# NavCast NMEA Server & Splitter

> NMEA server & multiplexer — Route GPS, AIS & instrument data across devices.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.navcast](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.navcast)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.navcast`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gregor Nelson
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 254
- **Version:** 1.1.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-18
- **First published:** 2026-05-06
- **Publisher country:** GB
- **Size:** 46 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.navcast)
- **Website:** [https://navcast.app](https://navcast.app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://navcast.app/privacy.html](https://navcast.app/privacy.html)

## Description

NavCast is an NMEA 0183 server and multiplexer for Android. It receives navigation data from GPS, AIS receivers, and marine instruments, then rebroadcasts it to other devices on your boat network.<br><br>Key features:<br><br>• Multiple inputs — Device GPS, Bluetooth SPP, USB serial (FTDI, Prolific, CP210x, CH340), and TCP client<br>• Multiple outputs — TCP server, TCP client, UDP broadcast, and Bluetooth server<br>• Sentence monitor — live view of NMEA sentences flowing through the router<br>• Auto-start — optionally start routing when the app launches<br>• Background service — keeps routing active when the app is minimised<br>• Zero configuration — sensible defaults, just connect and go<br><br>Use cases:<br><br>• Share your phone&#39;s GPS with a chart plotter or navigation app on another device<br>• Multiplex a Bluetooth AIS receiver to multiple chart plotters over WiFi<br>• Bridge USB serial instruments to wireless devices<br>• Feed NMEA data from a TCP source to Bluetooth or USB outputs<br><br>NavCast connects to standard marine electronics via NMEA 0183 over Bluetooth SPP, USB serial, or WiFi/LAN. No account required. No telemetry. All data stays on your device.

## Rankings

- #1,615,747 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADVERTISE`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CONNECTED_DEVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.navcast.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.navcast)