Waterkaarten: Boat Navigation

Waterkaarten

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About this app

The most comprehensive app for safe and well-prepared boating navigation. With route planner, water maps, AIS pairing, marinas, bridges and locks, offline use and more. Try it now and plan your next trip!

With the Waterkaarten app (formerly ANWB Waterkaarten) you have everything you need at hand:

• 8 countries, 1 price: Complete nautical maps of the United Kingdom and Ireland, Netherlands, Germany, France, Belgium, Denmark and Switzerland
• Almanack info: Access all information you need on the water with just a few taps in the app
• Current information about marinas, bridges and locks including opening times
• Plan optimal routes between your starting point and destination, including the objects you encounter
• AIS+: See all the boats near you on the water and at rest including their names and speed with just a tap
• AIS pairing: Connect your AIS device to the app and see at a glance where surrounding ships are located

Comprehensive and user friendly:
• Locations of more than 8,000 marinas and all details of their existing facilities
• More than 275,000 nautical objects (bridges, locks, markings, mooring places and more)
• Stay up-to-date with the current navigation reports and obstructions from government agencies such as Rijkswaterstaat
• Regular updates and free access to all new features
• Show or hide 60 different layers of information on the nautical maps to see exactly what you need
• Radio silence on the water? No problem! Download the corresponding charts for offline use
• Each user account can be used on up to 3 devices at no extra cost
• Free Windows version included
• Reliable service: We are at your service 7 days a week - simply email us at [e-mail]

How it works:

The Waterkaarten app is free during the 7-day trial. After that you can choose from one of our paid subscriptions.

The subscription ends after credit expires. Subscriptions are not automatically renewed.

If you purchase a subscription during the free 7-day trial period, we will add your new credit to your remaining balance.

Payment methods for subscription:
• The subscription will be charged to your Google account
• At Google you can use different payment methods, such as PayPal or credit card

Even more boating pleasure with a Waterkaarten account: you can create an account in the app to activate your subscription on a total of 3 devices.

Note:
• The file size of the offline map material is very large and you are advised to download it on a stable Wi-Fi connection
• Prolonged use of GPS in the background can considerably shorten the battery life of your device

Do you have questions about the app? Please contact our helpdesk ([e-mail]) or read more on our website: www.waterkaarten.app/en.

Please note that this app is only intended as an aid when navigating on the water. Stay alert to your surroundings while boating.

Ratings and reviews

The app is generally good, the auto routing feature worked well for me. I wouldn't want to navigate the Netherlands without it. There are some factual errors. One bridge height was incorrect. One new bridge was missing. One bridge was noted as closed, but was open and there was no contact information for the bridge, and no way to comment on the bridge information. Auto routing didn't recognize the closure. Routing underestimated transit times for my slow boat, we should be able to set speed

Asks for email address upon sign up, to then say it's a free 7 day trial (roll on lots of spam emails now and I'm sure they'll kindly share my email with other companies) There's loads of other FREE apps and websites that seem to be more detailed than this. Doesn't say the lock names etc etc, for inland waterways, use Canal Route Planner, can't go wrong

This app costs money, but you cannot find out how much money until you agree to a free trial. I don't trust an app that does not openly publish its prices up front, I won't sign for the trial because I don't trust such an app to let me easily escape once the trial has ended. I'm uninstalling, but I still feel uneasy about them having my details.

What’s new

In this version we have:
* Improved the connection to external AIS/NMEA devices for more stable and reliable operation, including when the app is active in the background