Best Navigation Tools For Boats Apps

Savvy Navvy: Boat Navigation

GPS, Nautical Charts, Boating

Free

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.

Aqua Map Boating

Marine navigation and fishing

Free

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.

i-Boating: Marine Charts & Gps

Lake Depth Map,Sailing Plotter

Free

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.

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.

Simrad: Companion for Boaters

Great nautical charts

Free

This app provides boaters with detailed nautical charts, weather forecasts, and route planning tools. It offers GPS navigation, track recording, and points of interest, with premium features like offline maps and advanced charting available through subscription.

Waterway Guide

Trusted Boating Resource

Free

This app provides a comprehensive boating resource with a verified database of marinas, anchorages, and navigation alerts. Users can access real-time hazard information, plan trips with a digital handbook, and utilize detailed content optimized for mobile devices. Engage with a community of boaters through comments and reviews.

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.

ActiveCaptain®

Connect to Your GPS Plotter

Free

This app connects your mobile device to compatible Garmin chartplotters, enabling wireless chart and map transfers, software updates, and route planning. It also provides access to a community of boaters for reviews and information on marinas and points of interest.

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.

Waterkaarten: Boat Navigation

Route planner, AIS & Waterways

Free

This app provides comprehensive boating navigation with route planning, water maps, and AIS pairing. It offers detailed information on marinas, bridges, and locks, with offline map capabilities for safe and prepared journeys on the water.

Marine Traffic Vessel Finder

Marine Navigation & Weather

Free

Access real-time ship positions, routes, and detailed vessel information globally. Track vessel history, view port details, and monitor weather conditions on an interactive map. Organize your tracked vessels and ports with a personal fleet.

SeaDrive: Boat Navigation

GPS Charts Tide Weather Routes

Free

This marine navigation app offers offline charting, route planning, and tide/current predictions. It provides free US charts and integrates weather forecasts and points of interest like marinas. Share your live track with others for enhanced safety and communication on the water.

Navigation Rules Pro

Boating Regs and References

$4.99

This app provides comprehensive boating regulations and reference materials, including international and inland navigation rules, sound and light signals, and communication information. It features quick references, calculators, and unit conversions for boaters.

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.

Navigation Rules

Boating Regulations

$3.99

Access the complete International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGs) and Inland Navigation Rules. This app provides a searchable, annotated version of boating regulations, ideal for quick reference and sharing information.

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.

KnowWake

Friendly Waterway Navigation

Free

This marine navigation platform offers detailed waterway information for numerous global locations. Discover waterfront destinations, access real-time community reports on hazards and marine life, and utilize advanced navigation features for a safer and more informed boating experience.