WinGPS Marine Plus vs Wadnav
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WinGPS Marine Plus
This app provides advanced navigation for various watercraft, displaying your position, speed, and course. It allows chart downloads for depth and nautical information, AIS device integration, and detailed route planning considering waterway networks and ship specifics.
- Real-time GPS tracking
- Downloadable nautical charts
- AIS device integration
- Waterway network information
- Route planning with bridge/lock data
- Sailed track recording
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Ideal for navigation onboard of your sailing yacht, motorship, canoe or longboat: - Always know where you are, how fast you go and what your course is using a GPS receiver (internal or Bluetooth). - Download the chart of your sailing area and check the current depths, buoys and other nautical information. - Connect your AIS device and the AIS objects will be plotted on your chart. - Waterway network: View the information of the bridges, locks and waterways. - Set out a route on open waters, or plan an inland route over the waterway network taking the information of your ship and the bridges, locks and waterway into account. - Navigate along the route points to your destination using the course line, Course to Go and Distance to Go. - View and save your sailed track. More functionalities are in development, a.o. GRIB-files for weather forecast. The charts that can be used in this app, are Stentec’s own DKW-charts and can be found at www.stentec.com. For example the free chart DKW Frisian Lakes or the well-known DKW 1800-series for the Dutch coastal waters, including weekly update services. At the first start-up of the app, you will be asked to log in with your account. The free default online maps from Apple are available in the app for orientation. The DKW-charts of 2018 and newer, which are connected to your account, can be downloaded directly in this app and be used for navigation.
Wadnav
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Navigatie over het wad was nog nooit zo makkelijk. Binnen een app kan je op ieder moment zien hoe hoog het water staat, hoe het stroomt en hoe de wind staat. Plan routes, selecteer getij stations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Wadnav at Free against WinGPS Marine Plus's $89.00. On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
Wadnav is free to download; WinGPS Marine Plus costs $89.00 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WinGPS Marine Plus ships an update every 6 weeks, Wadnav every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 9, 2026.
| Parameter | WinGPS Marine Plus | Wadnav |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $89.00 | Free — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stentec Software | Pieter Oskam |
In-app purchases
WinGPS Marine Plus
No in-app purchases
Wadnav
No in-app purchases
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