Best Chart Plotter Sailing Apps

147+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

4.1 avg rating
18 free apps
Updated May 2026

Out of 147+ chart plotter sailing apps on iOS, 18 are free and the rest sit in the paid tier. This page sorts them so you can compare both sides before you commit.

Top Picks for Chart Plotter Sailing

i-Boating: Marine Charts & Gps#1

i-Boating: Marine Charts & Gps by Bist LLC

Lake Maps & Fishing Spots
Editor's Choice
🗺️ Navigation
4.5😊(14K ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
#41in Navigation
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Navigate waterways with detailed marine charts and GPS. Features include route planning, voice-guided navigation, tide and current predictions, and track recording. Offers extensive map coverage for various regions and inland rivers.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Accurate GPS and navigation
  • 🗺️ Detailed nautical charts
  • 📊 Helpful fishing and structure information
  • 🔍 Useful for finding unexplored fishing spots

Room to Improve

  • 🌐 GPS/location issues, inaccurate positioning
  • 💰 Expensive recurring subscription model
  • 🔁 Difficulty restoring purchased content on new devices
Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart#2

Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart by Wavve Boating Inc

Navigation, Charts, Tides, Map
Strong Contender
🗺️ Navigation
4.7😐(5.4K ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
#14in Navigation
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Navigate waterways with detailed nautical charts, tide predictions, and weather forecasts. Connect with a community of boaters to share points of interest and track friends on the water. Enjoy simplified GPS navigation tailored to your boat's draft.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Accurate navigation
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 💡 Helpful features like weather and wave data
  • 🚢 Great for new and experienced boaters

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Inaccurate depth charts
  • 🚫 Limited coverage for certain areas
  • 💰 Expensive subscription
iNavX: Marine Navigation#3

iNavX: Marine Navigation by NavX Studios LLC

Sailing & Boating Chartplotter
Worth Considering
🗺️ Navigation
4.8😐(21K ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
#40in Navigation
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This app provides comprehensive marine navigation tools, including worldwide chart coverage, weather forecasts, and AIS integration. It allows users to plan routes, track their position, and connect with onboard instruments for a complete boating experience.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Accurate and precise navigation
  • 📊 Comprehensive charting and navigation features
  • 🛠️ Customizable instrument settings
  • 🔄 Redundancy across devices

Room to Improve

  • 🤔 Clunky and unintuitive user interface
  • 🗺️ Cumbersome chart management and downloading
  • 🔋 Battery drain issues

More Chart Plotter Sailing apps to explore

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Savvy Navvy: Boat Navigation
Savvy Navvy: Boat Navigation
Savvy Navvy: Boat Navigation
Marine GPS and Nautical Charts
Free

This app provides comprehensive marine navigation, integrating charts, weather, tides, and GPS tracking. It simplifies route planning and offers real-time safety data to ensure confident and enjoyable time on the water for various boating activities.

Clutter-free nautical chartsSmart route planning with weather and tide integrationReal-time GPS tracking
🗺️ Navigation
(7.3K)
free with in-app purchases
5
Orca: Boat GPS, Charts, Routes
Orca: Boat GPS, Charts, Routes
Orca: Boat GPS, Charts, Routes
GPS Chart Route Sail Powerboat
Free

Navigate the waters with advanced marine charts, intelligent route planning, and real-time weather and vessel tracking. This app offers offline chart access and can integrate with hardware for a comprehensive boating experience.

Marine chartsIntelligent routingLive AIS tracking
🗺️ Navigation
(318)
free with in-app purchases
6
C-MAP: Boating
C-MAP: Boating
C-MAP: Boating
Charts, Planning & Navigation
Free

Access up-to-date nautical charts for global exploration and planning. Save points of interest and routes, record tracks, and view marine weather. Upgrade for offline maps, GPS, and advanced features like shaded relief and AIS.

Free chart viewerAutoroutingPersonal waypoints
🗺️ Navigation
(2.3K)
free with in-app purchases
7
Wärtsilä iSailor
Wärtsilä iSailor
Wärtsilä iSailor
World's leading sailing app
Free

This marine navigation app offers clear presentation of navigational information and electronic charts for amateur seafarers. It supports accurate TX-97 vector charts and provides various optional services like weather and AIS data.

Electronic chart displayGPS and AIS integrationRoute creation and monitoring
🗺️ Navigation
(10)
free with in-app purchases
8
Simrad: Companion for Boaters
Simrad: Companion for Boaters
Simrad: Companion for Boaters
Great nautical charts
Free

This app provides boaters with detailed nautical charts, weather forecasts, and route planning tools. It offers GPS navigation, track recording, and points of interest, with premium features like offline maps and advanced charting available through subscription.

Detailed nautical chartsMarine weather forecastsRoute planning with Autorouting™
🗺️ Navigation
(2.3K)
free with in-app purchases
9
SailTies: Logbook GPS Tracking
SailTies: Logbook GPS Tracking
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.

One-tap voyage trackingLive route sharingAutomatic sailor resume
✈️ Travel
(323)
free with in-app purchases
10
Minnesota Lakes Fishing Charts
Minnesota Lakes Fishing Charts
Minnesota Lakes Fishing Charts
Same detail as a Chart Plotter
$9.99

Access detailed marine and lake charts for fishing and boating, even offline. Features include weather forecasts, community insights, and navigation tools. Plan routes, mark spots, and record tracks with ease.

Offline marine and lake chartsWorldwide satellite and terrain overlaysLocal weather forecast
🗺️ Navigation
(7)
free with in-app purchases
11
FishTrack - Charts & Forecasts
FishTrack - Charts & Forecasts
FishTrack - Charts & Forecasts
SST, tides, currents, & maps
Free

This app provides saltwater anglers with essential tools to locate fish. It combines cloud-free SST charts, satellite imagery, tides, currents, and marine weather forecasts into a layered interface. Users can mark hot spots, save data for offline use, and identify optimal fishing zones.

Cloud-free Sea Surface Temperature (SST) chartsGlobal satellite imagery (water temp, color, currents)Tides and moon phase data
☀️ Weather
(6K)
free with in-app purchases
12
B&G: Companion App for Sailors
B&G: Companion App for Sailors
B&G: Companion App for Sailors
Great sailing charts
Free

This app provides sailors with advanced navigation tools, including detailed charts, route planning, weather forecasts, and marine traffic information. It can be used standalone or synced with compatible onboard electronics for a comprehensive on-water experience.

Detailed C-MAP chartingRoute planning and Autorouting™Marine weather forecasts
🗺️ Navigation
(352)
free with in-app purchases
13
NV Charts GPS Navigation AIS
NV Charts GPS Navigation AIS
NV Charts GPS Navigation AIS
Marine Navigation and Boating
Free

This app provides digital nautical charts and navigation tools for safe boating. It offers offline chart downloads, real-time AIS tracking, and community-shared points of interest. Plan and share your routes with ease.

Digital nautical chartsOffline chart downloadsReal-time AIS tracking
🗺️ Navigation
(4.5K)
free with in-app purchases
14
US Sailing Skill Up
US Sailing Skill Up
US Sailing Skill Up
Sailing Skills and Resources
Free

This app provides sailing skill development resources for all levels, from beginners to advanced sailors. Instructors and coaches can create lesson plans and track student progress. It offers a library of drills, games, and video clips to enhance learning.

Skill progress tracking for sailors, parents, and coachesLibrary of drills, activities, and gamesCustomizable lesson plan creation
📚 Education
(12)
free
15
PRO CHARTS - Marine Navigation
PRO CHARTS - Marine Navigation
PRO CHARTS - Marine Navigation
by MiraTrex, Inc
Free

Navigate marine environments with detailed nautical charts and route planning. Track your location, find friends on the water, and share your trip details for safety. Offline chart access ensures reliable navigation even without an internet connection.

High-resolution NOAA nautical chartsOffline chart accessWaypoint and route creation
🗺️ Navigation
(8.5K)
free with in-app purchases
16
iSailGPS : NOAA USA RNC Charts
iSailGPS : NOAA USA RNC Charts
iSailGPS : NOAA USA RNC Charts
Marine Nautical Chart Plotter
$7.99

Transform your device into a powerful GPS navigation tool with detailed US NOAA nautical charts. Navigate safely even without a cell signal, track your journey, set waypoints, and create custom routes. Ideal for sailors and boaters needing reliable marine navigation.

USA NOAA Raster Nautical ChartsOffline GPS navigationTrack recording and display
🗺️ Navigation
(71)
paid
17
Navily
Navily
Navily
Der innovativste Küstenführer
Free

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 anchorages350,000+ community photos and commentsEasy berth booking in 700+ European marinas
🗺️ Navigation
(779)
free with in-app purchases
18
SailGP
SailGP
SailGP
World's fastest sailing race
Free

Experience the world's fastest sailing races with real-time video, live data, and immersive VR/AR features. Follow elite teams, customize your view, and never miss a moment of the action.

Live sailing race streamingReal-time race data and statsImmersive Virtual Reality viewing
⚽ Sports
(661)
free
19
SeaNav
SeaNav
SeaNav
Marine Charts and Navigation
Free

This app provides high-resolution marine charts, route planning, and real-time navigation for boaters. It offers features like AIS ship tracking, tide and weather information, and offline chart access. Advanced capabilities include augmented reality views and autopilot integration.

High-resolution marine chartsAutoroute planningReal-time GPS navigation
🗺️ Navigation
(235)
free with in-app purchases
20
Easy Chart
Easy Chart
Easy Chart
by Andrew Griffiths
Free

Create beautiful bar, line, pie, and sidebar charts with ease. Save your creations to photos in various sizes and customize them with multiple color schemes. An advanced pack offers additional sharing and customization options.

Bar, line, pie, sidebar chartsSave to photosOffline functionality
🔧 Utilities
(25)
free with in-app purchases