Best Water Navigation Apps

Argo - Boating Navigation

Charts, Routes, Tracks, Log

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.

Savvy Navvy: Boat Navigation

Marine GPS and Nautical Charts

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.

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.

Lowrance: app for anglers

Great fishing charts

Free

This app provides detailed fishing charts and navigation tools for anglers. Manage waypoints, discover new fishing spots, and plan trips with offline maps and autorouting. Sync data with your Lowrance devices for a seamless on-water experience.

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.

Fishing Points: Map & Forecast

Find Best Tides Times to Fish

Free

This app helps anglers find the best times and locations to fish by providing detailed forecasts for tides, moon phases, weather, and marine conditions. It offers interactive maps to discover and save fishing spots, track routes, and access offline nautical charts, along with a catch logbook and fishing regulations.

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.

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.

NavShip - US Waterways

Your waterway route assistant

Free

Plan your journeys on global waterways with detailed route assistance. Access live weather, tide data, clearance heights, and marina information. Suitable for various boat types, it helps you navigate safely and efficiently.

Paddle Ways - Lets Go Paddling

River & Lake Maps & Conditions

Free

Discover and plan paddling adventures with detailed maps, real-time conditions, and route information. Find launch points, campsites, and weather forecasts to ensure a safe and enjoyable trip on rivers and lakes.

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.

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.

BRP GO!: Maps & Navigation

GPS for all powersports

Free

This app provides a connected riding experience for powersports enthusiasts. It offers detailed maps, route planning, turn-by-turn navigation, and real-time friend tracking for snowmobiles, off-road vehicles, and watercraft. It also integrates with vehicle displays for seamless access to navigation and other apps.

GPS Navigation & Map Direction

Rout Finder & Live Traffic

Free

Find exact routes and get turn-by-turn voice guidance to your destination. Discover nearby places like gas stations, restaurants, and parks with live traffic updates. Explore the world through voice-enabled maps.

BoatUS - Boat Weather & Tides

24/7 Boat Towing & Insurance

Free

This app provides 24/7 towing assistance for boaters, along with detailed weather and tide forecasts. It also helps users find discounts at marine businesses and manage their membership and insurance policies.

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.

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.