Skipper ~ NOAA Marine Charts, ActiveCaptain, Nautical Weather, and Tides app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: TrailBehind
First release : 30 Jul 2013
App size: 63.95 Mb
Skipper is mobile charts done right. A seamless chart-plotter, with data synced across all of your devices, and backed up to the cloud. Convenience and power, charts and weather, wherever you cruise.
Skipper is free to use, including viewing charts, recording trips, and syncing with tryskipper.com. A subscription is required for these Pro features:
* offline usage - download charts and maps for offline cruising
* chart updates - automatically sync new chart updates from NOAA
* ActiveCaptain - view marina, hazard, fuel, and other info
We take customer service very seriously, and you can always get in touch with us at [email protected].
~About Skipper~
Best Offline Charts on the App Store
* seamless mosaic of official NOAA charts for the US, created on-device
* smallest possible download size for official rasters, download all US charts in less than 2 GB
* overlay charts on great base maps, including MapBox cloudless aerial, the most up-to-date OpenStreetMap road maps, or USGS topos
Seamless Online/Offline Data Collection
* Skipper syncs your waypoints, routes, tracks, and photos between your devices, and backs up to the cloud
* flip a switch and it just works, and new devices can be synced with no hassle
* share a link to any track, route, waypoint, or Photo, via email, Facebook, Twitter and other methods
ActiveCaptain Integration
* view and contribute to the best marine location database in the world
* information about marinas, anchorages, hazards, and local knowledge
* new reviews near you every day
* leave reviews and ratings in Skipper
Weather & Tides
* offline tide graphs and charts, past, present, and future, calculated from NOAA tidal constituent data
* online weather data from Wunderground
* NEXRAD overlays, with animation, time stamps, and controls
* wind, temperature, other vital stats
* current conditions, hourly, and daily forecasts
Beautifully Designed, Built, and Supported in California
* fully and individually optimized for all sizes of iPhone and iPad
* pixel perfect retina graphics
* created and supported by people who care
►► Subscriptions
A Skipper subscription automatically renews each year.
• TURN OFF auto-renewal via the main Settings app: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4098
• Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your iTunes account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal.
• Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase
►► IMPORTANT - IPOD TOUCH AND WIFI ONLY IPADS - This application will not be fully functional on these devices, unless you have an external GPS attachment. The GPS Recorder and compass will be inactive. You will be able to view maps and waypoints, but you cannot record tracks.
►► GPS WARNING - Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Latest reviews of Skipper ~ NOAA Marine Charts, ActiveCaptain, Nautical Weather, and Tides app for iPhone and iPad
Very handy app
You have to indicate clearly that you have maps for US only. I have found that there are no any maps at all for Mediterranean sea only after I bought a subscription.
I have a costal home but do not have a boat. I was curious about the surrounding sea areas and the nearby harbours and ports. Wow! Even the free version made me a fan and now Ill refer to it and show my boating friends!
Seems to have everything that is needed for information and easy to navigate and use. And also is my last name. Lol
The ability to add any kind of chart from our already paid for charts from the government is awesome! Thanks!