Best Noaa Charts Navigation Apps

111+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

4.4 avg rating
17 free apps
Updated July 2026

From beginner-friendly picks to power-user tools, our noaa charts navigation list covers 111+ iPhone apps updated through July 2026. Compare ratings, prices, and screenshots in one place.

Compare top Noaa Charts Navigation Apps (July 2026)

#AppPriceRatingAdsIn-App PurchasesUpdated
1PRO CHARTS - Marine NavigationPRO CHARTS - Marine NavigationFree4.5★ (8.5K)NoYesJul 2026
2iNavX: Marine NavigationiNavX: Marine NavigationFree4.8★ (21K)YesYesJul 2026
3Argo Navigation: Boat GPS, MapArgo Navigation: Boat GPS, MapFree4.9★ (6.1K)NoYesJul 2026
4i-Boating: Marine Charts & Gpsi-Boating: Marine Charts & GpsFree4.5★ (14K)NoYesJul 2026
5Nautical Charts & MapsNautical Charts & Maps$8.994.6★ (3.8K)NoNoJul 2026
6Tide Alert (NOAA) - Tide ChartTide Alert (NOAA) - Tide ChartFree4.8★ (44K)NoYesJul 2026
7Savvy Navvy: Boat NavigationSavvy Navvy: Boat NavigationFree4.7★ (7.6K)NoYesJul 2026
8TidesPro: Tide Charts & TablesTidesPro: Tide Charts & TablesFree4.8★ (1.7K)NoYesJul 2026

Top Picks for Noaa Charts Navigation

PRO CHARTS - Marine Navigation#1

PRO CHARTS - Marine Navigation by MiraTrex, Inc

Editor's Choice
🗺️ Navigation
4.5😞(8.5K ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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Navigate marine environments with detailed nautical charts and route planning. Track your location, find friends on the water, and share your trip details for safety. Offline chart access ensures reliable navigation even without an internet connection.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Great for navigation
  • 🗺️ Helpful for coastal areas
  • 👍 Useful app overall

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • ⚠️ Subscription issues and hidden costs
  • 🌐 Lacks coverage for non-US regions
iNavX: Marine Navigation#2

iNavX: Marine Navigation by NavX Studios LLC

Sailing & Boating Chartplotter
Strong Contender
🗺️ Navigation
4.8😐(21K ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
#71in Navigation
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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

Room to Improve

  • 🤔 Clunky and unintuitive user interface
  • 🗺️ Cumbersome chart management and downloading
  • 🔋 Battery drain issues
Argo Navigation: Boat GPS, Map#3

Argo Navigation: Boat GPS, Map by Argo Navigation, LLC

Marine Charts, Weather & Tides
Worth Considering
🗺️ Navigation
4.9😊(6.1K ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
#38in Navigation
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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.

What We Love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Accurate navigation
  • 💡 Helpful social features
  • 🔋 Good battery life

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Occasional app crashes
  • 🗺️ Limited map coverage in some areas
  • 🔍 Difficulty finding certain locations

More Noaa Charts Navigation apps to explore

4
i-Boating: Marine Charts & Gps
i-Boating: Marine Charts & Gps
i-Boating: Marine Charts & Gps
Lake Maps & Fishing Spots
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.

Detailed vector marine chartsRoute planning and editingVoice-guided navigation
🗺️ Navigation
(14K)
free with in-app purchases
5
Nautical Charts & Maps
Nautical Charts & Maps
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.

NOAA Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC)Offline chart downloadsDetailed chart information
🗺️ Navigation
(3.8K)
free
6
Tide Alert (NOAA) - Tide Chart
Tide Alert (NOAA) - Tide Chart
Tide Alert (NOAA) - Tide Chart
NOAA tide table, wind & swell
Free

Get accurate tide predictions, lunar phases, and weather data with personalized alerts. Features offline access, customizable charts, and Apple Watch integration. Ideal for anyone who enjoys coastal activities.

Personalized high and low tide alertsOffline tide informationLunar phase calendar
☀️ Weather
(44K)
free with in-app purchases
7
Savvy Navvy: Boat Navigation
Savvy Navvy: Boat Navigation
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.

Clutter-free nautical chartsSmart route planning with weather and tide integrationReal-time GPS tracking
🗺️ Navigation
(7.6K)
free with in-app purchases
8
TidesPro: Tide Charts & Tables
TidesPro: Tide Charts & Tables
TidesPro: Tide Charts & Tables
NOAA Tides & Marine Weather
Free

Access accurate tide predictions, marine weather forecasts, and fishing insights for various outdoor activities. Plan your trips with detailed tide charts, wave data, and wind conditions. Includes an interactive map and Apple Watch support.

NOAA Tide DataMarine Weather ForecastsInteractive Map with Overlays
☀️ Weather
(1.7K)
freemium
9
Navionics® Boating
Navionics® Boating
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.

Offline nautical chartsHD bathymetry mapsDock-to-dock route planning
🗺️ Navigation
(2.3K)
free with in-app purchases
10
FishTrack - Charts & Forecasts
FishTrack - Charts & Forecasts
FishTrack - Charts & Forecasts
SST, tides, currents, & maps
Free

This app provides saltwater anglers with essential tools to locate fish. It combines cloud-free SST charts, satellite imagery, tides, currents, and marine weather forecasts into a layered interface. Users can mark hot spots, save data for offline use, and identify optimal fishing zones.

Cloud-free Sea Surface Temperature (SST) chartsGlobal satellite imagery (water temp, color, currents)Tides and moon phase data
☀️ Weather
(6K)
free with in-app purchases
11
NV Charts GPS Navigation AIS
NV Charts GPS Navigation AIS
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.

Digital nautical chartsOffline chart downloadsReal-time AIS tracking
🗺️ Navigation
(113)
free with in-app purchases
12
Hip Charts
Hip Charts
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.

Unlimited online NOAA chart viewingDownload single chart areas for offline useAutomatic chart loading
🗺️ Navigation
(6)
free with in-app purchases
13
Windy - 실시간 날씨 예보. 바람 및 파도 정보
Windy - 실시간 날씨 예보. 바람 및 파도 정보
Windy - 실시간 날씨 예보. 바람 및 파도 정보
#1 해양 날씨, 바람 및 파도
Free

This app provides detailed wind, wave, and weather forecasts for various outdoor activities. It offers historical data, real-time alerts, and a community feature for sharing conditions. Ideal for surfers, sailors, and other wind sports enthusiasts.

Wind report, forecast, and statisticsWind alert and storm warningsWeather history (2012-2024)
☀️ Weather
(72K)
freemium
14
iSailGPS : NOAA USA RNC Charts
iSailGPS : NOAA USA RNC Charts
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.

USA NOAA Raster Nautical ChartsOffline GPS navigationTrack recording and display
🗺️ Navigation
(71)
paid
15
Ditch: Boat Navigation
Ditch: Boat Navigation
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.

AI-powered smart routingAccurate ETA predictionsHistorical AIS data visualization
🗺️ Navigation
(22)
free with in-app purchases
16
Flytomap All in One HD Charts
Flytomap All in One HD Charts
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.

Offline chart downloadsWorldwide marine and outdoor mapsGPS navigation and route planning
🗺️ Navigation
(4)
free with in-app purchases
17
Aqua Map Boating
Aqua Map Boating
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.

Official NOAA nautical chartsOffline map downloadsGPS track recording
🗺️ Navigation
(13K)
free with in-app purchases
18
Orca: Boat GPS, Charts, Routes
Orca: Boat GPS, Charts, Routes
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.

Marine chartsIntelligent routingLive AIS tracking
🗺️ Navigation
(318)
free with in-app purchases
19
Simrad: Companion for Boaters
Simrad: Companion for Boaters
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.

Detailed nautical chartsMarine weather forecastsRoute planning with Autorouting™
🗺️ Navigation
(2.3K)
free with in-app purchases
20
TZ iBoat – Marine Navigation
TZ iBoat – Marine Navigation
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.

Offline marine chartsGPS and route planningAIS Online tracking
🗺️ Navigation
(855)
free with in-app purchases

FAQ about Noaa Charts Navigation

What are the best noaa charts navigation apps for iPhone?
PRO CHARTS - Marine Navigation tops our noaa charts navigation apps ranking as of July 2026, with a 4.5-star average from 8.5K App Store ratings, and it's free to download.
Yes — 17 of the top noaa charts navigation apps we rank are free to download, including PRO CHARTS - Marine Navigation and iNavX: Marine Navigation.
PRO CHARTS - Marine Navigation has no ads and offers in-app purchases, according to its App Store listing as of July 2026.
We track 111+ noaa charts navigation apps on the iOS App Store as of July 2026, ranked by rating, recency, and analysis of real user reviews.
This app provides a powerful yet easy-to-use marine navigation system. It offers high-resolution NOAA nautical charts, route planning, friend tracking, and safety features like float plan sharing. It's designed to help users navigate safely on the water.
Key features include high-resolution NOAA nautical charts for U.S. coastal areas and the Great Lakes, easy waypoint and route creation, a buddy-tracking system to see friends on the water, the ability to create and send float plans, point-and-steer navigation, offline chart access, track recording, and an indexed point of interest database.