Best Marine Charts Plotter Apps

2.9😞(2.3K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

#5in Navigation

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🗺️ Inaccurate or outdated map data

iNavX: Marine Navigation by NavX Studios LLC

Sailing & Boating Chartplotter

Strong Contender

4.8😐(22K ratings)

FreeAdsIn-App Purchases

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
💨 Reliable performance over many years

Room to Improve

🤔 Clunky and unintuitive user interface
🗺️ Cumbersome chart management and downloading
🔋 Battery drain issues
💰 Expensive subscription model for charts
🐛 Stability issues and crashes

i-Boating: Marine Charts & Gps by Bist LLC

Lake Depth Map,Sailing Plotter

Worth Considering

iSailGPS : NOAA USA RNC Charts

4.5😊(15K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

#85in 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
💻 Offline functionality works well

Room to Improve

🌐 GPS/location issues, inaccurate positioning
💰 Expensive recurring subscription model
🔁 Difficulty restoring purchased content on new devices
🔧 Poor customer support and lack of response
📦 Missing coverage for some lakes/waterways

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Connect to Your GPS Plotter

ActiveCaptain®

Wireless chart and map transferRoute and waypoint planningActiveCaptain Community for POI reviews

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ECDIS-grade ENC chartsReal-time marine conditionsCustomizable instrument panel

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Prevailing Weather Conditions.

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Access historical wind and wave data for oceans worldwide, presented in monthly charts. Explore conditions for the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, with additional regions available for free download.

Monthly wind and wave condition chartsOceanic data for Atlantic, Pacific, Indian OceansHistorical data from the last century

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$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

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Over 800 symbols and abbreviationsOrganized content treeSearch functionality

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Digital nautical chartsOffline chart downloadsReal-time AIS tracking

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