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Boat Watch - Ship Tracking App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024
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✓ Was okLoved it ! but then it would not show the cruise ships coming to my local port?? Something has changed.Version: 2.3.3
✓ Rating -10Trying to view boats in South West Nova Scotia at start of lobster fishery Over 2000 boats out there with epurbs on “None show up on Boatwatch!, Free version of App is non functional! Sad.Version: 2.3.3
✓ Rip-offAbout a year ago I paid for the full version of this app. Recently updated and now it doesn't recognize me and asks me to upgrade. Wasted my money..Version: 1.28
✓ DisappointingI downloaded this app so I could track a particular ship. It has not given me an accurate location for over a week..Version: 1.40
✓ FlawedDownloaded the app to keep track of the boat two friends are on travelling round the Caribbean 1st time of entering the ships name the app identified it had just set sail. The next day when trying to see who far the boat had sailed it showed the same place as the previous day with a prompt stating, last known position! Makes it sound like it had sunk overnight! So not impressed..Version: 2.4.8
✓ Needs heaps of workIt not very good all they do is ask you to pay money and barely have any information on the boats☹️ but the maps good.Version: 2.3.1
✓ Information Out of DateI checked on a cruise ship that runs a route every few weeks out of Miami, to see how accurate the app is. I know the exact location of this ship. The app doesn't. It shows a location that's way out of date. As a result, I can't rely on any information from this app. Uninstalled..Version: 1.40
✓ Ship locationsNot very responsive to ship locations in Sydney....Version: 2.3.3
✓ Absolutely terrible waste of money!!!If you like wasting money. Get this app if not, don't even bother..Version: 1.21
✓ No trackingNo tracking unless you pay. This service is free on other apps..Version: 2.4.8
✓ Can’t find ships location.I can’t never find the cruise ship position. Hasn’t updated in 3 days. Had to use different app. Payed the one time charge to get the best out of the app for nothing. Have had better results on other apps and free of charge..Version: 2.4.6
✓ Terrible AppThere currently is a boat in at the ore dock in Marquette and I can see the ship at the dock with my own two eyes but it’s isn’t visible on the radar? I would enjoy my money back to switch over to an app that has better functionality..Version: 2.3.3
✓ Only show vessel a few secondsOnly shows chosen boat a few seconds, then it goes away, crashes frequently, on latest IOS with plenty of space so DEVELOPERS WHAT ABOUT TESTING AND FIXING THIS NOW AS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE BEFORE RELEASE!!!!!!!!!!!.Version: 2.4.2
✓ Missing VesselsThis boat App used to be accurate. I don’t understand what happened because it’s never accurate and hasn’t been for over a year, now..Version: 2.4.6
✓ Not great.Leaves much to be desired..Version: 2.1.1
✓ Not what I expectedAlthough being able to see where ships are, it’s sad that you pay for the “one time upgrade” and then find that everything else within the app costs an additional charge. So they mislead you to believe that once you’ve upgraded, you won’t be charged again……. False. False false. Don’t waste your money on this..Version: 2.4.6
✓ Really poor. Slow and clunkyDisappointed. Really slow to use and UI not great. When compare to aircraft ones these are slick and quick..Version: 2.3.3
✓ I wouldn’t trust this in fog or just ship-watchingNot dependable. I know there are at least 6 ships within 20 miles. There’s no ships in the entire Great Lakes according to this yet I’m able to download apps. What gives? Where are the ships? I see a thousand footer but guess you don’t? What really is this app for?.Version: 2.3.3
✓ New update is buggyThis update hasn’t been good. Sometimes it is way behind where the ships actually are. And then it will load and be normal. Then it will load and be off again.Version: 2.3.3
✓ Don't waste your money with this appI paid 6.50$ and it didn't unlock all the features! The available features are soo poor and it leak accuracy!.Version: 1.26
✓ TerribleDoes rarely track Celebrity? Says they cannot be tracked as they are out to sea??? WHY WOULDN’T THEY BE! They are cruise ships! SAVE YOUR $$$ on this one...Version: 2.3.1
✓ Rubbish - don't waste your timeNOT a Live tracker at all. Shows very old data most of the time, and only really seems to update when a ship gets close to/from port..Version: 1.40
✓ ComentaireIl me semble que l,Ont ne payait moin avant? Prix à l’heure pour déblocage pourrait m,intéressé.Version: 2.4.3
✓ MsVery disappointing unable to track ship.Version: 2.3.3
✓ IPad problemsI have had Boat watch for several years, and overall I like it. But recently it won’t load on my IPad it still works with my iPhone..Version: 2.3.3
✓ Not unlimited fleets :(The style of the app was very nice at first, but once upgraded it did not provide unlimited fleets as suggested. Bad advertising and very disappointed customer..Version: 2.4.1
✓ Why are ships disappearingUsed to be a good if not best ship identification app and easily identify ships - as I live with views of main shipping channel it was always good to quickly identify ships - very occasionally one would not appear on the app. Now that is the norm with most not appearing - why is that? Especially passenger vessels. If I know the ship and search for it usually it will show up but then will disappear as cannot confirm current location. Why is this happening?.Version: 2.4.8
✓ Useless appThis app is absolute garbage. We live right near the ships going by yet it will say no ships found. Or it says ship not transmitting. Absolutely a waste of download..Version: 1.14
✓ TerribleHad 2 cruise ships right infront of me and it said there was nothing.Version: 2.4.6
✓ Rip offI was using the free version and it was working fine decided to upgrade to the paid version and now it isn’t picking up any vessels. What a rip off.Version: 2.3.3
✓ PoorRight area but won’t bring up the boat sitting in the bay. States no ships..Version: 2.2.2
✓ Poor Area CoverageI am in the Trobriand Islands PNG and can see ships from my cruise ship. Nothing, not even my cruise ship, is on the map..Version: 2.4.8
✓ Bad choiceDoesn’t show Cruise Ships, detail info not complete, and not accurate. Don’t waste your money..Version: 2.3.3
✓ Don’t bother!I put in the ship’s name and got a list of places rather than ships. The 3 ships with the right name (amongst a loads of totally unrelated names) we’re not the ship I was after. I know where my ship is as I found it on another app but there is no sign of it here. Clicking on every icon to see if that was the ship I was looking for is a total waste of time. As is this app..Version: 2.4.3
✓ UselessI’m trying to track a cruise ship that family is on. It’s telling me they are out of radio range for the last 3 days when in fact they were between Singapore and Malaysia! Location has not moved on the map for 3 days. Internet shows ship almost in a port. If it can’t track a cruise ship that is near a port every day, then it’s pretty hopeless..Version: 2.2.2
✓ Utter rubbishI even paid £4.99 for an upgrade but the functions available are pathetic.Version: 2.4.8
✓ UselessWhat a useless app couldn’t do a thing with it trying to track a particular shop and it says there no ship what a waste deleting it right now.Version: 2.3.3
✓ DisappointedI paid for the upgrade before my cruise in order to track other ships. The upgrade was no better than the basic service which was dismal at best. Very disappointed in the accuracy of this app. Spending the money for the upgrade was a waste of money. The updates were so far behind and inaccurate that is was useless. Very frustrating to deal with. Don’t waste your time or money downloading..Version: 2.4.2
✓ Does not show true position.Been tracking a cruise ship which according to the app has not moved for 5 hours. Waste of £4.50.Version: 2.4.1
✓ Boat watch : HopelessI am sitting on my deck watching the cruise ship Volendam sailing out of Port Phillip Bay near Sorrento in Victoria. It does not appear on Boat watch. But it does show on Cruisemapper. Same problem with Disney Wonder. your App is totally useless and I paid to upgrade so I am very unhappy. What is wrong with you and your App.Version: 2.4.8
✓ App has stopped showing large shipsMy large ships have quit showing up and I can see them on the river..Version: 2.3.3
✓ JammingThe program jams all the time.Version: 1.21
✓ Utter, utter RUBBISHIf you are considering this app DON'T!! Its a pile of poo! Nearby ships don't work the gps is the same one Magellan used. Its just useless do us all a favor and pull this from the app store.Version: 1.40
✓ 1 StarI’d give it more if it supported family sharing.Version: 2.2.1
✓ This app is a scam.The title says it. First you buy and then you have to pay again to use it. Dont buy this..Version: 1.28
✓ Pay up to use….This will show boats and give you the boat’s name, nothing more, without $7 upgrade. Far better free apps out there. Deleting this app after about 2 minutes…...Version: 2.4.6
✓ DisappointingReally,I paid the extra money for the paid version,so apparently there’s no boats or ships travelling in the South Pacific! I live on an island in the South Pacific and I can tell you that’s wrong. When I open up the free version of Marine Watch there’s many many ships and boats. I should have paid for the Marine Watch app..Version: 2.4.8
✓ CrapDoesn’t show any boats. Always searching..Version: 2.2.1
✓ AustralianCannot see 90% boats on Australian east coast. Rubbish.Version: 2.4.8
✓ UselessWow major problem with their system. Every ship, shore station and marker light in the Gulf of Mexico, Florida and the Caribbean islands that I checked are showing " not presently transmitting" or not transmitting for 6 - 21 hours. As of February 8th 7am est..Version: 1.23
✓ Poor coverageExtremely disappointed with the version for my mobile. It failed to show any of the ships I was trying to track and so the app is practically useless..Version: 2.3.3
✓ LindsayWhat a dud of an app. I actually paid for this, not a lot,but I could have bought a couple of beers instead..Version: 2.3.3
✓ Find Ship is free and betterThis app doesn't let you even get any details of the ships that can be found free using any search engine. Even to get a satellite map, they want money. Why pay for something that you can get for free elsewhere like Find Ship or other apps..Version: 1.40
✓ Mr.tCannot track any ship once it leaves port, waste of time and money. Don’t know where the ship is!.Version: 2.2.2
✓ Boat watchUploaded the app and it will not open.Version: 2.3.0
✓ WorstDoes not show boat even when in front of you..Version: 2.3.3
✓ Windstar cruisesThis app can’t find windstar Pride passenger cruise ship.Version: 2.4.3
✓ Only want to track one vesselThe free app has too much detail for my purpose. I only want to locate one vessel, currently making its way from Texas to Florida. I would be satisfied if all vessels except pleasure craft could be selected.I also want the vessel’s latitude and longitude as well as the track of its movement. I am considering the upgrade but not enough information is provided about the features offered..Version: 2.4.2
✓ Doesn’t pick up all shipsWas ok for a few days until I noticed some ships were not showing up on app. Compared to marine traffic app. Would like a refund. Does not work properly..Version: 2.3.3
✓ Lost informationUnable to get boat details just goes into restore skip mode..Version: 2.4.6
✓ What boats?It worked for a few hours and then even the barges that were right in front of my house didn’t show up in the screen.Version: 2.4.6
✓ Poor Search ImplementationI was going to raise a support ticket but have to sign up to do so, so it's easier just to leave a below average review unfortunately. So the search box on iPhone is poor. Results are not scrollable and it would not find a ship I knew was near me. I used a Marine Traffic, found it, came back to this app, manually located it where I thought it was. Tried search and then it found it 🙄 Would love to purchase but a few things just not as good as others.Version: 2.3.3
✓ Not so good anymoreBought this app two years ago and it was great but this past year I have seen more ships out in Lake Michigan passing through that never show up on the app which was the reason for purchasing the app. Feel like a waste of money now. 😞.Version: 2.3.3
✓ Emerald PrincessI bought this app just to track the Emerald Princess and I could never track it. I could track plenty of other ships but not the one I bought the app for. What a rip off..Version: 2.4.2
✓ Ignore thisSlow,limited information and tries to force in app purchases..Version: 1.14
✓ Boat watchVery disappointing started of well now it’s just doesn’t pick up boats at all if I’m lucky I might get one or two I have boats going past my place 40 kms out at sea just doesn’t show on the map at all leaves me quite curious.Version: 2.3.3
✓ Very disappointingAfter day 2 it would not track a friends yacht and only gave details when it was in Port. So disappointing!.Version: 2.3.3
✓ How to opt out of thisI bought this a few days ago to follow family aboard the Norwegian epic. Constantly tells me it is out of range. Whilst sitting in harbour in Barcelona please tell me how to abort this app thanks.Version: 2.2.1
✓ SadI paid $4.99 for the pro version and the Watch app is still telling me I need to buy the pro version. Please help..Version: 2.4.6
✓ Boat watch, forget the app.You may have a better chance at a boats ID with binoculars, I have on many occasions had to revert to google, after paying top dollar for an app I'd expect a lot more..Version: 1.40
✓ Total waste of money!!!Don't buy this app! It's absolute rubbish! The main reason I bought it was to find out where my family is on the cruise, but gps location never works!!! It is a pathetic app and a waste of your money, don't be conned like me;(.Version: 1.40
✓ Boat watchI enjoy seeing what ships are coming through. Thank you!.Version: 2.4.3
✓ No use to me.I bought this app so that I could check the progress of my son n law while he was at sea. I never saw his boat. I no longerwat this app. How do I cancel it please..Version: 2.3.3
✓ Identification of SARTYou should not have to pay for an upgrade to be able determine the details of a SART. That could indicate an emergency situation..Version: 2.4.4
✓ Crapy AppNo intersting info without bying in-Apps..Version: 1.16
✓ Zzaman arGhkjh.Version: 2.2.2
✓ Ripoff new chargeBought this app a while ago and it was fine. They took away info about the boat you were watching and charged an additional $5 to see it again. Nothing new. Just more money to get what I originally paid for.Version: 2.4.1
✓ UselessOnly tracks ships when they're close to shore. What's the point?.Version: 1.40
✓ PoorCurrently cruising on celebrity infinity just west and north of Havana Cuba. I can visually see two other cruise ships (carnival ship and MSc ). Yet none of the 3 ships show up on boat watch. These boats must be transmitting their positions. I think you should refund all users who pay for premium services as it’s easier to watch the boats visually than on the map. If the point is to watch the boats you fail miserably. On the good side the NOAA overlay maps are excellent..Version: 2.3.3
✓ Not accurateLooking for a cruise ship which should be in Asia but it is shows up in Russia..Version: 2.3.3
✓ Tracking off French coastI received an alert that the boat being tracked had left its berth but when I tried to check passage I received a message that it was not transmitting. Fortunately I was able to track it using other free apps. Boatwatch is still unreliable. Had the same experience last year. Having same problem with tracking in Scotland. I received alerts of departure and arrival from Boatwatch but on opening the app. I get message that vessel not transmitting. Now find VesselFinder app more reliable..Version: 2.3.3
✓ Shipment trackingRubbish THE DATE OF ARRIVAL TO AUCKLAND FROM SYDNEY 1 DECEMBER 2019 CANT BE 5 NOVEMBER. HOPE IT IS NOT NOVEMBER 2020.Version: 2.3.3
✓ My Life 360 works better than this app😆I’m not sure how this app works but it shows my daughter’s ship out of range for over 48 hrs even when they’re in port. Life 360 picked her up until she was out in the middle of the ocean. I think this ship tracker needs to talk to someone at Life 360 and ask them what app they’re using 😂. And yes I paid the upgrade fee..Version: 2.4.3
✓ Not very accurateI’ve been tracking a cruise ship for over a month, I accept there have been times it’s been out of range and so the app shows its last position. Quite often I know the ship is in port (because I’ve been speaking to a passenger onboard) yet the Boat Watch position is miles away at sea & pretty much a day behind some of the free tracking apps..Version: 2.3.3
✓ Overpriced and clumsy interfaceOthers better and cheaper. I'll be deleting this App..Version: 1.28
✓ UpgradeHave paid upgrade and it’s not working.Version: 2.4.4
✓ CostlyEverything is is extra cost.Version: 2.4.3
✓ DissapointedI am very disappointed with this app! After upgrading to pro version there is no details on the vessels. The originator of this app needs to look into this..Version: 1.21
✓ Satellite ViewThe App offers Satellite view option on the front page but I have been unable to access that function?.Version: 2.3.3
✓ AIS Marine TrafficThis app didn't show any ships and kept shutting down. Rubbish.Version: 1.14
✓ Saga Sapphire trackingBoat watch has been frustratingly useless I paid £4.99 to track properly and most of the time it could not give actual position because as quoted (Saga Sapphire is out of range).Version: 2.3.3
✓ Ships passions and directions are not accurateI’m watching ships from my sea front hotel in Scarborough and it says the Norwegian star passenger ship is heading for south Hampton but the direction on the app shows the ship heading north with a southerly wake trail??.Version: 2.4.2
✓ Poor trackingThe app keeps telling me that ship is out of range. Meanwhile it’s docked in a covered location. The app seems to be a day behind so that cruise ships are always located at the port it was yesterday. I’m sorry that I upgraded the app for 5.00. What a terrible was of money..Version: 2.4.6
✓ CrapPaid £5 and Doesn’t have photos, not all boats (that should have AIS) appear, etc..Version: 2.4.6
✓ No boats in Port of Mahon?!Sitting on my hotel balcony near Mahon watching the boats go by and the app is telling me “Unfortunately we could not find any boats or ships in the current map area. Please try zooming out to search over a larger area or pan to a different area to see ships – we have coverage in the marked regions on the map.” Utter rubbish!.Version: 2.4.3
✓ UselessI downloaded this to watch my sons cruise ship. I paid the extra $5 and all that did was allow me to save his boat. I was able to use the app for one day before the boat went out of range and could not be tracked anymore! Very stupid app.Version: 2.4.6
✓ Shows boats that aren’t in the harborDo not waste time on this app. The free version is useless, so I upgraded for $4.99. The app shows the names of boats that are not currently docked in my town of Sag Harbor, NY. Deleting app now.Version: 2.4.3
✓ Missing shipsIt’s frustrating when I’m looking at the ships from shore and they’re not showing up on the screen. Happens all the time. Not much help when I can see four ships and the app can only see two of them..Version: 2.3.3
✓ Boat WatchI am about to delete Boat Watch from all of our units. We are unable to look at the data presented without your page advertising the $6.99 add on popping up every 20 seconds..Version: 2.3.3
✓ RubbishThe worst app. A waste of time. 3 cruise liners....... nothing shows..Version: 2.3.3
✓ Bought it but keeps asking to regrantBought it but keeps asking to regrant.Version: 2.2.2
✓ CrapApp is over a day behind. Does nothing you would want a app to do. Trash.Version: 2.3.3
✓ Very PoorTrying to track ship travelling between Sydney & Lifou, no response whatsoever, a very poor investment!.Version: 2.4.6
✓ Ok.So I gusse the map is quite interesting, but the boat information costs money, I’m a child and my mother doesn’t like spending money on games so the app is completely useless.Version: 2.4.1
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