# NaviLog > NaviLog (iPhone/iPad app by Felix Bartschi.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/navilog/id6790909811 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Felix Bartschi](https://appshunter.io/developer/6790909813) - Category: Navigation, Utilities - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 15.0 · 41 MB - Languages: American English, German (Germany) - Released: 2026-07-23 - Data updated: 2026-09-24 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/navilog/id6790909811/reviews.md ## What is NaviLog? NaviLog — The Digital Logbook for Skippers NaviLog turns your phone into a complete sailing logbook: automatic GPS track recording, a physics-based anchor alarm, one-tap man-overboard marking and a barometric storm warning — all working 100% offline and without an account. Your logbook belongs to you: it is stored locally on your device, not in someone else's cloud. AUTOMATIC GPS TRIP LOGGING • Start a trip and NaviLog records your route in the background — screen off, no internet needed • Distance in nautical miles or kilometers, duration, average and maximum speed • Smart GPS filtering removes outliers for clean, accurate tracks • Notes, weather and crew for every leg of your voyage • Engine hours counter per trip and per yacht ANCHOR ALARM (ANCHOR WATCH) • Physics-based swing circle calculated from chain length, water depth, bow height and boat length — not just a plain radius • Supports tide, mooring type and even a second anchor • Pre-alarm, GPS-loss alarm and low-battery warning • Adjust anchor position and chain length while the watch stays armed • Wind and swing history recorded for every anchorage MAN OVERBOARD (MOB) • One tap marks the position instantly and guides you back with live bearing and distance • Works with or without an active trip recording WEATHER & STORM ALARM • Marine weather and wind forecast for your current position (online) • Pressure-drop storm warning from your phone's built-in barometer — works completely offline, far from any coverage SEA CHARTS & OFFLINE MAPS • OpenSeaMap seamark overlay: buoys, lights, fairways on the map • Download chart regions before you cast off and review your tracks offline (Pro) FOR SKIPPER & CREW • Crew, skipper and yacht profiles, official crew lists • Checklists with templates (departure, safety briefing, engine check …) • Sea-miles certificates for licence training and charter proof EXPORT & BACKUP (PRO) • Complete logbook and sea-miles certificate as PDF • Tracks as GPX for OpenCPN, chart plotters and other apps • CSV import/export of trips, crew, yachts and anchor history MADE FOR NIGHT WATCHES • Night-watch mode in red-on-black to protect your night vision • Dark mode, fully localized in English and German PRIVACY FIRST • No account, no ads, no tracking of your behaviour • Your logbook data is stored only on your device • Optional online features (weather, place names, map tiles) contact their services only when you use them WHO IS NAVILOG FOR? Sailors, skippers, charter crews, motorboaters and liveaboards — for coastal cruising, blue-water passages, regattas, sailing school and logging licence miles. If you have ever asked for the best free sailing logbook app with an anchor alarm that works offline, this is it. NaviLog is free as a full logbook with GPS tracking, anchor alarm and MOB. A single one-time purchase unlocks Pro (PDF/GPX/CSV export, crew lists, templates, offline chart download) — no subscription, ever. Note: NaviLog is a logbook and an aid to good seamanship — it does not replace official navigation equipment or safe anchoring practice. ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Pro Upgrade | $6.99 | one-time | ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 2.3.1 — 2026-09-22 Fixed: Darkmode update notificaton Added: Sentry error logging ### 2.3.0 — 2026-09-21 Fix Darkmode ### 2.2.0 — 2026-09-16 FIXED: Time at anchor or in harbour counted as sailing or engine time. Drive times now show sailing, motor and lying separately. NEW: The tracking screen shows what is in effect — sailing, motor, anchor — with the time it was set. No marker yet? It says "not set". NEW: Sail and engine markers can be added and corrected afterwards. NEW: A reminder when you leave a bay without setting a new marker. Reefing now counts as sailing. ### 2.1.1 — 2026-08-29 NEW: Barograph — the pressure curve, not just a number • Trace from 6 h to 7 days, offline from the device barometer • Plain-language reading: trough, ridge, accelerating fall NEW: Trash — deleted trips can be restored for 30 days NEW: Delete your account right in the app Improved: • Storm warnings name the time window and now also warn on rapidly rising pressure • Pro is detected automatically on a second device • The account's email address can be changed in the app ### 2.1.0 — 2026-08-11 NEW: Cloud backup for your logbook (NaviLog Pro) • Trips, checklists & GPS tracks backed up privately in the cloud – across all your devices • Backed-up trips marked with a green cloud icon in the logbook • Attach photos of damaged parts right in the checklist • Battery-friendly: automatic sync at most once a day, instant on demand Improved: • The anchor watch now requests location permission on its own – it works even without a previously logged trip • Clearer guidance in the skipper area • Various bug fixes and polish ## Apps similar to NaviLog | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [YachtLog](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/yachtlog/id6787631220) | — | Free | Navigation | | [BlueCruise](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bluecruise/id6787195787) | — | Free | Navigation | | [Sailing Log: Boat Logbook](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sailing-log-boat-logbook/id6780126390) | — | Free | Navigation | | [Rubberduck: Sailing Log NMEA](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rubberduck-sailing-log-nmea/id6770285345) | — | Free | Navigation | | [SailSpeed](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sailspeed/id1352797892) | 3.8 (4) | Free | Navigation | | [PredictWind Race Tracker](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/predictwind-race-tracker/id569052528) | 1.0 (1) | Free | Navigation | --- *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 2026-09-24.*