Boat Watch - Ship Tracking
Pocket Mariner Ltd. Travel iPhoneiPadiPod touchApple Watch
Boat Watch - Ship Tracking is a free Travel app for iPhone and iPad by Pocket Mariner Ltd. Rated 4.6/5 from 3,819 ratings. Requires iOS 15.0.
- Rating
- 4.6
- 3.8K ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 31 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Sep 25
- 2026 · v2.4.22
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About Boat Watch - Ship Tracking
Ever wanted to know more about ships and boats, or track a vessel around the globe? Boat Watch lets you spot and identify boats and ships in an instant. The Pro In-App purchase even sends you alerts when a boat you track sets sail or arrives - perfect for people with loved ones at sea, for tracking ferries and rescue vessels - or following cargo across the world! Boat Watch is free to use for 1 month and offers... * Spot any boat or ship via real-time AIS network * See the name, type and destination of each vessel * Set any boat as a favorite, and track it on the map * Search and find boats and places After 1 month a Pro upgrade is needed to continue getting live ship positions. Pro upgrade ( lifetime or yearly subscription):- * Real-time ship positions updates * Full boat information - picture, speed, where its from, etc. * Show boats' recent tracks * Set multiple favorite boats, to find them easily * Get alerts when a tracked boat arrives or departs * OpenSeaMap charts with buoys, lighthouses & shipping lanes * Filter ships on type to declutter the view and show more vessels of the type required. 3 other optional IAP upgrades are also available:- Live View upgrade ( one time purchase):- *Augmented Reality view to identify and spot boats using your camera *View boats true to scale and with Apple Maps amazing 3D views when zoomed in PortWatch (subscription):- - set a radar alarm ring around an area (0.5 to 10nm) - get notified when any ship is entering or exiting a port or area. Early alert for all ferries, cruise or cargo ships arriving at a port. - alerts when ships are passing or approaching a location. Great for folks who live by the water and want to know when a ship is approaching. You can set your gps position or the current map centre as the PortWatch location and the radar alert range from 0.5nm to 10nm. Fleet upgrade ( subscription): * Fleet - set and receive arrival and departure alerts for multiple boats Boat Watch also gives you the option to buy official NOAA nautical charts for the US and UKHO Admiralty derived charts for the UK&IE so you get the same view of the ocean as the ship's navigator. See the shipping channels, buoys, lights and hazards and why a ship is taking a particular route. Our ship coverage is global and amongst the best in the world. You can find out how our system works and check our coverage here :- http://pocketmariner.com/coverage Pocket Mariner are committed to providing great customer service and continually improve our Boat Watch apps. If you have any questions please email us via [email protected] and we'll be happy to help. Terms of Use: http://seanav.net/termsofuse.php Privacy Policy: http://seanav.net/privacy.php Support: [email protected] Subscriptions:- Pro and Fleet upgrade" subscriptions are yearly 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 period. Subscriptions may be managed by the iTunes account holder and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period NOT FOR NAVIGATION Boat Watch should only be used for basic navigation reference and should not be solely relied upon to determine precise locations, proximity, distance, or direction.
Ratings & reviews
4.6
3.8K ratings
What’s new
Version 2.4.22 · Updated September 25, 2026
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) PortWatch no longer triggers for itinerant Shore Stations or Buoys. Pro upgrade now works even when the AppStore is sluggish Stability improvements
App privacy
The developer, Pocket Mariner Ltd., reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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| App | Rating | Price | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boat Watch - Ship Tracking | 4.6 / 5 (3,819 ratings) | Free | September 25, 2026 |
| Ship Tracker | 4.6 / 5 (1,815) | Free | Aug 21, 2026 |
| FindShip - Track vessels | 3.5 / 5 (994) | Free | Mar 24, 2026 |
| Marine Traffic Live | 1.0 / 5 (9) | Free | Sep 10, 2026 |
| VesselFinder | 4.1 / 5 (244) | Free | Sep 14, 2026 |
| MarineTraffic - Ship Tracking | 4.7 / 5 (64,995) | Free | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Seawatch24 Marine Traffic AIS | 4.7 / 5 (48) | Free | Dec 24, 2025 |