Ankeralarm User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience56.3% of reviews
Neutral9.4% of reviews
Negative experience34.4% of reviews

~ Based on 64 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is Ankeralarm Safe?

Ankeralarm appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Ankeralarm is 93/100.

This assessment is based on 797 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.7/5.

Safety Analysis

93.4% of ratings point to a safe experience
3.1% of ratings suggest some concerns
3.5% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 797 App Store ratings for Ankeralarm.

Is Ankeralarm Legit?

Ankeralarm appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Ankeralarm is 85/100.

Based on 85 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

False Notifications

The app used to function well while pairing. Lately it continues to send critical alerts it hasn’t been notified in 7 mins. I’ve dug everywhere to see why always isn’t available, but the app seems to be using a non standard way to send certificates alerts.
After killing the app on the receiving device, I continue to get critical notifications while at dinner or sleeping.
I paid for the lifetime membership, so very disappointed
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Comments from users

Works well, like it so far, but a couple “usability” suggestions:
- the distance from anchor is often hidden behind the boat and/or anchor icons. This number is often all a sailor cares about as it tells him about the motion of the boat. All you need to do is offset it from the icons or display its value somewhere else on the screen.

- most of us start the alarm after anchoring. We then need to move the anchor location to where it actually is. Your app has buttons to accomplish this. The best way I’ve found (on another app) allows you to drag the anchor icon. Plus, the map is not fixed but instead moves with the phone. So setting the actual anchor location is simply hold the phone in alignment with the boat and drag the anchor icon in the direction your anchor rode is pointed.

- user guide. A list of features and how to access is needed. Many of my friends have tried the app and not used it because they thought it lacked a feature. But it was a matter of them not knowing where it was. Nothing elaborate needed, just feature list and how to find and use.
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Unverzichtbar geworden

Wir sind drei Monate im Jahr Segeln und ausschließlich vor Anker. Die App ist komfortabel und zuverlässig, leider nicht bei zwei Geräten - hier bricht die Verbindung regelmäßig nach 1-2 Stunden ab, was extrem ärgerlich ist (gerade hier ist Zuverlässigkeit ein MUSS).

iPad bleibt als Sender mit stabiler Internetverbindung an Bord, iPhone als Empfänger geht an Land. Entfernung nie mehr als 2 bis max. 5km.

Aus diesem Grund nur 4 Sterne
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Saronischer Golf

Super Hilfe, ohne die App habe ich nie ruhig geschlafen und mir alle paar Stunden den Wecker gestellt, jetzt checke ich nur bei einem Alarm die Plausibilität und gehe nicht mehr so oft an Deck. Meine Crew und ich möchten das nicht mehr missen!

Shuts off after a couple hours

This app worked perfectly for me for over a year until I decided to upgrade to the paid subscription. Once I did that every couple hours it will shut down and loose the anchor and will no longer be set or working and it always does this it wasn’t just a one time thing. Funny as this was the most expensive subscription out of all the anchor alarms
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Not reliable

iOS app keeps restarting not something I can trust.

Great tool.

Very easy to use and very accurate, however if you want to keep it tight, you need to start it as you drop the anchor. First time I used it, I set the alarm hours after I anchored and it alarmed all night because the ring it sets when started may be centred somewhere where the anchor is already at full stretch. If wind turns, it easily leaves the ring. Only fix is to widen your ring. Set it as you drop the anchor and it is awesome protection!
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A keeper.!

Used this app many times and it works perfectly.! I will definitely continue using this app.! Safety out on a boat is always extremely important and it’s a relief to be able to use apps like this one that you need to count on and you can .!!

Plutôt bien mais …

L’alarme se met en « stop »trop facilement
Pas de signalement si par malheur le téléphone est en silencieux
Bref beaucoup de fonctions essentielles ne sont pas assez sécurisées selon moi
Et de plus : aucun tuto ni mode d’emploi pour en comprendre le fonctionnement…la rubrique Help est vraiment succincte !
Je continue à l’utiliser mais en redoublant de vigilance…
Dommage
J’étais habituée à « Anchor » qui est plus intuitif et plus fiable sauf qu’en changeant de téléphone j’ai découvert que Anchor n’était plus disponible
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Sehr hilfreiche App

Wir nutzen diese App seit ca. 6 Monaten in Griechenland, wo Ankern bekanntermaßen täglich notwendig ist. Wir leben seit Jahren auf dem Boot und nutzen die Fernüberwachung. Eine echt feine Sache.
Die einzige Verbesserung welche wir vermissen ist das SPEICHERN einer Ankerposition. Warum ? Selten, aber ab und an bricht die App am Schiff ohne Meldung ab, oder verliert die Ankerposition. Wir setzen daher immer einen Wegpunkt auf dem Plotter. Diesen müssen wir dann mittels Bereichsverschiebung wieder manuell herstellen. Eine gespeicherte Position wiederherzustellen wäre hier sehr hilfreich und komfortabel.
Daher nur 4 von 5 Sternen. Insgesamt jedoch ein hilfreiches MUSS für alle Ankerer.
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Issues

Paid for App. It keeps stopping without warning leaving me with no anchor alarm. Once every 3-4 days. Messaged through the app, heard nothing. Waste of money. Disappointing not to hear back. Good when it does work, terrible when it just stops, no warning, no notification.

Alarme intempestive car le sender se déconnecte tout seul

J’ai acheté cette application avec abonnement à vie pour pouvoir me balader tranquillement et recevoir une notification si nécessaire. Or j’en reçois régulièrement et je suis également réveillé la nuit parce que le « sender »n’a pas envoyé de position depuis plus de 7minutes (temps à autre, il s’arrête tout seul de surveiller le mouillage et il faut le remettre en route) alors que tout va bien concernant le mouillage.
J’avoue que je suis déçu car l’interface est bien faite
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Awesome

I’ve done some initial testing and the anchor alarm works exactly how it should. I will 100% be purchasing the full version. I don’t necessarily need the full version, but I absolutely wanna support a developer like this. You guys have done a fantastic job. Keep up the good work, cheers.

Essential

Absolutely amazing app. It literally saved my life. I was on anchor watch in the Bahamas at great day cay and my anchor chain broke ( the weakest link is a real thing) about 20 feet from the anchor. 5 am in the morning in pitch black my alarm went off. Visual I couldn’t tell if I was drifting and all I could see was the chain still in the water. I had just enough time to start my engines and avoid rocks 20 ft away
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Crash after 24 to 30 jours

The 3 stars is for:I find Thais app really simple and easy to use vert efficient…
I remove two stars because: the only true problem is (it crash) and for safety that not terrible. I got into habit to closing it and restart it twice a day. They really have to fix that.

Does not stay on

I wish I didn’t buy this. What a huge waste of money. You only find out after purchase that the app does not stay on so you go to bed and think the app is on and it’s not. It doesn’t track the boat movement like other apps and is 5x the price.

QR code wrong

Hi , I’ve just purchased to be able to use linking another device for when onshore and the QR code takes you to spare parts for Mercedes, it doesn’t help at all linking the remote device .

Einfach vor Anker liegen

Was für eine prima App! Sie ist klein, will keine Daten haben, ist übersichtlich und bestens verständlich.
Sie macht genau das, was sie soll und bringt richtig Sicherheit ins Schiff!
Noch nicht gefunden habe ich den Knopf, mit dem ich dem Betreiber einen finanziellen Beitrag senden kann, ohne die Vollversion zu erwerben.
Eine ganz klare 5-Sterne-App!!!
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Simple Efficace Sécurisant

Très simple et intuitif comme utilisation, grande précision 👏👏👏👏👌✌️✌️
Utilisé à plusieurs reprises en mouillages sauvages Grèce,Italie Corse, littoral Méditerranéen
Alarme puissante pour la nuit, bien rassurant.

Parfait pour une application gratuite

Parfait pour une application gratuite