# Nebo - Boat Logging Made Easy. — Auto Boat Log, Connect & Share

> Automated boat logging, social connection, and safety features for boaters. (iPhone/iPad app by NEBO GLOBAL PTY LTD.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nebo-boat-logging-made-easy/id1105306790 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [NEBO GLOBAL PTY LTD](https://appshunter.io/developer/1105306789)
- Category: Navigation, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.20/5 from 36 App Store ratings · 70 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.6 · 121 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2017-08-24
- Data updated: 2026-08-29
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nebo-boat-logging-made-easy/id1105306790/reviews.md

## What is Nebo?

With Nebo onboard you’ll:

- Receive detailed voyage logs and summaries of all your boating activity
- Chat with your boating friends, and message nearby boats – it’s like being a local in a new harbour!
- Share your location so you know someone has your back
- Help other boaters stay safe on the water
 

Ditch your paper logbook and get onboard with Nebo, your local – and global - boating community!

Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Automated voyage logs
- Boating activity summaries
- Chat with boating friends
- Message nearby boats
- Location sharing
- Community safety features

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gold | $13.90 | per month |
| Silver | $7.19 | per month |
| Gold | $109.99 | per year |
| Silver | $59.90 | per year |


## Chart rankings

- #122 in Top Grossing · Navigation (US App Store)

## What do users think of Nebo?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Great for keeping family updated
- 👍 Useful for connecting with other boaters
- 👍 Good for automatic voyage logging
- 👍 Provides daily and monthly summaries
- 👍 Allows location sharing with friends
- 👍 Efficient vessel search function
- 👍 Good for commercial fleet management
- 👍 Can monitor battery voltage remotely
- 👍 Easy to use, simple tap and go
- 👍 Timely and helpful support response
- 👍 Great for organizing rendezvous
- 👍 Comprehensive boating app
- 👍 Smart features for voyage logs
- 👍 Allows real-time voyage tracking
- 👍 Useful for keeping track of sea miles
- 👍 Great for solo boaters or loopers
- 👍 Automatic logging of activity
- 👍 Good for tracking friends on water
- 👍 Easy to visualize waterway location
- 👍 Great for tracking others en route
- 👍 Useful for logging trips and memories
- 👍 Accurate views of harbors/marinas
- 👍 Simple user interface
- 👍 Great for keeping in touch
- 👍 Can track friends on the water
- 👍 Good for planning routes
- 👍 Allows photo sharing
- 👍 Can mark points of interest
- 👍 Direct messaging with users
- 👍 Customizable startup checklist
- 👍 Crew on board feature
- 👍 Weather/speed/location components
- 👍 Social app features

**Cons**

- 🐛 App freezes frequently
- 🐛 Inaccurate time tracking
- 🐛 Uploads take days
- 🐛 Map locks up
- 🐛 Voyages won't save
- 🐛 App stopped working after update
- 🐛 Map loads slowly
- 🐛 Boats not in same spots when zooming
- 🐛 Icons too large/small
- 🐛 Font hard to read
- 🐛 Cannot pinch and zoom simultaneously
- 🐛 Voyages stop and start randomly
- 🐛 Scarcely any users in Australia
- 🐛 Maps too zoomed in
- 🐛 Lost features like sharing/downloading journeys
- 🐛 Glitches when viewing journeys
- 🐛 Logs not accessible without subscription
- 🐛 Holds only three months of logs without payment
- 🐛 Increased battery drainage
- 🐛 Privacy concerns
- 🐛 Fails to reconnect to GPS
- 🐛 Bug ridden, fails frequently
- 🐛 Requires device restart
- 🐛 Not robust interface
- 🐛 Many missing features
- 🐛 Cannot load map
- 🐛 Cannot find boat names
- 🐛 Doesn't work well on iPad
- 🐛 Cannot look at maps to see boat locations
- 🐛 No nautical charts associated
- 🐛 End date search issue
- 🐛 Cannot get data beyond a certain date
- 🐛 Latest update is terrible
- 🐛 Can't find anybody
- 🐛 New update removed voyage name
- 🐛 Shows incorrect speed/wind
- 🐛 Eliminates ability to see vessel speed
- 🐛 Voyages captive to Nebo's ecosystem
- 🐛 Satellite view turns back on
- 🐛 Usability issues
- 🐛 Voyage stops automatically
- 🐛 Cannot edit journeys
- 🐛 Geofencing needed for start/stop
- 🐛 Slow to pan and zoom
- 🐛 Awkward to interact with
- 🐛 Annoying 'voyage stopped' alerts
- 🐛 Inconsistent location and speed tracking
- 🐛 Ship disappears occasionally
- 🐛 Slow response time to support requests
- 🐛 Expensive for functionality
- 🐛 Paid version not better than free

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App freezes on login
- App stops working after update
- Voyages won't save
- Map locks up
- Map loads slowly
- Boats not in same spots when zooming
- Voyages stop and start randomly
- App glitches when viewing journeys
- App loses most features after update
- App fails to reconnect to GPS
- App bug ridden and fails frequently
- App requires device restart
- App interface not robust
- App cannot load map
- App cannot find boat names
- App doesn't work well on iPad
- App cannot look at maps to see boat locations
- App search function issue with end dates
- App shows incorrect speed/wind after update
- App eliminates ability to see vessel speed
- App satellite view turns back on
- App is slow to pan and zoom
- App is awkward to interact with
- App gives annoying 'voyage stopped' alerts
- App inconsistently tracks location and speed
- Ship disappears occasionally
- Stop button sometimes does not register or disappears
- App has issues with automatic logging
- App drops location and speed frequently
- App is glitchy
- App has usability issues
- Voyage stops automatically
- Cannot edit journeys
- App has outdated login method
- App has issues with voyage tracking after update

**Most requested features**

- Place to write personal notes for each trip
- More detail on pay options (e.g., 'silver')
- Show weather information
- Ability to edit start and end times and locations
- Geofencing for start and stop of voyages
- Export to GPX
- More detailed map as background
- Interface with Garmin
- Mile markers on inland rivers
- More explicit privacy options for location sharing
- Simple data view page (total miles, yearly miles, sea time, fuel usage)
- Stand alone AIS transceiver
- Overlay global AIS data onto satellite photo
- User memo input for logs
- Checklist functionality
- Add nautical charts
- Add voyage name/title
- Ability to see how fast other vessels are going
- Return to previous version's functionality
- More help, tutorials, YouTube videos about the app itself
- Forum for users to exchange experiences
- Logging engine hours and fuel consumption
- Ability to combine with other travel activities (trekking, beach combing)
- Option to turn off satellite view permanently

## Recent user reviews (10 of 70)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nebo-boat-logging-made-easy/id1105306790/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Never again!

*2026-05-12*

This is an expensive app for what it does. The paid version is just as good as the free one. Takes days to upload the reports, is quite often inaccurate with times (apparently we averaged 1 kn/hr and took three hours to travel from Pittwater to Newcastle! What a joke. Very frustrating!

**Developer response:** Hi Blew$2, we’re sorry to hear this. Taking days for reports and calculating 1 kn/hr between Pittwater and Newcastle is definitely not normal Nebo behavior. It sounds like a severe GPS or syncing glitch. Please email support@nebo.global so our tech team can investigate your account immediately.

### 1/5 — Can’t log in

*2025-11-03, version 1.3.81*

After i enter my details the app just freeze and stay in loading mode, it’s been a week i try to re download the app , change password, everything but cannot get it work

### 3/5 — Would be so much better if they gave a place to write your own personal notes for each trip

*2025-09-02*

Not enough detail about how it works .  Like what exactly do you get with “silver” pay option ?   Or they talk about weather but nowhere in this thing shows anything about weather.  Very lacking

### 5/5 — Great product

*2025-05-20*

Nebo is the perfect product to keep up with other loopers and stay in contact with new friends.  Would definitely recommend it.

### 5/5 — Worthless tool!

*2025-04-29*

Rarely works. Map locks up and doesn’t reboot. Have to delete and then reload to get working again….albeit temporarily. Worthless tool

### 1/5 — Horrible Update

*2025-04-05*

Voyages won’t save. What’s the use of having the app if you can save voyages??

### 1/5 — Used To Work

*2025-04-04*

App stopped working after the last update.  Can’t log voyages and our boat is hundreds of miles behind us.  I have reinstalled a dozen times.  Glad I didn’t waste money on the hardware.  Bad enough I wasted money on the silver subscription.

### 1/5 — New update is terrible.

*2025-04-01*

Fantastic app for boating before updating… now the map loads much slower, boats aren’t in the same spots when you zoom in as they were when zoomed out, the icons for the vessels are too large and the place icons are too small, voyages won’t save, font is hard to read, you can’t pinch and zoom at the same time and mainly my voyages are not being completely tracked aka they are stoping and starting in random places then going with a straight line. Very frustrating when it was working so well before, very glad I didn’t upgrade my plan, and waste a hundred bucks.

### 1/5 — Scarcely any users in Australia, waste of time

*2024-10-19*

This is an Australian app. As of 2024 it has almost no users, even in south east Queensland, the most popular boating centre of its home country. 

Most users are corporate anyway – rescue boats and charter boat companies (not even charter boat users). 

Don't waste your time downloading, there is no point bothering with this app.

### 5/5 — Great App

*2024-10-03, version 2.4.23*

Does what they say wasn’t use.  Keep the family and friends updated.

## Frequently asked questions about Nebo

### What does Nebo do?

Nebo is a mobile application designed to simplify boat logging and foster a boating community. It automatically records detailed voyage logs and summaries of your boating activities. Additionally, it allows you to connect with other boaters through chat and messaging features, and share your location for enhanced safety.

### What are the key features of Nebo?

Key features include automated detailed voyage logs and summaries, the ability to chat with boating friends and message nearby boats, location sharing for safety, and features to help other boaters stay safe on the water. It aims to replace traditional paper logbooks with a digital, community-driven platform.

### Is Nebo free to use?

The application is available for free download and use, with the option for in-app purchases. This model allows users to access core logging and community features without an upfront cost, while offering additional benefits through optional purchases.

### Who is Nebo designed for?

Nebo is intended for anyone who enjoys boating, from casual day-trippers to seasoned sailors and yacht owners. It's particularly useful for those who want to keep accurate records of their voyages, connect with fellow boaters for social interaction and mutual support, and prioritize safety while out on the water.

### How does Nebo help with safety?

Nebo enhances safety by allowing users to share their live location with trusted contacts, ensuring someone always knows where they are. The app also facilitates communication with nearby boats, which can be crucial in emergencies. By fostering a connected community, it enables boaters to look out for one another and provide assistance when needed.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.3.27 (1175) — 2026-08-27

- Fixed an issue with max speeds being too high occasionally
- PDF reports now differentiate between voyage duration and underway time
- Photo's in chat or feed can now be downloaded or shared, whatever you prefer.

### 3.3.26 (1174) — 2026-08-13

Optimizations and bug fixes

### 3.3.25 (1173) — 2026-07-23

- Fix "underway" duration in voyage PDF to show actual underway time
- Better support for saving a long voyage with many points
- Now showing the active-geofence label under boat name
- Bug fixes and performance improvements.

### 3.3.23 — 2026-07-03

- Voyages over 24 hours long now show the correct duration on the voyage details page
- on iPads, we have fixed an issue where the search bar was not staying open

### 3.3.18 — 2026-05-22

• Fixed a bug where the boat location failed to update on the map upon stopping and saving a voyage.
• Performance improvements and minor bug fixes.

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