Passing By in Real Time

Stories of nearby ships

Only for iPhone

Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.

iPhone

Discover the ships passing near you, each told as a short story — where it came from, where it's going, what it carries. Live AIS data, beautifully presented. Passing By turns the invisible traffic of the sea into something you can feel. Every ship within range of your location is shown as a cinematic story card — its name, its journey, its purpose. Swipe through the vessels around you and read the small narratives behind a tanker bound for Rotterdam, a tug working the harbor at dawn, or a cruise ship slipping past on its way south. • Live vessel data, refreshed continuously over a persistent connection • Ranked carousel that surfaces the most interesting ships first — moving cargo, named tankers, distant cruisers — instead of a wall of moored boats • Rich detail screens with status, destination, speed, distance, and a live map • Distances in kilometers or nautical miles • Works in any port, harbor, or coastal city in the world • No account required Bring your own free AIS data key from aisstream.io for real-time vessel tracking, or explore with simulated traffic out of the box. Passing By is for anyone who has stood at a window or a shoreline and wondered: where is that ship going?

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    Information

    Seller
    Hugh Donnelly
    Size
    43.7 MB
    Category
    Travel
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
    • iPod touch
      Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
    Languages
    English
    Age Rating
    4+
    Copyright
    © 2026 Hugh Donnelly
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