# Passing By in Real Time — Stories of nearby ships

> Stories of nearby ships (iPhone/iPad app by Hugh Donnelly.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/passing-by-in-real-time/id6767226539 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Hugh Donnelly](https://appshunter.io/developer/1873854594)
- Category: Travel, Navigation
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 42 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-05-12
- Data updated: 2026-06-03
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/passing-by-in-real-time/id6767226539/reviews.md

## What is Passing By in Real Time?

Passing By turns the invisible traffic of the sea into something you can feel.

Every ship within range of your location is shown as a cinematic story card — its name, its journey, its purpose. Swipe through the vessels around you and read the small narratives behind a tanker bound for Rotterdam, a tug working the harbor at dawn, or a cruise ship slipping past on its way south.

• Live vessel data, refreshed continuously over a persistent connection
• Ranked carousel that surfaces the most interesting ships first — moving cargo, named tankers, distant cruisers — instead of a wall of moored boats
• Rich detail screens with status, destination, speed, distance, and a live map
• Distances in kilometers or nautical miles
• Works in any port, harbor, or coastal city in the world
• No account required

Bring your own free AIS data key from aisstream.io for real-time vessel tracking, or explore with simulated traffic out of the box.

Passing By is for anyone who has stood at a window or a shoreline and wondered: where is that ship going?


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-05-12

No release notes.

## More apps by Hugh Donnelly

- [Yonder Beyond the Horizon](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/yonder-beyond-the-horizon/id6758593523)

All apps by Hugh Donnelly: https://appshunter.io/developer/1873854594

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