Virtual Anchor: Anchor Watch
Drift Alarm & Boat GPS Alert
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Drop a virtual anchor and get a loud alarm the instant your boat drags out of range. Now with Auto Anchor, voice alerts, Live Activity and Apple Watch.
VirtualAnchor is a smart anchor-watch app that warns you the instant your boat drifts from where you anchored.
Set your anchor point with one tap and VirtualAnchor continuously measures your distance, speed, and heading from that spot. If you drag anchor and move beyond the alert radius you choose, it sends an immediate alert — even in the background while you sleep.
KEY FEATURES
• Real-time anchor watch — distance, speed and drift direction at a glance
• Custom alert radius — set the exact range that matters for your spot
• Instant drift alerts with sound, even in the background
• Live Activity — check your status on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island without opening the app
• Apple Watch app — monitor drift right from your wrist
• Auto Anchor — automatically sets and clears the anchor by detecting mooring and departure from your speed
• Voice notifications that call out your drift distance
• Standard and satellite map views
• Units in meters, kilometers, nautical miles, knots, m/s, and km/h
PERFECT FOR
Sailing, motor boating, fishing, kayaking, surfing, and SUP — anytime you need to hold your position on the water.
VirtualAnchor processes your location entirely on your device. We never collect or share your location.
Premium unlocks unlimited anchoring. Subscription auto-renews; cancel anytime.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://www.netflowers.co.jp/privacy/virtual_anchor_privacy.html
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New in this version:
• Auto Anchor — the app now watches your speed and automatically drops the anchor when you settle in to moor, and clears it when you get under way. No more forgetting to start the watch.
• Lock Screen Live Activity & Dynamic Island — keep distance, speed, heading and elapsed time visible without opening the app.
• Voice distance alerts — hear how far you've drifted, so you can keep your eyes on the water.
• Apple Watch app — read distance, speed, heading and elapsed time right from your wrist.
• Satellite map view and other refinements.
Thanks for using VirtualAnchor. We'd love your feedback.
The developer, Yoshiaki Hirokawa, 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 Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Yoshiaki Hirokawa
- Size
- 11.1 MB
- Category
- Navigation
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.6 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.6 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.6 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.6 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.3 or later.
- iPhone
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
- Languages
English and 9 more
- English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- VirtualAnchor $19.99
- VirtualAnchor $1.99
- Copyright
- © Netflowers Inc.