Waterkaarten: Boat Navigation 4+
Routeplanner, AIS & Waterways
Biggerworks.com
Designed for iPad
-
- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
Screenshots
Description
The most comprehensive app for safe and prepared boating navigation. With route planner, water maps, AIS pairing, marinas, bridges and locks, offline use and more. Try now and plan your next trip!
With the Waterkaarten app (formerly ANWB Waterkaarten) you have everything you need at hand:
• 5 countries, 1 price: Complete nautical maps of the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, France and Belgium
• All almanack info: Access all information you need on the water with just a few taps in the app
• All current information about marinas, bridges and locks including opening times
• Plan the optimal route between your starting point and destination, including the objects you encounter
• New! AIS pairing: Connect your AIS device to the app and see at a glance where surrounding ships are located
• Show or hide information on the nautical maps to see exactly what you need
• Stay up-to-date with the current navigation reports and obstructions from the Rijkswaterstaat
• More than 200,000 nautical objects (bridges, locks, markings, mooring places and more)
• Locations of more than 4,000 marinas and all details of existing facilities
• Radio silence on the water? No problem! Download the corresponding charts for offline use
• Regular updates and free access to all new features
• Each user account can be used on up to 3 devices at no extra cost
• Free Windows version included
• Reliable service: We are at your service 7 days a week (support@waterkaarten.app)
How it works:
Waterkaarten is free for the first 7 days. After that, the app only works with a valid subscription. You can choose from the following options:
• Month (€ 13,99)
• Season (3 months for € 34,99)
• Year (€ 49,99)
The subscription ends automatically.
Please note: If you purchase a subscription during the free 7-day trial period, we will add your new credit to your remaining balance. Your purchased subscription is not automatically renewed.
Payment methods for subscription:
• The subscription will be charged to your iTunes account
• At Apple you can use different payment methods for a credit, such as PayPal or credit card
Even more boating pleasure with a Waterkaarten account
You can create an account in the app to activate your subscription on a total of 3 devices.
Note:
• The file size of the offline map material is very large and you are advised to download it on a stable Wi-Fi connection
• Prolonged use of GPS in the background can considerably shorten the battery life of your device
Do you have questions about the app? Please contact our helpdesk (support@waterkaarten.app) or read more on our website: www.waterkaarten.app/en.
Please note that this app is only intended as an aid when navigating on the water. Stay alert to your surroundings while boating.
What’s New
Version 11.8.0
In this release you can now see:
- all moving vessels displayed with an arrow when using AIS+
- more accurate route timing estimates (especially for longer journeys)
In addition we made behind-the-scenes changes to the Fairway structure to prepare for future improvements and fixed bugs with screen centering and German spelling errors.
As always thanks for your feedback and comments!
Ratings and Reviews
Essential App for all North European Waterways Cruising
This is a superb app with everything one could want for safe and enjoyable cruising in The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and the UK and much of France. Very affordable and really shows off the benefit of technology on the waterways with features like AIS, GPS and route planning. Plus all the details on locks and bridges are instantly available and kept up to date. If this lock and bridge information was available to cut and paste into a translator app then that would really help non Dutch speaking sailors.
Developer Response ,
We're looking into your suggestion to be able to cut & paste Dutch texts, but we're also going to improve translations in the app. Thanks for this very honest review.
Disappointing
When I saw the add while playing solitaire I was excited because we are leaving in 10 days for our two week canal boat trip and I am driving. The ads in the App Store look very enticing and I was prepared to pay once the trial worked for me. Unfortunately it did not. The map was very stoggy, moved jerky at best, and only moved back and forth. Vertically extremely limited. My starting locations were not in the database it seems as there was no response. Dutch language is not a problem since I lived in Drenthe 15 years. Perhaps it works well for the Netherlands, but my sailing area is canals in the south of France and the app was totally unresponsive when trying to get to that area. Looks like it’s back to the French waterways booklets for me. Schade, ist leider so. I probably will delete the app later unless it’s got scheduled updates for more of Europe in the works.
Developer Response ,
Hi Oren, South of France is not covered by our app yet. The stoggy map will improve when you download the maps. This is not possible during a trial period BTW.
Keeps getting better
I use this app all the time when boating. The app improves with every update and is worth the money 👍🏻
App Privacy
The developer, Biggerworks.com, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- biggerworks bv
- Size
- 308.3 MB
- Category
- Navigation
- Compatibility
-
- iPhone
- Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
-
English, Dutch, German
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease battery life.
- Copyright
- © 2024 Waterkaarten
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
-
- Year subscription $44.99
- Month subscription $11.99
- Season subscription (3 months) $29.99