Best GPS For Boats Free Apps

4.7😐(6.6K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

#27in Navigation

Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart screenshot 1

Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart screenshot 2

Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart screenshot 3

Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart screenshot 4

Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart screenshot 5

Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart screenshot 6

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

#77in Navigation

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

Google Maps by Google

Places, navigation & traffic

Worth Considering

Savvy Navvy: Boat Navigation

4.7😐(7.4M ratings)

FreeAdsIn-App Purchases

#1in Navigation

Navigate your world with real-time traffic, turn-by-turn directions for driving, walking, cycling, and public transport. Discover millions of businesses and places with photos and reviews. Plan trips with Street View, Immersive View, and offline maps.

What We Love

🚀 Accurate navigation
👍 Helpful for travel and exploration
💡 Useful for delivery drivers
👍 Reliable traffic information

Room to Improve

🐛 Buggy and unreliable directions
🔄 Constant rerouting without user consent
🗺️ Inaccurate or outdated maps
🚧 Dangerous routing suggestions
🤔 Confusing interface changes

More GPS For Boats Free apps to explore

GPS, Nautical Charts, Boating

Clutter-free nautical chartsSmart route planning with weather and tide integrationReal-time GPS tracking

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.

(8.4K)

Nautical and fishing charts

Navionics® Boating

Offline nautical chartsHD bathymetry mapsDock-to-dock route planning

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.

(2.4K)

Orca: Boat GPS, Charts, Routes

GPS Chart Route Sail Powerboat

Marine chartsIntelligent routingLive AIS tracking

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.

(408)

GPS navigation for boaters

Riptide GPS

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.

Real-time GPS trackingSpeed and direction loggingRemote trip monitoring

BoatMap - Charts, GPS, Weather

Routes, Marinas, Anchorages

Offline nautical chartsMarine weather overlays50,000+ ports and anchorages

This app provides nautical charts, marine weather forecasts, and a database of ports and anchorages. It features GPS tracking, route planning with hazard avoidance, and offline chart access. User data is kept private and encrypted.

BoatSpeed - Big numbers

Display for yachts

Speed Over Ground (SOG) in knotsCourse Over Ground (COG) in degreesTrack recording and saving

This GPS speedometer app provides essential navigation data for water activities like sailing and cruising. It displays speed and course, allows track recording, and features a clear interface optimized for outdoor visibility. It works offline once GPS is active, offering a distraction-free experience.

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

Nautical navigation, offline

Fluvigo: Boat Navigation GPS

Routes, Locks & Waterways

Inland waterway GPSJourney planningReal-time progress tracking

This app provides smart inland waterway navigation for boaters in Europe. Plan routes, track your journey in real-time, and receive alerts for navigation hazards like locks and bridges. It's designed for both leisure and professional use on the water.

Marine Maps & Workout Tracks

MarinePath

Marine maps and GPS trackingWaypoint savingSession recording on Apple Watch/iPhone

Navigate and track your water activities with detailed marine maps and GPS recording. Explore nearby waters, save waypoints, and review your sessions with speed-colored views. Access NOAA chart details and navigation markers in U.S. waters.

⚽ Sports

(1)

free

Sailing Speed - Boat GPS

Marine speed tracking

$0.99

Transform your phone into a dedicated speed tracker for any watercraft. Ideal for rental boats, kayaks, and small vessels lacking built-in instruments, it offers instant GPS speed readings with excellent visibility.

Instant GPS speed trackingWorks on any watercraftOffline functionality

Helm Boating: GPS, Chart & Map

paid

Marine Navigation & Tides

Ship Tracker - Live Radar

Marine GPS, AIS & Traffic Map