MarineTraffic User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience50.3% of reviews
Neutral5.1% of reviews
Negative experience44.6% of reviews

~ Based on 3,056 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is MarineTraffic Safe?

MarineTraffic - Ship Tracking appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for MarineTraffic is 94/100.

This assessment is based on 64,984 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.7/5.

Safety Analysis

94.9% of ratings point to a safe experience
2.2% of ratings suggest some concerns
2.9% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 64,984 App Store ratings for MarineTraffic.

Is MarineTraffic Legit?

MarineTraffic - Ship Tracking appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for MarineTraffic is 93/100.

Based on 93 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Pointless upgrade

This used to be a really good App. Now deleted

Not what it used to be

Waited a long time to write this since new update. Keeps logging me out, new update sucks, new ship past track lines sucks. Actually sucks. Wish they kept the old one. Finding a new app as we speak.

What Happened?

The old app worked good. The new one lags so bad it’s unusable. I’m considering my options.

Blue Sea

Thank you so much for introducing Simple Blue as the sea colour. My brain is not confused anymore!

Step backwards

The latest version is a step backwards in quality

What happened?

The app used to be amazing with the old interface, easy to track and find ships you were interested in, now everything is behind a pay wall, and ads.
R.I.P. missing old MarineTraffic

Paid for Pro stuck with only the FREE 5 ships

I choose the PRO version, but am stuck in the free version. I can’t add more than 5 ships. For several days , I could not add a third fleet. Now, I found a way to add a fleet name, but cannot add any ships, since I have 2 ships in one fleet and three in the second fleet. I cannot track the ships the seven days. The keeps telling me to sign up when I login, then states may account will renew in May 2027. I could not find a way to contact the developer team, as someone else mentioned, to see they could connect my account to the PRO version. I have tried every month or so, to see if it would finally connect. No such luck.
Show more

Do use not worth it

Wast of money as it doesn’t let you see boats name and the time is sometimes delayed by 24 hrs or said out of range and boats are net to us

.

Was a very good app until the update where you now have to pay for everything

App Renewal

Used Apple to renew through 2027 but the app then asked for account email and password which have been lost. Looking for a way to reconnect

Diabolical

Used to be fine before it got ‘upgraded’ and now is just not workable.
Old saying ‘if its not broken don’t try fixing it’

I waited & hoped but …

I have had this App for 10 years now. Loved it. Used it daily to see ships passing by my window in Sidney BC, and in the Marina, as well as seeing cruise ships around the world. Sadly the big update you did early this year wiped out everything I loved. The colourful maps are now depressingly bland. The screen jumps when I try to enlarge to see the names of vessels … I could go on & on.
This morning I actually considered paying to upgrade, but reading the reviews of people who have, and considering how much space the App takes up, 220 MB, I have decide to delete you.
If & when you manage to bring the App back to what it was prior to this year, I hope you’ll be able to notify me. I hope the person who created this new version of a formerly great App gets fired.
Show more

Updated to the point of uselessness

I’ve used and liked this app for several years.

Today I tried to use the app and it seems like I need to have the pro app for things I was able to do in the past on the free app.

I can’t figure out what happened to my fleet. Can I track a boat in the free app? I can’t figure out how.

Once great, now ruined

I’ve used MarineTraffic for years and absolutely loved it. I used to recommend it to other Mariners. After the latest update and basic functions being put behind a paywall, it’s not worth it. Great job driving away the professional user base!

Problem

I have purchased till 2 september 2027 not showing in marine traffic daye plz tell

Stop Logging Me Out!

Stop Logging Me Out!
If I wish to logout, I will press the appropriate button/link.
Every time I open the app. I have to log in again.
No wonder you don’t have notifications anymore, as no one would ever get them.
This used to be my GoTo ship tracking app but recently, it has gotten much worse and still the refresh rate is 9 minutes. No good if you’re tracking a high-speed SAR vessel.
Here’s a question for you. A vessel I am tracking is currently underway, travelling at 17.2kn. Yet your tracker shows; last updated 307days ago. How can that be?
I have Mobile Pro Plan but my renewal subscription is now cancelled, until you rectify these problems.

But as all your other replies to other reviews. I will probably get the copied and pasted…
The new subscription model reflects the broader capabilities blah blah.
Show more

Change is never good

This used to be an excellent app which I use regularly, it’s now useless! Very sad!!!

From good to bad

This site use to have excellent tracking and data on the vessels some of which I spent hour updating and it is all gone and tracking is good to poor

No access to paid plan any more

New app is very difficult to use. Also it keeps saying my subscription has now moved to Mobile Pro, but then only shows me on the free plan!! I am cancelling my subscription renewal

$$$

I used to have this app, enjoyed it very much, then they started charging money!
Oh well, end of story…….