iSailGPS : NOAA USA RNC Charts
Marine Nautical Chart Plotter
$7.99
Unleash the navigation potential of your iPhone or iPad with SailGPS! Turn your device into a high-performance GPS receiver with USA NOAA Raster Nautical Charts, even without a cell signal!
Rated “Best Choice — Excellent” by Practical-Sailor.com
Caught in a storm on the water and your chart plotter fails? Don't worry! Download this app now and regain full navigation capabilities to safely return to port. Better yet, buy iSailGPS today ensuring you're prepared for any situation, even in areas with no cell service.
One Low Price! Everything included. No sign-ups, ads, subscriptions or in-app purchases. Completely respects your privacy.
Unrivaled Features to Enhance Your Journey:
TRACKS, WAYPOINTS & ROUTES
Record tracks as you sail, even in the background. View them on the chart and in a Speed & Course Over Ground graph.
Mark waypoints precisely using charts or satellite maps, place names or addresses, geotagged photos, or by projecting from a known point.
Set a quick GoTo waypoint or a full route and see the course (COG), heading (HDG), bearing (BRG), direction, distance, cross track error (XTE), Velocity Made Good (VMG) and Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) at your destination and intermediate points. Perfect for racing enthusiasts.
In a Man Overboard (MOB) emergency a single button press marks your current position & starts navigating to it.
Create customized routes using waypoints, recorded tracks, or imported GPX, KML or TCX files. Advanced route editing.
Send GPX and KML waypoint, route, track and map list files via AirDrop, eMail, Messages, or iCloud Drive.
View the sun & moon position and rise & set times for any date & place on earth.
Send data to other apps such as Google Earth.
USA NOAA RASTER NAUTICAL CHARTS
Access to all NOAA RNC Charts for USA waters with no extra charge. Download using WiFi or cell service.
Our chart files are optimized to download faster & use less storage memory. Store up to 2200 charts to use anytime at sea without cell service.
Stitches charts & automatically switches between downloaded charts as you sail. Choose detailed or overview charts.
Print & Share chart images overlaid with waypoints, routes & tracks.
Measure distance & direction between any 2 points.
NOAA charts don't include most inland rivers & small lakes. Use our iHikeGPS app for these.
HOW TOS
Tap Help in the app.
Online Manual: isailgps.com
Email developer: lwjames@isailgps.com
RASTER CHARTS VS. VECTOR CHARTS
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration has provided both RNC (raster) & ENC (vector) charts.
The great advantage of the high resolution RNC charts used by iSailGPS is the high level of detail produced by professional cartographers that is unobtainable on any vector-based chart.
These RNC Charts differ from vector charts in that each chart covers a specific area, just as paper nautical charts do. Switches automatically to a new chart when your boat leaves the area covered by the previous chart. For most locations, there are multiple charts at different scales with different levels of detail & areas of coverage.
Paper charts can have multiple panels, each showing a different area or scale. Each digital panel is individually displayed by iSailGPS with a north-up orientation.
iSail GPS is priced to make it readily available to all boating enthusiasts.
Winner of the Practical Sailor Editors’ Choice Award.
DEVICE REQUIREMENTS
Use iSailGPS on any iOS device even if you don't have a cellular data plan for it. iPhones & WiFi+cellular iPads support full navigation. For WiFi-only iPads & iPod touch, an iOS-compatible external GPS receiver is required to show your location on the water & record tracks. However, you can view charts using the iOS device alone.
Discover a safer and more enjoyable sailing experience with iSailGPS!
more The main problem for me is the inability to stitch together a see less chart and being able to get the best detail for the area automatically. I’ve been playing with app for awhile now and when I get to the chart boundary I can often get the next chart to show by double tapping the white area outside of it. And sometimes, I think, it seems to have successfully stitched together into a single, larger chart. But, it may not have the sufficient detail I need for a particular port. At that point I’m forced to go to my downloaded charts and find it. Not so simple as I now have a long list of charts. This can be impractical to do on the water unless you have a dedicated navigator. When approaching a busy area I don’t want to take my eyes off the water and be scrolling through a list of charts trying to find the appropriate detail. Maybe I’m missing something but for me other apps with paid subscriptions work a lot better. There’s just no chart management needed, and you can find them for as little as $5/year (at least for my area - eastern US coast).
The main problem for me is the inability to stitch together a see less chart and being able to get the best detail for the area automatically. I’ve been playing with app for awhile now and when I get to the chart boundary I can often get the next chart to show by double tapping the white area outside of it. And sometimes, I think, it seems to have successfully stitched together into a single, larger chart. But, it may not have the sufficient detail I need for a particular port. At that point I’m forced to go to my downloaded charts and find it. Not so simple as I now have a long list of charts. This can be impractical to do on the water unless you have a dedicated navigator. When approaching a busy area I don’t want to take my eyes off the water and be scrolling through a list of charts trying to find the appropriate detail. Maybe I’m missing something but for me other apps with paid subscriptions work a lot better. There’s just no chart management needed, and you can find them for as little as $5/year (at least for my area - eastern US coast).
Used to love this app. Excellent customer support, excellent updates. HOWEVER, since getting the Simrad/C-Map app, the technological behind the times issues in the iSail app have become unfortunately glaringly evident. The biggest issue is of course the ability (or lack there of) to auto route. You just hold your finger on a point in the Simrad/C-map app and it creates all the waypoints and the entire route automatically for you. No more having to mark waypoint after waypoint in order to create a route which is an incredibly slow and inefficient way of doing business now. The crazy way that iSailForces you to mark a spot in order to create a waypoint as opposed to just holding your finger down is like using MS-DOS compared to Windows 10. Finally, given the new dynamic mapping capabilities which is free technology, the Raster maps are really old school. This is quite evident if you use a chart plotter and compare your ability to shade, create safety zones, colorize and customize different depth levels compared to the limited, and inflexible raster maps. The Simrad/C-map app uses the dynamic chart which, while not as sophisticated as the chartplotter obviously, still allows for more flexibility than the Raster chart (for instance, when you zoom to a very small area, the raster chart loses resolution and becomes blurry. This does not happen with the dynamic chart). With all that said, I still keep this app as my backup in case for some reason my Simrad app crashes along with my chartplotter. It will get you there and back. It used to be the best but now, it needs a serious complete technological renovation in order to keep up with the competition.
Developer Response Simrad gives you free charts only when you have an Internet connection. To have USA charts when you are not within range of a cell tower, you must pay an in-app purchase fee of $25.99 per year. iSailGPS gives you full access to your charts always with no cost beyond the original purchase price. Holding your finger on a chart to create a waypoint at the place you are touching is not very accurate, as your finger covers up the very point you are trying to mark, causing typical errors of 20 pixels or more. The method iSailGPS uses to mark waypoints is consistently accurate to the nearest pixel.
Used to love this app. Excellent customer support, excellent updates. HOWEVER, since getting the Simrad/C-Map app, the technological behind the times issues in the iSail app have become unfortunately glaringly evident. The biggest issue is of course the ability (or lack there of) to auto route. You just hold your finger on a point in the Simrad/C-map app and it creates all the waypoints and the entire route automatically for you. No more having to mark waypoint after waypoint in order to create a route which is an incredibly slow and inefficient way of doing business now. The crazy way that iSailForces you to mark a spot in order to create a waypoint as opposed to just holding your finger down is like using MS-DOS compared to Windows 10. Finally, given the new dynamic mapping capabilities which is free technology, the Raster maps are really old school. This is quite evident if you use a chart plotter and compare your ability to shade, create safety zones, colorize and customize different depth levels compared to the limited, and inflexible raster maps. The Simrad/C-map app uses the dynamic chart which, while not as sophisticated as the chartplotter obviously, still allows for more flexibility than the Raster chart (for instance, when you zoom to a very small area, the raster chart loses resolution and becomes blurry. This does not happen with the dynamic chart). With all that said, I still keep this app as my backup in case for some reason my Simrad app crashes along with my chartplotter. It will get you there and back. It used to be the best but now, it needs a serious complete technological renovation in order to keep up with the competition.
Simrad gives you free charts only when you have an Internet connection. To have USA charts when you are not within range of a cell tower, you must pay an in-app purchase fee of $25.99 per year. iSailGPS gives you full access to your charts always with no cost beyond the original purchase price. Holding your finger on a chart to create a waypoint at the place you are touching is not very accurate, as your finger covers up the very point you are trying to mark, causing typical errors of 20 pixels or more. The method iSailGPS uses to mark waypoints is consistently accurate to the nearest pixel.
After investing a little time to understand this app, I found it to be extremely valuable and accurate. I was won over, when we used it to navigate across the Chesapeake Bay at night. The waypoint marker we were heading to was supposed to be a flashing light but the light was out and we were a little uncertain that we were on course. When we suspected we should be at our destination marker we turned on our spot light and found ourselves perched with the marker on our port quarter. Can’t believe this app is only $7.99.
After investing a little time to understand this app, I found it to be extremely valuable and accurate. I was won over, when we used it to navigate across the Chesapeake Bay at night. The waypoint marker we were heading to was supposed to be a flashing light but the light was out and we were a little uncertain that we were on course. When we suspected we should be at our destination marker we turned on our spot light and found ourselves perched with the marker on our port quarter. Can’t believe this app is only $7.99.
I’ve been using this app for about a year and I’m extremely happy with it. I can set waypoints and routes right on the app just like I would on a chart. Then follow the route, and even reverse it on my iPad or iPhone. I can send a route from my iPad to my iPhone and it brings the waypoints with it. You can take a screenshot of the route and print it out, so you can check off each waypoint as you pass it. They even added the latitude and longitude of each waypoint to the route screen. They’re very responsive and I highly recommend this app.
I’ve been using this app for about a year and I’m extremely happy with it. I can set waypoints and routes right on the app just like I would on a chart. Then follow the route, and even reverse it on my iPad or iPhone. I can send a route from my iPad to my iPhone and it brings the waypoints with it. You can take a screenshot of the route and print it out, so you can check off each waypoint as you pass it. They even added the latitude and longitude of each waypoint to the route screen. They’re very responsive and I highly recommend this app.
Improved wording on some Alerts and Notifications.
What's new in iSailGPS when compared with other available NOAA chart apps?
• You don't just see Waypoints and Routes displayed on the chart, you can actually do real great circle navigation to those Waypoints and along those Routes. You get information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing, heading and cross-track error, and remaining distances to your intermediate and final destinations.
• You don't just see individual charts. Whenever the map projection is compatible (which it is most cases), you can see adjacent charts with their margins removed stitched together seamlessly, even when the chart scales are different. For example you can see the approach chart and the corresponding harbor detail chart both together on the same screen.
• You can create, import, edit, export, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints.
• Get the weather report and forecast, the sun and moon position, rise and set times, and driving directions to the dock for any point on a chart with a few taps.
• iSailGPS's code size is kept very small by efficient programming so in an emergency, you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection.
• The current version of iSailGPS runs on the latest devices and also on older devices with older versions of iOS , all the way back to devices such as the iPhone 6.
• There is never any confusion over what charts you have available offline. They are clearly listed by NOAA chart name and number, and shown on an overview map.
• Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iSailGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Unlike other mapping apps that profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private, iSailGPS maintains the highest level of data confidentially.
9.6.9 Apr 24
Updated for iOS 26.1. We're regularly improving this app so it will be even more useful!
What's new in iSailGPS when compared with other available NOAA chart apps?
• You don't just see Waypoints and Routes displayed on the chart, you can actually do real great circle navigation to those Waypoints and along those Routes. You get information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing, heading and cross-track error, and remaining distances to your intermediate and final destinations.
• You don't just see individual charts. Whenever the map projection is compatible (which it is most cases), you can see adjacent charts with their margins removed stitched together seamlessly, even when the chart scales are different. For example you can see the approach chart and the corresponding harbor detail chart both together on the same screen.
• You can create, import, edit, export, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints.
• Get the weather report and forecast, the sun and moon position, rise and set times, and driving directions to the dock for any point on a chart with a few taps.
• iSailGPS's code size is kept very small by efficient programming so in an emergency, you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection.
• The current version of iSailGPS runs on the latest devices and also on older devices with older versions of iOS , all the way back to devices such as the iPhone 6.
• There is never any confusion over what charts you have available offline. They are clearly listed by NOAA chart name and number, and shown on an overview map.
• Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iSailGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Unlike other mapping apps that profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private, iSailGPS maintains the highest level of data confidentially.
9.6.6 11/10/2025
User interface improvements. We're regularly improving this app so it will be even more useful!
What's new in iSailGPS when compared with other available NOAA chart apps?
• You don't just see Waypoints and Routes displayed on the chart, you can actually do real great circle navigation to those Waypoints and along those Routes. You get information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing, heading and cross-track error, and remaining distances to your intermediate and final destinations.
• You don't just see individual charts. Whenever the map projection is compatible (which it is most cases), you can see adjacent charts with their margins removed stitched together seamlessly, even when the chart scales are different. For example you can see the approach chart and the corresponding harbor detail chart both together on the same screen.
• You can create, import, edit, export, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints.
• Get the weather report and forecast, the sun and moon position, rise and set times, and driving directions to the dock for any point on a chart with a few taps.
• iSailGPS's code size is kept very small by efficient programming so in an emergency, you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection.
• The current version of iSailGPS runs on the latest devices and also on older devices with older versions of iOS , all the way back to devices such as the iPhone 6.
• There is never any confusion over what charts you have available offline. They are clearly listed by NOAA chart name and number, and shown on an overview map.
• Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iSailGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Unlike other mapping apps that profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private, iSailGPS maintains the highest level of data confidentially.
9.6.5 09/04/2025
Improved user interface uniformity with varying iPad screen sizes. We're regularly improving this app so it will be even more useful!
What's new in iSailGPS when compared with other available NOAA chart apps?
• You don't just see Waypoints and Routes displayed on the chart, you can actually do real great circle navigation to those Waypoints and along those Routes. You get information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing, heading and cross-track error, and remaining distances to your intermediate and final destinations.
• You don't just see individual charts. Whenever the map projection is compatible (which it is most cases), you can see adjacent charts with their margins removed stitched together seamlessly, even when the chart scales are different. For example you can see the approach chart and the corresponding harbor detail chart both together on the same screen.
• You can create, import, edit, export, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints.
• Get the weather report and forecast, the sun and moon position, rise and set times, and driving directions to the dock for any point on a chart with a few taps.
• iSailGPS's code size is kept very small by efficient programming so in an emergency, you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection.
• The current version of iSailGPS runs on the latest devices and also on older devices with older versions of iOS , all the way back to devices such as the iPhone 6.
• There is never any confusion over what charts you have available offline. They are clearly listed by NOAA chart name and number, and shown on an overview map.
• Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iSailGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Unlike other mapping apps that profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private, iSailGPS maintains the highest level of data confidentially.
9.6.4 07/18/2025
Improved user interface uniformity with varying screen sizes. We're regularly improving this app so it will be even more useful!
What's new in iSailGPS when compared with other available NOAA chart apps?
• You don't just see Waypoints and Routes displayed on the chart, you can actually do real great circle navigation to those Waypoints and along those Routes. You get information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing, heading and cross-track error, and remaining distances to your intermediate and final destinations.
• You don't just see individual charts. Whenever the map projection is compatible (which it is most cases), you can see adjacent charts with their margins removed stitched together seamlessly, even when the chart scales are different. For example you can see the approach chart and the corresponding harbor detail chart both together on the same screen.
• You can create, import, edit, export, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints.
• Get the weather report and forecast, the sun and moon position, rise and set times, and driving directions to the dock for any point on a chart with a few taps.
• iSailGPS's code size is kept very small by efficient programming so in an emergency, you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection.
• The current version of iSailGPS runs on the latest devices and also on older devices with older versions of iOS , all the way back to devices such as the iPhone 6.
• There is never any confusion over what charts you have available offline. They are clearly listed by NOAA chart name and number, and shown on an overview map.
• Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iSailGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Unlike other mapping apps that profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private, iSailGPS maintains the highest level of data confidentially.
9.6.3 07/02/2025
Minor fixes. We're regularly improving this app so it will be even more useful!
What's new in iSailGPS when compared with other available NOAA chart apps?
• You don't just see Waypoints and Routes displayed on the chart, you can actually do real great circle navigation to those Waypoints and along those Routes. You get information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing, heading and cross-track error, and remaining distances to your intermediate and final destinations.
• You don't just see individual charts. Whenever the map projection is compatible (which it is most cases), you can see adjacent charts with their margins removed stitched together seamlessly, even when the chart scales are different. For example you can see the approach chart and the corresponding harbor detail chart both together on the same screen.
• You can create, import, edit, export, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints.
• Get the weather report and forecast, the sun and moon position, rise and set times, and driving directions to the dock for any point on a chart with a few taps.
• iSailGPS's code size is kept very small by efficient programming so in an emergency, you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection.
• The current version of iSailGPS runs on the latest devices and also on older devices with older versions of iOS , all the way back to devices such as the iPhone 6.
• There is never any confusion over what charts you have available offline. They are clearly listed by NOAA chart name and number, and shown on an overview map.
• Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iSailGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Unlike other mapping apps that profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private, iSailGPS maintains the highest level of data confidentially.
9.6.2 06/07/2025
Improved handling of separate going-to and returning-from route segments.. We're regularly improving this app so it will be even more useful!
What's new in iSailGPS when compared with other available NOAA chart apps?
• You don't just see Waypoints and Routes displayed on the chart, you can actually do real great circle navigation to those Waypoints and along those Routes. You get information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing, heading and cross-track error, and remaining distances to your intermediate and final destinations.
• You don't just see individual charts. Whenever the map projection is compatible (which it is most cases), you can see adjacent charts with their margins removed stitched together seamlessly, even when the chart scales are different. For example you can see the approach chart and the corresponding harbor detail chart both together on the same screen.
• You can create, import, edit, export, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints.
• Get the weather report and forecast, the sun and moon position, rise and set times, and driving directions to the dock for any point on a chart with a few taps.
• iSailGPS's code size is kept very small by efficient programming so in an emergency, you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection.
• The current version of iSailGPS runs on the latest devices and also on older devices with older versions of iOS , all the way back to devices such as the iPhone 6.
• There is never any confusion over what charts you have available offline. They are clearly listed by NOAA chart name and number, and shown on an overview map.
• Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iSailGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Unlike other mapping apps that profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private, iSailGPS maintains the highest level of data confidentially.
9.6.1 05/14/2025
Improvements to GPX and KML file import. We're regularly improving this app so it will be even more useful!
What's new in iSailGPS when compared with other available NOAA chart apps?
• You don't just see Waypoints and Routes displayed on the chart, you can actually do real great circle navigation to those Waypoints and along those Routes. You get information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing, heading and cross-track error, and remaining distances to your intermediate and final destinations.
• You don't just see individual charts. Whenever the map projection is compatible (which it is most cases), you can see adjacent charts with their margins removed stitched together seamlessly, even when the chart scales are different. For example you can see the approach chart and the corresponding harbor detail chart both together on the same screen.
• You can create, import, edit, export, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints.
• Get the weather report and forecast, the sun and moon position, rise and set times, and driving directions to the dock for any point on a chart with a few taps.
• iSailGPS's code size is kept very small by efficient programming so in an emergency, you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection.
• The current version of iSailGPS runs on the latest devices and also on older devices with older versions of iOS , all the way back to devices such as the iPhone 6.
• There is never any confusion over what charts you have available offline. They are clearly listed by NOAA chart name and number, and shown on an overview map.
• Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iSailGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Unlike other mapping apps that profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private, iSailGPS maintains the highest level of data confidentially.
9.5.4 04/22/2025
Improvements to GPX file import. We're regularly improving this app so it will be even more useful!
What's new in iSailGPS when compared with other available NOAA chart apps?
• You don't just see waypoints and routes displayed on the chart, you can actually do real great circle navigation to those waypoints and along those routes. You get information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing, heading and cross-track error, and remaining distances to your intermediate and final destinations.
• You don't just see individual charts. Whenever the map projection is compatible (which it is most cases), you can see adjacent charts with their margins removed stitched together seamlessly, even when the chart scales are different. For example you can see the approach chart and the corresponding harbor detail chart both together on the same screen.
• You can create, import, edit, export, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints.
• Get the weather report and forecast, the sun and moon position, rise and set times, and driving directions to the dock for any point on a chart with a few taps.
• iSailGPS's code size is kept very small by efficient programming so in an emergency, you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection.
• The current version of iSailGPS runs on the latest devices and also on older devices with older versions of iOS , all the way back to devices such as the iPhone 6.
• There is never any confusion over what charts you have available offline. They are clearly listed by NOAA chart name and number, and shown on an overview map.
• Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iSailGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Unlike other mapping apps that profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private, iSailGPS maintains the highest level of data confidentially.
9.5.3 04/03/2025
Improvements on the satellite image map pages. We're regularly improving this app so it will be even more useful!
What's new in iSailGPS when compared with other available NOAA chart apps?
• You don't just see waypoints and routes displayed on the chart, you can actually do real great circle navigation to those waypoints and along those routes. You get information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing, heading and cross-track error, and remaining distances to your intermediate and final destinations.
• You don't just see individual charts. Whenever the map projection is compatible (which it is most cases), you can see adjacent charts with their margins removed stitched together seamlessly, even when the chart scales are different. For example you can see the approach chart and the corresponding harbor detail chart both together on the same screen.
• You can create, import, edit, export, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints.
• Get the weather report and forecast, the sun and moon position, rise and set times, and driving directions to the dock for any point on a chart with a few taps.
• iSailGPS's code size is kept very small by efficient programming so in an emergency, you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection.
• The current version of iSailGPS runs on the latest devices and also on older devices with older versions of iOS , all the way back to devices such as the iPhone 6.
• There is never any confusion over what charts you have available offline. They are clearly listed by NOAA chart name and number, and shown on an overview map.
• Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iSailGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Unlike other mapping apps that profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private, iSailGPS maintains the highest level of data confidentially.
9.5.2 03/26/2025
Get the elevation above sea level for any location from a Digital Elevation Model database. We're regularly improving this app so it will be even more useful!
What's new in iSailGPS when compared with other available NOAA chart apps?
• You don't just see waypoints and routes displayed on the chart, you can actually do real great circle navigation to those waypoints and along those routes. You get information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing, heading and cross-track error, and remaining distances to your intermediate and final destinations.
• You don't just see individual charts. Whenever the map projection is compatible (which it is most cases), you can see adjacent charts with their margins removed stitched together seamlessly, even when the chart scales are different. For example you can see the approach chart and the corresponding harbor detail chart both together on the same screen.
• You can create, import, edit, export, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints.
• Get the weather report and forecast, the sun and moon position, rise and set times, and driving directions to the dock for any point on a chart with a few taps.
• iSailGPS's code size is kept very small by efficient programming so in an emergency, you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection.
• The current version of iSailGPS runs on the latest devices and also on older devices with older versions of iOS , all the way back to devices such as the iPhone 6.
• There is never any confusion over what charts you have available offline. They are clearly listed by NOAA chart name and number, and shown on an overview map.
• Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iSailGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Unlike other mapping apps that profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private, iSailGPS maintains the highest level of data confidentially.
9.5.1 02/28/2025
This version has minor updates on the help screen. We're continually improving this app so it will be even more useful!
What's new in iSailGPS when compared with other available NOAA chart apps?
• You don't just see waypoints and routes displayed on the chart, you can actually do real great circle navigation to those waypoints and along those routes. You get information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing, heading and cross-track error, and remaining distances to your intermediate and final destinations.
• You don't just see individual charts. Whenever the map projection is compatible (which it is most cases), you can see adjacent charts with their margins removed stitched together seamlessly, even when the chart scales are different. For example you can see the approach chart and the corresponding harbor detail chart both together on the same screen.
• You can create, import, edit, export, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints.
• Get the weather report and forecast, the sun and moon position, rise and set times, and driving directions to the dock for any point on a chart with a few taps.
• iSailGPS's code size is kept very small by efficient programming so in an emergency, you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection.
• The current version of iSailGPS runs on the latest devices and also on older devices with older versions of iOS , all the way back to devices such as the iPhone 6.
• There is never any confusion over what charts you have available offline. They are clearly listed by NOAA chart name and number, and shown on an overview map.
• Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iSailGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Unlike other mapping apps that profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private, iSailGPS maintains the highest level of data confidentially.
9.4.15 01/17/2025
This version is updated for iOS 18.2 and the newest iPhones and iPads. We're continually improving this app so it will be even more useful!
What's new in iSailGPS when compared with other available NOAA chart apps?
• You don't just see waypoints and routes displayed on the chart, you can actually do real great circle navigation to those waypoints and along those routes. You get information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing, heading and cross-track error, and remaining distances to your intermediate and final destinations.
• You don't just see individual charts. Whenever the map projection is compatible (which it is most cases), you can see adjacent charts with their margins removed stitched together seamlessly, even when the chart scales are different. For example you can see the approach chart and the corresponding harbor detail chart both together on the same screen.
• You can create, import, edit, export, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints.
• Get the weather report and forecast, the sun and moon position, rise and set times, and driving directions to the dock for any point on a chart with a few taps.
• iSailGPS's code size is kept very small by efficient programming so in an emergency, you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection.
• The current version of iSailGPS runs on the latest devices and also on older devices with older versions of iOS , all the way back to devices such as the iPhone 6.
• There is never any confusion over what charts you have available offline. They are clearly listed by NOAA chart name and number, and shown on an overview map.
• Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iSailGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Unlike other mapping apps that profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private, iSailGPS maintains the highest level of data confidentially.
9.4.14 12/18/2024
This version is ready for iOS 18 and the newest iPhones and iPads. We're continually improving this app so it will be even more useful!
What's new in iSailGPS when compared with other available NOAA chart apps?
• You don't just see waypoints and routes displayed on the chart, you can actually do real great circle navigation to those waypoints and along those routes. You get information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing, heading and cross-track error, and remaining distances to your intermediate and final destinations.
• You don't just see individual charts. Whenever the map projection is compatible (which it is most cases), you can see adjacent charts with their margins removed stitched together seamlessly, even when the chart scales are different. For example you can see the approach chart and the corresponding harbor detail chart both together on the same screen.
• You can create, import, edit, export, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints.
• Get the weather report and forecast, the sun and moon position, rise and set times, and driving directions to the dock for any point on a chart with a few taps.
• iSailGPS's code size is kept very small by efficient programming so in an emergency, you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection.
• The current version of iSailGPS runs on the latest devices and also on older devices with older versions of iOS , all the way back to devices such as the iPhone 6.
• There is never any confusion over what charts you have available offline. They are clearly listed by NOAA chart name and number, and shown on an overview map.
• Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iSailGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Unlike other mapping apps that profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private, iSailGPS maintains the highest level of data confidentially.
9.4.11 09/18/2024
I'm continually improving this app so it will be even more useful! This version improves automatic next waypoint switching when navigating a route which loops back on itself.
What's new in iSailGPS when compared with other available NOAA chart apps?
• You don't just see waypoints and routes displayed on the chart, you can actually do real great circle navigation to those waypoints and along those routes. You get information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing, heading and cross-track error, and remaining distances to your intermediate and final destinations.
• You don't just see individual charts. Whenever the map projection is compatible (which it is most cases), you can see adjacent charts with their margins removed stitched together seamlessly, even when the chart scales are different. For example you can see the approach chart and the corresponding harbor detail chart both together on the same screen.
• You can create, import, edit, export, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints.
• Get the weather report and forecast, the sun and moon position, rise and set times, and driving directions to the dock for any point on a chart with a few taps.
• iSailGPS's code size is kept very small by efficient programming so in an emergency, you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection.
• The current version of iSailGPS runs on the latest devices and also on older devices with older versions of iOS , all the way back to devices such as the iPhone 6.
• There is never any confusion over what charts you have available offline. They are clearly listed by NOAA chart name and number, and shown on an overview map.
• Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iSailGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Unlike other mapping apps that profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private, iSailGPS maintains the highest level of data confidentially.
9.4.10 08/24/2024
I'm continually improving this app so it will be even more useful! This version fixes a bug which prevented sharing a GPX or KML track file when located in certain parts of the world.
What's new in iSailGPS when compared with other available NOAA chart apps?
• You don't just see waypoints and routes displayed on the chart, you can actually do real great circle navigation to those waypoints and along those routes. You get information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing, heading and cross-track error, and remaining distances to your intermediate and final destinations.
• You don't just see individual charts. Whenever the map projection is compatible (which it is most cases), you can see adjacent charts with their margins removed stitched together seamlessly, even when the chart scales are different. For example you can see the approach chart and the corresponding harbor detail chart both together on the same screen.
• You can create, import, edit, export, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints.
• Get the weather report and forecast, the sun and moon position, rise and set times, and driving directions to the dock for any point on a chart with a few taps.
• iSailGPS's code size is kept very small by efficient programming so in an emergency, you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection.
• The current version of iSailGPS runs on the latest devices and also on older devices with older versions of iOS , all the way back to devices such as the iPhone 6.
• There is never any confusion over what charts you have available offline. They are clearly listed by NOAA chart name and number, and shown on an overview map.
• Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iSailGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Unlike other mapping apps that profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private, iSailGPS maintains the highest level of data confidentially.
9.4.9 07/16/2024
I'm continually improving this app so it will be even more useful! This version shows directly on the chart when the internal magnetic compass needs to be recalibrated for best heading accuracy.
What's new in iSailGPS when compared with other available NOAA chart apps?
• You don't just see waypoints and routes displayed on the chart, you can actually do real great circle navigation to those waypoints and along those routes. You get information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing, heading and cross-track error, and remaining distances to your intermediate and final destinations.
• You don't just see individual charts. Whenever the map projection is compatible (which it is most cases), you can see adjacent charts with their margins removed stitched together seamlessly, even when the chart scales are different. For example you can see the approach chart and the corresponding harbor detail chart both together on the same screen.
• You can create, import, edit, export, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints.
• Get the weather report and forecast, the sun and moon position, rise and set times, and driving directions to the dock for any point on a chart with a few taps.
• iSailGPS's code size is kept very small by efficient programming so in an emergency, you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection.
• The current version of iSailGPS runs on the latest devices and also on older devices with older versions of iOS , all the way back to devices such as the iPhone 6.
• There is never any confusion over what charts you have available offline. They are clearly listed by NOAA chart name and number, and shown on an overview map.
• Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iSailGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Unlike other mapping apps that profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private, iSailGPS maintains the highest level of data confidentially.
9.4.8 06/19/2024
I'm continually improving this app so it will be even more useful! This minor update has updated text in some sections of the Help function.
What's new in iSailGPS when compared with other available NOAA chart apps?
• You don't just see waypoints and routes displayed on the chart, you can actually do real great circle navigation to those waypoints and along those routes. You get information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing, heading and cross-track error, and remaining distances to your intermediate and final destinations.
• You don't just see individual charts. Whenever the map projection is compatible (which it is most cases), you can see adjacent charts with their margins removed stitched together seamlessly, even when the chart scales are different. For example you can see the approach chart and the corresponding harbor detail chart both together on the same screen.
• You can create, import, edit, export, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints.
• Get the weather report and forecast, the sun and moon position, rise and set times, and driving directions to the dock for any point on a chart with a few taps.
• iSailGPS's code size is kept very small by efficient programming so in an emergency, you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection.
• The current version of iSailGPS runs on the latest devices and also on older devices with older versions of iOS , all the way back to devices such as the iPhone 6.
• There is never any confusion over what charts you have available offline. They are clearly listed by NOAA chart name and number, and shown on an overview map.
• Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iSailGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Unlike other mapping apps that profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private, iSailGPS maintains the highest level of data confidentially.
9.4.7 06/04/2024
I'm continually improving this app so it will be even more useful! This version adds the ability to view a weather report for any location.
What's new in iSailGPS when compared with other available NOAA chart apps?
• You don't just see waypoints and routes displayed on the chart, you can actually do real great circle navigation to those waypoints and along those routes. You get information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing, heading and cross-track error, and remaining distances to your intermediate and final destinations.
• You don't just see individual charts. Whenever the map projection is compatible (which it is most cases), you can see adjacent charts with their margins removed stitched together seamlessly, even when the chart scales are different. For example you can see the approach chart and the corresponding harbor detail chart both together on the same screen.
• You can create, import, edit, export, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints.
• iSailGPS's code size is kept very small by efficient programming so in an emergency, you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection.
• The current version of iSailGPS runs on the latest devices and also on older devices with older versions of iOS , all the way back to devices such as the iPhone 6.
• There is never any confusion over what charts you have available offline. They are clearly listed by NOAA chart name and number, and shown on an overview map.
• Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iSailGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Unlike other mapping apps that profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private, iSailGPS maintains the highest level of data confidentially.
9.4.5 03/07/2024
I'm continually improving this app so it will be even more useful! This version is updated for iOS 17.3.
What's new in iSailGPS when compared with other available NOAA chart apps?
• You don't just see waypoints and routes displayed on the chart, you can actually do real great circle navigation to those waypoints and along those routes. You get information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing and heading, and remaining distance to your intermediate and final destinations.
• You don't just see individual charts. Whenever the map projection is compatible (which it is most cases), you can see adjacent charts with their margins removed stitched together seamlessly, even when the chart scales are different. For example you can see the approach chart and the corresponding harbor detail chart both together on the same screen.
• You can create, import, edit, export, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints.
• iSailGPS's code size is kept very small by efficient programming so in an emergency, you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection.
• The current version of iSailGPS runs on the latest devices and also on older devices with older versions of iOS , all the way back to devices such as the iPhone 6.
• There is never any confusion over what charts you have available offline. They are clearly listed by NOAA chart name and number, and shown on an overview map.
• Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iSailGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Unlike other mapping apps that profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private, iSailGPS maintains the highest level of data confidentially.
9.4.4 01/28/2024
I'm continually improving this app so it will be even more useful! With this version you can include both waypoints and routes in a single GPX file. Plus we've added many iPad human interface enhancements.
What's new in iSailGPS when compared with other available NOAA chart apps?
• You don't just see waypoints and routes displayed on the chart, you can actually do real great circle navigation to those waypoints and along those routes. You get information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing and heading, and remaining distance to your intermediate and final destinations.
• You don't just see individual charts. Whenever the map projection is compatible (which it is most cases), you can see adjacent charts with their margins removed stitched together seamlessly, even when the chart scales are different. For example you can see the approach chart and the corresponding harbor detail chart both together on the same screen.
• You can create, import, edit, export, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints.
• iSailGPS's code size is kept very small by efficient programming so in an emergency, you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection.
• The current version of iSailGPS runs on the latest devices and also on older devices with older versions of iOS , all the way back to devices such as the iPhone 6.
• There is never any confusion over what charts you have available offline. They are clearly listed by NOAA chart name and number, and shown on an overview map.
• Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iSailGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Unlike other mapping apps that profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private, iSailGPS maintains the highest level of data confidentially.
9.4.3 10/24/2023
I'm continually improving this app so it will be even more useful! This version is updated for iOS 17.
What's new in iSailGPS when compared with other available NOAA chart apps?
• You don't just see waypoints and routes displayed on the chart, you can actually do real great circle navigation to those waypoints and along those routes. You get information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing and heading, and remaining distance to your intermediate and final destinations.
• You don't just see individual charts. Whenever the map projection is compatible (which it is most cases), you can see adjacent charts with their margins removed stitched together seamlessly, even when the chart scales are different. For example you can see the approach chart and the corresponding harbor detail chart both together on the same screen.
• You can create, import, edit, export, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints.
• iSailGPS's code size is kept very small by efficient programming so in an emergency, you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection.
• The current version of iSailGPS runs on the latest devices and also on older devices with older versions of iOS , all the way back to devices such as the iPhone 6.
• There is never any confusion over what charts you have available offline. They are clearly listed by NOAA chart name and number, and shown on an overview map.
• Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iSailGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Unlike other mapping apps that profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private, iSailGPS maintains the highest level of data confidentially.
9.4.1 09/18/2023
I'm continually improving this app so it will be even more useful! This version has user interface improvements and minor bug fixes.
What's new in iSailGPS when compared with other available NOAA chart apps?
• You don't just see waypoints and routes displayed on the chart, you can actually do real great circle navigation to those waypoints and along those routes. You get information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing and heading, and remaining distance to your intermediate and final destinations.
• You don't just see individual charts. Whenever the map projection is compatible (which it is most cases), you can see adjacent charts with their margins removed stitched together seamlessly, even when the chart scales are different. For example you can see the approach chart and the corresponding harbor detail chart both together on the same screen.
• You can create, import, edit, export, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints.
• iSailGPS's code size is kept very small by efficient programming so in an emergency, you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection.
• The current version of iSailGPS runs on the latest devices and also on older devices with older versions of iOS , all the way back to devices such as the iPhone 6.
• There is never any confusion over what charts you have available offline. They are clearly listed by NOAA chart name and number, and shown on an overview map.
• Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iSailGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Unlike other mapping apps that profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private, iSailGPS maintains the highest level of data confidentially.
9.4.0 09/03/2023
I'm continually improving this app so it will be even more useful! This version adds the United States National Grid (MGRS) as a location coordinates choice.
What's new in iSailGPS when compared with other available NOAA chart apps?
• You don't just see waypoints and routes displayed on the chart, you can actually do real great circle navigation to those waypoints and along those routes. You get information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing and heading, and remaining distance to your intermediate and final destinations.
• You don't just see individual charts. Whenever the map projection is compatible (which it is most cases), you can see adjacent charts with their margins removed stitched together seamlessly, even when the chart scales are different. For example you can see the approach chart and the corresponding harbor detail chart both together on the same screen.
• You can create, import, edit, export, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints.
• iSailGPS's code size is kept very small by efficient programming so in an emergency, you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection.
• There is never any confusion over what charts you have available offline. They are clearly listed by NOAA chart name and number, and shown on an overview map.
• Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iSailGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Unlike other mapping apps that profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private, iSailGPS maintains the highest level of data confidentially.
9.3.4 07/20/2023
I'm continually improving this app so it will be even more useful! This version has a few user interface improvements.
What's new in iSailGPS when compared with other available NOAA chart apps?
• You don't just see waypoints and routes displayed on the chart, you can actually do real great circle navigation to those waypoints and along those routes. You get information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing and heading, and remaining distance to your intermediate and final destinations.
• You don't just see individual charts. Whenever the map projection is compatible (which it is most cases), you can see adjacent charts with their margins removed stitched together seamlessly, even when the chart scales are different. For example you can see the approach chart and the corresponding harbor detail chart both together on the same screen.
• You can create, import, edit, export, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints.
• iSailGPS' s code size is kept very small by efficient programming so in an emergency, you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection.
• Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iSailGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Many other mapping apps do profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private.
9.3.3 09/10/2022
Improved wording on some Alerts and Notifications.
What's new in iSailGPS when compared with other available NOAA chart apps?
• You don't just see Waypoints and Routes displayed on the chart, you can actually do real great circle navigation to those Waypoints and along those Routes. You get information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing, heading and cross-track error, and remaining distances to your intermediate and final destinations.
• You don't just see individual charts. Whenever the map projection is compatible (which it is most cases), you can see adjacent charts with their margins removed stitched together seamlessly, even when the chart scales are different. For example you can see the approach chart and the corresponding harbor detail chart both together on the same screen.
• You can create, import, edit, export, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints.
• Get the weather report and forecast, the sun and moon position, rise and set times, and driving directions to the dock for any point on a chart with a few taps.
• iSailGPS's code size is kept very small by efficient programming so in an emergency, you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection.
• The current version of iSailGPS runs on the latest devices and also on older devices with older versions of iOS , all the way back to devices such as the iPhone 6.
• There is never any confusion over what charts you have available offline. They are clearly listed by NOAA chart name and number, and shown on an overview map.
• Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iSailGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Unlike other mapping apps that profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private, iSailGPS maintains the highest level of data confidentially.
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