Best Marine Navigation Chart Apps

Nautical Charts & Maps

Nautical Charts & Marine Maps

$8.99

Access NOAA Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC) for offline marine navigation. View detailed information like buoys, depths, and port features. Overlay NOAA weather maps including radar, sea temperature, and wind data.

SeaVectors: Marine Navigation

NOAA ENC Charts, Winds & Tides

Free

This app provides professional marine navigation with official ENC charts and real-time weather data. It offers advanced instrument displays, alerts for restricted areas and fishing closures, and route planning capabilities for safe and informed voyages.

Marine Navigation

by Marco Palaferri

$19.99

This app offers a one-time purchase offline GPS chartplotter, giving you lifetime ownership of your maps without subscriptions or data tracking. It provides reliable navigation for sailors and fishermen, with an optional PRO subscription for advanced features.

AIS Marine Traffic: Ship Radar

Find Ship: Vessel Tracking app

Free

Explore global marine traffic and monitor ship activity worldwide on an interactive map. Discover ship positions, routes, ports, and maritime movement. Ideal for shipping enthusiasts, travelers, and marine professionals.

Marine Chart Symbols

by Imray

$4.99

A comprehensive reference for marine chart symbols, abbreviations, and terms. It's designed for learning, teaching, and as a quick reminder for sailors and cartography professionals. Features over 800 entries with search and favorite options.

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.

Seawell Navigation Charts

Sea Navigation Marine Offline

Free

This navigation app offers detailed marine charts and tools for sailors, fishermen, and boaters. It allows for easy waypoint management, route recording, and distance measurement, with offline map capabilities for use without internet connectivity.

Marine Navigation Lite

Offline GPS tracker for boat

Free

This app offers offline GPS charting for marine use, allowing users to own their maps permanently. It provides advanced navigation tools, custom map creation from any image, and respects user privacy by not tracking or selling data.

Luna Marine Charts

Marine charts and navigation

Free

This app provides marine charts and navigation tools for boaters. Plan routes, access nautical charts with tides and currents offline, and customize your display for day or night use. Ideal for coastal passages and offshore voyages.

Hip Charts

NOAA ENC Charts

Free

Access NOAA nautical charts for free on your mobile devices. View charts online and download single areas for offline use. Additional features like multiple offline downloads and custom boundaries require a purchase.

Marine Navigation - Canada

Fishing Spots + Depth Charts

$32.99

This app provides detailed marine navigation charts for Canada, including depth data and fishing spots. It offers voice-guided route assistance, route creation and import tools, and offline chart downloads for safe boating.

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.

Sea Maps

Smart sea maps for boating

Free

This marine navigation app provides boaters with interactive maps, real-time weather overlays, and AIS vessel tracking. It offers advanced features like bathymetry, anchor alarms, and track recording for safe and informed ocean exploration.

NAUTICAL CHART SYMBOLS & ABBREVIATIONS

Essential reference

$1.99

This app provides a comprehensive reference for nautical chart symbols and abbreviations, including international standards and supplementary national symbols. It's designed for learning, revision, and quick lookups with a searchable index and offline access.

iNavX: Marine Navigation

Sailing & Boating Chartplotter

Free

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.