Best Noel Navigator Apps

101+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

4.2 avg rating
17 free apps
Updated May 2026

Finding the right noel navigator apps can be overwhelming with so many options. We've analyzed 101+ apps to bring you the best choices for 2026, from free options to premium solutions with advanced features.

Compare top Noel Navigator Apps (May 2026)

#AppPriceRatingAdsIn-App PurchasesUpdated
1MapFactor Navigator - GPS MapsMapFactor Navigator - GPS MapsFree4.7★ (802)YesYesJul 2026
2iNavX: Marine NavigationiNavX: Marine NavigationFree4.8★ (21K)YesYesJul 2026
3CoPilot GPS NavigationCoPilot GPS NavigationFree3.5★ (2K)YesYesJul 2026
4ActiveCaptain®ActiveCaptain®Free4.0★ (4.9K)NoYesJul 2026
5The NavigatorThe NavigatorFree4.0★ (2)NoNoMay 2026
6GPS & Maps NavigatorGPS & Maps NavigatorFree4.5★ (86)NoYesJul 2026
7Wärtsilä iSailorWärtsilä iSailorFree2.9★ (10)NoYesJul 2026
8Boat Watch - Ship TrackingBoat Watch - Ship TrackingFree4.6★ (3.7K)NoYesJul 2026

Top Picks for Noel Navigator

MapFactor Navigator - GPS Maps#1

MapFactor Navigator - GPS Maps by MapFactor

Offline navigation for all
Editor's Choice
🗺️ Navigation
4.7😐(802 ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
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Navigate over 200 countries offline with turn-by-turn voice guidance, speed limit alerts, and camera warnings. Plan door-to-door routes for various transport modes and customize your navigation experience with favorite places and route avoidance.

What We Love

  • 👍 Colorful app
  • 🚀 Great offline navigation
  • 🚀 Excellent mapping and GPS
  • 👍 Good app overall

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Doesn't let you open GPX files
  • 🐛 Clunky and slow on iPhone
  • 🐛 Unintelligible instructions
iNavX: Marine Navigation#2

iNavX: Marine Navigation by NavX Studios LLC

Sailing & Boating Chartplotter
Strong Contender
🗺️ Navigation
4.8😐(21K ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
#63in 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
CoPilot GPS Navigation#3

CoPilot GPS Navigation by Trimble Maps Ltd.

GPS for Car, RV and Truck
Worth Considering
🗺️ Navigation
3.5😐(2K ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
#51in Navigation
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Navigate roads safely and efficiently with voice-guided offline maps. Optimized routing for cars, trucks, and RVs helps you avoid restrictions, save time, and find points of interest. Enjoy a free trial before subscribing.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Works well
  • 🚀 Excellent app for towing a caravan
  • 🚀 Great for caravanning
  • 🚀 Fantastic app

Room to Improve

  • 🔍 Doesn't support Apple CarPlay
  • 🔍 Behind the times
  • 🐛 Crashes frequently

More Noel Navigator apps to explore

4
ActiveCaptain®
ActiveCaptain®
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.

Wireless chart and map transferRoute and waypoint planningActiveCaptain Community for POI reviews
🗺️ Navigation
(4.9K)
free with in-app purchases
5
The Navigator
The Navigator
The Navigator
by The Nautical Institute
Free

This free publication offers insights and professional development for marine navigators. It features articles on crucial topics like radar, ECDIS, and passage planning, with access to past editions.

Professional marine navigation insightsFree publicationArticles on radar and ECDIS
🗺️ Navigation
(2)
free
6
GPS & Maps Navigator
GPS & Maps Navigator
GPS & Maps Navigator
Route Planner,Wi-Fi Map
Free

This app provides smart route planning, real-time location finding, and discovery of nearby places. It also includes helpful travel tools like a currency converter, language translator, and Wi-Fi finder.

Smart route plannerNearby places discoveryCurrent location finder
🗺️ Navigation
(86)
free with in-app purchases
7
Wärtsilä iSailor
Wärtsilä iSailor
Wärtsilä iSailor
World's leading sailing app
Free

This marine navigation app offers clear presentation of navigational information and electronic charts for amateur seafarers. It supports accurate TX-97 vector charts and provides various optional services like weather and AIS data.

Electronic chart displayGPS and AIS integrationRoute creation and monitoring
🗺️ Navigation
(10)
free with in-app purchases
8
Boat Watch - Ship Tracking
Boat Watch - Ship Tracking
Boat Watch - Ship Tracking
Ferry, cargo & cruise ships
Free

Track ships and boats globally in real-time. Identify vessels, view their details, and receive alerts for arrivals and departures. Explore nautical charts and use augmented reality for an enhanced viewing experience.

Real-time AIS ship trackingVessel identification and detailsFavorite boat tracking
✈️ Travel
(3.7K)
free with in-app purchases
9
PRO CHARTS - Marine Navigation
PRO CHARTS - Marine Navigation
PRO CHARTS - Marine Navigation
by MiraTrex, Inc
Free

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.

High-resolution NOAA nautical chartsOffline chart accessWaypoint and route creation
🗺️ Navigation
(8.5K)
free with in-app purchases
10
Air Navigation Pro
Air Navigation Pro
Air Navigation Pro
The Pilot Assistant
Free

Plan and navigate flights globally with an interactive moving map featuring aeronautical charts, real-time weather, and traffic awareness. Get visual and audio alerts for nearby aircraft and access detailed weather layers for enhanced flight planning and safety.

Interactive moving map with aeronautical chartsReal-time traffic awareness with alertsAdvanced weather layers (radar, wind, clouds)
🗺️ Navigation
(626)
free with in-app purchases
11
Marine Traffic Vessel Finder
Marine Traffic Vessel Finder
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.

Real-time ship positions and routesDetailed vessel profilesGlobal AIS data coverage
🗺️ Navigation
(449)
free with in-app purchases
12
Boat Beacon
Boat Beacon
Boat Beacon
AIS Marine Navigation
$14.99

This marine navigation app provides real-time AIS data for collision avoidance and position sharing. It offers over-the-horizon warnings, background operation, and a user-friendly interface for boaters.

Collision warnings with CPA calculationsReal-time AIS ship trackingBackground operation for continuous alerts
🗺️ Navigation
(841)
free with in-app purchases
13
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
14
Compass & Coordinates Locator
Compass & Coordinates Locator
Compass & Coordinates Locator
Altitude, Barometer, Weather
Free

This app provides accurate directional guidance with a digital compass, wind direction, and Qibla finder. It offers offline functionality, location saving, weather updates, and altitude monitoring, making it a versatile navigation tool for various outdoor activities and everyday use.

Accurate digital compassWind direction indicatorTrue/Magnetic North toggle
🗺️ Navigation
(485)
free with in-app purchases
15
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
16
SeaNav
SeaNav
SeaNav
Cartes marines et navigation
Free

This app provides high-resolution marine charts, route planning, and real-time navigation for boaters. It offers features like AIS ship tracking, tide and weather information, and offline chart access. Advanced capabilities include augmented reality views and autopilot integration.

High-resolution marine chartsAutoroute planningReal-time GPS navigation
🗺️ Navigation
(243)
free with in-app purchases
17
Memory-Map
Memory-Map
Memory-Map
Topo Maps / Marine Charts
Free

Transform your device into an outdoor GPS or marine chart plotter with detailed offline maps. Track your location even without a signal, plan routes on your computer, and analyze your adventures. Trusted by professionals for various outdoor activities.

Offline Topo and Marine ChartsGPS Location TrackingRoute Planning & Measurement
🗺️ Navigation
(52)
free with in-app purchases
18
Imray Navigator
Imray Navigator
Imray Navigator
by FB Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson GmbH
Free

This marine chart plotter provides nautical charts for various sea activities. Plan passages, create routes, and share tracks. Offers GPS, tides, and AIS integration for comprehensive navigation.

Nautical charts from Imray and other publishersPassage planning and route creationShare tracks and waypoints
🗺️ Navigation
(7)
subscription
19
Ship Finder
Ship Finder
Ship Finder
Live Marine & Vessel tracking
$4.99

Track live moving ships on a worldwide map with an intuitive interface and high performance. View vessel details, search, filter, and even use Augmented Reality to identify ships. Ideal for shipping enthusiasts, cruisers, and professionals.

Live worldwide ship trackingAugmented Reality (AR) viewDetailed vessel information
🗺️ Navigation
(3.8K)
free
20
Compass - Professional
Compass - Professional
Compass - Professional
Safe and easy navigation
Free

This app helps you navigate by displaying your direction on a compass, overlayed on a satellite or map view. It provides your street address, GPS coordinates, and altitude, along with What3Words coordinates for precise location identification.

Compass direction displaySatellite and map view overlayStreet address and GPS coordinates
🗺️ Navigation
(2.3K)
free with in-app purchases

FAQ about Noel Navigator

What are the best noel navigator apps for iPhone?
MapFactor Navigator - GPS Maps tops our noel navigator apps ranking as of May 2026, with a 4.7-star average from 802 App Store ratings, and it's free to download.
Yes — 17 of the top noel navigator apps we rank are free to download, including MapFactor Navigator - GPS Maps and iNavX: Marine Navigation.
MapFactor Navigator - GPS Maps shows ads and offers in-app purchases, according to its App Store listing as of May 2026.
We track 101+ noel navigator apps on the iOS App Store as of May 2026, ranked by rating, recency, and analysis of real user reviews.
MapFactor Navigator is a free GPS navigation application that provides offline maps and turn-by-turn voice directions for over 200 countries. It allows you to navigate without an internet connection, making it ideal for travel and daily commutes.
Key features include voice navigation in various languages, door-to-door route planning, speed limit and camera warnings, points of interest, and multiple routing modes for cars, buses, pedestrians, and bicycles. It also offers 2D/3D map modes and day/night map settings.