Best Boat Navigation Sail Apps

SailFreeGPS

Sailing navigation intruments

Free

This app provides sailing navigation tools, displaying real-time location, speed, course, and historical data. It assists with MOB situations, regattas, and waypoint management, offering advanced features in its premium version.

Ditch: Boat Navigation

Marine GPS, Boat Charts, Maps

Free

Enhance your boating experience with intelligent routing and accurate arrival time predictions. Visualize historical vessel traffic and customize charts for a personalized view of waterways, ensuring safer and more confident journeys on the water.

SeaDrive: Boat Navigation

GPS Charts Tide Weather Routes

Free

This marine navigation app offers offline charting, route planning, and tide/current predictions. It provides free US charts and integrates weather forecasts and points of interest like marinas. Share your live track with others for enhanced safety and communication on the water.

NAVLIGHTS for Boats

by Willard Tuten

$0.99

This app simulates navigation lights for boats, helping you understand their meaning and prevent collisions. It also functions as a flashlight on your device. It's a helpful tool for nighttime or low-visibility boating.

Sail Routing

Plan your route, Sail smarter

Free

This app helps recreational sailors plan optimized routes based on current weather forecasts and boat characteristics. It simplifies route planning without complex technicalities, offering suggested optimal routes instantly. Use it before setting sail to evaluate passage options and anticipate travel time, sail configurations, and expected conditions.

Pathr Navigation

Boating, simplified.

Free

This marine navigation app simplifies boating with smart routing tailored to your vessel's specifications. It offers detailed marine charts, weather and AIS overlays for enhanced awareness, and tools for discovering and sharing points of interest with a community of boaters.

Navigation Marine

Essential marine tools

Free

This marine navigation tool provides essential functions for sailors, yachts, and boats. It includes a speedometer, position tracking, waypoint management, distance measurement, and course guidance to waypoints.

SailTies: Logbook GPS Tracking

Sailing Resume, Qualifications

Free

Effortlessly log sailing voyages with GPS tracking and rich media. Share your adventures live with friends and family, and automatically build a comprehensive sailing resume. Collaborate with crew and join sailing groups to compare achievements.

Sail Buddy

by Tim Herzog

$4.99

This app provides a clean, easy-to-read display for course, speed, and NMEA data, complementing other navigation tools. It supports various devices, including iPads in split-screen mode and Apple Watches for hands-free data access. Route tracking and export are also available.

Aqua Map Boating

Marine navigation and fishing

Free

This app provides official, weekly updated nautical charts for marine navigation. It allows for offline map downloads, GPS track recording, and integration with onboard instruments. Enhance your boating safety and experience with advanced features like weather forecasts and AIS collision detection.

Boat Beacon

AIS Marine Navigation

$14.99

This marine navigation app provides real-time AIS data for collision avoidance and position sharing. It offers over-the-horizon warnings, background operation, and a user-friendly interface for boaters.