Not only on your device but on any device using your iCloud id. If the boat moves outside its limits, the program will alert you immediately. "Anchor Watch" uses the GPS on your smartphone to monitor your boat's position. Yachting Magazine: "probably the best dollar you've ever spent"įor more than a decade Anchor Watch has set the standard when it comes to guarding your boat and with over 40,000 users you know your boat is in safe hands. You can also send in your maps and they will be added to the server for the benefit of all.Īnchor Watch is under constant development, so if you have any remarks just drop an email or write a feature request in the comment section and we will get straight to it.Now supports push notifications through Pushover Check for quality and availability on their website, it is under rapid community development. The maps available are based on the data. Fortunately you can tell Anchor Watch to conserve battery and update only in foreground.Īvailable as an in-app purchase are advanced nautical maps as well as the functionality to download and show offline maps which you can use when you don't have a data connection (or don't want to use it due to roaming charges. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Of course it runs in the background too, which allows you to pursue other activities on your phone while Anchor Watch is on guard. The settings panel is fully customized allowing a number of different alarm types. So if you were busy with other things then setting the alarm, you can adjust for the drift.Īnd if you anchored both stern and bow, Anchor Watch offers an unique course alert when a minor drift can still mean your boat is turned from the pier.Īnchor Watch sophisticated filtering allows for GPS errors, which can occur every now and then. Flashing text, sounding alarm or even call to another phone.Īs only anchor guard app for iOS, Anchor Watch allows for the manual adjustment of your anchor position, by touch of a finger or manual entry. If the boat drags out of the predefined area (no limit on radius), it will alert you in any way you decide. Keep the phone next to where you are sleeping and a quick glance will assure you that all is ok. There are no more sleepless nights when you worry about weather your boat is dragging or not.
Alerts include phone calls, sound, vibration alerts, popups, email or SMS (through a third party). If the boat moves outside of set limits, the program will alert you immediately.
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