Watch Wayfinder
Watch Wayfinder
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Watch Wayfinder

Precision navigation at your wrist. Master the water and trails with offline NOAA charts, real-time VMG data, and custom GPX integration designed for tech-savvy outdoor prosumers.

Key Figures

Downloads

14K+

User Rating

1.0/5

Total Ratings

0

Publisher

Evan Hallein

Category

Navigation

Locales

1

Latest Version

1.7.5

Size

5.8 MB

First Released

Aug 10, 2023
Features

Professional-Grade Navigation on Your Wrist

Replace bulky chart plotters with a sleek, data-driven tool. Access professional marine charts, real-time performance metrics, and offline maps designed for the technical outdoor prosumer.

Offline Marine & Trail Maps

Stay safe and on course with NOAA charts and OpenStreetMap data. Manually download high-detail map areas before you head out to ensure reliability in remote locations without cellular service.

Real-Time Performance Analytics

Optimize your line with technical metrics. Monitor Velocity Made Good (VMG), max speed, and precise heading at a glance—perfect for windsurfing, kiteboarding, and competitive sailing.

The following screenshots and description are sourced directly from the app's official store listing and are the property of the app developer.

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Screenshots

Watch Wayfinder - Watch Wayfinder app showing a detailed marine chart and navigation waypoints on an Apple Watch

Watch Wayfinder app showing a detailed marine chart and navigation waypoints on an Apple Watch

Watch Wayfinder - Apple Watch displaying the Watch Wayfinder app recording a navigation track on a marine map

Apple Watch displaying the Watch Wayfinder app recording a navigation track on a marine map

Watch Wayfinder - Apple Watch screen showing navigation data including speed, VMG, and distance to the South Cardinal waypoint

Apple Watch screen showing navigation data including speed, VMG, and distance to the South Cardinal waypoint

Watch Wayfinder - Interface of the Watch Wayfinder iPhone app showing a list of saved navigation waypoints

Interface of the Watch Wayfinder iPhone app showing a list of saved navigation waypoints

Watch Wayfinder - iPhone interface for the Watch Wayfinder app showing waypoint creation with GPS coordinates and satellite map

iPhone interface for the Watch Wayfinder app showing waypoint creation with GPS coordinates and satellite map

Watch Wayfinder - iPhone screen showing a sailing activity summary with GPS track map and marine statistics from Apple Watch

iPhone screen showing a sailing activity summary with GPS track map and marine statistics from Apple Watch

Description

Use marine charts and trail maps offline, see your speed and get the direction to waypoints, import and export waypoints using GPX, record your course and share it. Add your own tiled XYZ and WMS map servers allowing third party maps to be used such as google, custom Mapbox or ESRI maps. Watch Wayfinder is a mini chart plotter and activity tracker for your Apple Watch. Designed to provide quick information, such as speed, direction, and distance traveled, with just a glance at your wrist. This app integrates with the Health App, recording your on-water and terrestrial activities, helping you monitor your performance. The companion iPhone app enables you to create or import waypoints from GPX files and sync them with your watch before heading out, and also view your previously recorded activities. You can also export the waypoints to a GPX file for backup and sharing. To start recording a water sport activity on your Apple Watch, either press start activity, do a long press on the map to create a waypoint, or select a previously created waypoint from the list. Compatible with any GPS and compass-enabled Apple Watch. Perfect for small boats, windsurfing, kiteboarding, hiking or cycling, whether you're relaxing or racing. Features: - NOAA marine charts for U.S mapped waters. - OpenSeaMap marine charts for the rest of the world. - OpenStreetMap, Thunderforest or Mapbox basemaps for hiking, walking and cycling. - Add your own tiled XYZ and WMS map servers allowing adding unlimited map types. (see instructions for help) - Map tiles are automatically cached to speed up loading. - Offline maps: manually download map areas of interest before you go out. - Set waypoints directly on your Apple Watch or iPhone, and sync between them. - Import and export GPX files with points for your waypoints either within the iPhone app or using share in external apps such Files or Mail. - Displays speed, max speed and average speed. - Display direction and distance to the next waypoint, and velocity made good (VMG) to the waypoint. - Automatic transition to the next waypoint based on a custom distance to it. - Records your activity as a HealthKit Workout, logging energy burned, heart rate, speed, distance traveled, and the course taken. - Share your activity and stats on Social Media. - Choose units to display as miles, nautical miles or kilometers. This app integrates with the Health app and requires both Location and Health access to be enabled for optimal functionality. Map display initially requires internet access to download offline maps. Note: Not to be relied upon for navigation. Map and chart data copyright: NOAA, OpenStreetMap, Thunderforest and Mapbox.

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