Boat Watch lets you find boats and ships and follow them live on a real-time map
3.72·2,264 reviews·500,000+ downloads
About Boat Watch
Boat Watch is a maps & navigation app developed by Electric Pocket.
How many times has Boat Watch been downloaded?
Boat Watch has been downloaded 610 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 900 times. It is ranked in the top 100 maps & navigation apps.
What is the rating of Boat Watch?
Boat Watch is rated 3.72 out of 5 stars, based on 2.3 thousand ratings.
Is Boat Watch free?
Boat Watch is free to download. The APK download size is 3.41 MB. The latest version available is 4.0.11. The last update was on November 18, 2025.
What are the requirements for Boat Watch?
Boat Watch requires Android 5.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play December 2013.
Description
Ever wanted to know more about boats, ships and other marine traffic? Boat Watch lets you find boats and ships and follow them on a real-time map...
Boat Watch is free to download and use* and lets you:-
- Spot any Boat or Ship via real-time AIS system - Watch boat positions on a live map - See the Name, Type and Destination of each vessel - Set any boat as your favorite, and track it on the map - Search and find boats and places - Share boats on Facebook, Twitter or by email
Our optional In-App upgrade sends you alerts when a boat you track sets sail or arrives - perfect for people with loved ones at sea, for tracking cruise ships, ferries and rescue vessels - or following cargo across the world!
Optional One-time In-App Upgrade Purchase adds...
- Boat positions refresh automatically - Get alerts when your favorite boat arrives or departs - Full boat information - phtoto, speed, course, country, etc. - Boat tracks - Multiple favourites
And, you can also add Live View by In-App Purchase, showing ships drawn at true scale with positions updated every 5 seconds.
*Boat Watch's live AIS service is available free to use for 1 month. To continue receiving live ship positions after that an IAP upgrade is required.
Recent changes: Updated for latest Android OS 16 requirements Fix for info button on ships sometimes not being clickable Fix for occasional crash on app launch Fix purchase menu item
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Live on an island so use this all the time to see when the ferries haven't sailed (quicker than updates from cal-mac anyway!)
★★★★☆Declan McKinney· Jul 8, 2026
After some initial problems regarding confirmation of payment, I have found this to be a good app. It does exactly what I need it to do, and that is show me where ships are, so I can add them to my list. There is lots of info about the ships, although it would be improved a bit, for me, anyway, if they would add the year the ship was built. I am now very pleased that I gave them a chance. Give it a try.
★★★★☆Oliver· Oct 8, 2022
App appears to have a bug. I can no longer search for boats. The app closes when I try. I'm also unable to access the info about a boat by clicking on the "I" symbol. The app closes doing this also. Otherwise, love this app!
★★★★★Anthony Smith· Jul 17, 2024
My version is 4.0.2 is this the latest? As my app crashes on opening after the latest Android update. Samsung a23 received an update that fixed the crashes, thx Boat Watch
★★☆☆☆Joe Supererogatory· May 8, 2022
If I want to see photos and info about boats I must upgrade - but to do that I must agree to a contract I can't read, and I lose the right to withdraw???
★☆☆☆☆Brian L· Jan 3, 2020
Need to be able to filter types of ships. Also Need to be able to see more ships without having to zoom way in.
★☆☆☆☆Charon Cronje· Oct 17, 2023
Useless app. Trying to track a certain yacht, but the position on the app hasn't changed for more than 77 hours, although the Yacht has moved quite alot.
★☆☆☆☆Disponded· Apr 14, 2023
Poor. Doesn't show all vessels in the area, only the larger ones. Edit. I can assure you I have my AIS on and it's functioning. The fishing vessel next to me has theirs switched on as well. I can see both on another app but not on your app.
★☆☆☆☆Roseanne Garcia· Jul 31, 2020
Why I cannot see more update this application I like to see the cargo vessel why need to upgrade I think this is application is free why I pay
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