Maritime Navigation App
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Know Your Nearest
Coastline. Anywhere.

Offline global coastline maps for sailors, boaters, and coastal explorers. Measure distances, find the nearest shore — no internet required at sea.

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Download on the App Store
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190+
Countries Covered
100%
Works Offline
30d
Free Trial
$4.99
Lifetime Premium
Distance measurements panel
Distance Panel
CoastNav main map view
Main Navigation View
Nearest coastline finder
Nearest Coast Finder

Everything a mariner needs.
Nothing more.

Built for real ocean conditions — where connectivity is a luxury, not a given. CoastNav works entirely offline once the maps are downloaded.

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Global Offline Maps

High-detail coastline and land polygon maps for the entire world, stored on your device. No cell signal needed — ever.

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Nearest Coastline Finder

Tap anywhere on the map to instantly see bearing and distance to the nearest coastline point — in nautical miles or kilometers.

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Multi-Point Distance Tool

Survey multiple coast distances from any position simultaneously. All bearings and distances displayed in a clean, organized panel.

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GPS Positioning

Center the map on your current location instantly. Coordinates displayed in degrees, minutes, and seconds format.

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Multiple Zoom Levels

Choose from detail levels z7 to z12 — from ocean-scale overview to high-resolution coastal detail. Download only what you need.

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Dark & Light Themes

Optimized dark theme for night watches, light theme for bright conditions, and auto-sync with your device system preference.

Battery Optimized

One-shot GPS requests, not continuous tracking. Tile rendering is hardware-accelerated. Designed for long passages with no charger.

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Family Sharing

One Premium purchase shared across your entire Apple family group. Crew member on another device? They're covered.

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Nautical Miles & km

Toggle between nautical miles (NM) and kilometers for all distance measurements. The app remembers your preference.

Ready to navigate in minutes.

No account. No sign-in. No subscription. Just download and go.

1

Install the App

Download CoastNav free from the App Store or Google Play. No registration required.

2

Download Map Data

Choose your detail level (z7–z12) and download coastline tiles over Wi-Fi. One-time download, works forever offline.

3

Navigate at Sea

Open the map, tap the locate button to center on your GPS position, then hold anywhere to measure coast distances.

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Read the Results

See bearing and distance to the nearest coastline points, displayed on-map with a clean detail panel.

Nearest Coast

Always know how far you are from shore.

Whether you're planning a passage, caught in changing weather, or simply want situational awareness — CoastNav instantly calculates bearing and distance to the nearest coastline from any point on the map.

  • Survey up to 15 nearest coast points simultaneously
  • True bearing with compass direction label (N, SSE, NNW…)
  • Distances in nautical miles or kilometers
  • Visual dashed bearing lines on the map
  • Toggle individual lines on/off in the detail panel
Nearest coastline navigator
Distance Measurements

Full measurement panel. Clean & organized.

Hold on any ocean position to activate surveying. CoastNav draws bearing lines to the nearest coastline points and presents them in an organized measurement sheet — complete with distance and bearing for each line.

  • Numbered measurement lines with color coding
  • Show/hide individual lines with a checkbox tap
  • All measurements update live as you pan the map
  • Scales bar for spatial reference on screen
  • North-up compass rose always visible
Distance measurements panel

OpenStreetMap-powered.
Global. Accurate. Open.

Coastline data is sourced from the OpenStreetMap global dataset — the same trusted open-data foundation used by many professional mapping services worldwide.

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Global Coverage
Every coastline on Earth
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August 2025 Dataset
Recently updated coastlines
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Open Data License
ODbL — transparent sourcing
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MBTiles Format
Compact, fast, offline-ready

© OpenStreetMap contributors. Data licensed under ODbL v1.0.

Simple. Honest. One-time.

No subscriptions. No hidden fees. Pay once, sail forever.

Free
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30-day full trial, then free tier
  • Zoom level 7 coastline map
  • GPS positioning
  • Basic map navigation
  • Dark & light themes
  • High-detail maps (z8–z12)
  • Nearest coast navigator
  • Distance measurements
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Prices may vary by region. All payments processed securely by Apple App Store. Refund policy applies.

Your data stays on your device.
Always.

CoastNav is built with a privacy-first philosophy. We don't create accounts, don't track you, and don't share anything with third parties.

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No Account Required

Zero sign-up, zero email, zero password. Just install and use.

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No Tracking

No analytics SDK, no advertising ID, no behavioral tracking whatsoever.

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Location — Only When You Ask

GPS accessed only when you tap the locate button. Never in background.

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No Cloud Sync

All data stays on your device. Nothing uploaded to our servers.

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No Third-Party SDKs

Built with Apple's native frameworks only. No hidden data pipelines.

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Apple Handles Payments

We never see your card details. All billing via Apple's secure system.

Read our full Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

CoastNav

Start navigating smarter today.

Free 30-day trial. No account needed. Works everywhere — even in the middle of the ocean.

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Download on the App Store
Get it on Google Play