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 it now for free and plan your next trip!
With the Waterkaarten app (formerly ANWB Waterkaarten) you have everything you need at hand:
• 12 countries, 1 price - covers the United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, Germany, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Austria and Czechia.
• Almanac info for all information you need on the water with just a few taps in the app
• Current, always up-to-date information about marinas, bridges and locks including opening times
• Plan optimal routes between your starting point and destination, including the objects you encounter
• AIS+ shows all the boats near you on the water and at rest including their names and speed with just a tap
• AIS pairing allows you to connect your AIS device to the app and see at a glance where surrounding ships are located
Comprehensive and user friendly:
• Locations of more than 8,000 marinas and all details of their existing facilities
• More than 300,000 nautical objects (for example bridges, locks, markings, mooring places and more)
• Stay up-to-date with the current navigation reports and obstructions from government agencies such as Rijkswaterstaat
• Regular updates and free access to all new features
• Show or hide 60 different layers of information on the nautical maps to see exactly what you need
• Radio silence on the water? No problem! Download the corresponding charts for offline use
• Use the app on up to 3 Android or iOS devices at no extra cost
• Free Windows version included
• Reliable service: We are at your service 7 days a week - simply email us at support@waterkaarten.app
How it works:
The Waterkaarten app is free during the 7-day trial. After that you can choose from one of our paid subscriptions.
The subscription ends after credit expires. Subscriptions are not automatically renewed.
If you purchase a subscription during the free 7-day trial period, we will add your new credit to your remaining balance.
Payment methods for subscription:
• The subscription will be charged to your iTunes account
• At Apple you can use different payment methods, 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.
Essential App for all North European Waterways Cruising
Dr Denizli
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
Oren55490
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
fossileyess
I use this app all the time when boating. The app improves with every update and is worth the money 👍🏻
Beginner sailor
Beginner sailor
Very well done
Squashed some bugs and polished the gears to keep everything running smoothly.
Version 12.2.3
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
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Information
Seller
biggerworks bv
Size
364.4 MB
Category
Navigation
Compatibility
Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 14.0 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 14.0 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.
Location
This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
Languages
English and 6 more
English, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Norwegian Bokmål, Swedish
