Comparison

SEAiq vs NavLink HD

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

Head to head
About

SEAiq

This marine navigation app offers comprehensive charting capabilities, allowing users to load various standard chart formats and download NOAA charts. It includes essential navigation tools like waypoints, routes, and an anchor alarm, along with weather overlays and NMEA/AIS integration.

Highlights
  • Load custom S-57, S-63, iENC, BSB, KAP charts
  • Automatic NOAA chart downloads
  • Waypoints, routes, and tracks
  • Anchor alarm
  • Automatic weather downloads
  • NMEA and AIS integration
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SEAiq is a full-featured marine navigation app. It lets you load your own charts in standard formats, including S-57, S-63, iENC, BSB, and KAP. It also automatically downloads charts from NOAA for the United States. Features include: * Waypoints * Routes * Tracks * Night color modes * Anchor alarm * Automatic download and display of weather (wind & isobar) * Chart measuring tools (EBL/VRM) * Wi-Fi-based NMEA and AIS No purchase is required to view charts. Premium navigation features are enabled during a 7-day evaluation period. After that, an annual subscription is required. Existing one-time purchases retain the features they unlocked. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time GPS plotting
  • Live AIS ship overlay
  • Waypoint and route planning
  • NMEA instrument gauges
  • Augmented Reality HorizonView
  • S57 digital mapping
Features
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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.

Screenshots

SEAiq2 screens
NavLink HD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SEAiq at 61% against NavLink HD's 0%. SEAiq also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). NavLink HD's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. SEAiq sells 1 one-off in-app purchase 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SEAiq holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SEAiq has 193 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of SEAiq's written reviews are positive against 0% of NavLink HD's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SEAiq ships an update every 3 weeks, NavLink HD every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SEAiq versus NavLink HD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSEAiqNavLink HD
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (193 ratings) — better4.2 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews61.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings193 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSakhalinDigitalYacht Ltd.

Customer experience

SEAiq

All ratings193 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive61.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative32.0%

NavLink HD

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

SEAiq

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • No access to premium features after payment
  • Chart downloads fail if app is not on screen
  • App freezes when trying to delete
  • App crashes

Requested features

13 requests
  • Simplify course plotting
  • Add support for .MBTiles
  • Add VMG feature
  • Add support for .MBTiles
  • Add support for .MBTiles
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  • Allow selection of discreet chart areas
  • Add GPS data from TCP/IP source
  • Allow disabling internal GPS
  • Provide good integration/complement to OpenCpn
  • Provide TCP/IP support for NMEA data
  • Broadcast waypoint and NMEA data to external systems
  • Lower price for waypoints creation
  • Allow using purchased charts across devices

NavLink HD

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SEAiq

One-time1
  • Upgrade for Premium Features$49.99
11 purchases

NavLink HD

Subscriptions11
  • 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

Questions

Is SEAiq free?
SEAiq is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NavLink HD free?
NavLink HD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SEAiq or NavLink HD?
SEAiq is rated higher. SEAiq averages 4.7 out of 5 from 193 ratings, while NavLink HD averages 4.2 from 11 ratings.
Do SEAiq or NavLink HD have ads?
Neither SEAiq nor NavLink HD shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SEAiq or NavLink HD?
SEAiq ships an update every 3 weeks, and NavLink HD every 5 months. Most recently, SEAiq was updated on September 24, 2026 and NavLink HD on September 22, 2026.

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