# Sailmate — Social app for boaters

> Social navigation app for boaters with charts, weather, and community features. (iPhone/iPad app by Myriel Aviation SA.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sailmate/id1330421113 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Myriel Aviation SA](https://appshunter.io/developer/998181101)
- Category: Navigation, Weather
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 3.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings · 6 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 9.0 · 144 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), European Spanish
- Released: 2018-04-22
- Data updated: 2026-08-22
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sailmate/id1330421113/reviews.md

## What is Sailmate?

Sailmate is a free and easy to use app for sailors and boaters. It provides charts worldwide showing thousands of harbours and marinas and their characteristics, along with numerous buoys, beacons and lights. A directory conveniently sort harbours per countries and regions.

In addition to Sailmate own charts, thousands of nautical charts from various authorities could be downloaded and viewed offline, in the USA, Alaska and Hawai (NOAA), France (Shom), Finland, Norway.

A comprehensive weather menu gives instant access to weather data, including wind 5-day predictions, actual and forecast weather at thousand of locations, satellite charts.

A moving map provides route planning, ETA, heading to waypoint and more. You could create an unlimited number of personal waypoints. Sailmate records performed trips and allow to review later boat paths or share them with friends. You could take pictures during trips, and view them at their location on the map.

This social app allows sailors and boaters to exchange together, rate marinas and suppliers, view events, share good anchorage locations...

An helpful annex is provided to quickly identify any signal from the international signal code and any country flag.

## Key features

- Worldwide nautical charts
- Offline chart downloads
- 5-day wind and weather predictions
- Route planning and ETA
- Trip recording and sharing
- Community marina ratings and events
- International signal code identifier

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France SHOM chart subscription | $54.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (6 of 6)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sailmate/id1330421113/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Ne fonctionne plus avec les dernières mises à jour IOS

*2026-05-25*

Application sympa mais impossible à ouvrir depuis les dernières  mises à jour. Dommage.

### 1/5 — Lancement appli

*2021-01-06*

Ne fonctionne pas..

**Developer response:** La version 1.7 de Sailmate est disponible et corrige le problème que vous nous avez signalé. Merci de nous avoir indiqué ce problème. Bonnes navigations!

### 1/5 — Appli de M

*2020-12-21*

Ne fonctionne pas, pas moyen d'accéder.

**Developer response:** Bonjour, la version 1.7 de Sailmate est sortie et corrige le problème que vous avez rencontré. Merci de nous l'avoir indiqué.

### 1/5 — Unfortunately pretty useless

*2019-08-11*

Just copying AirMate. Doesn’t work at all for sea navigation

### 5/5 — Très pratique

*2019-06-29*

Toutes les infos sur les ports et en plus les cartes Shom! Merci

### 1/5 — light

*2019-02-26*

Obligation de donner un e-mail pour ouvrir l’app et pas d’informations les plans de port. 
Impossibilité de charger la météo. Bref décevant

**Developer response:** Vous pouvez charger les cartes Shom pour avoir accès aux cartes nautiques à proximité des ports. En ce qui concerne la météo, nous affichons désormais celle de la station météo la plus proche lorsqu'il n'y a pas de station météo à proximité du port.

## Frequently asked questions about Sailmate

### What are the main features of Sailmate?

Sailmate provides worldwide nautical charts, offline chart downloads for specific regions, 5-day weather predictions, route planning, trip recording, and a social community for boaters to share information and rate marinas.

### Can I use Sailmate offline?

Yes, you can download nautical charts for the USA (NOAA), France (Shom), Finland, and Norway to view offline. Other features like weather forecasts and community interactions may require an internet connection.

### What kind of weather information does Sailmate offer?

Sailmate offers instant access to weather data, including 5-day wind predictions, actual weather at thousands of locations, and satellite charts.

### How does the social aspect of Sailmate work?

Sailmate allows boaters to exchange information, rate marinas and suppliers, view events, and share good anchorage locations with the community.

### Is Sailmate suitable for all ages?

Sailmate has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for younger users. The app is designed for boaters and sailors.

### How often is Sailmate updated?

The latest version of Sailmate is 1.7, and it was last updated on January 25, 2021. Updates typically bring new features and improvements.

### Does Sailmate have ads?

Yes, Sailmate contains advertisements. It is a free app with in-app purchases, and ads are part of its monetization model.

### What devices is Sailmate available on?

Sailmate is available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices, indicating compatibility with Apple's iOS ecosystem.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.7 — 2021-01-25

- fixes issues at map launch on some iOS versions and/or after Jan 1st, 2021.
- minor improvements in map and harbour list.

### 1.6 — 2019-08-21

- new harbours added in Finland, France, Italy and United Kingdom.
- fixes various small issues.

### 1.5 — 2019-06-12

- add detailed information on all harbours and marinas in Italy and South of Great-Britain
- improved retrieval of weather from nearest weather stations
- undo button allowing to easily roll back any planned route change performed on the map screen
- a camera icon allows to take pictures while boating without exiting the app, pictures may be saved to the cloud and associated with the trip
- improvements in cloud syncing and sharing between devices for planned trips, personal waypoints, pictures and past trips
- added in the supplier directory all sailing schools, sailing clubs and yacht clubs in France
- fixed display issues on iPhone X
- fixed various other issues.

### 1.4 — 2018-07-18

This new release fixes minor issues and provides nautical charts from authorities in additional countries.

### 1.3 — 2018-06-13

This new version brings the following improvements:
- free of charge download and display of nautical NOAA charts in the USA, Alaska, Hawai, with print screen capability.
- free of charge download and display of French SHOM nautical charts. Printing SHOM charts requires a paying subscription to SHOM chart set.
- automatically propose to download most relevant charts for your trip, making chart selection easier in the chart catalog.
- hundreds of harbours added in France and UK, most of them with documents (such maps, rates, touristic information...)
- display thumbnails of planned routes on trip list
- fixed various issues

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## More apps by Myriel Aviation SA

- [Airmate](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/airmate/id998181102)

All apps by Myriel Aviation SA: https://appshunter.io/developer/998181101

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*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 2026-08-22.*