Explore with Imray vs eOceanic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Explore with Imray
Access Imray's renowned cruising guides and pilot books on your mobile device. This app provides verified sailing directions, marina data, and points of interest for over 17,000 locations, all available offline. Enhance your passage planning and sailing experience with trusted, first-hand researched content.
- Offline cruising guides
- Verified pilotage information
- Marina and anchorage data
- Bookmark and filter locations
- Satellite map view
- User feedback submission
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**Explore with Imray** Cruising guides in your pocket! Carry the content from Imray’s world-renowned library of cruising guides and pilot books in your pocket. Designed for sailors and boaters, the content in Explore with Imray is researched first hand by experienced sailors and verified by Imray. It also includes information from extensive networks of trusted local contacts and data from official hydrographic offices, organisations and institutions. Verified and trusted cruising data - Content created by leading sailing authors and clubs including the Cruising Association, Rod and Lu Heikell, the Royal Cruising Club Pilotage Foundation, Clyde Cruising Club and much more - Invaluable pilotage information and sailing directions for over 17,000 locations - Marina, harbour and anchorage descriptions and data - Contact, mooring and facilities information - Images and chartlets from the extensive Imray collection Key Features: - Offline Content: Download and access essential pilotage information and sailing directions to access whilst at sea - Verified Points of Interest: Explore trusted cruising data and discover verified points of interest along your journey - Add your Feedback: Send your updates and feedback directly from the app to the editors, for review and potential inclusion in Explore with Imray and Imray’s printed books - Bookmark and Filter Locations: Easily bookmark locations and filter them by facilities to find what you need quickly. - Satellite View: Gain a comprehensive view of your surroundings on the satellite map background. - Access to Desktop version: Your membership allows you to also access the online desktop version. Explore with Imray offers a free trial and annual membership. Get full access with the Explore with Imray annual subscription for just £69.99. This 12-month auto-renewing plan ensures you stay connected to premium features all year long. Your Apple account will be charged upon confirmation of purchase. Membership subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renewal is turned off 24 hours before the current period ends in your account settings. Cancelling auto-renewal ensures access until the current payment period concludes. By using this app, you agree to the standard Apple End User License Agreement (EULA), which can be found here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/. For more information on how we handle your data, please review our Privacy Policy (https://www.imray.com/about/privacy/). We aim to guide your passage planning and sailing. Got feedback? Let us know how we can better serve you!
eOceanic
Empowering boaters with comprehensive sailing intelligence for the English and Irish coasts. Download charting, tidal data, and more for offline use, ensuring a safe and enjoyable experience at sea.
- Offline charting and tidal data
- Discover nearby havens and routes
- Extensive resource search
- Raster charts with seamless scaling
- Hazard and danger alerts
- Man-Over-Board (MOB) function
- Logging and progress tracking
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At eOceanic we are passionate about boating and it is our mission to provide empowerment at sea along the English and Irish coasts, as there has never been before. We fulfil this mission by creating two sister products: The web site, eOceanic.com, and the eOceanic application system. eOceanic.com is the finest seagoing intelligence platform for England and Ireland and is available to all, for free, for the common good. The eOceanic application system is a comprehensive seagoing application that allows all of the site information, as well as charting and tidal data, to be downloaded and used offline entirely independent of the site. There is no need for a network connection anymore, you have everything you need in the palm of your hand, on your smartphone, tablet or PC, or a range of all combined so that you have ample backup capabilities. eOceanic was built from the ground up just to serve you, right where you are, in real-time and to be so effective and efficient that it is a joy to use. With eOceanic, you will find the best decisions afloat are simple to see as all the options and data points are right at the tips of your fingers. * One swipe for tides * One swipe and touch to discover all the havens around you * One swipe and touch to see all the routes and coastal cuts immediately available to you * One swipe and a few more touches if you need to look for something specific. Then its extensive resource search feature will show you where you can get exactly what you want around you. When you know what you want to do, the application’s name says it all, just touch the ‘Go’ button or an object or waypoint and you are aided on your way by the finest raster charts available. Raster charts that feature, for the first time, a single plane view of the British Isles, with seamless scaling and full ‘touch to zoom’ functionality. When you are on your way, the application will be working behind the scenes to help you have a positive, enjoyable and safe experience. By maintaining a list of outlying hazards, such as rocks, shoals, and shallows, it will make you aware as you approach any of these listed dangers. Likewise, if there is something that concerns you in your area that we have not listed yet, just let us know and we will be delighted to add it to eOceanic.com for the benefit of all and synchronised to your device. Even with the utmost care, it is fair to say even the best of us slip up from time to time, and should that happen you have the assurance of a Man-Over-Board (MOB) function sitting centrally on the chart screen all the time. Once touched it immediately switches to guiding you back to the event location and automatically logs the key data points required by the rescue services should you require their assistance. eOceanic's logging capability is not just for a MOB situation, it provides a comprehensive means of keeping track of progress and events aboard. And, should you have the benefit of a network connection and wish to share your progress with friends or family, you can share your real-time track and logs on a personal eOceanic.com map page. Alternatively, if you want to fix something, find a better way of doing things or just make life a bit more comfortable aboard, you have an immediate repository of ‘Experience’ to call upon to handle situations with inspiration and confidence. All of this is just the start. It is because we are passionate about boating, the people who need to go to sea, the power of technological innovation and our mission to provide empowerment at sea, that ‘eOceanic will revolutionise your capability afloat. Welcome to the revolution, we know you are going to like it. Please note, that whilst we provide information for free via eOceanic.com, a subscription is required to make use of the eOceanic app and the advanced navigation tools it provides.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: eOceanic at free with in-app purchases against Explore with Imray's subscription. eOceanic also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Explore with Imray's advantage is review sentiment (25% vs 0%). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Explore with Imray sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $79.99 per year and eOceanic sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $49.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Explore with Imray ships an update every 2 months, eOceanic monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Explore with Imray | eOceanic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | FB Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson GmbH | eOceanic Limited |
Customer experience
Explore with Imray
eOceanic
In-app purchases
Explore with Imray
- Explore Annual Membership$79.991 Year
eOceanic
- eOceanic Subscription$49.991 Year
Questions
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