Argo is a boat navigation app you can actually use for free. Not a trial. You get NOAA charts and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers depth surveys for US waters, 500,000+ marinas, anchorages and fuel docks, hazards reported by other boaters, and routes you plot yourself, with ETA and fuel use.
On your first trip, open the map to see how deep it is and read what other boaters say about the anchorage before you drop the hook. A hundred trips in, you’re checking how old the Army Corps survey is before you run a shoaling inlet, or laying out a few route options and picking one underway.
Think of Argo as the boating buddy who knows every good dock bar and never asks for gas money.
FREE FOR EVERY BOATER
Navigate
• Up-to-date NOAA charts plus Army Corps (USACE) surveys you can filter by survey date
• Shoal areas, dredged channels, restricted areas and recommended tracks on the coast and inland rivers
• See your GPS position and speed on the chart
• Search buoys, beacons, lights, wrecks and mile markers
• Record your track and use Return to follow it back
• Depth shading presets, including two built for bright sun glare
Plan
• Search 500,000+ places, from boat ramps and moorings to non-ethanol fuel and dock bars
• Read reviews from boaters who’ve been there
• Plot your own route on the map and see distance, ETA and fuel use
• A trip log of everywhere you’ve been
Connect
• See other Argo boaters on the water and share your live location with family ashore
• Join your boat club, marina or rally group
• Share routes, places and trips, and post photos and video
• Report hazards and see the ones other boaters have reported
• Keep fishing spots private or share them with your group
One account works on every phone and tablet you own, free.
ARGO PREMIUM, WHEN YOU WANT MORE
Smarter routes
• Autoroute plans around shallow water, hazards and restricted areas based on your boat’s draft, height and safety buffer
• Run inside or outside, or set Autoroute to stay in the marked channel
• Save several routes to your chart, start a track, and choose between them underway
• Have a sailboat and a powerboat? Save both, each with its own draft and height
Marine weather and tides
• 7-day marine forecast: weather, wind, wave height and period, tides and currents
• Wind, rain and lightning overlays on your chart
• 6,000+ tide and current stations on your chart, with predictions as far ahead as you want
• Tide variance right next to your depth gauge
On the water
• Offline charts download automatically around your location and home port, for when you lose signal
• Connect over NMEA (Wi-Fi gateway) for depth, speed and heading from your electronics, plus AIS targets
• Custom depth shading and contours, so shallow water and fishing drop-offs stand out
• Distance, time, bearing and course to your next turn, always in view
Logbook and planning tools
• Import and export GPX routes and tracks between Argo and your chartplotter
• Download a PDF trip report to document sea time toward your captain’s license
Coverage: US coastal waters, the ICW, inland lakes and rivers, Canada and the Caribbean.
WHO’S BEHIND ARGO
Argo is family-owned. Our founder, Captain Jeff, grew up boating on the Chesapeake Bay. He built Argo so the local knowledge usually shared between friends at the dock is on the map for everyone.
Many of our features started as boater requests. Send yours to support@argonav.io.
Argo is a navigation aid. Always check official charts and conditions, and use your own judgment on the water.
Plan. Navigate. Connect.
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Privacy Policy: https://www.argonav.io/privacy/
This app is amazing for dummies. I went fishing with my boyfriend on his boat and we got lost on the way home. My first mistake was to trust him when he said let’s she where this stream takes us.. and to my gut feeling, he had no idea how to take us back to the boat dock. I remember scrolling past this tik tok and found this app! And thank goodness this one saved me because I am navigation illiterate when it comes to boating navigation. This one is by far the most easiest and colorful one yet. It was easy to follow. Definitely understood where I was going! And the best part was, I got to tell my boyfriend I was right! 10/10 would use over and over and over again. Especially when he tries to pull “let’s see where this takes us” line again. Now I don’t have to worry and can enjoy and relax my boat ride, and try to out fish him this time. Thank you to your daughter who posted the tik tok. And thank you to the creator who made it easy for girls who don’t understand boat navigation or who are just dumb and don’t understand it in general. Either way it was helpful!
Get’s the job done for me
Gnick99
I have a 16’ aluminum boat with a 40hp outboard and love to explore islands in Casco Bay in Maine. I looked at GPS systems and couldn’t rationalize the cost- not wanting to buy a system that cost half of my boat’s value. I downloaded Argo and it has helped me to plan trips and navigate the waters. I find it feature-rich and easy to use. I often plan trips in my house and it’s nice to chart routes and save them to favorites and then bring my phone on my boat. Would recommend to anyone in my situation or for someone looking for a backup to their gps navigation system. I don’t have a lot of friends using Argo yet- although I’ve recommended it, so I can’t speak much of the social tools included, but I can see those being a big plus. I also highly recommend purchasing a mounting system for your phone to affix to your boat’s dash- I did and it’s great to be able to reference the maps hand’s free while underway.
Amazing app!
mads mada
I have a 16′ aluminum boat with a 40hp outboard and love to explore islands in Casco Bay in Maine. I looked at GPS systems and couldn’t rationalize the cost- not wanting to buy a system that cost half of my boat’s value.1 downloaded Argo and it has helped me to plan trips and navigate the waters. I find it feature-rich and easy to use. I often plan trips in my house and it’s nice to chart routes and save them to favorites and then bring my phone on my boat. Would recommend to anyone in my situation or for someone looking for a backup to their gps navigation system.I don’t have a lot of friends using Argo yet-although I’ve recommended it, so I can’t speak much of the social tools included, but I can see those being a big plus.I also highly recommend purchasing a mounting system for your phone to affix to your boat’s dash- I did and it’s great to be able to reference the maps hand’s free while underway. Amazing app! 100% reverend
Best app for daily boaters or just occasional fishers
Haley.sisk
My father takes very frequent trips on his boat for the past 5-6 years and I showed him this app a few days ago & he LOVES it he hasn’t stopped using it it tells him everything he needs to know it lets him choose his own route, it’s basically google maps but for boats! This app is amazing and my father loves it definitely recommend, they have a whole section just for updates & this about the app, you can create your own boat profile and it shows you things best for your boat, it has a compass & tells about you how deep the water under you possibly is, it shows your speed, weather, winds & tides & it’s just amazing all the way around, my dad says give the creator a 10/10 love this & thank you for making it easier & really safer for my dad to be out by himself.
– Auto share your trips and tracks when you save them
– Search for live tide and current stations
– Attach screenshots to your feedback
– Recenter button while planning a route
– Place route points right next to nav marker
– Two new Boat Safety & Education articles
– Minor bug fixes and improvements
Version 3.12.2
The developer, ARGO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
Location
Contact Info
User Content
Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Usage Data
Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
Seller
ARGO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Size
144.7 MB
Category
Navigation
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
Apple Vision Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Location
This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
