# SeaDrive: Boat Navigation — GPS Charts Tide Weather Routes

> Offline marine navigation with charts, routes, tides, weather, and live track sharing. (iPhone/iPad app by SeaDrive LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/seadrive-boat-navigation/id1497056662 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [SeaDrive LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1497054442)
- Category: Navigation, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.54/5 from 248 App Store ratings · 19 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.1 · 58 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2020-08-19
- Data updated: 2026-08-31
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/seadrive-boat-navigation/id1497056662/reviews.md

## What is SeaDrive?

* What is Sea Drive?

Sea Drive is a marine and boating navigation application focused on charting, navigation, route building, track recording, tides, currents, and more! Our goal is to provide the best user experience for boaters on and off the water. 
Sea Drive provides FREE US charts! We believe that everyone should have the tools on the water to feel safe and know how to find their way home (or pull up to a restaurant).


* Who is it for?

Sea Drive is for all of you who love the water! If you spend time on sailboats, fishing boats, bowriders, wakeboard boats, kayaks, or canoes this app will quickly become your go to co-captain


* What are the features? 

**Offline Use
Sea Drive is meant to be used on the water and in the real world, that means cell service won't always be available. Charting, tides, currents, routing, tracks, GPS, compass, and more are all available without internet! 

** Free Chart Data (US)
Currently only US charts are available (and will always remain free thanks to NOAA and your tax dollars). As Sea Drive improves we will be adding other chart regions for free or as low cost as possible.

** Tides and Currents
Tap a tides or currents icons on the chart to view offline predictions (for years into the future) at over 3000 locations.

** Build and Navigate Routes
Build routes with easy to add waypoints, drag waypoints, delete waypoints, and give waypoints custom names. Export and share your routes with other boaters. Activate a route to see bearing (magnetic or true) to waypoints, estimated time to waypoints, and ETA at destination among other metrics. 

** Record Tracks
Review and playback previously recorded tracks.

** Create and Share Markers
Add notes and measure distances to markers.

** Basic Features
Location (GPS & Compass). Caliper tool. Display settings for custom chart options. Vessel details for hazard avoidance and route planning. Satellite and road map chart overlays.

** POI
We've integrated with marinas.com so we can show points interest directly on the chart for features like marinas, boat ramps, anchorage areas, inlets, locks, harbors and more.

** Weather
View weather forecasts for up to five days in the future including marine related weather like wind, gusts, swells, and wave information.

** Live Track Sharing
Create a live track share and send the link to friends.  When imported, followers will see your current location and previous track directly on the Sea Drive app or website.

* We love feedback!

Sea Drive is built by boaters for boaters. This is just the start of our journey and we would like you all to be a part of it with us! Please provide any and all feedback!

## Key features

- Offline charting and navigation
- Route building and navigation
- Tide and current predictions
- 5-day weather forecasts
- Live track sharing
- Points of Interest (marinas, boat ramps)

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sea Drive Pro | $2.99 | per month |
| Sea Drive Pro | $34.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| US Charts | Free | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 19)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/seadrive-boat-navigation/id1497056662/reviews.md

### 5/5 — SeaDrive is great!

*2026-03-06, version 19.0.0*

I have used SeaDrive for years now, great interface, easy to use, very intuitive. Beautiful display, great features, and easy to share your trip with friends.

### 1/5 — Don’t use!

*2025-08-13, version 16.3.1*

This app has deleted my way points two times now! Do not use this if you trying to rely on this app for precise way points. They will delete them and still charge you the monthly subscription.

### 1/5 — Vessel location disappeared

*2025-07-14, version 16.2.1*

Not good !!!

### 5/5 — RAD NAV APP

*2025-06-27, version 16.2.1*

Title says it all

### 5/5 — Easy to use

*2024-12-30, version 15.1.1*

So easy to use. I was able to effortlessly navigate the app while out on the water. So helpful to have the accurate navigation at my finger tips.

### 5/5 — Sea Drive - Maryland Review.

*2024-07-30, version 15.0.0*

I downloaded this app a few weeks ago and it’s an incredible tool for navigating the Chesapeake bay. It tracks all my rides and I can share with my boating friends. Super helpful when trying to plan a spot to meet up and drop anchor. Shoutout to the sea drive team for building a great tool and continuously iterating

### 5/5 — Invaluable!!!

*2024-07-30, version 15.0.0*

Sea Drive is an invaluable tool when navigating the gulf. I love being able to plan my route before heading out and using the route to navigate to some of my favorite spots.

### 5/5 — Sea Drive is awesome!

*2024-07-12, version 14.3.0*

Sea Drive is awesome! I usually use this app on the bay in NJ but I recently used it fishing at night on the West Branch of the Delaware where the conditions were dark and foggy. Also, I mark all my fishing spots on the app.

### 5/5 — Great Weather and Tide Features

*2024-07-12, version 14.3.0*

Originally I got Sea Drive for the charts and track recording when I am out exploring on my jet ski. Now, I use Sea Drive all the time for tide and current information. Just click on one of the arrow icons and I can check on my local tide cycle. Another great feature is the weather which I use to check the hourly forecast and wind.

### 5/5 — Absolutely amazing!

*2024-07-03, version 14.3.0*

I used to use the Garmin app long ago, and they decided to go the big map $$$ route so we couldn’t afford it anymore.

So I found this app and it is absolutely amazing!
It has everything I need and more. The I didn’t even see the weather feature until after I bought the subscription. But WOW!

Everything works perfectly! Thank you so much for this app and making it so useful and affordable 😊😊

## Frequently asked questions about SeaDrive

### What does SeaDrive do?

SeaDrive is a marine and boating navigation application that provides charting, route building, track recording, tide and current predictions, and weather forecasts. It aims to offer a great user experience for boaters both on and off the water, with a focus on safety and ease of use.

### What are the key features of SeaDrive?

Key features include offline charting and navigation, the ability to build and navigate routes with waypoints, record and playback tracks, view tide and current predictions, access 5-day weather forecasts, and share live tracks. It also integrates points of interest like marinas and boat ramps.

### Is SeaDrive free to use?

The app offers free US charts and many core navigation features are available without an internet connection. While the base app is free, there are in-app purchases available, suggesting some advanced features or chart regions may require payment.

### Can I use SeaDrive without an internet connection?

Yes, SeaDrive is designed for use on the water where cell service may be unreliable. Charting, tides, currents, routing, tracks, GPS, and compass functionality are all available offline.

### Who is the target audience for SeaDrive?

SeaDrive is intended for anyone who enjoys spending time on the water, including those who use sailboats, fishing boats, bowriders, wakeboard boats, kayaks, or canoes. It aims to be a helpful co-captain for a wide range of boating activities.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 19.0.0 — 2025-10-06

We've updated our app with a new Liquid Glass design and compatibility with iOS26.

### 18.1.0 — 2025-09-04

This update includes two new major features. The first is a manual coordinate entry option. You can input the exact coordinates for a marker position. You can use any coordinate input format including DMS, DDM, or DD. When you've entered a valid coordinate, the preview map will show the marker location. The second new feature is cloud syncing. SeaDrive now automatically syncs your markers, routes, and tracks to iCloud. Open SeaDrive on another device signed into your account and your content automatically appears!

### 18.0.0 — 2025-08-20

This release of SeaDrive brings an insane number of new features. First off, try the new SeaDrive Artificial Intelligence boat analyzer. New users will see an option to import a photo or snap a picture of their vessel. SeaDrive will automatically determine performance metrics and vessel settings like your draft and cruise speed. You can also access the SeaDrive AI boat analyzer from the vessel settings menu. Your vessel settings will be used to help compute route ETAs, navigation suggestions, fuel burn estimates, and much more.

We've also built an amazing shallow water alarm. The shallow water alarm uses your vessels draft configuration to send an alert when your vessel is predicted to enter shallow waters. The feature works both online and offline. While online SeaDrive stores sounding data to minimize internet usage while on the water. While offline, SeaDrive will use your offline chart downloads to finding nearby soundings. The shallow water alarm also features iOS native critical alerts. Critical alerts will sound an alarm even if your phone is silenced or in do not disturb mode. You can disable critical alerts in the iOS settings app. If you disable critical alerts, then regular notifications are used. If the app is open and SeaDrive predicts you'll enter shallow water, then you'll see an alert in the app itself. You can disable the shallow water alarm from the new notification menu directly in the SeaDrive menu.

We made some modifications to the weather feature. You can now tap anywhere on the chart to pull up a weather forecast. Previously, SeaDrive was pulling up the weather forecast for the center of the map. This was confusing if you were zoomed out far. Now simply tap, and you'll see an option to get weather data for the exact point you tapped!

The GPX file import feature was also enhanced. You can now import multiple waypoints from a single GPX file. Previously this was limited to a single waypoint in the GPX file. This simplifies importing large number of waypoints from GPX data.

Lastly we fixed a small bug where the swipe to delete function for offline chart downloads wasnt actually deleting the chart data. We've fix this so you can remove chart data and save storage space on your device.

### 16.3.1 — 2025-08-06

Three minor bug fixes. First, we fixed an annoying bug on the weather screen where the swell and wind vanes were facing the opposite direction of the true swell and wind directions. Second, we fixed a bug where the button to purchase our Pro product was missing in certain scenarios. Lastly, the new track recording iOS Live Activity properly disappears from the lock screen after your track recording is saved.

### 16.3.0 — 2025-08-05

We added iOS Live Activity functionality for track recording. See your most important track stats directly on the lock screen and on the iOS Dynamic Island. We also fixed two bugs in this release. The first corrects a problem where the wind & swell direction arrows on the weather screen were facing the wrong direction. The second addresses a scenario where the GPS location puck may disappear under certain conditions. Our apologies!

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## More apps by SeaDrive LLC

- [Sea Drive Lite](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sea-drive-lite/id6444502116)

All apps by SeaDrive LLC: https://appshunter.io/developer/1497054442

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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 2026-08-31.*