List assembled by Denise Thompson from Birch Bay Paddlers in 2016 (so this list has a Pacific Northwest bias, but many of these apps work whereever you are). Some columns were deleted from the original tables to make a better fit within this webpage. The original testers were almost exclusively using iPads and iPhones, but many if not most of these apps have Android versions also.
Mobile Marine App Name | $ Cost | App or Website Description | Phone Tablet Both |
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Aye Tides XL | 7.99 | Tides Program (iPad version) for any day in the past or future | iPad |
Aye Tides | 7.99 | Tides Program (iphone version) for any day in the past or future | iPhone |
GPS realTide | 1.99 | Shows tides corrected to your current GPS location & currents from list for any day in the past or future | iPhone |
MyTide | 1.99 | Single day current Tides & Currents from favorites list | iPhone |
ShralpTide2 | Free | Tide and current graphs | iPad |
Boating US & Canada HD | 54.99 | Navionics Navigation Program (iPad version) with US & Canadian eCharts | iPad |
Boating US & Canada | 14.99 | Navionics Navigation Program (iphone version) with US & Canada eCharts | iPhone |
Transas iSailor - Marine Navigation, Chart Plotter | Free* | Transas Navigation Program, WA eCharts $4.99, Canadian Sunshine Coast, Gulf I, & Vancouver I. eCharts $25 | both |
iNavX Marine Navigation, NOAA Sailing Charts & Boating Chartplotter | 49.99 | Full featured application for charting and tracking your position while underway with free and fee chart options | iPad |
Compass Eye Marine Navigation & Bearings | 4.99 | Hand bearing compass with multiple bearing set points | iPhone |
Commander Compass Lite | Free* | compass with maps, gyrocompass, GPS receiver, waypoint tracker, speedometer, altimeter, Sun, Moon and star finder, gyro horizon | iPad |
MarineTraffic Ships & Wind | 3.99 | Detailed AIS ship location tracker | both |
Boat Beacon | 9.99 | Tracks AIS ship locations AND turns your mobile device into an mAIS transmitter to self report your AIS position to the Marine Traffic system | iphone |
mAIS MarineTraffic Ship Position Reporting | Free | Manually report your position via your mobile device to Marine Traffic system | iphone |
Predict Wind | Free* | Worldwide Tables, Graphs, Wind Maps, Observations, Swell Maps, Rain Maps, Cloud Maps, Isobar Maps, Sea Temp, Weather Routing, Departure Planning | both |
SailFlow | Free* | Wind graphs and forecasts from Weather Stations, Nowcast Spots, Onsite Reports | both |
WindAlert | Free* | Similar to SailFlow features and outputs | both |
PocketGrib | Free* | Shows offshore wind speed, direction, atmospheric pressure, rain | both |
GRIBview by Theyr | Free* | Using the most advanced weather modelling to produce the most accurate forecasts available today | iPad |
NOAA Buoy and Tide Data | 1.99 | Coastal NOAA Buoy Data Reports | both |
Buoyweather | Free | Buoyweather provides worldwide offshore Wind & Swell derived from nearby NOAA weather buoys and ship reports | iPhone |
MSW Surf Forecast | Free* | Magic Seaweed provides worldwide forecasts for wind speed & direction, live buoy & wind reports, swell height, swell direction & swell period | both |
Beaufort Wind Force Scale | Free | A handy pocket reference often used with other marine wind related forecast apps like Magic Seaweed | iPhone |
Marine Weather Plus by ACCuWeather | 2.99 | Weather Forecast Zones, Buoy Reports, Tide Prediction Stations, Radar Overlay, Sunrise/Sunset, Ocean/Bay Current Maps | both |
WeatherMap+ | 2.99 | Zoom around a map of the world, switch various weather layers in order to get a comprehensive view of both current and future weather events | both |
Drag Queen Anchor Alarm | Free | Anchor alarm | iPhone |
H1 Longitude Time Keeper | 0.99 | Describes the John Harrison clock that solved the problem of longitude | iPad |
Knots 3D | 1.99 | Animations showing how to tie various knots | both |
Boat Watch | Free* | Boat Watch lets you spot and identify boats and ships all around the world! | iPad |
Tide Chart USA Free | Free | An application to display tidal information, made for fun fishing. | iPhone |
RayView | Free | Remote view of Raymarine sounder & chart plotter – allows you to view your Raymarine e-Series or c-Series Multi-Functional Display via your smartphone or tablet. | Both |
RadarNow! | Free* | Moving weather radar. Use RadarNow! to quickly see an animated radar image and current conditions! No digging through menus to see if a storm is on the way! | Both |
ViewRanger | $0-20 | Land based topo and trail mapping for land base exploring. Discover thousands of inspiring trail guides, download detailed topo | Both |
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BackCountry Navigator TOPO GPS | $0-21 | Land based topo and trail mapping for land base exploring. | both |
MSW US Pacific Wind & Swell | Free* | https://www.google.com/url?q=http://magicseaweed.com/US-Pacific-Surf-Chart/13/?chartType=WMAG&sa=D&ust=1454825677971000&usg=AFQjCNHwnIu6Iqptc7Q-9L4xt8TUcb-CjQ | both |
Ocean Winds & Currents | Free | https://www.google.com/url?q=http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-151.49,51.81,1821&sa=D&ust=1454825677972000&usg=AFQjCNH31RWOXFYhqk6AP5K4UARbwkhKGw | both |
48 HR Surface Weatherfax | Free | https://www.google.com/url?q=http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/fax/PWBI10.TIF&sa=D&ust=1454825677972000&usg=AFQjCNHk_fz2mCq9tphdtArkwYybYMT2LA | both |
96 HR Surface Weatherfax | Free | https://www.google.com/url?q=http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/fax/PWBM99.TIF&sa=D&ust=1454825677972000&usg=AFQjCNHaH461Y5Fq2uLjuEoSmCcXPBihsQ | both |
Local WA Marine Forecast | Free | https://www.google.com/url?q=http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/fmtbltn.pl?file=forecasts/marine/coastal/pz/pzz133.txt&sa=D&ust=1454825677973000&usg=AFQjCNGB7r5lMLnouMoqpxVfmRVLI0_Xjw | both |
Local BC Marine Forecast | Free | https://www.google.com/url?q=https://weather.gc.ca/marine/forecast_e.html?mapID=02&siteID=14305&sa=D&ust=1454825677975000&usg=AFQjCNHNNciGSBusFPZQH4EbtyDjpZX2Tg | both |
Complete Local Marine Weather Analysis | Free | https://www.google.com/url?q=http://l-36.com/weather.php?lat=49&lon=-122.77&point1=Blaine,+WA&point2=Marine+Location+Near+Blaine,+WA&tide1=Blaine,+Semiahmoo+Bay,+Washington&tide2=Toe+Point,+Patos+Island,+0.5+mile+South+of,+Washington+Current&lat_long1=49,-122.77&radar=ATX&radar2=RTX&station=sew&ports=9449424&rss=chyw1&rss2=frdw1&rss3=pbfw1&airport=KBLI&geos=west/nw&lat_long2=49,-122.77&yd10=on&zone1=PZZ133&zone2=PZZ100&v=0.50&sa=D&ust=1454825677975000&usg=AFQjCNGnvUqdwtK9N2okTqtuC76nDhBu-Q | both |
iPad Apps Used to Cross an Ocean | Free | https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.cruisingworld.com/how/ipad-navigation-across-ocean&sa=D&ust=1454825677976000&usg=AFQjCNHAhPCMqf1MKhu7oE5KqDDcED4maQ | both |
WindAlert | Free* | https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.windalert.com/map#48.79,-123.429,9,2&sa=D&ust=1454825677976000&usg=AFQjCNE92YabUh_kfCRibOKAcoWirzvXvw | both |
Waggoner Cruising Guide | Free | https://www.google.com/url?q=http://waggonerguide.com/&sa=D&ust=1454825677977000&usg=AFQjCNE0_63fG7-2LE5udXpWb9SOJe6XIw | both |
Waggoner Crusing Guide App reviews | Free | https://www.google.com/url?q=http://waggonerguide.com/&sa=D&ust=1454825677977000&usg=AFQjCNE0_63fG7-2LE5udXpWb9SOJe6XIw | both |
Boativated | Free | https://www.google.com/url?q=http://boativated.com/&sa=D&ust=1454825677977000&usg=AFQjCNGp9KoGllLcATfumXVpLiFfaIwcog | both |
i-Marine Apps | Free | https://www.google.com/url?q=http://i-marineapps.blogspot.com/&sa=D&ust=1454825677978000&usg=AFQjCNGAsmmUUz4Z7r_rrKffrZCZE1d59g | both |
BitterEndBlog | Free | https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/BitterEndBlog&sa=D&ust=1454825677978000&usg=AFQjCNGhxdf3XdddRHgyD-yH02fiQNtZTw | both |
The Three Sheets Northwest | Free | https://www.google.com/url?q=http://threesheetsnw.com/&sa=D&ust=1454825677978000&usg=AFQjCNEZ9WkXEfU8DPEFeb3irX1u-6_SNQ | both |
Actuals vs Predicted for Cherry Point | Free | https://www.google.com/url?q=http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/stationhome.html?id=9449424#obs&sa=D&ust=1454825677979000&usg=AFQjCNGqaYWqk-B3IiZ17MvRRiarnvrj3A | both |
Panbo : the marine electronics hub | Free | https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.panbo.com/&sa=D&ust=1454825677979000&usg=AFQjCNEsifuv1HfG9lvv8cJhARYoL4neNA | both |
Northwest Cruising | Free | Cruising Dictances in the Pacific Northwest and links to popular areas | both |
Advanced Google Maps Distance Calculator | Free | Allows you to lay in a course using Google Maps and find out the total distance in statute miles and nautical miles | both |
Discover Ferndale | Free | A good site for weather and local Ferndale information. You can sign up to get daily or weekly updates from them | both |
Wind Finder | Free | Wind, waves and weather for kitesurfers, windsurfers, surfers and sailors | both |