Compare the Top Vessel Tracking Apps for Android as of October 2025

What are Vessel Tracking Apps for Android?

Vessel tracking software enables users to track and monitor the location and movements of marine vessels using AIS data such as ships, boats, yachts, and more. Vessel tracking software, apps, and websites are useful to track the location and status of maritime vessels at sea. Compare and read user reviews of the best Vessel Tracking apps for Android currently available using the table below. This list is updated regularly.

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    Linxup

    Linxup

    Linxup

    Linxup is an ideal GPS tracking and dash cam solution for small and medium-sized businesses with fleets that want a powerful, easy-to-use system without overpaying for technology they don't need. Linxup's live, US-based support and coaching team is dedicated to ensuring customers get maximum value to help improve safety, reduce risk and costs, and get the most out of their teams in the field.
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    VT Explorer

    VT Explorer

    VT Explorer

    VT Explorer provides access to real-time AIS position data, technical information and photos of over 150,000 vessels every day. VT Explorer allows you to monitor the global picture of marine traffic from your PC or mobile. It is a powerful tool for fleet tracking, monitoring ship schedules and port arrivals for the coming weeks or analysing the ship trading patterns. Combining data from a large network of Terrestrial AIS receivers and Satellite AIS technology, VT Explorer is one of the leading vessel tracking service providers all over the world, adding a great value to people in the maritime industry, insurance, and trading sector. Track the latest AIS received positions of over 150,000 vessels around the world detected by Terrestrial or Satellite AIS technology. A regularly updated database of vessels’ Manager and Owner companies, their address, phone, fax, email, and website.
    Starting Price: €50 per month
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    MarineTraffic

    MarineTraffic

    MarineTraffic

    MarineTraffic is the world’s leading provider of ship tracking and maritime intelligence. We are dedicated to making actionable information easily accessible. Monitoring vessel movements is at the core of what we do. Building on a base of data gathered from our network of coastal AIS-receiving stations, supplemented by satellite receivers, we apply algorithms and integrate complementary data sources to provide the shipping, trade and logistics industries with actionable insights into shipping activity. With our main offices in the UK, Greece and Singapore, we continue to grow our presence in some of the world’s leading maritime hubs, granting us direct access to the markets we serve. Our reach is truly global, enabling us to support the millions that use our service. MarineTraffic is a hub where the maritime industry connects and collaborates to create a more transparent and robust shipping ecosystem.
    Starting Price: $15 one-time payment
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    VoyageX AI

    VoyageX AI

    VoyageX AI

    VoyageX AI is an AI-powered maritime software designed to streamline ship management operations. The platform offers key modules such as Crew Management for hiring, certifications, and payroll; Planned Maintenance for automating maintenance schedules and tracking spare parts; and Safety Management for handling safety protocols and incident reports. It includes Vessel Performance Tracking to optimize fuel consumption, Budgeting & Financial Management for operational costs, and Compliance tools to meet maritime regulations. Additional features like Inventory Management, Carbon Emissions Tracking, and real-time data analytics enhance sustainability and efficiency. With customizable dashboards, mobile access, and cloud-based infrastructure, VoyageX AI ensures operational excellence, safety, and cost savings for maritime businesses.
    Starting Price: $100
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    SeaRM360

    SeaRM360

    OceanManager

    OceanManager introduces SeaRM360 for a 360° view of vessel operations, integrating data from all corporate systems and sources thus increasing their competitive edge. The world moves fast, and shipping is no different. Being able to pivot and respond to changing market conditions is how a company gains a competitive edge. Pivoting is impossible if you are not aware that the business environment is changing. SeaRM360 is OceanManager’s analytics suite designed to provide top management an integrated view of their entire fleet through our Business Intelligence platform BIOME, vessel tracking module VesTrak and vessel information manager VesRIM. SeaRM360 integrates data generated from Technical, Finance, Compliance, and Crewing software, and any other data sources that your company subscribes to. Using this data, SeaRM360 gives you actionable intelligence with which you can make more informed decisions for your fleet.
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    Pole Star Vessel Tracking
    Vessel tracking provides a near real-time overview of your fleet, incorporating security threats, risks, and regulatory zones. We offer complete situational awareness with global visibility and actionable intelligence to increase operational efficiency and support compliance. Our advanced, blended tracking technology and interactive maps offer flexibility and simplicity to fleet owners, managers, and charterers requiring fleet-wide vessel monitoring. Create tamper-proof ship movement reports for analysis, use in arbitration, or as evidence of compliance with conditions of insurance, sanctions regulations, environmental obligations, and conservation measures. Track vessels from your smartphone and tablet devices using the PSP Tracking App for greater working flexibility (available for Android & iOS).
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    WatchMate

    WatchMate

    Vesper Marine

    The WatchMate App alerts you instantly about smartAIS alarms, allowing you to take rapid and informed action. You can also view navigation instrument data at any time, keeping you in control from anywhere on your boat. WatchMate is a free Android and iOS app that connects your smartphone or tablet directly to your smartAIS transponder (XB-8000 and WatchMate Vision) via Wi-Fi. Troubleshoot antenna problems for best transponder performance by accessing the built-in VSWR meter in your transponder. Wirelessly update your smartAIS transponder with the latest features using your smartphone or tablet and the WatchMate App.
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    Vesper Marine Cortex
    Cortex Onboard is free with your Cortex. Use it to configure your Cortex Hub and download updates to your Cortex devices with new features and improvements. You can also use Cortex Onboard to receive and manage alerts, view AIS information, and instrument data anywhere onboard your boat. View out-of-the-box sensors or NMEA 2000 networked instruments. Use Cortex Onboard to configure and update your Cortex devices easily. View AIS information and receive alerts onboard directly to your device. Use the Cortex Hub’s built-in sensors for battery level, barometric pressure, and boat position. Connect your Cortex Hub to NMEA 2000, or an external sensor, to add monitoring for wind, depth, bilge high water, temperature, shore power, or security.
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    MarineM

    MarineM

    Innovez One

    Discover cost savings and lower CO2 emissions with Marine Job Planner system by optimising allocation of pilot, tugboats and workboat. Marine Job Planner runs a proprietary MarineM AI engine, built specifically for the maritime sector, to maximise efficiency for pilotage and towage operations. Jobs are dispatched wirelessly to pilots, and towage using the telecommunication network. Marine Job Planner receives real-time updates on pilotage and towage jobs. Job stages such as pilotage onboard and starting job timings are time stamped as well as its location logged. In the same way, tug operations are tracked real-time and locations are logged automatically. This data serves eventually for bill generation in Marine Billing System. GPS / AIS map-based tracking of pilots, tugboats and pilot boats and vessels calling at port.
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    Ship Finder

    Ship Finder

    Ship Finder

    Ship Finder works by picking up AIS ship feeds used by commercial vessels and pleasure craft to transmit their name, position, MMSI, status and lots more. Our servers add additional information such as route history and photos for presentation on shipfinder.co and in our Ship Finder apps. The AIS data comes to us either from our own receivers or from people with receivers who share their data with us over the internet. If you are a marine professional or AIS hobbyist we’ll be delighted to receive your data for use within the app. For more details on how you can help please see our coverage page. We know that this website and the apps are used by a huge range of people including professionals such as port pilots and dockside workers, by ship spotters and maritime enthusiasts, and by anyone who just wants to track a friend or is curious about the ships and yachts out on the water. We hope that you enjoy Ship Finder however you use it!
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    CruiseMapper

    CruiseMapper

    CruiseMapper

    Here you'll find them all, from small to really big to the ever largest cruise vessels from the fleets of RCG-Royal Caribbean, Carnival Corporation, NCLH-Norwegian and MSC. Here are listed also all the major cruise line ship orders for building new ships (with GT between ~2000 and ~230000 tons), with information on their design, building cost, passenger capacity, and builders (shipyards). Our list of newly built cruise ships with first sailings ("Inaugural Cruises", aka "Maiden Voyages") offers simply the most special travel deals ever. These are absolutely unique offers for one-time-only events, which just like our birthdays are moments cherished for a lifetime. Most of the world's top cruise companies add to their fleets one newly build (or acquired) ship every 2 to 4 years on average. Here you will also find information on Cruise To Nowhere deals as itineraries/departure dates, prices, and ports. Itineraries are always roundtrips, without any call ports on the route.
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    SkyRouter

    SkyRouter

    Blue Sky Network

    SkyRouter is Blue Sky Network’s cloud-based mapping solution that provides tracking, remote communications and fleet management of global assets from any internet-connected device. SkyRouter communicates with Blue Sky Network hardware deployed on assets in the field to provide a secure website interface that displays geolocation positions on a number of user-defined basemaps. SkyRouter also handles two way message traffic, events, alerts and telematic data. SkyRouter allows fleet managers to monitor, interact, control and communicate with aircraft, vessels, vehicles, and personnel in near real-time, wherever they may be globally. SkyRouter offers aircraft tracking, vessel tracking, vehicle tracking, personal tracking, boat tracking, helicopter tracking, ship tracking, personnel tracking, truck tracking, and more.
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    VesselFinder

    VesselFinder

    VesselFinder

    VesselFinder is committed to providing the very highest standards of AIS-related services. We are dedicated in providing real-time data on the positions and movements of over 200,000 vessels every day, utilizing a large network of Terrestrial AIS receivers and Satellites all over the world. Increasing the range of offered services over the years, VesselFinder has evolved into an international digital brand and become the premier source of vessel tracking solutions and news covering the world maritime industry. Composed with a team of maritime professionals, programmers, engineers, designers, strategists and writers, we work together as a global team sharing expertise, knowledge and passion. We add a great value to people in the marine industry and help customers find the needed solution through our vessel database, original ideas and bespoke integrated solutions across all platforms, digital, social and mobile.
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