NMEAremote LITE vs NavLink HD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NMEAremote LITE
Access your boat's marine instrument data on your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch. Displays real-time wind, speed, depth, and GPS information in an easy-to-read dashboard. Supports NMEA 0183, NMEA 2000, and Signal K.
- Real-time marine instrument data
- NMEA 0183, NMEA 2000, Signal K support
- Customizable dashboards
- Configurable alarms
- Apple Watch app
- iPad Split View support
- VoiceOver accessibility
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Your boat's instruments, right in your hand. NMEAremote connects your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch to your vessel's network and navigation system and brings all critical marine data to a bold, easy-to-read dashboard — wherever you are on deck. Whether you're racing offshore or cruising coastal waters, NMEAremote delivers real-time wind, speed, depth, GPS data, and more in a single display. The first NMEA app ever on the App Store, now a trusted Swiss Army knife for sailors worldwide. Broad Compatibility Supports NMEA 0183, NMEA 2000, Signal K, and MQTT from virtually any device. Compatible with a wide range of preconfigured sources including Actisense, Digital Yacht, Yacht Devices, B&G, and many more — over WiFi or Bluetooth. Your Data, Your Way All values are organized into intuitive Modules — GPS, Wind, Sounder, Environment, and more. Built for iPad — Side by Side with Your Charts NMEAremote supports iPad Split View, so you can run your favourite charting app on one side while NMEAremote displays clean, live instrument values on the other. No more switching back and forth. Your chart and your data, together on one screen. User-Friendly Interface Clean, intuitive design makes it easy for both experienced sailors and beginners to navigate. Stay Aware Configurable alarms alert you visually and audibly when any value crosses a threshold. Keep a full NMEA log for review and diagnostics. On Your Wrist & Glasses Native Apple Watch app runs independently from your iPhone. Supports ActiveLook® smartglass integration for hands-free, heads-up sailing data. Accessible to All Sailors NMEAremote supports VoiceOver, Apple's built-in screen reader. Instrument titles and live values are fully accessible — so every sailor can stay informed, eyes-free, at any time. One Purchase. No Subscriptions. No Registration required Upgrade once for the full feature set. No recurring fees, no hidden costs, no adds. No charts — just clean, reliable instrument data done right. For any details, supported values, devices and messages visit: www.zapfware.de/nmearemote/ If you have any questions, suggestions or need support please send an e-mail to ios@zapfware.de More with NMEAremote full upgrade (see: www.zapfware.de/nmearemote/feature-matrix/): Customizable Dashboards Create personalized displays tailored to your needs. Focus on the data that matters most to you. Build the dashboard you need: choose layouts, add pages, set favorites or just use the comprehensive default dashboard. Every numeric value can be individually smoothed for clean, stable readings. Set a custom color for each instrument title and value — match your cockpit aesthetics, improve readability in sunlight or at night, or color-code data by category at a glance. Your dashboard, your palette. Performance Sailing Import your polar diagram and unlock full performance analytics — Polar Speed, Target Speed, VMG, Beat & Gybe angles, and more. Ideal for racers who want that extra tenth of a knot. Supports: ∙ Expedition, A&T ∙ B&G Triton Edge, H5000, GoFree™ Modules: ∙ AIS, Battery, Engine, Navtex, Performance, Racing, Rig, Rudder, Tanks,...
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
The clearest difference is price: NavLink HD at Free against NMEAremote LITE's $3.99. NavLink HD also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 3). NMEAremote LITE's advantage is review sentiment (43% vs 0%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.2). 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
NavLink HD is free to download; NMEAremote LITE costs $3.99 up front. NMEAremote LITE sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and NavLink HD sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $8.49 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
NMEAremote LITE holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of NMEAremote LITE's written reviews are positive against 0% of NavLink HD's.
NMEAremote LITE ships an update every 3 months, NavLink HD every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NMEAremote LITE | NavLink HD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | 4.2 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #38 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | zapfware | DigitalYacht Ltd. |
Customer experience
NMEAremote LITE
NavLink HD
In-app purchases
NMEAremote LITE
- ExpeditionFree
- Upgrade$19.99
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









