MarineTraffic provides real-time vessel tracking and AIS-based ship visibility across global waters. It holds notable cross-market rankings in Transportation (SE #7, GB #12, TR #12) and demonstrates broad adoption with 5,000,000+ total downloads and 130K in the last 30 days. The app carries a 2.94 rating from 119,587 reviews, reflecting steady use by maritime professionals and enthusiasts.
Pros & Cons
Global real-time vessel tracking with AIS data
Faster, clearer maps and weather insights for maritime workflows
Unified set of vessel tracking tools in one app
Mobile Pro Plan adds Satellite AIS and advanced monitoring
Limited ports-focused features and alerts with some competitors
Moderate overall rating suggesting room for UX and performance improvements
About MarineTraffic - Ship Tracking
MarineTraffic - Ship Tracking is a maps & navigation app developed by MarineTraffic Applications.
Download Statistics
MarineTraffic - Ship Tracking has been downloaded 9.9 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 130 thousand times. It is ranked #6 in maps & navigation.
User Ratings
MarineTraffic - Ship Tracking is rated 2.93 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 120 thousand ratings.
App Information
MarineTraffic - Ship Tracking is FREE to download. The APK download size is 75.69 MB. The latest version available is 5.6.0. The last update was on May 27, 2026.
Technical Requirements
MarineTraffic - Ship Tracking requires Android 7.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play December 2012.
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Comments on MarineTraffic - Ship Tracking for Android
★★★★★Radim Zizka· May 28, 2026
I really like the app. However, it would be nice if it was a bit more friendly to a cruiser. Tracking a single sailboat seems expensive. The chart option was very useful when cruising in areas that are out of the common Avionics subscriptions. Lately, I am very satisfied with the app. The chart underlay is excellent addition to my chart plotter and Avionics app. I have history of my boats movements in relation to all other vessels. I need to improve the boats AIS antenna range.
★★★★★Jim Hookie· Jun 1, 2026
I use this app daily, and it makes my job being a pilot boat operator easier. In the days before AIS the only thing we could go by was a radio direction finder in most times that was about 50% accurate when you're dealing with multiple ships and tug and barges.
★★★★★Eliel Bermudez· Jun 5, 2026
THE BEST.....SIMPLY THE BEST APP VESSEL FINDER... 👌
★★★★☆Mick Sasse· May 27, 2026
I'm surprised by all the negative reviews. While there are limits to what the free version does, and it has the odd minor quirk, if you simply want the ability to locate and identify vessels, for me, it does the job fine. And much of the info not available in the free version (e.g. vessel specs) is generally readily available elsewhere.
★☆☆☆☆Patrick Hollingworth· May 28, 2026
Yet another new update and its made it worse than the previous update, can't we go back to the original app that was far superior, also what happened to my add-on features that I paid for??
★☆☆☆☆Nick Sutton· Jun 11, 2026
I paid for this app a few years ago and used it daily, it was great. I now appear to have been downgraded to the free version and it is so clunky and awkward to use, I am very disappointed!!
★☆☆☆☆David Maclean· May 30, 2026
New update absolutely terrible. Ships not showing up, not in the rite location and sometimes not even showing up. Gave it's time to fix the problems and still not fix so uninstalling and going to another marine app.
★☆☆☆☆Custard Sponge· Jun 4, 2026
Excellent... Mostly. Really missing the ability to zoom in on vessel pictures as this used to help me out hugely when scoping vessels and equipment on masts prior to attendance to carry out works. Now it is not possible. No idea why such a useful feature would be removed. Nothing to be gained from it. Update. After waiting some time for an update and that update not changing anything really I am going to adjust my rating, end my subscription and use another app. Shame.
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Technologies used by MarineTraffic - Ship Tracking
MarineTraffic - Ship Tracking is requesting 23 permissions and is using 60 libraries.
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Trust & Safety: The app requests standard permissions for location (coarse and fine), internet access, storage (read/write), notifications, camera, microphone, and background services. These are typical for navigation, real-time tracking, and map-based apps; no unusual or excessive permissions are detected.
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