# Ship Tracker - AIS Marine Rada

> A worldwide ship tracker that provides real-time marine traffic ship positions.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.trackingdeluxe.shiptracker`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** Metrics Studio
- **Category:** MAPS\_AND\_NAVIGATION
- **Downloads:** 1,324,476
- **Rating:** 4.16 / 5 (11,045 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.3.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-08-29
- **First published:** 2019-01-18
- **Size:** 28 MB
- **Data as of:** 2025-05-06
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trackingdeluxe.shiptracker)
- **Website:** [https://metricsstudioapps.com/](https://metricsstudioapps.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://sites.google.com/view/ship-tracker-pp](https://sites.google.com/view/ship-tracker-pp)

## Description

**Ship Tracker - AIS Marine Radar** is your ultimate tool for tracking ships worldwide in real-time. Powered by an active Automatic Identification System (AIS), this free extension offers reliable, constantly refreshed marine traffic data, ensuring you can monitor vessels anytime and anywhere.

Designed for ship owners, vessel enthusiasts, and anyone curious about maritime activity, it supports tracking of various vessels including fishing boats, tankers, passenger ships, yachts, and special crafts. The intuitive interface with easy search options and integrated Google satellite maps makes spotting ship positions effortless without technical complexity. Whether you're tracking nearby boats or monitoring global marine traffic, this app provides authentic, precise information with seamless usability and 24/7 connectivity to boat and ship radars worldwide.

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.applovin.array.apphub.permission.BIND_APPHUB_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.trackingdeluxe.shiptracker.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users appreciate the app's detailed vessel information, navigational aids, and ease of use for maritime tracking. However, many report significant issues including outdated and inaccurate ship positions, intrusive advertisements, lack of critical functions like search and GPS, and major problems canceling subscriptions. These problems lead to frustration, mistrust, and poor support experiences, overshadowing the app's strengths for both casual and professional maritime users.

### Pros

- Provides current vessel locations useful for maritime enthusiasts and professionals.
- Relatively easy to use with features like 'watch list' to track vessels of interest.
- Includes detailed information about ships and charts, beneficial for navigation and coastal orienteering.
- Offers good visual representation of vessels and, previously, ship images aiding identification.
- Useful for tracking favorite vessels and super yachts, appealing to armchair maritime spotters.

### Cons

- Inaccurate or outdated vessel positioning, with updates lagging by days causing mistrust in data.
- Difficult or impossible to cancel subscriptions, especially free trials, with poor or no developer support.
- Overabundance of ads makes the app frustrating and sometimes unusable.
- Lack of essential features like search functionality, GPS locator, and filtering hampers usability.
- Subscription model criticized as expensive and impractical for users who want occasional access rather than continuous usage.

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