Comparison

Coordinates vs SeaNav US

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Coordinates

Easily convert between decimal degrees, degrees/decimal minutes, degrees-minutes-seconds, and UTM coordinates. Locate yourself with GPS, view your precision, and share your location. Save and export waypoints for your adventures.

Highlights
  • Multiple coordinate format conversion
  • GPS location finding
  • Current GPS precision display
  • Copy/send location
  • Show location on map
  • Waypoint list and export
Features
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Coordinates makes it a snap to convert between the three formats for latitude and longitude: decimal degrees, degrees and decimal minutes, and degrees-minutes-seconds, as well as UTM coordinates. Just tap the type of coordinates you have, enter them, and all four formats are instantly shown. Locate yourself with GPS with a tap of a button, which also shows your current GPS precision. You can also copy or send your location, show it on a map, and get a bearing and direction to coordinates, which is great when you're hiking or boating. Tap the list button to see a list of all your waypoints, and from that screen, you can export your waypoints.

About

SeaNav US

Navigate boating trips with high-resolution NOAA marine charts for the USA and Great Lakes. Features include live AIS, augmented reality views, route planning, and offline chart access. Integrates with ActiveCaptain and external devices.

Highlights
  • High-resolution NOAA marine charts
  • Live AIS ship targets and collision alerts
  • Augmented Reality camera view
  • Route planning and tracking
  • Offline charts
  • ActiveCaptain integration
Features
Currently charting
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Explore, Plan and Navigate your boating trips in real time and outstanding high-resolution with the latest NOAA Marine charts covering the USA and US Great Lakes. - Includes all US Coastal, ICW, Inland (USACE) and Great Lakes Digital Vector Charts - Buoys, lights etc. are tappable with bearing and distance - Free Apple Watch app - Live AIS Ship targets and collision alerts (requires Boat Beacon) - Seamless panning and zooming across charts - Unique live Augmented Reality camera view - Route Planning and tracking with Waypoints, ETA, XTE, etc. plus SeaNav autorouting - Offline charts - Route export and import to MFDs and other apps via gpx - ActiveCaptain Marinas, Anchorage, Hazards and reviews - US NOAA Raster charts available via IAP - Canadian charts via IAP - British Virgin Islands & Bermuda charts via IAP - External NMEA over Wifi SeaNav uses Digital Vector charts providing a wealth of benefits and advantages. Buoys, Lights, Bridges, Depth Contours, Depth Soundings, Rocks, Anchorage areas, NOAA Weather Buoys etc. are all selectable and have real time distance, bearing and detail information. Turn off layers to de-clutter the display and only show what is important at the time. Tides, moon and sun times and weather are also all available at your fingertips. SeaNav’s unique AR view mode allows you to view buoys, lights, ships, waypoints and track overlaid on your iPhone or iPad live camera view. With "AR LockOn" you can select a target on the chart and then be guided to it in the AR camera view. SeaNav lets you measure distances and bearings and record waypoints on routes. When at sea, the app’s Sailing HUD shows your position, Course over ground (COG), Speed over ground (SOG), Vector Made Good (VMG), Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA), Distance and bearing to next Waypoint. Waypoint reached alerts, auto-routing to the next waypoint and collision alerts. SeaNav comes with a free Apple Watch companion app . Lowrance, Simrad and B&G GoFree support included. Your purchase of SeaNav includes 12 months of free updates to the included US chart set. Further chart updates are then available via an in-app purchase. Charts for other regions including Canada may also be added to your product via optional in-app purchase. 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. Pricing for our 1 year US Charts update subscription is US$9.99. 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 may be accessed via http://seanav.net/privacy.php Requires iPhone or iPad. GPS only required for real time route navigation. Optional Real time AIS, Tides and Weather information require an active internet connection. iPhone devices and iPads with a cellular modem already have a built-in GPS, even if they do not have an active service plan. If you have a WiFi-only iPad you will need an external GPS receiver or GPS feed to enable navigation. Please note that continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. NOT FOR NAVIGATION This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful. SeaNav should only be used for basic navigation reference and should not be solely relied upon to determine precise locations, proximity, distance, or direction. Terms of Use: http://seanav.net/termsofuse.php Privacy Policy: http://seanav.net/privacy.php Support: help@pocketmariner.com Third Party Licenses and Notices NOTICE: US Marine Charts are derived from official NOAA Electronic Navigational Charts.

Screenshots

Coordinates4 screens
SeaNav US4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Coordinates at $0.99 against SeaNav US's $19.99. Coordinates also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and review sentiment (60% vs 48%). SeaNav US's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (100 vs 4). On update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Coordinates costs $0.99 and SeaNav US $19.99 up front. SeaNav US sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $7.49 per year. Coordinates asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SeaNav US holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SeaNav US has 100 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Coordinates's written reviews are positive against 48% of SeaNav US's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Coordinates ships an update every 6 months, SeaNav US every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Coordinates versus SeaNav US: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoordinatesSeaNav US
Price$0.99 — better$19.99
Rating3.3 (4 ratings)4.3 (100 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better48.5% of reviews
Number of ratings4100 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank—#190 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHunt Mountain SoftwarePocket Mariner Ltd.

Customer experience

Coordinates

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

SeaNav US

All ratings100 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral3.0%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive48.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative51.5%

In-app purchases

None

Coordinates

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

SeaNav US

Subscriptions6
  • Weather charts$7.491 Year
  • NOAA US Raster charts1 Month trial$9.991 Year
  • Bermuda and BVI Charts$12.991 Year
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  • UK Charts$13.991 Year
  • US Chart Updates$19.991 Year
  • Canada Charts$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Man Overboard & Anchor Watch$4.99

Questions

Is Coordinates free?
Coordinates costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SeaNav US free?
SeaNav US costs $19.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Coordinates or SeaNav US?
SeaNav US is rated higher. Coordinates averages 3.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while SeaNav US averages 4.3 from 100 ratings.
Do Coordinates or SeaNav US have ads?
Neither Coordinates nor SeaNav US shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Coordinates or SeaNav US?
Coordinates ships an update every 6 months, and SeaNav US every 4 months. Most recently, Coordinates was updated on October 4, 2026 and SeaNav US on October 12, 2026.

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