Boatie Logbook
MSSW Solutions Ltd Navigation iPhoneiPadiPod touchApple Watch
Boatie Logbook is a free Navigation app for iPhone and iPad by MSSW Solutions Ltd. Requires iOS 17.6. Updated October 22, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 112 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 22
- 2026 · v1.1.1
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About Boatie Logbook
Boatie Logbook is a sailing logbook built for real passages. Start the log when you slip lines, capture weather and position at each watch change, review the track afterwards, and export a clean PDF for the boat's paperwork, insurance, or certification. Designed offline-first. Core logging works without an internet signal — because that's what cruising is actually like. Every new download includes a 10-day preview before you choose a plan. — BASIC (one-time purchase) — • Passages with departure / destination, crew, vessel, and timed log entries • GPS track recording with pause, resume, and map review on Apple Maps • Units: nautical miles, knots, hPa, degrees T or M, and more • Man Overboard feature with map annotation, bearing and range, and haptic cues • Join shared passages as crew (code or QR) and receive your own signed-off log • Crew cards — share your profile for a skipper to scan onto the roster • Passage PDF export, Insights dashboard, and barometric pressure with weather advisories • Export a passage map or short animated track for Messages and social media. Pick feed or story sizes, optional satellite view • Apple Watch: speed, course, elapsed time, and MOB from the wrist • iPhone and iPad with iCloud sync across devices • Manually document past passages with self-declared miles and hours • Share an image or animation of your track on your socials — EXTENDED SUBSCRIPTION — • Mapbox passage maps with offline regions — your track on a marine-style basemap for the log (not primary navigation) • NMEA 0183 (TCP/UDP/WebSocket) and SignalK to auto-fill log entries from onboard instruments • Weather forecast and Passage Weather Brief at ports • Photo attachments, on-device dictation (nothing leaves the device), and AI field suggestions from notes (iOS 26+) • Pre-departure, arrival, and general checklists per vessel • Add a timed GPX track as a completed passage so voyages recorded elsewhere can live in Boatie Logbook too • Boatie Log archive import/export and CSV export • Ports library with search and one-tap import; add crew from Contacts • Watch event presets and dictated quick-log; crew Watch entries merge into the skipper's log • Engine hours and fuel usage Insights widgets • Show community sourced seamarks (OpenSeaMap) as an overlay to your track maps • Import GPX tracks from other Apps/Devices to keep your Passage Log history up to date — PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION — Everything in Extended, plus: • Invite crew to a passage — share a join code or QR as skipper • Marine weather and Passage Brief (wave, swell, moon) • AIS targets on the Live map (NMEA or SignalK) • Mile Builder: examiner-ready mile summary with filters and PDF per crew member • Your miles and crew breakdown Insights for qualification tracking • Vessel maintenance log with engine-hours and next-due alerts — anti-foul, rigging, anodes, flares, gas certificates, engine service, and more • Passage Live Activity on Lock Screen and Dynamic Island — WHO IT'S FOR — • Skippers documenting sea time for certification, charter applications, or insurance • Crew building miles on deliveries and club cruises • Anyone who's scribbled "1200 — changed course 240°" on a soggy notebook • Delivery skippers who want one PDF per passage and a CSV archive of the season • Cruisers who want weather, sea state, and position in one place — PRIVACY — Your log data is yours. Photos and dictation never leave the device. Track data syncs via your iCloud account (not my servers) unless you export it. I don't sell data or run ads. Policy: https://msswsolutions.com/boatie-logbook-privacy-policy/ Terms & Conditions: https://msswsolutions.com/boatie-logbook-terms-and-conditions/ Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel any time in your App Store account settings or within the app. Questions or feature requests? Contact me via the Settings->Support link in the app — I read everything.
What’s new
Version 1.1.1 · Updated October 22, 2026
v1.1.1 - Bug fixes ------------------------- v1.1.x - Feature Updates --- Passage positions & track reliability --- Boatie Logbook is now more careful about when a log line gets a position: - - Blank Position when it can’t know: If there’s no live fix, it only fills from the skipper track when it can interpolate within about two minutes on the same track segment. Otherwise Position stays blank rather than guessing from an old point. - Crew and Watch events keep their own fix: Merged crew lines and Watch events keep the position (and instruments) they captured. It won't overwrite them with the phone’s location at merge time. - Pause / Complete use “now”: Those auto-log rows are timed when you pause or complete, even if the position comes from the last known track. - Track gaps are clearer: After a long silent stretch, a big GPS jump starts a new track segment instead of dropping the point. Auto-log live fixes can still plant a track anchor (with an accuracy note when GPS is rough). - Track isn’t recording: On the Live tab, a banner appears when GPS looks live but the track isn’t saving. Optional Track recording alerts (disabled by default) can notify you if the track goes quiet in the background; enable them under Settings → Defaults → Live passage. --- OpenSeaMap seamarks --- Boatie Logbook can now show OpenSeaMap seamarks on your passage maps. Buoys, lights and other marks display as a clear overlay on the map (requires Extended or Premium tier to access). You can download different region packs to your device for use online or offline. Manage packs under Settings -> Offline Map & Seamarks -> Seamarks. If you move into an area you haven't downloaded yet, Boatie Logbook will offer to download the relevant pack on the go. Note: OpenSeaMap seamarks are community-sourced and not an official ENC. --- Ship's Papers --- keep convenience copies of insurance, radio licences, registration, and similar documents on each vessel, with expiry tracking and optional local reminders (requires Premium tier). Find them under Vessel tools in Library --- Passage ports & places --- Set 'To' the same way as 'From'. Use your current position or add a place when planning or updating a passage. --- Share Track --- - Choose to create Short, Medium, or Long animated clips (9 - 30s) — Medium and Long versions use a cinematic map crop - Optional elapsed-time stopwatch display on stills and videos - Optional OpenSeaMap seamarks on output map (Extended and Premium tiers) - Short animations can also export as GIF; faster, more reliable video creation --- Additional --- - Extended 'quick-log' events to iPhone/iPad interface and included additional default event types (Gybe, Event Mark). Settings moved from Apple Watch to Settings->Defaults - Log past passages without GPS/GPX. Self-declare distances - Crew lists are now ordered by role instead of alphabetically - General bug fixes and performance improvements
App privacy
The developer, MSSW Solutions Ltd, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- User Content: Other User Content
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Identifiers: Device ID, User ID
- Diagnostics: Other Diagnostic Data
- Purchases: Purchase History
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
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