Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart

Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart

Marine Navigation, Depth, Tide

6.6K ratings
240 reviews
#22 in top-grossing Navigation
🌟 Lifestyle
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Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • August 12, 2017
  • October 7, 2026

Features

Background Location Access

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Navigate waterways with detailed nautical charts, tide predictions, and weather forecasts. Connect with a community of boaters to share points of interest and track friends on the water. Enjoy simplified GPS navigation tailored to your boat's draft.

✓Simple GPS navigation
✓Customizable nautical charts
✓Community points of interest
✓Tide predictions
✓7-day weather forecasts
✓Friend tracking (Fleets)
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What users say

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What's New in Wavve Boating

5.9.8

October 7, 2026

This update includes improvements to map filters and coordinates, making it even easier to customize your map and navigate with confidence. As always, if you have any questions or feedback, reach out to the Wavve Boating team anytime at community@wavveboating.com. We even answer on weekends!

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Subscriptions & In-App Purchases

Best Value - Wavve Boating

All app features and charts offered yearly

$69.991 Year
14 Days trial
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Charts

Top Grossing

📈 22+3

Navigation

This app rose +3 positions in Navigation chart.

Last updated on October 13, 2026.

Top Free

📉 145-4

Navigation

This app dropped -4 positions in Navigation chart.

Last updated on October 13, 2026.

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User reviews

Really Like the App!

Very reasonably priced when compared. Has the information I need for the lakes I fish on - and saved me from the a few shallow areas and danger spots I only saw on the app but could see otherwise. Things are improving all the time. I asked questions and made a request for a few lakes and they responded and are working on them. Go to the website to see what waters they cover, then I suggest to lock in and subscribe for the season and try it out. I was not disappointed.
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Amazing Navigation Tool

Wavve Boating has turned out to be one of the most accurate and easy‑to‑use navigation apps I’ve ever used on the water. The interface is simple, the controls are intuitive, and the chart data is precise enough to rely on in tight areas like Naples Bay. The app gives you real‑time vessel position, depth shading, environmental conditions, and a direction line that updates instantly based on how you point your phone — making it effortless to understand exactly where your boat sits in relation to channels, shoals, and markers.

One of the most impressive features is how Wavve Boating still displays official buoy locations even when the physical markers have been removed, like Buoy 38, which was taken out by a hurricane. I only discovered this yesterday, and it immediately solved an ongoing issue: boats drifting close to me and blaming me for being in the channel. With Wavve Boating, I was able to draw a direct bearing line from my vessel to the charted location of Buoy 38, zoom in, rotate the map, and use the built‑in distance scale to measure exactly how far I am from the channel boundary — well within the legal 50‑foot requirement.

The app makes it incredibly easy to capture screenshots with precise measurements, giving me clear proof of my anchoring position. It also shows the depth of the water under my hull and helps me understand where I can safely move the boat. I originally thought I needed a Garmin unit for this level of detail, but Wavve Boating delivers it right from my phone.

Overall, Wavve Boating is accurate, powerful, and extremely user‑friendly — a must‑have tool for any boater who needs reliable charting and real‑time situational awareness.
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Response from developer

Hi there, thank you so much for your 5 star review. Hearing about your positive experience with Wavve makes our day! We're glad to hear Wavve helped you out in a tricky situation. Happy boating!

Let me switch back and forth between phones

I spend 70$ for a year which is fine because it’s a great app. But then find out it doesn’t let you just log in with an email on another phone. I have 2 iPhones with different Apple IDs and I can’t just log in? Where is the logic with that? I would have to unsubscribe (with 7 months left paid for), delete my account and all the routes I have saved, go to the website?, make a new account tied to an email that I can log in with on both devices? It’s a 70$ subscription and we are made to struggle through bs like this on a feature that should be the most basic part of the apps framework. Pls fix this cause it’s ridiculous.
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Response from developer

Hi there, thanks for leaving a review. We're glad to hear you're enjoying Wavve! We absolutely understand where you're coming from and appreciate your feedback. As you have two iPhones, our team recommends setting up Apple's Family Sharing feature, which allows you to share subscriptions with any other Apple device you choose to include in your "family". To set up a family account, please follow these steps: https://support.apple.com/en-ca/108380 If you have any questions or run into any issues, please contact our support team at community@wavveboating.com!

No good.

This app is a waste of money. Glitches and missing very important navigation markers. It was lucky I know the area I was in because the app didn’t have this danger area marked. If I hit it major damage and loss of life could have happened. Do not get this app.

Response from developer

Hi there, thanks for leaving a review. We are very sorry to hear that Wavve let you down on the water, and want to improve. Safety is extremely important to us, and we understand how concerning it is when a navigation marker or danger area isn’t shown. Wavve relies on official chart data, but coverage can be incomplete or outdated, so it should always be used alongside official navigational aids and local knowledge. We'd appreciate it if you could contact our team at community@wavveboating.com to let us know the area you boat in, so we can look into this on our end.

Wave boating is amazing

I love this app with all my cold cold heart it melts cold of my heart each time I use it it keeps me from ending it all I can’t live without it.

User experience

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Reported Bugs

3 issues

App crashes when accessing depth data

Bug

Logged out unexpectedly, unable to log back in

Bug

Subscription charges despite cancellation

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Requested Features

5 requests

Add more inland lake and river coverage

Feature

Improve auto-routing capabilities

Feature

Allow editing of saved routes

Feature

Integrate with more boat displays

Feature

Add social features to share trips with friends

Feature

FAQ

What does Wavve Boating do?

Wavve Boating provides marine GPS navigation with detailed nautical charts, tide predictions, and weather forecasts. It aims to simplify navigation by focusing on essential information and offers community features for sharing points of interest and tracking friends.

What are the key features of Wavve Boating?

Key features include simple GPS navigation, customizable nautical charts that adapt to your boat's draft, community-shared points of interest, tide tracking, seven-day weather forecasts, and the ability to see friends on the water.

How much does Wavve Boating cost?

The app is free to download and offers a 14-day free trial. After the trial, it provides auto-renewing subscription options for continued use. Specific subscription pricing and terms are available within the app.

What regions are covered by Wavve Boating's charts?

Nautical charts are available for the USA, Canada, Australia, and the UK. Tide and weather information is provided for North America. You can view a map of coverage on their website.

Who is Wavve Boating for?

This app is designed for boaters of all levels who want a user-friendly tool for navigating waterways. It's ideal for those who appreciate integrated nautical charts, real-time weather and tide data, and the ability to connect with other boaters.