Ship Finder Lite app for iPhone and iPad


4.0 ( 3840 ratings )
Travel Navigation
Developer: pinkfroot limited
Free
Current version: 9.2.2, last update: 4 years ago
First release : 01 Aug 2009
App size: 47.76 Mb

Ship Finder shows live moving ships on a worldwide map.
You can even use Augmented Reality (AR) view to identify ships out at sea using your device camera.

Ship Finder has been top rated and top ranking since 2009 and covers most of the world, tracking 20,000+ ships simultaneously.

Our incredible app performance means that you can see all tracked vessels at once - no clustering here!
Simply tap on a ship to see its name, type and destination. Colour coded icons make identification easy too.

If you like this app youll love the full version of Ship Finder.

The full version includes a huge array of additional features including route history, search, filters, bookmarks, photos, the ability to add favourite ships and much more.

Ship Finder works by picking up AIS ship feeds used by all passenger vessels, vessels over 300 tons and increasingly by smaller pleasure craft and yachts. This technology is actually faster than radar and is used by vessels for safety and navigation.

Ship Finder provides near real time “virtual radar” AIS maps. It’s easy to use and is an amazing app for anyone interested in shipping, cruising and sailing in ports and locations across the world. It’s also great if you simply want to know what boats are out there or want to see where your friends and family are. Ship Finder is also used extensively by maritime professionals and mariners.

Our global AIS coverage is impressive and expanding all of the time as we add new AIS feeds and receivers. Please check www.shipfinder.co regularly to see the latest coverage.

Pinkfroot are committed to customer service and continually improve our Ship Finder apps based on feedback. Why not join our online community at www.pinkfroot.com or if you have any questions please email us via support@pinkfroot.com and we’ll be happy to help.

Disclaimer: Ship Finder should not be used for navigational purposes.
Under no circumstances will the developer of this application be held responsible for incidents resulting from the use of the data or its interpretation.

Pros and cons of Ship Finder Lite app for iPhone and iPad

Ship Finder Lite app good for

Great free App! I live on the ocean in a high traffic area and it is great to be able to identify every vessel.
This is a good app. I used to to find the ship Im due to crew on in a few days.
I may indeed upgrade. The free version is very effective in showing here on the west coast where ships are, where they are heading etc. Quite accurate and useful to a sailor. The problem I occasionally encounter has to do with cell coverage.... sigh....
The app is fun when sitting on the beach or while watching the cargo ships being loaded. You can look up their names and other info. Impresses landlubbers.
Pretty good for a free version, good for hobbyists. A fun app.
I find it fairly useful,especially when anticipating the arrival of a ship of interest to me,eg. one that l am waiting for.

Some bad moments

Santos and Rio is the latan most used harbors. For brazilians, this app is not useful. Need to add: SANTOS, RIO DE JANEIRO, SUAPE, ITAJAI, PECEM, RIO GRANDE, MANAUS, RECIFE
To actually search and find a ship, you do have to pay. Not quite sure why they market it as "free finder"
This app is not free: it kills a lot of time with too many adverts. When I installed it years ago for the first time, there were no adverts full screen and annoying... Thinking about deleting the app...
Glad I tried this free one before spending big bucks to find out this does not work well. Worked ok in Vancouver, but not in Toronto.
Wouldnt pay for this. Searched Halifax Harbour and found no ships. Really? Free is the correct price for this app.
Not sure what is wrong. I see ships in Freeport, New York, St. Lawrence seaway, Great Lakes and St. Johns NFL. But not in Miami, Toronto, Montreal and Halifax harbour. And there are ships, tugs and ferries there all the time.

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