Best Nautical Charts Navigation 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.

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.

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.

NOAA Nautical Charts & Map

Marine Navigation Map Download

$5.99

Access over 1000 NOAA Raster Navigational Charts for offline and online use. Features GPS location, navigation plotting, and basic instrumentation. Provides links to essential boating resources.

TZ iBoat – Marine Navigation

Boat GPS, Charts, AIS, Tides

Free

Navigate the seas with advanced marine charts, GPS, and AIS data, even offline. This app offers detailed bathymetry, community-contributed map data, and dynamic features for safe boating, sailing, and fishing.

Argo Navigation: Boat GPS, Map

Marine Charts, Weather & Tides

Free

This app provides comprehensive navigation and planning tools for boaters, offering features like chart plotting, route planning, and weather forecasts. It aims to be user-friendly for all skill levels, from beginners to experienced cruisers, with a focus on safety and connectivity on the water.

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.

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.

Navionics® Boating

Nautical and fishing charts

Free

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.

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.

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.

Flytomap All in One HD Charts

Charts & Maps GPS Navigator

$14.99

Access detailed nautical and outdoor maps worldwide, including marine charts, lake maps, and park maps. Download charts for offline use with GPS navigation, route planning, and weather forecasts. Explore and record your adventures without an internet connection.

i-Boating: USA Marine Charts

Nautical + Lake Contour Maps

$29.99

This app provides detailed marine and lake navigation charts, including NOAA vector charts, USACE inland river maps, and contour maps for anglers. It offers advanced GPS features like voice-prompted route assistance, track recording, and tide/current predictions for safe and efficient boating.

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.

Charts & Tides

by Navimatics Corporation

Free

Navigate waterways with detailed charts, tide information, and GPS. Research and plan trips at home, or use it on your boat for real-time navigation. Access a vast offline database of marine information for safe and informed journeys.

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.

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.