# SmartBoat — Smart network for boats

> Smart network for boats (iPhone/iPad app by Ocean Wave Ventures Ltd.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/smartboat/id1299526775 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Ocean Wave Ventures Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/1292168127)
- Category: Navigation, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 8.0 · 7 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2017-10-24
- Data updated: 2026-05-19
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/smartboat/id1299526775/reviews.md

## What is SmartBoat?

Display data from devices on your boat.  Display Depth, Speed, Heading, GPS position, COG, SOG, Wind speed and angle, Log, VMG, Average Wind speed, boat speed and SOG.  Display various Sensors e.g.  Air/Sea temperature, Air Pressure and Humidity, Heel and Pitch.  Includes an Anchor Watch with audible alarm and a rudimentary AIS screen which will improve over time.

Connect to a SignalK server and/or and NMEA-0183 data stream via wifi and read important navigation data anywhere on your boat.  Connect SmartBoat with www.boatdata.net for remote monitoring and read your boat's instrument data from anywhere in the world.

Display depth, speed and GPS position in various formats, display True, Magnetic and Apparent angles.  Turn on night mode to preserve night vision.  Swipe to view more instruments and customize the selection and order of instruments.

This is a free to use Beta version with no advertising - please provide feedback and feature requests.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.3.0 — 2018-06-15

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

Simplify connecting to data streams, remove expiry check
Add help info about SmartBoat connectivity

### 1.2.3 — 2018-03-28

Ensure settings option buttons are the right size

### 1.2.2 — 2018-03-15

Fix errors with the expiry timeout.  In certain circumstances SmartBoat was overwriting an updated expiry with the old value.
Handle various flavours of SignalK server identity.  Older SignalK servers or those that do not implement the latest specification properly used an incorrect context identity so although a connection was successful no data appeared in the instruments.

### 1.2.1 — 2017-10-30

Fix loading of AIS screen

### 1.2 — 2017-10-27

Simplified the setup process to get started quicker.  Instantly connects to a SignalK/NMEA 0183 data stream once initial data synchronisation with BoatData.net has occurred.

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## More apps by Ocean Wave Ventures Ltd

- [Zono](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zono/id1531587009)
- [OpenZcan](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/openzcan/id6740711487)

All apps by Ocean Wave Ventures Ltd: https://appshunter.io/developer/1292168127

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