There are an increasing number of Apps for IOS and Android that are useful for onboard navigation. Either taking in NMEA/AIS from network interfaces (such as via the Red-Box), or plotting navigation charts, offering racing tactics features, or showing weather & tide information
This is not an exhaustive list, but it may prove useful to explore the various app stores. Please offer feedback and advice on any apps you feel we have missed?
App Store
| Icon | App Name | External NMEA | AIS | Instruments | Weather | Tides | Racing | Charts | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BlueChart (Garmin) | N | N | N | Y | N | Garmin | £££ | |
 | Boat Beacon (Pocket Mariner) | Y | Y | N | N | N | Apple Maps | £ | |
 | Boat Instruments (Tucabo) | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N/A | £ | |
 | iAIS (Digital Yacht) | Y | Y | N | N | N | N/A | FREE | |
 | iGrib (Mojoso) | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N/A | £ |
 | Imray | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Imray | ££ | |
 | iNavX | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Navionics / NOAA / Raster | £££ | |
 | iOnBoard (Digital Yacht) | Y | N | Y | N | N | N/A | £ | |
 | iRegatta Pro (Zifigo) | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N/A | ££ | |
 | iSailor (Transas) | Y | Y | N | N | N | Transas | £££ | |
 | Mid WiFi (Veera Solutions) | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Open Streetmap | ££ | |
 | Navionics | N | N | N | Y | N | Navionics | ££ | |
 | NavLink UK (Digital Yacht) | Y | Y | N | Y | N | UKHO S57 Vector | ££ | |
| NavLink US (Digital Yacht) | Y | Y | N | Y | N | NOAA S57 Vector | ££ | |
 | NKE Display Pro | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N/A | FREE/£ | |
 | NMEAremote (Zapfware) | Y | N | Y | N | N | N/A | £ | |
 | OnSiteWx (Airmar) | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N/A | FREE/£ | |
 | Plan2Nav (Jeppesen) | N | N | N | Y | N | Jeppesen | £££ | |
 | SeaNav (Pocket Mariner) | Y | Y | N | Y | N | S57 Vector | ££ | |
 | SeaIQ (Sakhalin) | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Vector / Raster | ££ | |
 | TimeZero (MaxSea) | N | N | N | Y | N | MapMedia | £££ | |
 | Weather4d (Olivier Bouyssou) | N | N | N | Y | N | N/A | ££ |
Android
| Icon | App Name | External NMEA | AIS | Instruments | Weather / Tides | Racing | Charts | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | AIS Pilot (i-BC srl) | Y | Y | N | N | N | OpenStreetMap | FREE |
| Boat Beacon (Pocket Mariner) | Y | Y | N | N | N | Google Maps | £ |
 | FlytoMap | N | N | N | N | N | Vector | £ |
 | iOnBoard (Digital Yacht) | Y | N | Y | N | N | N/A | FREE |
 | iRegatta Pro (Zifigo) | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N/A | ££ |
 | Marine Navigation (GPS Nautical Charts) | N | N | N | Tides Only | N | Vector + Raster | ££ |
 | Marine Navigator (Ronald Koenig) | N | N | N | N | N | Raster | £ |
 | MX Mariner (Will Kamp) | N | N | N | N | N | Navionics / NOAA / Raster | £ |
 | Navionics | N | N | N | Y | N | Navionics | ££ |
| Plan2Nav (Jeppesen) | N | N | N | Y | N | Jeppesen | £££ |
 | SailTracker (iacobus) | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Google Maps | FREE / £ |