# Marine Traffic Vessel Finder — user reviews > 42 indexed App Store user reviews of Marine Traffic Vessel Finder by Free App Studio, rated 4.20/5 from 831 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/marine-traffic-vessel-finder/id6756645770/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/marine-traffic-vessel-finder/id6756645770.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 576 · 4★ 77 · 3★ 37 · 2★ 16 · 1★ 125 ## Newest reviews (14 of 42) ### 1/5 — Doesn’t find any ships and total scam *2026-07-16, version 2.1.2* Scam, doesn’t even work at all ### 1/5 — Very bad experience on this app *2026-07-12, version 2.1.2* Most lousy app I ever had. Just paid my 1 yr subscription. This app doesn’t give updates on the ship you are tracking. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work at all *2026-07-06, version 2.1.2* I know for a fact the boat I’m tracking has been underway for two weeks. The free Vessel Finder App shows the track. This app, that I paid for still has the ship moored in port. I’ve reached out and have not had the courtesy of a response. Don’t waste your money. ### 1/5 — No ships showing *2026-07-05, version 2.1.2* The ships are not showing on my app and there is no help page to guide me through the problem for a resolution. ### 1/5 — Useless *2026-07-05, version 2.1.2* My mother told me if I didn’t have anything nice to say don’t say it ### 1/5 — Terrible, dont do it. *2026-07-05, version 2.1.2* NO boats show up unless you search for them by name. I use this on my sailboat to avoid commercial traffic, and it does nothing for me. Developer has not responded to my messages. ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2026-07-03, version 2.1.2* No vessels show up on map. My boat does not even come up when i put the name in. ### 1/5 — Service bad *2026-06-30, version 2.1.2* Can’t turn off auto renew. Ripoff ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work very well at all *2026-06-28, version 2.1.2* I have no access to Tug’s in New Haven Harbor or ship ships. It’s not working. ### 1/5 — Horrible *2026-06-14, version 2.1.2* Logged on to the app. Nothing. Not a single boat. First review I’ve ever written in my entire life. Awful. ### 1/5 — I would give it no stars if I could *2026-06-12, version 2.1.2* The app is free to download but if you actually want to use it you have to pay. ### 1/5 — App is a sales vehicle *2026-06-06, version 2.1.2* Not a fan. The app doesn’t show vessels I can see out the window. If you try to search it tries to up sell you an annual membership. The website seems to work a bit better. ### 1/5 — Does not do what it claims *2026-05-23, version 2.0.2* Does not do what it claims to do. Theft of money, do not subscribe ### 1/5 — Not happy *2026-05-08* Can’t see boats with out searching them ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Not helpful without subscription *2026-08-19, version 2.1.2* Paywall’s everywhere! I thought the base app service was free. ### 1/5 — Useless *2026-08-12, version 2.1.2* Useless for looking at marine traffic ### 1/5 — APP Unbrauchbar Abzocke *2026-08-11* 1 Stern – völlig unbrauchbar, Geld zurück! Für eine App, deren Hauptzweck darin besteht, Schiffe zu verfolgen, ist VesselFinder aus meiner Sicht eine absolute Enttäuschung. Die angezeigten Schiffsdaten und Positionen werden teilweise so schlecht bzw. verspätet aktualisiert, dass eine zuverlässige Verfolgung praktisch nicht möglich ist. Genau dafür bezahlt man aber schließlich. Wenn ich Geld für einen professionellen Tracking-Dienst ausgebe, erwarte ich aktuelle und brauchbare Daten – keine veralteten Positionen, mit denen man nichts anfangen kann. Hätte ich vorher gewusst, wie unzuverlässig die Aktualisierung tatsächlich ist, hätte ich das Abonnement niemals abgeschlossen. Für mich ist der Dienst in dieser Form das Geld nicht wert. Ich möchte mein Geld zurück und kann VesselFinder aktuell nicht empfehlen. ### 1/5 — Usd39 for nothing *2026-08-10, version 2.1.2* The worst app!! ### 1/5 — Garbage *2026-08-07, version 2.1.2* There is one called Marine Traffic that actually works. This one is total garbage. Still has me in port 5 days north of my current position. ### 1/5 — The worst *2026-08-03, version 2.1.2* Do not trust. ### 1/5 — Free is worthless *2026-07-27, version 2.1.2* Free is worthless ### 1/5 — Said it was free, then when I got it it wasn’t. *2026-07-22, version 2.1.2* When I looked it up the site was advertised as free until I tried to use it then all they did was try to get money. ### 1/5 — Useless *2026-07-20, version 2.1.2* 5 min of use and goes to some type of add and will not exit when I press the “X” ### 1/5 — Where the AIS *2026-07-20, version 2.1.2* I signed up for this app based on it would show vessels with there AIS turned on, it does not. INSTEAD you ask my to put in the AIS 6 digit number to see where that ship is at. In other words in my opinion your app is a fraud. Also there apparently no instructions on how to use the app. Thanks for your attention to this matter ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Crew mamber *2026-07-09, version 2.1.2* Bradley ### 5/5 — bari12181 *2026-07-03, version 2.1.2* bari12181 ### 5/5 — Great App *2026-06-13, version 2.1.2* Easy to use more information than most people need ### 5/5 — Pop up Ad cannot be closed in IOS! *2026-06-07, version 2.1.2* Totally useless. Partnered with scam advertiser ### 5/5 — Great App Features *2026-04-30, version 2.0.2* Great App features ### 5/5 — Very good app *2026-04-19, version 2.0.2* Test it . It is good ### 5/5 — Great app *2026-04-04, version 2.0.2* Very nice ### 5/5 — New update *2026-04-01, version 2.0.2* Cant find any of vessels i had in my fleet plus not easy to navigate ### 5/5 — Lovely app! *2026-03-30, version 2.0.2* Verily, VesselFinder is a most wondrous app, a trusty compass for the modern mariner. With but a tap, it revealeth the motions of great ships upon the wide and restless seas. Its maps are clear, its tidings swift, and its usefulness beyond measure. In sooth, I find it a rare and noble tool—fit for sailors, scholars, and all who delight in the ocean’s course. A finer guide to the world’s vessels thou shalt not find ### 5/5 — Crew mamber *2026-01-04* Bradley --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-26.*