Best WatchMate alternatives: apps like WatchMate

2.7(12 ratings)

Free

View and control radar images from a compatible wireless radar sensor on your iOS device. This app aids in navigation by displaying radar data, but is not a substitute for fundamental navigation skills.

Anchor Alarm & Remote: Hooked by Kylee Davis

GPS Anchor Watch & Drift Alert

Strong Contender

4.8😊(67 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

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This app acts as a digital anchor watch, alerting you if your boat drifts beyond a set perimeter. It offers real-time tracking, remote control of your anchor session, and historical data analysis. Enjoy peace of mind while on or off deck, with battery-efficient operation and smart connectivity options.

What We Love

👍 Easy to use
💡 Remote monitoring is awesome
🚀 Improves reliability constantly
🤝 Responsive developers
🛰️ Seamless Apple device connection
⏱️ Support resolved issues quickly
🌟 Better than Anchor Pro
📡 Shares anchoring position
🗺️ Satellite view option
💯 Best app purchase
😴 Peace of mind
📱 Remote monitoring with second device
🔌 Connects to boat electronics (NMEA)
🔊 Loud alarm
🎯 Accurate
✨ Modern and responsive
📈 History of distance and bearing
⚡ NMEA data display
✅ Reliable
💯 Best of its type
💰 Worth paying for
🌍 Sailing the world
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Divided household tech compatibility
👍 Great tool for cruisers
💯 Exactly what was needed
⚓ Live aboard use
📲 Easy transfer between devices
🧑‍🏫 Sailing instructor use
🧘‍♀️ Sleep easy at anchor
✅ Simple and accurate
💡 Clever and thoughtful
🚀 Keeps getting better
⚓ Must-have for overnight anchors
📲 Easy to set alarm on phone, transfer to iPad
📡 Streams boat info to phone
⚙️ Easy to configure settings
✅ Works flawlessly
👍 Highly recommended
💯 Best anchor alarm
🌈 Color gradient on tracks
📍 Ability to see where others have anchored
👍 Invaluable for alleviating stress
🚀 Fixed bugs quickly
💡 Clean user interface
💰 Free version useful
👏 Super impressed
👍 Great app BUT...
💯 Best one out there
💡 Innovative remote monitoring
✅ Solves a real problem
🚀 Fast and easy
🌟 Genius remote monitoring
🤝 Great support
💡 Pure genius
✅ Peace of mind
👍 Great anchor monitor app
💯 Best anchor alarm - peace of mind

Room to Improve

🐛 Occasional GPS lock issues
🐛 Some room for improvement
🐛 Connection interruptions
🐛 Lack of reliability
🐛 False alarms
🐛 GPS not updating on iPad
🐛 Difficulty finding drop anchor button
🐛 Needs alarm for GPS failure
🐛 Remote monitoring only with same Apple ID
🐛 Cannot form non-circular swing areas
🐛 Needs graphics when no internet
🐛 Needs cached graphics offline

Raymarine by Raymarine UK Limited

Mobile Companion for Raymarine

Worth Considering

Navigation and weather routing

1.5😞(17 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

This app connects to Raymarine marine electronics, allowing remote control and monitoring of radar, sonar, and chartplotters. Manage charts and stream data from compatible devices for a connected boating experience.

What We Love

👍 Works when connected
👍 Screen mirroring functional
👍 Good for replicating screen
👍 Can control plotter from iPad
👍 Adds another touchscreen
👍 Amazing app functionality
👍 Fixed in latest version
👍 Works with Axiom 7+

Room to Improve

🐛 Fails to connect reliably
🐛 Closes immediately
🐛 Connection lost message
🐛 Unusable due to crashing
🐛 Continuously disconnects
🐛 Drops Wi-Fi connection
🐛 Poor connectivity
🐛 Bad resolution
🐛 Laggy performance
🐛 Crashes every time
🐛 Connects but no function
🐛 Needs internet to connect
🐛 Login server issues
🐛 Owner login fails
🐛 Pop-up never goes away
🐛 Not useful without Rayco plotter
🐛 Simple screen rotation not working
🐛 Unstable, fails to maintain connection
🐛 Grainy and hard to read
🐛 Ignores screen rotation
🐛 Constantly loses connection
🐛 Tiny text, unusable at night
🐛 Screen displayed sideways
🐛 Drops often
🐛 Can't log in on iPhone
🐛 No alerts sent
🐛 SMS alerts not working
🐛 Support is nonexistent
🐛 Wi-Fi dropping out
🐛 Not user friendly updates
🐛 Password issues
🐛 Account creation difficult
🐛 App is a joke
🐛 Doesn't work with Element series
🐛 Cannot interact with autopilot
🐛 App sees connection but no access
🐛 Frequently locks up
🐛 Slow reaction speed
🐛 Only read rights message
🐛 Cannot set up account
🐛 Chart download issues
🐛 Password incorrect message
🐛 Disaster of an app
🐛 Cannot mirror MFD
🐛 App does not recognize Wi-Fi
🐛 Cannot set up boat
🐛 Password not recognized
🐛 Invalid login message
🐛 Pretty worthless
🐛 Doesn't work with A series plotters
🐛 App won't recognize Wi-Fi connection
🐛 Unusable on iPhone
🐛 Does not send notifications
🐛 No way to set alert priority
🐛 Poor Wi-Fi implementation
🐛 Laggy and grainy display
🐛 Needs dark mode
🐛 Can't interact with autopilot
🐛 Chart download issues
🐛 Password incorrect message
🐛 Disaster of an app
🐛 Cannot mirror MFD
🐛 App does not recognize Wi-Fi
🐛 Cannot set up boat
🐛 Password not recognized
🐛 Invalid login message
🐛 Pretty worthless
🐛 Doesn't work with A series plotters
🐛 App won't recognize Wi-Fi connection
🐛 Unusable on iPhone
🐛 Does not send notifications
🐛 No way to set alert priority
🐛 Poor Wi-Fi implementation
🐛 Laggy and grainy display
🐛 Needs dark mode
🐛 Crashing frequently
🐛 Pinch to zoom doesn't work
🐛 Cannot create account
🐛 Data not in correct format

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