Ship Finder
Our popular Ship Finder apps have been featured in maritime and sailing publications and websites across the globe.
Don’t take our word for it – check out our ratings and the wide range of positive press we’ve had across the world.
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.
Features include:
Live moving shipsShip route trails Search by vessel nameShip information such as – Vessel Name, Port of Registration, Destination, ETATechnical information such as – MMSI, IMO, Callsign , Heading, Length, Width, Draft
Ship Finder works by picking up AIS ship feeds used by all passenger vessels, vessels over 300 tons and increasingly smaller pleasure craft. This technology is actually faster than radar and is used directly by vessels for navigation.
Our global coverage is impressive and expanding all of the time, please check www.shipfinder.co regularly for current coverage.
Pinkfroot are committed to customer service and continually improve our Ship Finder apps based on feedback. Follow us on Twitter @pinkfroot, and join our online community at www.pinkfroot.com If you have any questions please email [email protected] and we’ll be happy to help.
Our companion App – Plane Finder is highly rated and enjoyed by both professionals and anyone with an interest in planes and ships.
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.Ship Finder can also be used to display Shipplotter data that is shared by Shipplotter owners via the Shipplotter Internet sharing function. Shipplotter does not endorse, nor is it affiliated in anyway, with Ship Finder or pinkfroot.
Category : Maps & Navigation
Reviews (28)
this is a much watered down version of the IOS app i loved. you really need ti work much harder to develop this to justify charging for it. if you don't then its a rip-off.
For iOS this is a reasonable app but it the absolutely worst app I've ever downloaded for android. I paid £2.99 for this it shouldn't be available for purchase in this state. Buyer beware!
Seems to be abandoned by the developer. Shows NO BOATS at all, anywhere, just empty maps. DO NOT BUY!
This app should not have been released on android until it was the same ios. It works great on my iphone, but is useless on android. I'd like my money back.
This app used to be great. Now I'm trying to see what ship is in Brisbane, and it's not even showing the ship that is docked there right now. 23/01/20
really bad,i cant make my fleet. its waste of time,slow.. And i would my money back!!
I got this app but says need updating and cant update it i paid £3.00 years ago used it till last year and app won't work now when are update available please thanks Damien preston-Booth
No ships and no navigation menu...just a map!!! Waste of money
Does not work. Still does not work. Unable to find search.
won't find any boats no settings will update if I can sort it as I have paid for this
This used to work but now is absolutely useless. I dont know what has happened but don't waste your money on this as it is unusable
Does not work on Android. Just a map.
Not working properly
Was a very good App but now it just hangs up.
i can't use this app. it has no start-up.
App does not open anymore
worked brilliant on my iphone.....useless on my Huwawaei.
I don't really have a problem with it,works ok.
Doesn't find ships on search
Useless on inland waterways.
Like everyone else has already said, this app used to work great but now you can't search for ships because the menu button doesn't even exist! Also the boats take FOREVER to load onto the screen. This app is a complete WASTE OF TIME now and I would like my money back.
Does what it says it does. The app uses Google maps as the background map which is a bit of a surprise as they have changed nothing about the way it looks at all. However , there is nothing wrong with Google maps of course and is well known for it's accuracy. When the app is first launched , even using a fast Wi-Fi connection, little ships icons takes around ten to twenty seconds to populate the map in the given area which is a bit slow. Once it does though, different coloured icons indicate different categories and statuses of vessels. Navigation beacons and are also shown. The information updates automatically in real time so you can actually watch the progress of a vessel across the map. Touching the icon of a ship brings up an information pane giving facts and figures about it as well as destination and expected arrival time where applicable. Fascinating even for people like myself who have an interest it boats and ships and often watch them from the shore wondering what they are doing and where they are going to. This app will answer your curiosity. It's not as bad as some previous reviews suggest in my opinion, but it could be quite a bit better with an improved interface.
The difference between the 2 is shocking, I've a note 4 and you cannot make any of the boats out on the tiny photos. The interface is second rate and looks out dated. In short DONT bother.
The ability to adjust the settings has disappeared. I have a Galaxy Tab a running on Android 6 marshmallow. I didn't like the disappearing settings button that was in the lower right corner it needs to be a permanent fixture or all other Android programs have it in the upper right or upper left corner. Please fix this thank you
Just get map most of time. When ship info appears it is too small to read properly.
Had it for the apple and loved it. I joined the website, was a real enthusiastic user... But this android app is awful. It crashes. Runs slowly. The ship info windows are poor and unresponsive. Even the font is not clear. Im binning this in favour of Marine traffic which is awesome. Sorry guys - you lost a customer.
With 67 1 star reviews I still decided buy the app. BIG MISTAKE! Like other did advice: I using the must better Marine Traffic. As for now: 68 1 star reviews
No names no way to find mile marker. Only shows your position amd no other boats. No markers. Nothing. Just a map and your own position. Google provides that for free