Orca: Boat GPS, Charts, Routes 4+

GPS Chart Route Sail Powerboat

Orca Technologies AS

Designed for iPad

    • 4.6 • 232 Ratings
    • Free
    • Offers In-App Purchases

Description

The ultimate boating App - Orca

* Crisp Online and Offline Nautical Charts
* Modern chart design to maximize legibility.
* Satellite Maps to ease your approaches
* Tailored routes for Sailboats and Powerboats
* Most comprehensive AIS data feed
* Global Marine Weather forecast with Temperature, Wind, Tides and Currents
* Add the Orca Core to get boat integration - Instruments, Auto Pilot remote control and Radar Integration


Works across all platforms - on your phone, tablet, Apple Watch and Orca Display.

Orca is the next-generation boating system that runs on your mobile and tablet, and on your boat. Experience the award-winning boating app for free.


CAPTIVATING MARINE CHARTS
Orca's next-generation charts are crisp, easy to read, and respond instantly. High-resolution satellite marine charts make harbor entries and anchoring easier than ever.

Orca combines the best of paper chart design with a cutting-edge chart engine. Far ahead of anything else you've tried, Orca gives you charts the most responsive and beautiful charts on the market. No matter how fast you zoom, pan and rotate, the Orca charts will keep up and show you what you need.

Our satellite hybrid charts blend high-resolution satellite imagery with marine chart data to give you an even better understanding of harbor approaches and challenging navigation maneuvers.

INCREDIBLE ROUTEFINDING
Set your destination, and Orca will find the way instantly. Routes are tailored for your boat and Orca learns from you and other boaters, so you can navigate like a local no matter where you are.

A true generation-leap, the Orca Routing Engine analyzes millions of data points in the blink of an eye to give you great, tailor-made routes to your destination.

GLOBAL AIS
Orca integrates MarineTraffic AIS feed to provide you with the most comprehensive AIS solution in a navigation app. Over 400 000 boats are tracked in real-time with extended information such as Images.

FLEXIBLE INSTRUMENTS
Get instruments for your phone, tablet and Orca Display. Connect to thousands of devices, from transducers to wind sensors and AIS receivers. Tailor instruments just the way you like them – with perfect legibility day and night.

CONNECTIVITY THAT MATTERS
While Orca is fully capable offline, it truly shines online. Seamlessly sync routes and spots between your devices. View hyper-local weather forecasts with down-to-the-minute forecasts for your exact location. Get notifications before rainfall or other bad weather while underway.

Orca is also clever. It monitors your upcoming trips and notifies you if the forecast changes for the worse so you can prepare and make changes if needed.

ONE STEP AHEAD OF BAD WEATHER
Weather is the difference between a perfect and a stressful day at sea. It is why weather forecasts are deeply ingrained in the Orca experience. Down-to-the-minute marine weather forecasts help you plan your trips and find the best departure time. While you are underway, the Orca keeps an eye on the weather and sends you real-time alerts if forecasts change.

YOU ARE IN GOOD COMPANY
Orca is used by boaters worldwide, onboard RIBs, day cruisers, and sailboats. Some use the Orca Core to unlock powerful navigation features on their tablet and phone. Others get the marine-grade Orca Display for a robust and reliable experience in demanding conditions.

No matter what you want, you can be sure you’ll get a truly modern, powerful, and incredible boating experience with Orca.

A COMPLETE NAVIGATION EXPERIENCE
The Orca App can be used as a standalone planning system. For those who want more, get an Orca Core to unlock a full chartplotter experience on your mobile device.

The Core is delivered with a high-precision GPS and compass, giving you a more accurate and reliable boating experience.

Connect the hub to your existing NMEA 2000 to view instrument data, AIS targets, and control your autopilot – all from your phone and tablet.

Join the modern way of boating. Join Orca.

What’s New

Version 1.0.159

This update contains minor fixes and improvements

Ratings and Reviews

4.6 out of 5
232 Ratings

232 Ratings

CowesAndiamo ,

Excellent

Excellent software with good autorouting and control of my Raymarine autopilot. Shame about the customer support which is slow and disjointed. Pity, as this lets it down.

Timbomachino ,

Poor communication

Downloaded this app because it seemed to be just what I was looking for. Even better that Orca also offer the Core which is also the kind of nav hardware I need. The disappointment came when I took my iPad out to sea to try the app. Even though tethered with 3 bars of 4G Orca just didn’t work. I used the in-app chat to ask why it wasn’t working and if there was any key for the symbols (standard with a paper chart and essential for someone like me who is new to sailing). I got no reply and they just keep sending spam emails. A shame for Orca because I would have bought the Core for £399 but I have absolutely no confidence that I will get any support, should I need it down the line. 3 stars because the charts and course plotter is great, 2 stars off for poor communication
Update: The Orca team did actually get back to me after the weekend. 3 stars seems a bit harsh now but I’m still no fan of chatbots or spam

zirinisp2 ,

Very good app missing some final touches

As much as I would love to give this app a 5 star review as I love the direction it is going. You are missing some final features / touches.

Apparent wind speed on the rose should be an option. Most sailor work with AWS for sail changes and a lot of decision making. Having TWS as the main indication does not work for me.

Anchor alarm. I have not managed to figure it out and use the remote monitoring option.

Auto routing works nicely. You diagrams could be a bit more descriptive. Cannot make sense from the height of the bar how strong the wind will be.

Polars for catamarans. I could not find my polars, Leopard 44, and looking for similar catamarans I found out that there are only handful of options.

Weather anchoring would be a great add on to. We can elaborate a lot on this one, but for sure you can present good options for tonight and the next couple of days from data you pull from Navily.

Another big plus for me would be support for Samsung smart tv. I can do it with screen share but native support would be a big one.

App Privacy

The developer, Orca Technologies AS, 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:

  • Location
  • Contact Info
  • Identifiers
  • Usage Data
  • Diagnostics

Privacy practices may vary based on, for example, the features you use or your age. Learn More

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