Comparison

Nav Camera vs RiverPilot

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

Head to head
About

Nav Camera

Capture photos and videos with integrated geo-location data overlays. Add custom notes and choose from various display options and formats. Ideal for professional documentation and field use.

Highlights
  • Geo-location data overlays (date, time, position, altitude, datum, bearing)
  • Customizable notes up to four lines
  • Movie recording with real-time overlay updates
  • Multiple reticle options
  • Colored lens filters
  • Support for various position formats (MGRS, UTM, etc.)
Currently charting
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Nav Camera uses the proven navigation, augmented reality, and image processing engines from the well known Theodolite app to create a new app that focuses on photogaphy and video recording with data overlays. The app has been crafted with attention to detail by a top iOS developer, and benefits from over 20 years of development and testing heritage, along with real world usage by surveyors, geologists, architects, engineers, competitive sportsmen, first responders, military personnel, and search and rescue workers around the world. Nav Camera supports portrait and landscape photo capture, and gives you the option to overlay date/time, geo data, street address, and four lines of custom notes on photos and videos. Nav Camera lets you take photographs and record movies in landscape and portrait orientations with geo-location overlays and custom notes. Geo-location overlays include date, time, position, altitude, GPS datum, and compass bearing. Overlay data is updated in every frame when recording movies, which is great for documenting dynamic scenes or scanning an area. You can enter up to four lines of custom notes to be rendered into the overlay, which is perfect for job descriptions, project names, company/staff information, invoice numbers, or additional comments/documentation. Various parts of the overlay can be turned on or off, and multiple overlay colors are available. Nav Camera includes features for serious users including multiple reticles (three types of crosshairs and an SLR-style focus/exposure indicator), colored lens filters to improve use in dark conditions and preserve night vision, and multiple position formats including military grid reference system (MGRS), universal transverse Mercator (UTM), British/Irish National Grids, and six latitude/longitude variations. The optional "Datum Pack" adds over 220 geodetic datums to the app for more accurate position and altitude computation from GPS data. Optional datums include NAD-27, NAD-83, OSGB-36, ED-50, and hundreds of others, covering regions and countries on all continents around the world. Find out why apps like Nav Camera and Theodolite, and their field-proven results, are featured in Apple Keynotes, written up in magazine articles and professional journals, and used by everyday explorers and pro users around the world. Where will you take Nav Camera on your next adventure? Nav Camera works on any iPhone or iPod Touch with camera, running iOS 11.4 or later. If you like Nav Camera, please leave a review/rating on the iTunes App Store. It only takes a moment, and helps us a lot. Thanks!

About

RiverPilot

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RiverPilot helps boaters plan river trips with public launch points, saved waypoints, maps, and track recording. Find river access points by region, river, or name. Save your own waypoints, mark useful locations, and keep trip notes organized for future runs. Record tracks from the map to review distance, duration, and route history. Use favorites and custom folders to keep important launches, waypoints, and tracks easy to find. RiverPilot Pro unlocks advanced planning tools, including unlimited favorites, custom folders, waypoint and track sharing, GPX and RiverPilot file export, and advanced track stats. Built for boaters who want a simple way to plan, save, and return to the places that matter on the water. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Turn on optional alerts for messages, friend requests, shared map items, and newly published public launches or waypoints, with individual controls in Settings.

Screenshots

Nav Camera4 screens
RiverPilot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: RiverPilot at Free against Nav Camera's $3.99. RiverPilot also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 12 months). Nav Camera's advantage is chart position (#59 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

RiverPilot is free to download; Nav Camera costs $3.99 up front. Nav Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and RiverPilot sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nav Camera ships an update every 12 months, RiverPilot fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Nav Camera versus RiverPilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNav CameraRiverPilot
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (34 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings34 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#59 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB56 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCraig Hunter2794951 Alberta Ltd.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Nav Camera

One-time1
  • Datum Pack$2.99
1 purchases

RiverPilot

Subscriptions1
  • RiverPilot Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Nav Camera free?
Nav Camera costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is RiverPilot free?
RiverPilot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nav Camera or RiverPilot have ads?
Neither Nav Camera nor RiverPilot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nav Camera or RiverPilot?
Nav Camera ships an update every 12 months, and RiverPilot fortnightly. Most recently, Nav Camera was updated on October 20, 2026 and RiverPilot on October 18, 2026.

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