Rivanaut: Boat Navigation

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About this app

Rivanaut turns your Android phone, tablet and Wear OS watch into a modern chartplotter for Europe's inland waterways. Plan a trip across rivers, canals and lakes, follow live navigation on the water, and find the marina, lock or fuel dock you need — all in one app.

PLAN SMARTER ROUTES
• Automatic waterway routing that follows real rivers, canals and the buoyed fairway — not straight lines across land.
• Vessel-aware: enter your boat's draft, air draft, beam and length and Rivanaut avoids bridges, locks and shallows it can't pass (where data exists).
• Multi-stop trips with start, intermediate waypoints and destination.

NAVIGATE WITH CONFIDENCE
• Live cockpit: speed, course, distance-to-go, ETA and cross-track error.
• Day / dusk / night chart palettes and north-up / head-up / course-up orientation.
• Voice and haptic alerts for waypoints, off-route and over-speed.
• Ongoing navigation notification, plus a Wear OS companion app.

KNOW THE WATER
• Live water levels from official gauges in Germany (PEGELONLINE), the Netherlands (Rijkswaterstaat) and France (Vigicrues).
• Weather and wind forecasts along your route.
• Speed limits and depth soundings overlays where mapped.

POINTS OF INTEREST
• Marinas, harbours, locks, slipways, moorings, fuel and waterside restaurants.
• Save favourites and add them straight to your route.

ANCHOR WATCH & LOGBOOK
• Drop anchor, set a swing radius and get a repeating alarm if you drag — even with the screen locked.
• Automatic trip recording with distance, time and speed, GPX import/export and a logbook.
• Track running costs and see boating statistics.

OFFLINE READY
• Download whole regions — maps, POIs and routing — to navigate without a signal.

SAFETY FIRST
Rivanaut is a planning and information tool, not a certified navigation system. Always check water levels, closures, locks, bridge clearances and local regulations from official sources before setting out.

Rivanaut Pro (auto-renewing subscription)
• Monthly or yearly plans; the price is shown in the app before you buy.
• Payment is charged to your Google Play account at confirmation of purchase.
• Your subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Google Play.
Privacy Policy: https://rivanaut.donner.io/privacy
Inland boat nav: routes, locks, gauges & charts for rivers
Updated on
Sep 21, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • This app may share these data types with third parties
    Personal info
  • No data collected
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  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • You can request that data be deleted

What’s new

• New, clearer Pro page: Free and Pro compared side by side, with the real prices from Google Play.
• Small improvements and bug fixes.