Wavve Boating Downloads & RevenueWavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart · App Store & Google Play
Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart by Wavve Boating INC is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart update history & changes
Last change · 48 events since 11 Aug 2017Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 48 events
- 🌟Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 🌟Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 🌟Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 🌟Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 🌟Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 📦Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart updated to version 5.8.5AndroidMore lakes, more places to explore! We've expanded our detailed nautical coverage to even more U.S. lakes, including Lake Martin, Lake Marion, Devil's Lake, Lake Sinclair, and many others. Update Wavve Boating today to explore these new waterways and navigate with confidence. As always, if you have any questions or feedback, reach out to the Wavve Boating team anytime at [email protected]. We even answer on weekends!… more
- 🌟Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 🌟Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 🌟Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 📦Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart updated to version 6.0.1iOSMore lakes, smoother trip recording! We've expanded our detailed nautical chart coverage to even more U.S. lakes, including Lake Martin, Lake Marion, Devil's Lake, and Lake Sinclair. We've also improved Trip Recording, particularly for longer journeys, making it more reliable than ever. Update today and check it out! As always, if you have any questions or feedback, reach out to the Wavve Boating team anytime at [email protected]. We even answer on weekends!… more
- 📦Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart updated to version 5.8.4AndroidMore lakes, more places to explore! We've expanded our detailed nautical coverage to even more U.S. lakes, including Lake Martin, Lake Marion, Devil's Lake, Lake Sinclair, and many others. Update Wavve Boating today to explore these new waterways and navigate with confidence. As always, if you have any questions or feedback, reach out to the Wavve Boating team anytime at [email protected]. We even answer on weekends!… more
- 📦Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart updated to version 6.0.0iOSMore lakes, smoother trip recording! We've expanded our detailed nautical chart coverage to even more U.S. lakes, including Lake Martin, Lake Marion, Devil's Lake, and Lake Sinclair. We've also improved Trip Recording, particularly for longer journeys, making it more reliable than ever. Update today and check it out! As always, if you have any questions or feedback, reach out to the Wavve Boating team anytime at [email protected]. We even answer on weekends!… more
- ✏️Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart: new iPad screenshotsiOS· AU
- ✏️Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart: new screenshotsiOS9 screenshots (was 9) · AU
- 📦Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart updated to version 5.9.9iOSMore lakes, more places to explore! We've expanded our detailed nautical coverage to even more U.S. lakes, including Lake Martin, Lake Marion, Devil's Lake, Lake Sinclair, and many others. Update Wavve Boating today to explore these new waterways and navigate with confidence. As always, if you have any questions or feedback, reach out to the Wavve Boating team anytime at [email protected]. We even answer on weekends!… more
- ✏️Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart added hidden keywords: tideiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart: now updating weeklyAndroid4 updates in 30 days, after a quiet two months
- 📈Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart entered the top 10AndroidTop Grossing · Maps & Navigation · AU
- 📦Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart updated to version 5.8.3AndroidWe've made a series of improvements to adding Wavve Points, exporting routes, and measuring distances, making these features easier and smoother to use. As always, if you have any questions or feedback, reach out to the Wavve Boating team anytime at [email protected]. We even answer on weekends!… more
- ✏️Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart: new iPad screenshotsiOS· AU
- ✏️Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart: new screenshotsiOS9 screenshots (was 9) · AU
- 📦Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart: now updating weeklyiOS4 updates in 30 days, after a quiet two months
- 📦Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart updated to version 5.9.8iOSThis update includes improvements to map filters and coordinates, making it even easier to customize your map and navigate with confidence. As always, if you have any questions or feedback, reach out to the Wavve Boating team anytime at [email protected]. We even answer on weekends!… more
- 📈Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart entered the top 10iOSTop Grossing · Navigation · AU
- ✏️Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart added hidden keywords: marineiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart updated to version 5.8.2AndroidWe've made a series of improvements to adding Wavve Points, exporting routes, and measuring distances, making these features easier and smoother to use. As always, if you have any questions or feedback, reach out to the Wavve Boating team anytime at [email protected]. We even answer on weekends!… more
- 📦Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart updated to version 5.9.7iOSWe've added even more detail to inland lakes and waterways! You'll now find information on fish havens, along with additional details for various buoys and navigational markers. As always, if you have any questions or feedback, reach out to the Wavve Boating team anytime at [email protected]. We even answer on weekends!… more
- ✏️Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart added hidden keywords: whetheriOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- ✏️Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart added hidden keywords: realfeeliOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 🌟Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 📈Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · Navigation · GB
- 📈Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart charting in a new countryiOSUnited Kingdom
- 🌟Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 📈Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Free · Navigation · CA · Top Free · Navigation · US
- 🌟Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 📈Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart entered the top 10iOSTop Grossing · Navigation · CA
- 🌟Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 📦Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart updated to version 5.9.6iOSYou can now manually adjust the water depths shown across your map when a local water level station isn't available. This is especially helpful when boating on inland lakes and waterways. Head to the Depths feature on the main map screen to check it out! As always, if you have any questions or feedback, reach out to the Wavve Boating team anytime at [email protected]. We even answer on weekends!… more
- 🆕Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidCanada
- 🆕Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart first spotted by AppInsideriOS#16 in Top Grossing · Navigation · United States
- 🌟Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 📦Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart updated to version 5.8.0AndroidThis update brings an improved experience for boating offline. When you lose your internet connection, Wavve Boating will now clearly let you know and adapt the app experience for offline use. Another great update, so check it out! As always, if you have any questions or feedback, reach out to the Wavve Boating team anytime at [email protected]. We even answer on weekends!… more
- 📦Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart version 5.8.1AndroidYou can now manually adjust the water depths shown across your map when a local water level station isn't available. This is especially helpful when boating on inland lakes and waterways. Head to the Depths feature on the main map screen to check it out! As always, if you have any questions or feedback, reach out to the Wavve Boating team anytime at [email protected]. We even answer on weekends!… more
- 📦Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart version 5.9.5iOSThe offline experience in Wavve Boating continues to get even better with this update. We've also made several design improvements to the Me tab, making it easier to navigate and use. As always, if you have any questions or feedback, reach out to the Wavve Boating team anytime at [email protected]. We even answer on weekends!… more
- 🆕Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart released on Google PlayAndroid
- 🆕Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart released on the App StoreiOS
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-22. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Wavve Boating is a free marine navigation app for boaters that combines customizable nautical charts, real-time water depth and tide data, and community-driven points of interest into a single interface. The app demonstrates strong commercial traction in Australia (ranked #3 in Maps & Navigation Grossing) while maintaining moderate visibility in the US grossing charts (#17), indicating it has successfully monetized its user base despite being listed as a free download.
Similar apps: Navionics, Savvy Navvy, C-Map
App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart’s App Store privacy label declares 1 data category used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 2 linked to your identity and 2 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v4.1.1, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 100+ | – |
| Google Play | 100+ | 500k+ Measured |
| Total | 100+ Confidence | 500k+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart'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.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Best Value - Wavve Boating | |
| 2 | Monthly Subscription subscription | |
| 3 | Monthly Subscription (No Data) subscription | |
| 4 | Yearly Subscription (No Data) subscription | |
| 5 | Best Value - Wavve Boating |
Hidden keywords
Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart shows up in App Store search (US) for 2 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #9 | 3 of 30 countries | – | #25 |
| Google Play | #12 | 3 of 23 countries | #135 | #18 |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings by country (3)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 69% | ▼ -32% | |
| 8.2 | 24% | ▲ +6% | |
| 2.5 | 7% | ▼ -50% |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
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 | 4.8 ★ | 6.7k |
| Google Play | 4.6 ★ | 6.3k 555 written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.7 ★ weighted by ratings | 13k |
What users say about Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart
From the 51 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users are highly dissatisfied with the app's paywall structure and lack of transparency regarding subscription costs before download. Many report that critical lake coverage is missing despite paying for a subscription, rendering the app useless for their specific locations.
Mostly negative (22% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and login and account problems. Recent reviews are more positive than earlier ones.
What people like
- Features & content: “Best features, most intuitive”
- Ease of use: “Best features, most intuitive”
- Useful: “Otherwise it is a useful app”
- Price & subscription: “This app and the feature to plan on the website and have it transferred to my phone is priceless”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “X out, log back in paywall”
- Login & account: “And without mobile signal I could not log in”
- Useful: “Would not recommend at all!”
- Privacy & data: “I hate went apps try to scam you”
About Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart
Wavve Boating takes a new spin on traditional boating navigation by bringing detailed nautical charts, tide predictions, weather forecasts, and more in one easy-to-use tool. Join a fast-growing community of boaters building a network of marine knowledge that everyone can enjoy.
With Wavve Boating you get:
- Simple and Seamless Marine GPS Navigation -
Put away overcrowded and complex charts and apps. Wavve Boating's GPS focuses on important and relevant information so that navigating is as easy as staying in the blue and avoiding the red.
- Custom Nautical Charts -
View and change Wavve Boating's nautical charts based on your unique boating needs and preferences. Set your draft and Wavve Boating redraws the nautical charts to fit your boat. Nautical charts are available for the USA, Canada, Australia and the UK.
You can view a map of our coverage on our website.
- Community Boating -
Just like at the dock or on the water, we all help each other in Wavve Boating. Share expert knowledge of the local waterways by adding shared points of interest to the map. The community can vote on pins, making sure they are all valid and valuable. Not quite ready to share a great find? No problem, you can keep your points of interest private as well.
- Tides -
Track changes in water height in tidal regions and along rivers and lakes with the tides function. View a body of water in North America, and the app will update to reflect the current water levels. View predicted water heights up to 18 hours in advance and track the next tidal variances.
- Weather -
Check the weather, including a complete seven-day forecast, across all of North America. Easily view the temperature, wind speed, and wave height as you move around the map. The local daily forecasts are color-coded to show if it is dangerous to go boating, using guidelines from the Coast Guard's small vessel advisory.
- Fleets of Friends -
See who is on the water and where they are by adding friends to your fleet. Share your locations with members of your fleet to make meeting up a breeze. Want to keep your best fishing hole a secret, even from your boating buds? Easily hide your location to boat under the radar.
- So Long Chart Plotters -
Marine navigation is more than concentrating on a cluttered chart plotter. Get your head out of the cabin and enjoy the journey. Stop buying marine charts piece by piece for your chart plotter. Wavve Boating has integrated all the marine charts into one map for your boating GPS needs.
Subscription Pricing and Terms
Wavve Boating is free to download, and all customers are welcome to a free 14 day trial period. Should you choose to continue to use the Wavve Boating app after the free trial, we offer two auto-renewing subscription options,
Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart App Store
Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart is #25 in Navigation Grossing in United States and charting in 3 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart’s App Store privacy label declares 1 data category used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 2 linked to your identity and 2 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart'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.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Best Value - Wavve Boating | |
| 2 | Monthly Subscription subscription | |
| 3 | Monthly Subscription (No Data) subscription | |
| 4 | Yearly Subscription (No Data) subscription | |
| 5 | Best Value - Wavve Boating |
Hidden keywords
Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart shows up in App Store search (US) for 2 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| NavigationGrossing | #25 | |
| NavigationGrossing | #9 | |
| NavigationFree | #26 | |
| NavigationGrossing | #53 |
Apps near Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart on the chart
Navigation Grossing, around #25.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings by country (3)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 69% | ▼ -32% | |
| 8.2 | 24% | ▲ +6% | |
| 2.5 | 7% | ▼ -50% |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
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 Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart
From the 51 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users are highly dissatisfied with the app's paywall structure and lack of transparency regarding subscription costs before download. Many report that critical lake coverage is missing despite paying for a subscription, rendering the app useless for their specific locations.
Mostly negative (22% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and login and account problems. Recent reviews are more positive than earlier ones.
What people like
- Features & content: “Best features, most intuitive”
- Ease of use: “Best features, most intuitive”
- Useful: “Otherwise it is a useful app”
- Price & subscription: “This app and the feature to plan on the website and have it transferred to my phone is priceless”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “X out, log back in paywall”
- Login & account: “And without mobile signal I could not log in”
- Useful: “Would not recommend at all!”
- Privacy & data: “I hate went apps try to scam you”
About Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart
Wavve Boating takes a new spin on traditional boating navigation by bringing detailed nautical charts, tide predictions, weather forecasts, and more in one easy-to-use tool. Join a fast-growing community of boaters building a network of marine knowledge that everyone can enjoy.
With Wavve Boating you get:
- Simple and Seamless Marine GPS Navigation -
Put away overcrowded and complex charts and apps. Wavve Boating's GPS focuses on important and relevant information so that navigating is as easy as staying in the blue and avoiding the red.
- Custom Nautical Charts -
View and change Wavve Boating's nautical charts based on your unique boating needs and preferences. Set your draft and Wavve Boating redraws the nautical charts to fit your boat. Nautical charts are available for the USA, Canada, Australia and the UK.
You can view a map of our coverage on our website.
- Community Boating -
Just like at the dock or on the water, we all help each other in Wavve Boating. Share expert knowledge of the local waterways by adding shared points of interest to the map. The community can vote on pins, making sure they are all valid and valuable. Not quite ready to share a great find? No problem, you can keep your points of interest private as well.
- Tides -
Track changes in water height in tidal regions and along rivers and lakes with the tides function. View a body of water in North America, and the app will update to reflect the current water levels. View predicted water heights up to 18 hours in advance and track the next tidal variances.
- Weather -
Check the weather, including a complete seven-day forecast, across all of North America. Easily view the temperature, wind speed, and wave height as you move around the map. The local daily forecasts are color-coded to show if it is dangerous to go boating, using guidelines from the Coast Guard's small vessel advisory.
- Fleets of Friends -
See who is on the water and where they are by adding friends to your fleet. Share your locations with members of your fleet to make meeting up a breeze. Want to keep your best fishing hole a secret, even from your boating buds? Easily hide your location to boat under the radar.
- So Long Chart Plotters -
Marine navigation is more than concentrating on a cluttered chart plotter. Get your head out of the cabin and enjoy the journey. Stop buying marine charts piece by piece for your chart plotter. Wavve Boating has integrated all the marine charts into one map for your boating GPS needs.
Subscription Pricing and Terms
Wavve Boating is free to download, and all customers are welcome to a free 14 day trial period. Should you choose to continue to use the Wavve Boating app after the free trial, we offer two auto-renewing subscription options,
Latest updates
Store changes
What Wavve Boating: GPS, Map, Chart changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
Wavve Boating: Marine Boat GPS Android
Wavve Boating: Marine Boat GPS gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Wavve Boating: Marine Boat GPS is #18 in Maps & Navigation Grossing on Google Play in United States and charting in 3 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Wavve Boating: Marine Boat GPS at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-22. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Wavve Boating is a free marine navigation app for boaters that combines customizable nautical charts, real-time water depth and tide data, and community-driven points of interest into a single interface. The app demonstrates strong commercial traction in Australia (ranked #3 in Maps & Navigation Grossing) while maintaining moderate visibility in the US grossing charts (#17), indicating it has successfully monetized its user base despite being listed as a free download.
Similar apps: Navionics, Savvy Navvy, C-Map
Wavve Boating: Marine Boat GPS on Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v4.1.1, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Wavve Boating: Marine Boat GPS downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Wavve Boating: Marine Boat GPS'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.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Wavve Boating: Marine Boat GPS before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How Wavve Boating: Marine Boat GPS makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Best Value - Wavve Boating | |
| 2 | Monthly Subscription subscription | |
| 3 | Monthly Subscription (No Data) subscription | |
| 4 | Yearly Subscription (No Data) subscription | |
| 5 | Best Value - Wavve Boating |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Maps & NavigationGrossing | #18 | |
| Maps & NavigationGrossing | #12 | |
| Maps & NavigationFree | #23 | |
| Maps & NavigationFree | #135 | |
| Maps & NavigationFree | #198 |
Apps near Wavve Boating: Marine Boat GPS on the chart
Maps & Navigation Grossing, around #18.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview 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 Wavve Boating: Marine Boat GPS
From the 115 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users overwhelmingly criticize the app's aggressive paywall and billing practices, citing unexpected charges after cancellation and mandatory credit card details for trials. While a minority praise its navigation accuracy and support, most find the subscription cost unjustified compared to free alternatives or dedicated hardware.
Mostly negative (28% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and being useful. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and missing features or content.
What people like
- Features & content: “It also took me a while to get used to looking at a chart that isn't the old NOAA style, but support assured me that all relevant features have been digitized”
- Useful: “Really helpful to find where I wanna go and finding my way back”
- Price & subscription: “great value for the money 🤗🤗👍🏻”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “pay wall pay wall pay wall”
- Features & content: “This app is very light on features”
- Login & account: “can't log in, takes your money”
- Ease of use: “user friendly instructions on how to use the app”
About Wavve Boating: Marine Boat GPS
When it comes to marine navigation, nautical charts, and boating maps, The Wavve Boating App is an easy choice. Wavve Boating improved outdated marine navigation apps, tide charts, and depth finders by combining them into one tool. Stay updated on current boating conditions, like marine weather, wave heights, water depths, and tide forecasts. Access sea maps for your boat, water depths, marine traffic, boat ramps, and other boating tools from the boat navigation app. Don’t waste money on pro chart plotters, depth finders, or Navionics. Boat like a pro on your android phone with the top rated marine GPS in the US, Australia, Canada, and United Kingdom..
🧭 SEAMLESS MARINE NAVIGATION
Forget crowded nautical charts and confusing boat maps; with Wavve’s boating GPS, it’s easy to get boat directions and view water depths from home or the moment you leave the boat ramp. Planning to navigate out on a lake, river, sea, or ocean? Easily use Wavve’s offline saving feature to plan your next trip. See why sailors and captains call us Google Maps for Boating!
🗺️ CUSTOMIZED MARINE CHARTS
Wavve Boating customizes 20,000+ nautical charts based on your boat's draft. Unlike a chartplotter, this marine app builds a map specific to your vessel. Gone are the days of marine navigation with cluttered chart plotters and buying marine charts piece by piece like in Navionics Boating. Wavve has integrated marine charts into one map for all your boat GPS needs. Marine charts are available in the USA, CAN, AUS, and UK.
🚤 LARGEST BOATING COMMUNITY
Similar to Waze, but for boats, you can view other boaters on the map and add them as friends. Discover unique boating destinations only available on the water. Wave goodbye to other apps like Navionics, Savvy Navvy, and C-Map and see top rated fishing spots, boat ramps, marinas, moorings, fuel, beaches, islands, sandbars, restaurants, dock and dines, and more! Share insightful boating knowledge and marked points of interest with a community of boaters...or keep them private and stowed away 🏴☠️
🌊 TIDES
Stay ahead of the tide and avoid shallow waters. The Wavve Boating map automatically adjusts to display current water levels based on tide charts and tidal changes near you. Quickly view hourly tide levels up to 3 days in advance. Wavve takes the stress out of high and low tide and helps planning the best time to hit the water.
☀️ MARINE WEATHER 🌨
Avoid the storm with a marine weather tool that includes critical information for lake and sea conditions. View 7-day marine weather forecasts including wind speed, wind gusts, wave height, wave period, sunset time, weather conditions, wind charts and so much more. Boat weather forecasts don’t need to be a challenge, leverage Wavve Boating’s weather features in one easy to use app experience.
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