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Boat Beacon - AIS Navigation

🇺🇸 United States
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3.4
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21.22K
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App Age
12y 7m
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Last Update
Feb 10, 2025
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iAP
$3.99 - 25.99

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Installs
18.5K
13.2M
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Rating
3.32
4.23
-22%
Number of Ratings (Voted)
8K
9.2M
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App Age
12y 7m
7y 10m
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In-app Purchases Price
$14
$49
-72 %
Update Frequency
134d
168d
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Title Length
28
24
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Short Description Length
73
72
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Description Length
3 992
3 040
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Number of Screenshots
10
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Boat Beacon - AIS Navigation
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GPS Marine Navigation with AIS Collision Detection using just your phone.
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AIS receiver and display using just your Android device. Boat Beacon is the only Marine AIS ship tracking app to provide Collision Detection, use real-time data and share your own boat’s position with other internet AIS users. Specifically designed for use on the water, as well as showing all the Ships around you on a chart, Boat Beacon uniquely provides Bearing, Range and Closest Point of Approach (CPA) calculations in addition to AIS ship information. Transmits as well as receives internet AIS and is the only app that continuously monitors CPA, notifying if potential collisions are detected even when the app is in the background. Key Features ------------ Receives and sends AIS ship data in real-time via the internet. No VHF AIS receiver, transponder or aerial required. Over the horizon Collision and SART detection (30 miles radius) using continuous Closest Point of Approach (CPA) calculations - highlights boats that are on a potential collision course and alarms even when the app is in the background. Provides Bearing and Distance information to other boats in addition to AIS information like speed, course, location, name, length etc. Shows you a track of the boats most recent voyage. Share your live position, speed course and destination. People can follow you using Boat Beacon or our free Boat Watch app and on leading internet AIS systems like MarineTraffic and Ship Finder. Transmit also works continuously in the background when enabled. Live Map view with compass overlay which rotates with you so you can look in the direction of the ships on the map to locate them. You can also tilt the map to get a 3D perspective by dragging upwards with two fingers. NOAA US and UKHO Marine Charts (IAP required) Extensive details on other ships including Photos. Search for boats or places by name or MMSI. Share your track and position with friends and family instantly and in real time via email, Twitter and Facebook etc. AIS Share lets you share BoatBeacon's live AIS data with other apps like Navionics on your device. (IAP required with free 3 day trial) Man Overboard (MOB) & Anchor Watch:- -MOB tracks the position, distance, bearing & time in water. -Anchor Watch marks your anchor's position & alerts if you drift out of range or too fast (IAP with free 3 day trial). Arm all the crews in a race with Boat Beacon and see real time updates on the race positions. Watch the action and replay it back in the Club-house with Boat Beacon's dedicated live race web pages. VHF AIS with RTL-SDR and AIS Share app. Local NMEA AIS via Wifi and USB. Boat Beacon requires internet access to work. Most popular coastal areas around the world including the US and UK have mobile data access (2G or better) extending 12 or more miles out to sea. Requirements: Android Smartphone or Tablet with GPS. Internet connection. You do not need an MMSI to use Boat Beacon and you can be seen on Boat Beacon by other Boat Beacon users without having one. However if you want to be seen on Global AIS systems like Marine Traffic, Ship Finder and AIS Hub, etc. then you will need to have and use an MMSI number. If you don't have an MMSI for your boat you can obtain one in the US by visiting http://www.boatus.com/mmsi (the USCG approved agent). Alternatively email us for a free internet MMSI number. Please note that continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. AIS Ship data is provided by a network of voluntary AIS shore based stations. Some areas may not have AIS coverage. N.B. This is not an AIS transponder. You will not be visible to other ships on their AIS systems unless they also use data from the same land based AIS networks. NOT FOR NAVIGATION This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful. Boat Beacon should only be used for basic navigation reference and should not be solely relied upon to determine precise locations, proximity, distance, or direction.}
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Frank Barre
28 Jul, 2024
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Die ersten Tage funktionierte die App ganz gut. Ich hatte die Freischaltung des Standortes für Vesselfinder, Marinetraffic usw. dazu gekauft. Jetzt kann ich die App nicht mehr starten, sofort nach dem öffnen fällt die App wieder zusammen, was ist das los, denn der Kauf und die Zusatzfunktionen waren teuer genug!!! Update. Habe den Support von Boat Beacon angeschrieben, leider keine Rückmeldung bekommen. Würde der App jetzt keinen Stern mehr geben., bin 40€ los geworden und es funktioniert nichts
Alejandro Diaz Abellan
27 Jul, 2024
3
La aplicación funciona bien, pero cuando la conecto a boating(navionics) al cabo de 5 minutos se me desconecta y tengo que estar volviendo a reiniciar todo. Navionics(Garmin) me comentan que no es suyo el problema. Espero alguna respuesta. Gracias
Frank Barre
21 Jul, 2024
3
Die ersten Tage funktionierte die App ganz gut. Ich hatte die Freischaltung des Standortes für Vesselfinder, Marinetraffic usw. dazu gekauft. Jetzt kann ich die App nicht mehr starten, sofort nach dem öffnen fällt die App wieder zusammen, was ist das los, denn der Kauf und die Zusatzfunktionen waren teuer genug!!!
mark vickers
13 Jul, 2024
3
crashes since last update before that it was great
Klaus Braun
06 Jul, 2024
5
Excellent tool. Originally the use was intended let friends and family know about our location. But recently we learned that even the pilots at Kiel Canal can see our boat on their tablets. The app is easy to use. And once in six years, our location was not transmitted properly, but the customer service looked quickly into the issue and solved it.
levi Colijn
19 May, 2024
4
Wat een top app, op alle Ais Systemen ben je zichtbaar! Het is de 16 euro zeker waard! Het zou alleen fijn zijn als je niet hoeft te betalen voor AIS sharing op bijvoorbeeld Navionics want je betaalt al voor de app
Stefan Rauscher
28 Jul, 2023
5
Ich nutze BoatBeacon auf einem Samsung Tab A7 auf meinem Boot. Mit BoatBeacon App kann man AIS-Daten für das eigene Boot (ohne Transponder) erzeugen, die dann über die üblichen Internet-Dienste (z.B. MarineTraffic aber auch BoatBeacon!) verfügbar sind. Diese Funktion haben andere Apps nicht! Das ist ein Alleinstellungsmerkmal. Für meine eigene Situationsanzeige ist Boat Beacon absolut ausreichend. Bei der Konfiguration hat der Support per eMail sofort geholfen. Das ist selten! Weiter so!
André Evertse
18 May, 2023
5
Years in use...very easy app and good support...works great with ais rx
Randy Ellison
18 May, 2023
1
App is cool, functionally of it sucks, many areas you can be right next to a ship or vessel you know has ais and it literally doesn't even show up on the map. You pay money for the app and all the add ons and then later their customer service basically tells you that they don't have coverage in your area. You should probably tell people that before they pay for the app. Don't waste your money on this app... This app is far more novelty than functional.

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Additional Information
Rating:
3.45
Voted: 21.22K
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Price: 15.43 $
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Categories: Maps & Navigation
Size: -
iAP: 3.99 - 25.99 $
Installs: 18.49K
App Age: 12 years 7 months
Release Date: Aug 02, 2012
Last Update: Feb 10, 2025
Version: 2.72
Version history
2.72
Feb 10, 2025
Anchor Watch and Man Overboard (MOB) with free 3 day trial:- <br><br>-MOB tracks the distance, bearing and time in water of a MOB based on last known position. This can also be used to mark any object&#39;s postion.<br><br>-AnchorWatch sets a guard circle around your anchor position and alerts and emails if the boat drifts outside or starts moving at faster than 1Knot.<br><br>-Share a map of your track as well as your position.<br><br>-Camera can be used to take and upload ship photos in the app.
2.71
Oct 14, 2024
Updated to latest Android OS 14 requirements.<br>Share will now also provide a kml file (viewable in Google Maps) of your track as well as your position.<br>Camera can now be used to take and upload ship photos in the app.
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