Boat Beacon
Boat Beacon Summary
Boat Beacon is a with in-app purchases iOS app in Maps And Navigation by Pocket Mariner Ltd.. Released in Feb 2012 (14 years ago). It has 1.1K ratings with a 4.59★ (excellent) average. Based on AppGoblin estimates, it reaches roughly 4.4K monthly active users and generates around $<10K monthly revenue (100% IAP / 0% ads). Store metadata: updated Oct 1, 2025.
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Store info: Last updated on App Store on Oct 1, 2025 .
4.59★
Ratings: 1.1K
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App Description
Boat Beacon is an internet AIS receiver and transmitter for your iPhone and iPad. It is the only AIS ship tracking app to provide Collision Warnings, share your boat’s position & use real-time AIS data.
Connected to the largest network of AIS shore receivers world-wide covering most major ports, harbours and popular coastal areas.
“An outstanding app, with great potential. Both interesting to use and very user friendly. This could be a life saver and especially of interest to small boat users. Everyone who goes on the water should have this on and use it!” ***** Sun Dream, App Store Review
Boat Beacon is designed for boaters & provides continuous Bearing, Range & Closest Point of Approach (CPA) calculations and alarms in addition to standard AIS information even when in the background.
Boat Beacon does not require any external AIS transponder or receiver equipment.
Key Features
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Over-the-horizon collision avoidance (30 miles radius) using continuous CPA calculations - highlights boats that are on a potential collision course and alerts you with an alarm.
Continually transmits and receives position information via the internet and calculates and alarms CPA even when the app is in the background.
Shares your position with Internet AIS Systems & apps & other Boat Beacon users in real time.
Real time ship map view with North up & Heading up modes so you can look in the direction of the ships on the map to locate them.
Nav display showing own boat's speed, course, heading and position.
SART Alarm
Man Overboard tracking, Anchor watch & Theft alarms (IAP).
Apple Watch App included
Siri voice commands
Export tracks
Boat-to-Boat & Group Messaging.
Local AIS & GPS via Wifi.
Boat Beacon InApp Add-ons:-
LiveView - Augmented Reality view with ships, compass & horizon overlaid. Works with FLIROne IR cameras as well to see ships & people in the dark & fog (IAP)
"AIS Sharing" to other apps like Navionics & iNavX (IAP subscription)
US, UK and IE Marine raster charts (IAP).
MOB and Anchor Watch (IAP).
Let Friends and Family see where you are and where you're headed to with our free Boat Watch app or on web-based AIS systems like MarineTraffic which have free web viewers available.
Arm all the crews in a race with Boat Beacon and have real time updates on the race positions on the water and back in the club house.
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