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IALA Buoyage & Lights is #110 in Reference Paid in United States and charting in 8 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 9 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
IALA Buoyage & Lights update history & changes
Last change · 15 events since 30 Mar 2012Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 15 events
- 🚀IALA Buoyage & Lights: now shown next to Signal Flags International, Maritime Master - Nav Lightsthe store's “similar apps” for it changed: who it's seen as competing with
- 📈IALA Buoyage & Lights entered the top 100Top Paid · Reference · US
- 📈IALA Buoyage & Lights entered the top 10 in 2 chartsTop Paid · Reference · AU · Top Paid · Reference · IT
- 📈IALA Buoyage & Lights new best rank in the overall chart: #139Top Paid · All Apps · AU
- 📈IALA Buoyage & Lights entered the top 100Top Paid · Reference · FR
- 📈IALA Buoyage & Lights charting in a new countryFrance
- 📈IALA Buoyage & Lights entered the top 10Top Paid · Reference · GB
- 📈IALA Buoyage & Lights entered the top 10Top Paid · Reference · CA
- 📈IALA Buoyage & Lights entered the top 100Top Paid · Reference · CA
- 📈IALA Buoyage & Lights charting in a new countryCanada
- 📈IALA Buoyage & Lights charting in a new countryUnited States
- 📈IALA Buoyage & Lights charting in a new countryBrazil
- 🆕IALA Buoyage & Lights first spotted by AppInsider#93 in Top Paid · Reference · Australia
- 📦IALA Buoyage & Lights version 10.0.1No release notes
- 🆕IALA Buoyage & Lights released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
IALA Buoyage & Lights at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-06. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A paid reference tool for sailors and maritime professionals that provides visual guides, rules, and quizzes for IALA buoyage systems A and B. The app holds a strong #3 position in the UK Reference category but trails significantly in other major markets like the US (#172) and India (#58), indicating a highly localized user base.
Similar apps: Navionics, SeaNav, BoatUS
IALA Buoyage & Lights on the App Store
App details
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| ReferencePaid | #110 | |
| ReferencePaid | #60 | |
| ReferencePaid | #60 | |
| ReferencePaid | #130 | |
| ReferencePaid | #74 | |
| ReferencePaid | #162 | |
| ReferencePaid | #137 | |
| ReferencePaid | #144 |
Apps near IALA Buoyage & Lights on the chart
Reference Paid, around #110.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
What users say about IALA Buoyage & Lights
From recent reviews.
About IALA Buoyage & Lights
This essential reference, learning and revision app helps skippers, sailors, boaters, anglers, crew and maritime professionals recognise and interpret buoyage, navigation marks and light characteristics.
“The graphics are clear and well done, and the info is great to carry with me. Works perfectly.”
Downloaded and used by thousands of seafarers across Great Britain, the USA, Australia, France, Canada, New Zealand and more than 50 other countries.
QUICK, RELIABLE, PRACTICAL REFERENCE
Whether you are on the water or ashore, studying in daylight or checking a mark in darkness or poor visibility, IALA Buoys & Lights makes it easy to find the relevant illustration, rule and definition.
• Quick reference IALA Buoys and Lights - systems A and B.
• Search across the app to find buoyage, lights and IALA rules quickly
• Find key sections quickly from the redesigned home screen
• Supports sailing, boating and maritime training courses
• Learn using more than 100 custom-made illustrations
• Supports classroom instruction and independent study
• Test your recall through interactive quizzes
• Visual aide-mémoire when out on the water
• Use the core reference content without an internet connection
>>> FULL APP — AD FREE | NO IN-APP PURCHASES | NO SUBSCRIPTION
WHAT'S NEW IN THIS VERSION
This major update makes IALA Buoys & Lights faster, clearer and easier to use.
• Save Favourites
• Reorder Favourites
• Continue from last page viewed
• Detailed search results
• New gallery-style image viewer
• Access additional Safe Skipper online quizzes
• Share the app directly with friends
WHAT’S INCLUDED
1. BUOYAGE
Explore a visual reference guide containing 70 illustrations with clear descriptions of different buoy types, their uses, appearance, variations and light characteristics.
2. LIGHTS
Review 12 illustrations explaining the different types of lights and characteristics used by beacons and lighthouses.
3. IALA RULES
Consult the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities guidance covering the IALA A and IALA B buoyage systems.
4. TEST YOURSELF
Check and improve your knowledge with multiple-choice questions featuring 35 graphic representations of buoys and lights. Clearer feedback highlights correct answers and helps you learn from mistakes. You can also access an extended selection of online quizzes.
DESIGNED FOR LEARNING AND REVISION
If you are responsible for a vessel at sea, regardless of its size, you need to recognise navigation marks by day and night and understand what they mean.
Use IALA Buoys & Lights:
• As a quick-reference and revision tool
• As a powerful visual aide-mémoire
• To reinforce essential maritime safety knowledge
• To improve your knowledge and recall through quizzes
• To support sailing, boating and maritime training courses
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