated passages draw as thin grey dots, not charted routes.

### 2.4.6 — 2026-10-15

• Sea Sports — Press and hold Voyage to record a session in 17 sports, from jet ski, kitesurf and surf to dinghy, rowing and freediving. Live figures on the chart, then a session review with your highlights, every jump and the wind it was made in, and a 3D replay with the Trackcam.
• Record on Apple Watch — Start a session from your wrist with the figures for your sport. It is saved to the Health app as a workout with its route, and joins your iPhone's passages when you are back in range.
• Every sport measures what matters — Waves ridden and top speed for surfers; tacks, gybes and upwind VMG for dinghy sailors; stroke rate and pace per 100 m for paddlers, rowers and swimmers. Personal bests, your own gear under My Vessels, and the ocean life recorded near your track.
• Paddle routes — Plan shore-hugging routes for kayak, SUP, canoe and rowing that keep out of shipping lanes.
• Siri, Shortcuts and the Action Button — Say "Start a Kitesurf session in AnchorQueen" and recording starts hands-free.
• Click&Boat charters — A second charter partner beside BOATAROUND, with its own coral pontoon on the chart. Charter prices now also in Israeli shekels.
• Charters desk photos — Destination photos and a Top sailing destinations strip start a search in one tap.
• Charts update themselves on Wi-Fi — Verified before they replace your chart, never over mobile data, and paused while anchor watch or route guidance is active.
• Swiss Lakes — Depth shading, soundings and routing now cover all twelve federal-survey lakes.
• Better 3D — Boats turn like real boats, the replay runs cooler, and your boat floats on lakes above sea level.
• Fixes — Auto Route works on any saved route wherever the chart points; updating a chart you are viewing no longer closes the app; restricted zones, hazards and lights draw as soon as the chart opens; lakes and rivers stay water with World Coastline; your boat keeps its name on Remote after a connection drop.

### 2.4.5 — 2026-09-23

• 3D Passage Reels & Director Mode — Turn your recorded passages, routes, and anchorages into cinematic vertical 3D reels (9:16) rendered right on your device. Direct camera angles with live orbit, pinch zoom, and tilt gestures, select Sunny or Miniature tilt-shift looks, and share directly to Instagram, WhatsApp, YouTube, or Photos with an interactive web link.
• 3D Sea State & Procedural Waves — Real-time Gerstner ocean waves in Meteo and Passage 3D Replay. Visualize upcoming wave heights, swell direction, and wind chop driven by live marine forecasts or Beaufort scale presets (0–12), with twilight/moonlight lighting and waterline Deck camera views.
• Persistent Charter Fleets — Browse yacht charter boats (via Boataround) directly on the chart. Fleets remain placed on pontoons across app launches and refresh automatically every 2 hours. Movable pontoons feature 12 berths per view.
• Charters Desk in Captain's Notebook — Search last-minute boats near you, plan trips with flexible dates, compare up to 4 boats side-by-side, view 30-day price trends, and receive price drop alerts. Ask Jules to find charter boats and hand off to the planner.
• Ship's Journal Day Story — Full-screen log opens with a story card of your day: passage distance, track sketch, key moments (departure, anchoring, arrival, notes), and one-tap Passage Share, with a calendar button to jump to any past date.
• Vessel Specs & Route Fuel Planning — New classes (Trawler, Powerboat, Motorboat) with automatic draft, speed, and fuel burn defaults. Live route fuel calculations estimate consumption at cruise speed and remaining fuel during navigation.
• Shoreline-Aware Weather Pins — Weather avatars display badges indicating ashore (mountain), coastal waters (beach umbrella), or open sea (waves), opening into the full Marine Weather dashboard.
• Search History Cloud Sync — Locations, harbours, and marks you search for on the chart or through Jules sync automatically across your devices under your Captain account.
• Performance & Power Efficiency — Battery-efficient background GPS power profile, instant passage drawing, and Google Sign-In fixes on modal sheets.

### 2.4.4 — 2026-09-11

• Charter boats on the chart — find boats near marinas, choose dates and currency, and book with Boataround
• Anchor watch in 3D — explore your live swing and forecast over 3D seabed terrain, or replay a past anchorage
• History timelines — browse past anchorages and recorded passages by date on interactive timeline rails
• Favourites — heart places, routes, and passages to access them quickly in Search and on the chart
• Passages across devices — recorded tracks now sync seamlessly, ready to replay on your other devices
• Weather alerts you control — see active event badges and silence alerts you have already acknowledged
• Mediterranean chart expansion — enriched coverage across the French Riviera from Cannes, Nice, and Monaco to Corsica

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## More apps by Barkin Takmaz

- [Oceanic Tides](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/oceanic-tides/id1515003620)

All apps by Barkin Takmaz: https://appshunter.io/developer/1225033113

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