Navily vs PosidoniaMaps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Navily
This app serves as a comprehensive mobile cruising guide for boaters. It offers a vast database of marinas and anchorages, user-generated reviews and photos, and seamless berth booking across Europe. Connect with other users and marinas through in-app chat and receive real-time warnings.
- 35,000+ marinas and anchorages
- 350,000+ community photos and comments
- Easy berth booking in 700+ European marinas
- In-app chat with users and marinas
- Real-time anchorage warnings
- Emergency SOS feature
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With over 1.2 million boaters worldwide, Navily is the all-in-one boating and sailing app to discover safe anchorages, book marinas with ease, and cruise with confidence. Whether you're planning a day trip, a sailing holiday, a coastal cruise, or an offshore adventure, Navily gives you everything you need in one place. Trusted by sailors, cruisers, and recreational boaters around the world, Navily helps you plan routes, discover the best marinas and anchorages, and make every journey easier. Explore more than 35,000 marinas and anchorages backed by 500,000+ trusted reviews and photos from the Navily community and our marina partners. Why choose Navily? - A growing community with over 1.2 million boaters worldwide - 35,000+ marinas and anchorages - 500,000+ reviews and photos - 700+ bookable marinas - Smart route planning and distance calculations - Navily Protection Scores to find the best anchorages - Live chat with nearby boaters - Real-time anchorage alerts - Emergency SOS feature- ask the community for help! Plan smarter boating routes. Spend less time searching and more time sailing. Compare nearby marinas and anchorages, calculate distances, filter results to match your preferences, discover the best locations to anchor with Navily Weather Protection Scores, and build routes with automatic itinerary planning. Whether you're cruising the Mediterranean or exploring the Caribbean, Navily helps you make better decisions before you leave the dock Sail with confidence. - Access over 500,000 community reviews and photos to find the perfect stop, including: - Depth and seabed information - Wind and swell protection - Marina facilities and services - Local tips from experienced boaters - Real photos from fellow sailors - Every review is automatically translated, allowing you to benefit from the knowledge of our international boating community. - Stay connected through community chat, receive real-time anchorage alerts, and access essential services both ashore and at sea. When you're off the grid, Offline Mode keeps important information available whenever you need it. Unlock even more with Navily Premium. Upgrade to Navily Premium and enjoy: - View a 72-hour anchorage protection score before you drop anchor - Filters the map to your preferences and boat requirements - AI-powered summaries of all community comments - Offline-mode, no internet needed. Navily is also available in French, Spanish, German and Italian. Want to help us improve Navily? Find us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and share your stories with us, we are passionate about what we do! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/navilyApp Twitter: https://twitter.com/navilyapp Instagram: http://instagram.com/navilyapp Blog : http://blog.navily.com/ Website : https://www.navily.com/ Privacy policy : https://www.navily.com/privacy Terms of Use : https://www.navily.com/cgu
PosidoniaMaps
This app provides high-resolution underwater maps to help boaters navigate and find safe mooring spots, even in poor visibility. It aims to protect vital Posidonia oceanic meadows by making them visible and encouraging responsible anchoring.
- High-resolution underwater maps
- Safe mooring guidance
- Low visibility navigation
- Posidonia meadow mapping
- Environmental protection tool
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Initiated in Formentera, a project to map Posidonia oceanic meadows and make them visible with an app and google earth. Every square meter of mapped and visible Posidonia is a protected meadow. In the past 50 years, it is estimated 34% of Posidonia meadows have been lost in the Western Mediterranean (Telesca et al., 2015). This loss is due to damage caused by trawlers, boat moorings, coastal development, eutrophication, and pollution. Damage caused by boats’ anchors has been recorded at various coastal marine habitats worldwide; for example, coral reefs (Dinsdale & Harriott, 2004). Anchoring also has negative consequences on Posidonia (Milazzo M., 2004; Francour P., 1999), and has caused the disappearance of large prairies in some areas of the Balearic Islands (San Felix, in press, 1994). This App provides direct access to high-resolution underwater maps to ensure proper mooring even in low visibility conditions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PosidoniaMaps at none against Navily's 4. PosidoniaMaps also leads on iOS requirement (14.5 vs 16.0). Navily's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (94% vs 80%). On price, ads 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. Navily sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.49 per year. PosidoniaMaps asks for nothing beyond the download.
Navily ships an update every 2 weeks, PosidoniaMaps every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Navily | PosidoniaMaps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (840 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 93.6% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 840 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 242 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Navigation Family | Movired 2000 S.L |
Customer experience
Navily
PosidoniaMaps
Bugs and requests
Navily
Reported bugs
3 issues- Booking cancellations not working
- Spinning icon issue with past bookings
- Difficulty accessing messages from map view
Requested features
5 requests- Offline map downloads
- Improved route planning tools
- Live chat with other users
- Customizable notifications
- Better integration with navigation apps
PosidoniaMaps
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Navily
- Navily Premium$9.491 Year
- Navily Premium$18.491 Year
- Navily Premium$24.991 Year
- Navily Premium 30 days$17.99
PosidoniaMaps
No in-app purchases






