Safe Skipper Downloads & RevenueSafe Skipper: Boating Safety · App Store
Safe Skipper: Boating Safety is #45 in Navigation Paid in United Kingdom and charting in 1 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperThe Other Hat
CategoryNavigation
Price1.99 GBP
Released
Rating★ 4.7 (3)
Version6.0.0
Age rating4+
First seen by us
24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Safe Skipper: Boating Safety update history & changes
Last change · 5 events since 29 Mar 2013Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 5 events
- 📈Safe Skipper: Boating Safety entered the top 10Top Paid · Navigation · GB
- 💰Safe Skipper: Boating Safety: price rise0.99 GBP → 1.99 GBP · GB
- 🆕Safe Skipper: Boating Safety first spotted by AppInsider#68 in Top Paid · Navigation · United Kingdom
- 📦Safe Skipper: Boating Safety version 6.0.0How to use Safe Skipper
Added guidance explaining how to prepare before a trip, use Search and Favourites, keep vessel/crew details updated, and treat the app as a learning and reference tool rather than a replacement for training.
Home page search
Search directly from the home screen for topics such as engine failure, fire, collision, man overboard, first aid, or navigation lights.
Crew Register & Vessel Details
Added a practical onboard register for vessel details and crew information, including emergency and medical notes.
Favourites
Pages can be saved as Favourites using the heart button, then accessed quickly from the home page.
Search controls
Search results can now be collapsed, cleared, and reset cleanly.
Favourite ordering
Saved Favourites can be moved up or down, removed, and additional items are tucked behind a “See more” style dropdown after the first three.
Get Location section
A dedicated collapsible location tool shows the current position and supports saving/exporting location information.
MAYDAY Call Details
A new collapsible MAYDAY preparation section lets the skipper store key vessel details in advance: vessel name, call sign, MMSI, vessel type/colour, and persons on board.
MAYDAY location button
The MAYDAY section now has its own Get Current Location button, so the position can be inserted without using the separate Get Location section first.
Generated MAYDAY call
The app can generate a clearer preformatted MAYDAY call, with real-life prompts for distress type, assistance required, and other useful information.
Copy/share MAYDAY call
Generated calls can be copied or shared from the app.
Robust local saving
Important data is now protected with durable native-backed storage using Capacitor Preferences, helping preserve saved MAYDAY details, favourites, vessel details, crew records, and location logs through normal app updates.
Improved navigation
Top navigation now includes a clearer back button, page favourite heart, safer tablet/phone spacing, and improved hamburger positioning.
Tablet layout fixes
Extra safe-area handling was added so controls are not obscured at the top of iPad tablet screens.
Improved section design
Get Location, MAYDAY, Crew Register, Search, Favourites, and section tabs have clearer styling, better spacing, and more readable text.
Version and platform update
Updated throughout, with modernised iOS project support.… more - 🆕Safe Skipper: Boating Safety released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.7 ★
3 ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#45
Navigation PaidMeasured
Safe Skipper: Boating Safety on the App Store
App details
App ID
625297113
Publisher
The Other Hat
On the store since
Mar 2013
13 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 13.0+
iPhone 6s and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
1
EN
Size
37 MB
Also listed in
Reference
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | NavigationPaid | #45 |
Apps near Safe Skipper: Boating Safety on the chart
Navigation Paid, around #45.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.7 ★
3 ratings
Measured
Ratings
3
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
under 1
4-week average
Lifetime rating
4.7★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
20/100
faster than 0% 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 Safe Skipper: Boating Safety
From recent reviews.
About Safe Skipper: Boating Safety
A practical boating safety app with emergency guidance, MAYDAY support, location tools, crew details, and quick-access to favourites. Safe Skipper is a practical boating safety companion designed to help skippers and crew stay prepared, organised, and ready to act when it matters most!
The app brings together essential onboard safety information in one easy-to-use place. Whether you are planning a trip, refreshing your knowledge, or responding in a stressful moment, Safe Skipper helps you reach the right information quickly.
Save key vessel details in advance, including vessel name, call sign, MMSI, vessel description, and persons on board, so they are ready when needed. A dedicated MAYDAY support section helps structure a clear emergency call, while current location tools make it easier to capture and use your position quickly.
Safe Skipper also helps with day-to-day preparedness, with sections covering PREPARATION, SAFETY, COMMUNICATIONS, DISTRESS & EMERGENCIES, with over 75 sections & sub-sections in total - search for topics such as engine failure, save your most-used pages as favourites, and keep important crew and vessel information close at hand.
Designed for real use onboard, Safe Skipper supports learning, readiness, and calm decision-making when every second counts.
KEY FEATURES
• Emergency guidance organised for quick access
• MAYDAY call support with pre-saved vessel details
• Dedicated GET CURRENT LOCATION within the MAYDAY section
• CREW REGISTER and VESSEL DETAILS section
• Search to find topics quickly
• Create FAVOURITES for one-tap access to key pages
• Local on-device saving of important information
• Personal ordering of saved favourites
• Clear mobile-friendly layout for onboard use
WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT!
• Helps you prepare before every trip
• Makes critical information faster to find
• Supports a clearer, more confident emergency response
• Keeps essential boat and crew details ready in advance
*****************************************
USER FEEDBACK
"Highly recommend this App, get it on your iPhone or iPad today"
"This app is full of really useful info for anyone going to sea (or inland waterways I would think). It's presented really well, and has some good graphics. Can't believe just how much they've packed in. Recommended."
"A well written and detailed app for yachts & inland craft also quite useful for ocean going vessels - well done."
"Downloaded the app, good stuff!"
*****************************************
Safe Skipper is a quick reference tool intended for all those who go to sea for pleasure, whether under sail or in powered craft.
The app features carefully researched safety information and practical tips, with more than 100 graphic illustrations, photos and diagrams which have been produced specially for this app.
The app is in three main sections:
PREPARATION, including:
* Engine checks
* International regulations
* Man overboard drill
* Passage planning
* Rig check
* Safety briefing
* SOLAS V
The app brings together essential onboard safety information in one easy-to-use place. Whether you are planning a trip, refreshing your knowledge, or responding in a stressful moment, Safe Skipper helps you reach the right information quickly.
Save key vessel details in advance, including vessel name, call sign, MMSI, vessel description, and persons on board, so they are ready when needed. A dedicated MAYDAY support section helps structure a clear emergency call, while current location tools make it easier to capture and use your position quickly.
Safe Skipper also helps with day-to-day preparedness, with sections covering PREPARATION, SAFETY, COMMUNICATIONS, DISTRESS & EMERGENCIES, with over 75 sections & sub-sections in total - search for topics such as engine failure, save your most-used pages as favourites, and keep important crew and vessel information close at hand.
Designed for real use onboard, Safe Skipper supports learning, readiness, and calm decision-making when every second counts.
KEY FEATURES
• Emergency guidance organised for quick access
• MAYDAY call support with pre-saved vessel details
• Dedicated GET CURRENT LOCATION within the MAYDAY section
• CREW REGISTER and VESSEL DETAILS section
• Search to find topics quickly
• Create FAVOURITES for one-tap access to key pages
• Local on-device saving of important information
• Personal ordering of saved favourites
• Clear mobile-friendly layout for onboard use
WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT!
• Helps you prepare before every trip
• Makes critical information faster to find
• Supports a clearer, more confident emergency response
• Keeps essential boat and crew details ready in advance
*****************************************
USER FEEDBACK
"Highly recommend this App, get it on your iPhone or iPad today"
"This app is full of really useful info for anyone going to sea (or inland waterways I would think). It's presented really well, and has some good graphics. Can't believe just how much they've packed in. Recommended."
"A well written and detailed app for yachts & inland craft also quite useful for ocean going vessels - well done."
"Downloaded the app, good stuff!"
*****************************************
Safe Skipper is a quick reference tool intended for all those who go to sea for pleasure, whether under sail or in powered craft.
The app features carefully researched safety information and practical tips, with more than 100 graphic illustrations, photos and diagrams which have been produced specially for this app.
The app is in three main sections:
PREPARATION, including:
* Engine checks
* International regulations
* Man overboard drill
* Passage planning
* Rig check
* Safety briefing
* SOLAS V
Latest updates
6.0.0
How to use Safe Skipper
Added guidance explaining how to prepare before a trip, use Search and Favourites, keep vessel/crew details updated, and treat the app as a learning and reference tool rather than a replacement for training.
Home page search
Search directly from the home screen for topics such as engine failure, fire, collision, man overboard, first aid, or navigation lights.
Crew Register & Vessel Details
Added a practical onboard register for vessel details and crew information, including emergency and medical notes.
Favourites
Pages can be saved as Favourites using the heart button, then accessed quickly from the home page.
Search controls
Search results can now be collapsed, cleared, and reset cleanly.
Favourite ordering
Saved Favourites can be moved up or down, removed, and additional items are tucked behind a “See more” style dropdown after the first three.
Get Location section
A dedicated collapsible location tool shows the current position and supports saving/exporting location information.
MAYDAY Call Details
A new collapsible MAYDAY preparation section lets the skipper store key vessel details in advance: vessel name, call sign, MMSI, vessel type/colour, and persons on board.
MAYDAY location button
The MAYDAY section now has its own Get Current Location button, so the position can be inserted without using the separate Get Location section first.
Generated MAYDAY call
The app can generate a clearer preformatted MAYDAY call, with real-life prompts for distress type, assistance required, and other useful information.
Copy/share MAYDAY call
Generated calls can be copied or shared from the app.
Robust local saving
Important data is now protected with durable native-backed storage using Capacitor Preferences, helping preserve saved MAYDAY details, favourites, vessel details, crew records, and location logs through normal app updates.
Improved navigation
Top navigation now includes a clearer back button, page favourite heart, safer tablet/phone spacing, and improved hamburger positioning.
Tablet layout fixes
Extra safe-area handling was added so controls are not obscured at the top of iPad tablet screens.
Improved section design
Get Location, MAYDAY, Crew Register, Search, Favourites, and section tabs have clearer styling, better spacing, and more readable text.
Version and platform update
Updated throughout, with modernised iOS project support.
Store changes
What Safe Skipper: Boating Safety changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
Price rise
0.99 GBP → 1.99 GBP
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