Best GPS For Boats Apps

4.7😐(6.4K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

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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
🤝 Good customer support

Room to Improve

🐛 Inaccurate depth charts
🚫 Limited coverage for certain areas
💰 Expensive subscription
🔒 Forced to sign up before trying
🤯 Confusing login/account issues

Aqua Map Boating by GEC s.r.l.

Marine navigation and fishing

Strong Contender

4.7😊(14K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

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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.

What We Love

🚀 Excellent navigation tool
👍 Easy to use and intuitive
🗺️ Detailed and accurate charts
💡 Helpful features like AIS, weather, and fuel prices
🤝 Responsive and helpful customer support

Room to Improve

🐛 Occasional issues with map downloads and disappearing charts
🔍 Lack of intuitive route planning functionality
🔍 Slow map loading and tracking issues in certain areas
💰 Subscription model with additional costs for map downloads

Navionics® Boating by Garmin

Nautical and fishing charts

Worth Considering

Places, navigation & traffic

2.9😞(2.3K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

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Access detailed nautical charts and advanced boating features offline on your mobile device. Plan trips with dock-to-dock guidance, check weather and tides, and connect with a community of boaters. Ideal for cruising, fishing, sailing, and diving.

What We Love

🚀 Great navigation app
🗺️ Detailed charts and maps
⚓ Useful for boating and sailing
💰 Good value for money

Room to Improve

🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
🔒 Login issues and unreliable offline access
💰 Expensive subscription model
🗺️ Inaccurate or outdated map data

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Powerboat GPS Data Logger

Log and monitor your GPS Track

$4.99

This app records your powerboating trips, logging speed, direction, and time. It allows friends and family to follow your journey in real-time and create dynamic blogs with geo-tagged notes, photos, and videos.

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Great fishing charts

Detailed C-MAP fishing chartsWaypoint managementOffline map downloads

This app provides detailed fishing charts and navigation tools for anglers. Manage waypoints, discover new fishing spots, and plan trips with offline maps and autorouting. Sync data with your Lowrance devices for a seamless on-water experience.

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The Anchors: Marine navigation

Boat speed, bearings, compass

🔧 Utilities

Boating Navigation GPS Offline

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Navigation, Charts, Tides, Map

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Real-time GPS data (location, COG, SOG)Man OverBoard (MOB) assistanceRegatta countdown timer and departure line

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.

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Boating Greece HD GPS Charts

Same detail as a Chart plotter

$5.99

Navigate marine environments with detailed GPS charts and weather forecasts. Plan routes, measure distances, and record tracks offline. Access a global community of boaters for local knowledge and updates.

Offline GPS chartsWorldwide marine weather forecastsRoute planning and tracking