hiFleet vs NavLink HD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
hiFleet
Track over a million ships globally with real-time AIS positioning and daily updates. Access nautical charts, replay ship trajectories, and view detailed ship information. Plan routes, simulate voyages, and receive alerts for fleet management.
- Global ship AIS positioning
- Weekly updated nautical charts
- 3-month ship trajectory replay
- Ship particulars and route prediction
- Fleet management and alerts
- Marine weather forecast
- Geo fence drawing and alert rules
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1.Track global vessel movements. Hundreds of millions of AIS messages are received daily, updating the movements of approximately 400,000 vessels and other AIS targets. 2.Weekly updated global nautical charts 3.3-month ship trajectory replaying for free 4.Ship particulars for over 200K ships 5.Ship route prediction in case there is a valid AIS destination 6.Route planning, dead reckoning and typhoon anti-collision simulation. 7.10-day marine weather forecast and voyage simulation 8.Voyage speed analysis for each ship 9.Fleet managementand alerting,including arrival, departure, bad weather, earthquake, dragging, stop, over speed, side-by-side, deviation, signal lost and recovery, voyage information alteration, etc. 10.Filter the marine traffic with various conditions, such as ship type, DWT, draught, etc. 11.Follow customized destination, and filter the expected arrival ships with various conditions, such as ship type, DWT, draught, etc. 12.Geo fence drawing and alert rule setup Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
NavLink HD
Transform your Apple device into a comprehensive chart plotter for marine navigation. Access real-time GPS, AIS overlays, and route planning tools. Unlock advanced features like live internet AIS feeds and augmented reality through in-app purchases.
- Real-time GPS plotting
- Live AIS ship overlay
- Waypoint and route planning
- NMEA instrument gauges
- Augmented Reality HorizonView
- S57 digital mapping
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Marine Navigation App that turns your Apple Device in to a full function chart plotter. Includes all our navigation, AIS and NMEA instrument and trip planning tools. A catalog of high resolution vector charts providing coverage across US including US Great Lakes, CA, UK & Ireland, Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Croatia and Spain are available via separate In App Purchases. Free features include: · Realtime GPS position plotted on the map · Live AIS ship overlay when connected to compatible wireless AIS system via a wireless NMEA link with CPA and TCPA alarms · NMEA Wind Speed and Direction gauges · Waypoints and routes with full route editing and planning function · Position, COG, SOG, VMG, bearing, distance and ETA displays · Weather buoy data · A-B chart ruler for quick and easy bearing and distance measurement · Favourite Place markers (POIs). Additional features available via In App Purchase subscription · Marine Charts - Yearly subscriptions for charts using the latest Hydrographic Office data including automatic updates for a year. · NavLink Pro - provides live internet AIS feeds for your area and an Augmented Reality HorizonView showing course, route, navaids, AIS targets, POIs and Air Draught on the camera display that makes Nav-Aid and vessel identification simple and reliable. Plan and sail routes Instant route and waypoint creation by tapping on screen. Route reverse function and route overview with inter-leg bearing and distance. Share your routes via dropbox and email with other users NavLink Charting NavLink utilises the latest S57 based digital mapping and features automatic updates for each year's subscription. With vector mapping, you can manage your layers of data to de-clutter the screen or maximise information. NavLink supports all key charting feature such as buoys, lights, bridges, depth contours, spot depths, depth contours, anchorage and military areas etc. Interfacing NavLink is compatible with all Digital Yacht's wireless NMEA devices such as the iAIS, WLN10, WLN10HS, NavLink, iNavHub and PilotLink that stream wireless AIS data to your Apple device If you have a WiFi-only iPad you will need an external Bluetooth GPS receiver to enable navigation. 3rd Party units are available such as the Garmin Glo. Please note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life Subscriptions Our in-app purchases are 1 year subscriptions, which automatically renew at the end of the subscription period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase, and will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the iTunes account holder and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Our privacy policy and terms and conditions may be viewed here:- http://seanav.net/digitalyacht/privacy.php and here :- http://seanav.net/dyiostsandcs.php Safety Notice NavLink (including the NOAA charts) is intended to be used as an aid to navigation. Only official government charts and notice to mariners contain all of the current information needed for safe navigation. This product's features cannot be relied on to be complete or accurate and may vary locally. It is the Captain's or Boat Owner's responsibility to use official government charts, notice to mariners, caution, sound judgement and proper navigational skill when operating their vessel and using this or any other Digital Yacht product. By purchasing this App, you are accepting the limitations of this app and the charts.
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Verdict
hiFleet and NavLink HD both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 57% of hiFleet's written reviews are positive against 0% of NavLink HD's. hiFleet also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). NavLink HD's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. NavLink HD sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $8.49 per year. hiFleet asks for nothing beyond the download.
NavLink HD holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NavLink HD has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of hiFleet's written reviews are positive against 0% of NavLink HD's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
hiFleet ships an update weekly, NavLink HD every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | hiFleet | NavLink HD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 4.2 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 230 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shanghai Maili Marine Technology Co., Ltd | DigitalYacht Ltd. |
Customer experience
hiFleet
NavLink HD
In-app purchases
hiFleet
No in-app purchases
NavLink HD
- Weather charts$8.491 Year
- Pro Features$16.491 Year
- German Charts$16.991 Year
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- NL & BE Charts$17.991 Year
- US & Great Lakes$19.991 Year
- Portuguese charts$19.991 Year
- French Charts$22.991 Year
- Spanish Charts$24.991 Year
- Croatia charts$28.991 Year
- Canadian Charts$30.991 Year
- Danish Charts$36.991 Year









