Boat Beacon Downloads & RevenueBoat Beacon · App Store & Google Play
Boat Beacon by Pocket Mariner Ltd. is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
📈AndroidDropped out of every chart we track📈iOSEntered the top 10✏️iOSNew iPad screenshots✏️iOSNew screenshots📈iOSCharting in a new country📈AndroidCharting in a new country📦iOSUpdated to version 5.2📦iOSUpdated to version 5.1.7🆕AndroidFirst spotted by AppInsider⭐iOSPassed 1K ratings🆕iOSFirst spotted by AppInsider📦AndroidVersion 2.107🆕AndroidReleased on Google Play🆕iOSReleased on the App Store
Full timeline · 31 events
- 📈Boat Beacon dropped out of every chart we trackAndroidLast seen 31 Oct
- 📈Boat Beacon entered the top 10iOSTop Paid · Navigation · CA
- ✏️Boat Beacon: new iPad screenshotsiOS· KR
- ✏️Boat Beacon: new screenshotsiOS9 screenshots (was 9) · KR
- 📈Boat Beacon charting in a new countryiOSNetherlands
- ✏️Boat Beacon: new iPad screenshotsiOS· 10 countries
- ✏️Boat Beacon: new screenshotsiOS9 screenshots (was 9) · 10 countries
- ✏️Boat Beacon: needs a newer iOSiOSiOS 15.6 → iOS 17.0
- 📈Boat Beacon charting in a new countryAndroidThailand
- 📦Boat Beacon updated to version 5.2iOSDuo and iOS27 ready
Fix for AR mode compass rotation
Longitude display format corrected for US - 📈Boat Beacon charting in a new countryAndroidVietnam
- 📈Boat Beacon entered the top 10iOSTop Paid · Navigation · IN
- 📈Boat Beacon new best rank in the overall chart: #144iOSTop Paid · All Apps · IN
- 📈Boat Beacon entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · Navigation · IN
- 📈Boat Beacon new best rank in the overall chart: #166iOSTop Paid · All Apps · TR
- 📈Boat Beacon charting in a new countryiOSTurkey
- 📈Boat Beacon charting in a new countryAndroidUnited Arab Emirates
- 📈Boat Beacon charting in a new countryAndroidIndonesia
- ✏️Boat Beacon: description updatediOS· 11 countries
- 📈Boat Beacon entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · Navigation · AU
- 📦Boat Beacon updated to version 5.1.7iOSLiveView ships now resize correctly when zooming out
Ship details popup shows correct size icon when zoomed in and replaces it with a thumbnail photo if available (Pro version)
Centre on my location now works instantly
Stability improvements… more - 🆕Boat Beacon first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidIndia
- 📈Boat Beacon entered the top 10iOSTop Paid · Navigation · IT
- 📈Boat Beacon charting in a new countryiOSIndia
- 📈Boat Beacon entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · Navigation · IT
- 🆕Boat Beacon first spotted by AppInsideriOS#59 in Top Paid · Navigation · Italy
- 📦Boat Beacon version 5.1.6iOSNo release notes
- 📦Boat Beacon version 2.107AndroidIntroducing our SeaNav Marine Navigation app with Charts, routes, weather & tides plus free AIS for Boat Beacon users
Stability improvements
Map view now full screen
Option to use Course Over Ground (COG) instead of heading for own boat display.
AIS AtoNs now drawing at correct angle.
Satellite view now shows place and location names.
Battery alarm setting set to 25%… more - 🆕Boat Beacon released on Google PlayAndroid
- 🆕Boat Beacon released on the App StoreiOS
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.0 ★
1.2k ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#22
App Store · 
Navigation Paid
Navigation PaidMeasured
New ratings a week
1.8
App Store, 4-week average
Measured
App Store
App details
App ID
494877039
Publisher
Pocket Mariner Ltd.
Publisher country
United Kingdom
On the store since
Feb 2012
14 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 17.0+
iPhone XS and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad · Watch
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
4
EN FR DE ES
Size
159 MB
Also listed in
Sports
Google Play
App details
App ID
com.electricpocket.boatbeacon
Publisher
ELECTRIC POCKET LIMITED
Publisher country
United Kingdom
Content rating
Everyone
Boat Beacon downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | – | 100k+ |
| Google Play | – | 10k+ Measured |
| Total | – | 100k+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
App Store: chart positions and rating growth per country, anchored on its own Android downloads; lifetime from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Google Play: the daily change in its exact install count. The total adds every store.
Where Boat Beacon's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Business model: Paid app
How Boat Beacon makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
In-app purchases
One-off purchases
/mo
of revenue
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #22 Navigation Paid | 14 of 30 countries | – | – |
| Google Play | #198 Maps & Navigation Grossing | 1 of 23 countries | – | – |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
1.8
4-week average
Lifetime rating
4.6★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
62/100
faster than 70% of Navigation apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.6 ★ | 873 |
| Google Play | 2.6 ★ | 363 51 written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.0 ★ weighted by ratings | 1.2k |
What users say about Boat Beacon
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users appreciate the app's utility as a low-cost AIS alternative and its integration with Navionics, but are frustrated by frequent crashes, data inaccuracies, and unclear subscription requirements. While customer service is praised for responsiveness, core functionality issues like missing vessels and broken editing tools have led to significant dissatisfaction.
Mixed (50% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and helpful support. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Useful: “Can’t recommend it enough”
- Customer support: “Wonderful customer service”
- Price & subscription: “For costal it is a good lower cost option than a full transceiver AIS”
- Ease of use: “So easy to use and very stable and reliable”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Wish I could get a refund”
- Crashes & bugs: “Nope doesn’t work trash wasted 15$”
- Updates: “Please help, or provide an update patch for it”
About Boat Beacon
Boat Beacon is an internet AIS receiver and transmitter for your iPhone and iPad. It is the only AIS ship tracking app to provide Collision Warnings, share your boat’s position & use real-time AIS data.
Connected to the largest network of AIS shore receivers world-wide covering most major ports, harbours and popular coastal areas.
“An outstanding app, with great potential. Both interesting to use and very user friendly. This could be a life saver and especially of interest to small boat users. Everyone who goes on the water should have this on and use it!” ***** Sun Dream, App Store Review
Boat Beacon is designed for boaters & provides continuous Bearing, Range & Closest Point of Approach (CPA) calculations and alarms in addition to standard AIS information even when in the background.
Boat Beacon does not require any external AIS transponder or receiver equipment.
Key Features
------------
Over-the-horizon collision avoidance (30 miles radius) using continuous CPA calculations - highlights boats that are on a potential collision course and alerts you with an alarm.
Continually transmits and receives position information via the internet and calculates and alarms CPA even when the app is in the background.
Shares your position with Internet AIS Systems & apps & other Boat Beacon users in real time.
Real time ship map view with North up & Heading up modes so you can look in the direction of the ships on the map to locate them.
Nav display showing own boat's speed, course, heading and position.
SART Alarm
Man Overboard tracking, Anchor watch & Theft alarms (IAP).
Apple Watch App included
Siri voice commands
Apple Critical Alerts support
Export tracks
Boat-to-Boat & Group Messaging.
Local AIS & GPS via Wifi.
Boat Beacon InApp Add-ons (IAP):-
- LiveView - Augmented Reality view with ships, compass & horizon overlaid. Works with FLIROne IR cameras as well to see ships & people in the dark & fog
- "AIS Sharing" to other apps like Navionics & iNavX
- US, UK and IE Marine raster charts.
- MOB and Anchor Watch.
Let Friends and Family see where you are and where you're headed to with our free Boat Watch app or on web-based AIS systems like MarineTraffic which have free web viewers available.
Arm all the crews in a race with Boat Beacon and have real time updates on the race positions on the water and back in the club house.
Keep a watch and in touch with other boats in your flotilla when sailing in a group.
Boat Beacon requires internet access to work. Most popular coastal areas have cellular data access extending 12 or more miles out to sea.
Subscriptions
The "AIS Sharing " subscription is monthly ($5.99) or yearly ($16.49), and will automatically renew at the end of the subscription period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase, and will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current
Connected to the largest network of AIS shore receivers world-wide covering most major ports, harbours and popular coastal areas.
“An outstanding app, with great potential. Both interesting to use and very user friendly. This could be a life saver and especially of interest to small boat users. Everyone who goes on the water should have this on and use it!” ***** Sun Dream, App Store Review
Boat Beacon is designed for boaters & provides continuous Bearing, Range & Closest Point of Approach (CPA) calculations and alarms in addition to standard AIS information even when in the background.
Boat Beacon does not require any external AIS transponder or receiver equipment.
Key Features
------------
Over-the-horizon collision avoidance (30 miles radius) using continuous CPA calculations - highlights boats that are on a potential collision course and alerts you with an alarm.
Continually transmits and receives position information via the internet and calculates and alarms CPA even when the app is in the background.
Shares your position with Internet AIS Systems & apps & other Boat Beacon users in real time.
Real time ship map view with North up & Heading up modes so you can look in the direction of the ships on the map to locate them.
Nav display showing own boat's speed, course, heading and position.
SART Alarm
Man Overboard tracking, Anchor watch & Theft alarms (IAP).
Apple Watch App included
Siri voice commands
Apple Critical Alerts support
Export tracks
Boat-to-Boat & Group Messaging.
Local AIS & GPS via Wifi.
Boat Beacon InApp Add-ons (IAP):-
- LiveView - Augmented Reality view with ships, compass & horizon overlaid. Works with FLIROne IR cameras as well to see ships & people in the dark & fog
- "AIS Sharing" to other apps like Navionics & iNavX
- US, UK and IE Marine raster charts.
- MOB and Anchor Watch.
Let Friends and Family see where you are and where you're headed to with our free Boat Watch app or on web-based AIS systems like MarineTraffic which have free web viewers available.
Arm all the crews in a race with Boat Beacon and have real time updates on the race positions on the water and back in the club house.
Keep a watch and in touch with other boats in your flotilla when sailing in a group.
Boat Beacon requires internet access to work. Most popular coastal areas have cellular data access extending 12 or more miles out to sea.
Subscriptions
The "AIS Sharing " subscription is monthly ($5.99) or yearly ($16.49), and will automatically renew at the end of the subscription period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase, and will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current
Boat Beacon App Store
Boat Beacon is #22 in Navigation Paid in United Kingdom and charting in 14 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperPocket Mariner Ltd.
CategoryNavigation
Price14.99 USD
Released
Rating★ 4.6 (873)
Version5.2
Age rating4+
First seen by us
24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Installs (est.)100k+ worldwide
Rating
4.6 ★
873 ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#22
Navigation PaidMeasured
New ratings a week
1.8
App Store, 4-week average
Measured
Boat Beacon on the App Store
App details
App ID
494877039
Publisher
Pocket Mariner Ltd.
Publisher country
United Kingdom
On the store since
Feb 2012
14 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 17.0+
iPhone XS and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad · Watch
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
4
EN FR DE ES
Size
159 MB
Also listed in
Sports
Boat Beacon downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where Boat Beacon's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Business model: Paid app
How Boat Beacon makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
In-app purchases
One-off purchases
/mo
of revenue
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | NavigationPaid | #22 |
 Japan | NavigationPaid | #70 |
| United Kingdom | NavigationGrossing | #95 |
 United States | NavigationPaid | #148 |
 Germany | NavigationPaid | #77 |
 France | NavigationPaid | #64 |
 Australia | NavigationPaid | #55 |
 Canada | NavigationPaid | #58 |
 Brazil | NavigationPaid | #74 |
| Italy | NavigationPaid | #63 |
| Indonesia | NavigationPaid | #56 |
 Russia | NavigationPaid | #79 |
 India | NavigationPaid | #105 |
 Saudi Arabia | NavigationPaid | #98 |
 United Arab Emirates | NavigationPaid | #71 |
Apps near Boat Beacon on the chart
Navigation Paid, around #22.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.6 ★
873 ratings
Measured
Ratings
873
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
1.8
4-week average
Lifetime rating
4.6★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
62/100
faster than 70% of Navigation apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Boat Beacon
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users appreciate the app's utility as a low-cost AIS alternative and its integration with Navionics, but are frustrated by frequent crashes, data inaccuracies, and unclear subscription requirements. While customer service is praised for responsiveness, core functionality issues like missing vessels and broken editing tools have led to significant dissatisfaction.
Mixed (50% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and helpful support. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Useful: “Can’t recommend it enough”
- Customer support: “Wonderful customer service”
- Price & subscription: “For costal it is a good lower cost option than a full transceiver AIS”
- Ease of use: “So easy to use and very stable and reliable”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Wish I could get a refund”
- Crashes & bugs: “Nope doesn’t work trash wasted 15$”
- Updates: “Please help, or provide an update patch for it”
About Boat Beacon
Boat Beacon is an internet AIS receiver and transmitter for your iPhone and iPad. It is the only AIS ship tracking app to provide Collision Warnings, share your boat’s position & use real-time AIS data.
Connected to the largest network of AIS shore receivers world-wide covering most major ports, harbours and popular coastal areas.
“An outstanding app, with great potential. Both interesting to use and very user friendly. This could be a life saver and especially of interest to small boat users. Everyone who goes on the water should have this on and use it!” ***** Sun Dream, App Store Review
Boat Beacon is designed for boaters & provides continuous Bearing, Range & Closest Point of Approach (CPA) calculations and alarms in addition to standard AIS information even when in the background.
Boat Beacon does not require any external AIS transponder or receiver equipment.
Key Features
------------
Over-the-horizon collision avoidance (30 miles radius) using continuous CPA calculations - highlights boats that are on a potential collision course and alerts you with an alarm.
Continually transmits and receives position information via the internet and calculates and alarms CPA even when the app is in the background.
Shares your position with Internet AIS Systems & apps & other Boat Beacon users in real time.
Real time ship map view with North up & Heading up modes so you can look in the direction of the ships on the map to locate them.
Nav display showing own boat's speed, course, heading and position.
SART Alarm
Man Overboard tracking, Anchor watch & Theft alarms (IAP).
Apple Watch App included
Siri voice commands
Apple Critical Alerts support
Export tracks
Boat-to-Boat & Group Messaging.
Local AIS & GPS via Wifi.
Boat Beacon InApp Add-ons (IAP):-
- LiveView - Augmented Reality view with ships, compass & horizon overlaid. Works with FLIROne IR cameras as well to see ships & people in the dark & fog
- "AIS Sharing" to other apps like Navionics & iNavX
- US, UK and IE Marine raster charts.
- MOB and Anchor Watch.
Let Friends and Family see where you are and where you're headed to with our free Boat Watch app or on web-based AIS systems like MarineTraffic which have free web viewers available.
Arm all the crews in a race with Boat Beacon and have real time updates on the race positions on the water and back in the club house.
Keep a watch and in touch with other boats in your flotilla when sailing in a group.
Boat Beacon requires internet access to work. Most popular coastal areas have cellular data access extending 12 or more miles out to sea.
Subscriptions
The "AIS Sharing " subscription is monthly ($5.99) or yearly ($16.49), and will automatically renew at the end of the subscription period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase, and will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current
Connected to the largest network of AIS shore receivers world-wide covering most major ports, harbours and popular coastal areas.
“An outstanding app, with great potential. Both interesting to use and very user friendly. This could be a life saver and especially of interest to small boat users. Everyone who goes on the water should have this on and use it!” ***** Sun Dream, App Store Review
Boat Beacon is designed for boaters & provides continuous Bearing, Range & Closest Point of Approach (CPA) calculations and alarms in addition to standard AIS information even when in the background.
Boat Beacon does not require any external AIS transponder or receiver equipment.
Key Features
------------
Over-the-horizon collision avoidance (30 miles radius) using continuous CPA calculations - highlights boats that are on a potential collision course and alerts you with an alarm.
Continually transmits and receives position information via the internet and calculates and alarms CPA even when the app is in the background.
Shares your position with Internet AIS Systems & apps & other Boat Beacon users in real time.
Real time ship map view with North up & Heading up modes so you can look in the direction of the ships on the map to locate them.
Nav display showing own boat's speed, course, heading and position.
SART Alarm
Man Overboard tracking, Anchor watch & Theft alarms (IAP).
Apple Watch App included
Siri voice commands
Apple Critical Alerts support
Export tracks
Boat-to-Boat & Group Messaging.
Local AIS & GPS via Wifi.
Boat Beacon InApp Add-ons (IAP):-
- LiveView - Augmented Reality view with ships, compass & horizon overlaid. Works with FLIROne IR cameras as well to see ships & people in the dark & fog
- "AIS Sharing" to other apps like Navionics & iNavX
- US, UK and IE Marine raster charts.
- MOB and Anchor Watch.
Let Friends and Family see where you are and where you're headed to with our free Boat Watch app or on web-based AIS systems like MarineTraffic which have free web viewers available.
Arm all the crews in a race with Boat Beacon and have real time updates on the race positions on the water and back in the club house.
Keep a watch and in touch with other boats in your flotilla when sailing in a group.
Boat Beacon requires internet access to work. Most popular coastal areas have cellular data access extending 12 or more miles out to sea.
Subscriptions
The "AIS Sharing " subscription is monthly ($5.99) or yearly ($16.49), and will automatically renew at the end of the subscription period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase, and will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current
Latest updates
5.2
Duo and iOS27 ready
Fix for AR mode compass rotation
Longitude display format corrected for US
5.1.7
LiveView ships now resize correctly when zooming out
Ship details popup shows correct size icon when zoomed in and replaces it with a thumbnail photo if available (Pro version)
Centre on my location now works instantly
Stability improvements
5.1.6
Store changes
What Boat Beacon changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
New iPad screenshots 
New screenshots
9 screenshots (was 9)
New iPad screenshots
More from Pocket Mariner Ltd.
Boat Beacon - AIS Navigation Android
Boat Beacon - AIS Navigation is #198 in Maps & Navigation Grossing on Google Play in Indonesia and charting in 1 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperElectric Pocket
CategoryMaps & Navigation
Price14.99 USD
Released
Installs10k+
Rating★ 2.6 (363)
Updated
Content ratingEveryone
Rating
2.6 ★
363 ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#198
Maps & Navigation GrossingMeasured
Boat Beacon - AIS Navigation on Google Play
App details
App ID
com.electricpocket.boatbeacon
Publisher
ELECTRIC POCKET LIMITED
Publisher country
United Kingdom
Content rating
Everyone
Boat Beacon - AIS Navigation downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Google Play shows an exact lifetime install count; downloads per day are its daily change (measured). When Play hasn't refreshed the count, they come from new ratings and Top Free chart positions. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where Boat Beacon - AIS Navigation's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Business model: Paid app
How Boat Beacon - AIS Navigation makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
In-app purchases
One-off purchases
/mo
of revenue
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | Maps & NavigationGrossing | #198 |
Apps near Boat Beacon - AIS Navigation on the chart
Maps & Navigation Grossing, around #198.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
2.6 ★
363 ratings
Measured
Ratings
363
Measured
Written reviews
51
Measured
About Boat Beacon - AIS Navigation
AIS receiver, transmitter and display using just your Android device.
Boat Beacon is the only Marine AIS ship tracking app that provides Collision Detection, use real-time data and can share your own boat’s position with other internet AIS users.
As well as showing all the Ships around you on a chart, Boat Beacon provides Bearing, Range and Closest Point of Approach (CPA) calculations in addition to AIS ship information. Continuously monitors CPA, notifying if potential collisions are detected and transmits to other AIS systems even when the app is in the background.
Key Features
------------
Receives and sends AIS ship data in real-time via the internet. No VHF AIS receiver, transponder or aerial required.
Over the horizon Collision and SART detection (30 miles radius) using continuous Closest Point of Approach (CPA) calculations - highlights boats that are on a potential collision course and alarms even when the app is in the background.
Provides Bearing and Distance information to other boats in addition to AIS information like speed, course, location, name, length etc. Shows you a track of the boats most recent voyage.
Share your live position, speed course and destination. People can follow you using Boat Beacon or our free Boat Watch app and on leading internet AIS systems like MarineTraffic and Ship Finder. Transmit also works continuously in the background when enabled.
Live Map view with compass overlay which rotates with you so you can look in the direction of the ships on the map to locate them. You can also tilt the map to get a 3D perspective by dragging upwards with two fingers.
NOAA US and UKHO Marine Charts (IAP required)
Extensive details on other ships including Photos.
Search for boats or places by name or MMSI.
Share your track and position with friends and family instantly and in real time via email, Twitter and Facebook etc.
AIS Share lets you share BoatBeacon's live AIS data with other apps like Navionics on your device. (IAP required with free 3 day trial) and via NMEA0183 and NMEA2000 to MFDs like the Garmin, Echomap and Simrad/Lowrance/B&G
Man Overboard (MOB), Anchor & Theft Watch:-
-MOB tracks the position, distance, bearing & time in water.
-Anchor Watch marks your anchor's position & alerts if you drift out of range or too fast (IAP with free 3 day trial).
Arm all the crews in a race with Boat Beacon and see real time updates on the race positions. Watch the action and replay it back in the Club-house with Boat Beacon's dedicated live race web pages.
VHF AIS with RTL-SDR and AIS Share app.
Local NMEA AIS via Wifi and USB.
Boat Beacon requires internet access to work. Most popular coastal areas around the world including the US and UK have mobile data access (2G or better) extending 12 or more miles out to sea.
Requirements:
Android Smartphone or Tablet with GPS.
Internet connection.
You do not need an MMSI to use Boat Beacon and you can be seen on Boat Beacon by other Boat Beacon users without ha
Boat Beacon is the only Marine AIS ship tracking app that provides Collision Detection, use real-time data and can share your own boat’s position with other internet AIS users.
As well as showing all the Ships around you on a chart, Boat Beacon provides Bearing, Range and Closest Point of Approach (CPA) calculations in addition to AIS ship information. Continuously monitors CPA, notifying if potential collisions are detected and transmits to other AIS systems even when the app is in the background.
Key Features
------------
Receives and sends AIS ship data in real-time via the internet. No VHF AIS receiver, transponder or aerial required.
Over the horizon Collision and SART detection (30 miles radius) using continuous Closest Point of Approach (CPA) calculations - highlights boats that are on a potential collision course and alarms even when the app is in the background.
Provides Bearing and Distance information to other boats in addition to AIS information like speed, course, location, name, length etc. Shows you a track of the boats most recent voyage.
Share your live position, speed course and destination. People can follow you using Boat Beacon or our free Boat Watch app and on leading internet AIS systems like MarineTraffic and Ship Finder. Transmit also works continuously in the background when enabled.
Live Map view with compass overlay which rotates with you so you can look in the direction of the ships on the map to locate them. You can also tilt the map to get a 3D perspective by dragging upwards with two fingers.
NOAA US and UKHO Marine Charts (IAP required)
Extensive details on other ships including Photos.
Search for boats or places by name or MMSI.
Share your track and position with friends and family instantly and in real time via email, Twitter and Facebook etc.
AIS Share lets you share BoatBeacon's live AIS data with other apps like Navionics on your device. (IAP required with free 3 day trial) and via NMEA0183 and NMEA2000 to MFDs like the Garmin, Echomap and Simrad/Lowrance/B&G
Man Overboard (MOB), Anchor & Theft Watch:-
-MOB tracks the position, distance, bearing & time in water.
-Anchor Watch marks your anchor's position & alerts if you drift out of range or too fast (IAP with free 3 day trial).
Arm all the crews in a race with Boat Beacon and see real time updates on the race positions. Watch the action and replay it back in the Club-house with Boat Beacon's dedicated live race web pages.
VHF AIS with RTL-SDR and AIS Share app.
Local NMEA AIS via Wifi and USB.
Boat Beacon requires internet access to work. Most popular coastal areas around the world including the US and UK have mobile data access (2G or better) extending 12 or more miles out to sea.
Requirements:
Android Smartphone or Tablet with GPS.
Internet connection.
You do not need an MMSI to use Boat Beacon and you can be seen on Boat Beacon by other Boat Beacon users without ha
What's new in 2.107
Introducing our SeaNav Marine Navigation app with Charts, routes, weather & tides plus free AIS for Boat Beacon users
Stability improvements
Map view now full screen
Option to use Course Over Ground (COG) instead of heading for own boat display.
AIS AtoNs now drawing at correct angle.
Satellite view now shows place and location names.
Battery alarm setting set to 25%
Stability improvements
Map view now full screen
Option to use Course Over Ground (COG) instead of heading for own boat display.
AIS AtoNs now drawing at correct angle.
Satellite view now shows place and location names.
Battery alarm setting set to 25%