# Waterway Guide — Trusted Boating Resource

> Comprehensive boating navigation and resource app with verified points of interest. (iPhone/iPad app by Waterway Guide.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/waterway-guide/id1551794976 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Waterway Guide](https://appshunter.io/developer/958617198)
- Category: Navigation, Books
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 2,877 App Store ratings · 41 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.6 · 39 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2021-02-17
- Data updated: 2026-08-29
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/waterway-guide/id1551794976/reviews.md

## What is Waterway Guide?

Optimized for your mobile devices with Waterway Guide's detailed and verified points of interest database. Includes over 1.3 million data points on marinas, anchorages, navigation alerts, free docks, bridges and locks displayed on the embedded map or satellite view.

Benefit from the experience of 75 years of publishing and hundreds of thousands of active boaters through verified comments and reviews. Share your comments, add points of interest, earn rewards and engage with others from within the app. 

Stay informed with the latest hazards to navigation reported real time from USCG, government agencies, local experts and boaters everywhere.

Plan your time on the water with Waterway Guide's Skipper's Handbook, which is included with the free app download.

Access Waterway Guide's library of books as individual chapters or entire guides for the information and details you need for navigation. Content is optimized for mobile devices and can be bookmarked for availability offline.

Easily find marinas that fit your needs. Filter our entire database of marinas based on amenities and your preferences. Same functionality as Waterway Guide’s Marinas App.

EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Verified points of interest database
- Real-time navigation alerts
- Community comments and reviews
- Skipper's Handbook for trip planning
- Offline content access
- Marina filtering by amenities

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Northern Edition | $49.99 | per year |
| Chesapeake Bay Edition | $54.99 | per year |
| Chesapeake Bay Ch.3 | $4.99 | per year |
| Atlantic ICW Edition | $54.99 | per year |
| Atlantic ICW Ch.2 | $4.99 | per year |
| Atlantic ICW Ch.6 | $4.99 | per year |
| Southern Edition | $54.99 | per year |
| Southern Ch.6 | $4.99 | per year |
| Southern Bridges & Locks | $4.99 | per year |
| Bahamas Edition | $54.99 | per year |
| Bahamas Cruising Guide | $4.99 | per year |
| Florida Keys Ch.3 | $4.99 | per year |
| Western Gulf Coast Edition | $54.99 | per year |
| ICW Cruising Guide by Bob423 | $29.99 | per year |
| Anchorages Along the ICW | $20.99 | per year |
| Gulf IWW Ch.4 | $4.99 | per year |
| 1st Ed. Bahamas Land and Sea | $49.99 | per year |
| Northern Ch.1 | $14.99 | per year |
| Florida Keys Edition | $54.99 | per year |
| Great Lakes Vol.2 Ch.8 | $14.99 | per year |


## Chart rankings

- #179 in Top Grossing · Navigation (US App Store)

## What do users think of Waterway Guide?

Overall sentiment: neutral

**Pros**

- 🚀 Excellent integration with Aqua Map
- 👍 Useful resource for boating
- 👍 Great information and details
- 👍 Easy to use and navigate
- 👍 Invaluable for planning trips

**Cons**

- 🐛 Buggy and crashes frequently
- 🐛 Inconsistent and unreliable
- 🐛 Difficult to navigate and use
- 🐛 Outdated information and images
- 🐛 Subscription and access issues

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App not working with latest iOS version
- Subscription purchases not working properly
- Unable to access purchased content
- Frequent crashes and errors

**Most requested features**

- Provide vertical bridge clearances
- Improve offline functionality
- Enhance search and filtering options
- Implement dark mode

## Recent user reviews (10 of 41)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/waterway-guide/id1551794976/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Great!

*2026-07-31, version 4.4.0*

5 stars

### 5/5 — Great reference!

*2026-06-29, version 4.4.0*

Always reference for marinas, moorings, and fuel.

### 1/5 — No copy and paste permitted

*2026-06-29, version 4.4.0*

It’s like one line of code that would take a developer 5 minutes to find and submit, but now I have to spend like 45 seconds going back and forth to enter coordinates I found in Skipper Bob book into Google maps. Unacceptable for a paid app.

### 3/5 — Good product

*2026-01-19*

Waterway guide is a good product, however their in need for a new design to navigate and locate information .

### 5/5 — Couldn’t navigate the Chesapeake Bay and ICW without this

*2025-11-02*

We use Garmin and Navionics as we sail, but WWG gives us the best anchorages and ways to calculate distances easily. Love the reviews of anchorages and the alerts. Definitely worth the money!

### 5/5 — Beginning

*2025-11-01*

Just started using this app and so far so good…

### 1/5 — Very thin info

*2025-07-28, version 3.6.0*

There’s 100 times more info on a chart. In my view cruising guides should expand on charted info. Don’t waste your money on this guide, it’s fundamentally useless

### 5/5 — Lobato

*2024-10-24, version 3.4.1*

This AP is amazing.

### 5/5 — Georgian Bay

*2024-07-28*

We appreciate the  easy visuals and information about all the anchorages.   Before we head out, we check out the Waterway Guide to decide on a few anchorages that might work for us that night.   Great app!

### 5/5 — New Bahama Guide by Addison Chan

*2024-06-08*

WOW! I am so impressed with the new Bahama guide from Addison Chan!!! Such good information and very detailed and easy to follow. Looking forward to using other waterway guides as well!

## Frequently asked questions about Waterway Guide

### What does the Waterway Guide app do?

The app offers a detailed and verified database of boating points of interest, including marinas, anchorages, and navigation alerts. It provides real-time hazard information, trip planning tools, and access to a library of boating guides optimized for mobile devices.

### What are the key features of the Waterway Guide app?

Key features include a database of over 1.3 million data points on marinas, anchorages, and navigation alerts, displayed on an embedded map. It also offers verified comments and reviews from other boaters, real-time hazard reporting, a Skipper's Handbook, and the ability to access book content offline.

### Is the Waterway Guide app free to download?

Yes, the app is free to download and includes the Skipper's Handbook. Additional content, such as chapters or entire guides from the Waterway Guide library, can be accessed as individual purchases within the app.

### What kind of information can I find about marinas?

You can easily find marinas that fit your needs by filtering the entire database based on amenities and your preferences. This functionality is similar to the dedicated Waterway Guide's Marinas App.

### How does the app help with navigation hazards?

The app keeps you informed with the latest hazards to navigation, which are reported in real-time. This information comes from sources like the USCG, government agencies, local experts, and other boaters.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.4.0 — 2026-05-04

Starting fuel mode sets POI filter to marinas only

### 4.3.0 — 2026-02-16

Fixed a bug that was preventing some contact forms from submitting.

### 4.2.2 — 2026-01-30

Added support for fuel price display

### 4.2.1 — 2026-01-30

Minor bug fixes and enhanced security

### 4.2.0 — 2026-01-14

Minor bug fixes and UI improvements

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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 2026-08-29.*