KnowWake

Name: KnowWake
Rating: 4.1 (265 reviews)
Author: Application Generation, Inc

By: Application Generation, Inc

Friendly Waterway Navigation

Features & Capabilities

KnowWake is a free marine navigation Chrome extension covering the United States, Canada, Caribbean, Mexico, South Africa, United Kingdom, parts of Europe, the Arabian Peninsula, and now all of Australia and New Zealand. It hosts 50,000+ verified points of interest—restaurants, marinas, fuel docks, yacht clubs, lodging, vessel services, dive shops, boat ramps, dive and snorkel areas, bridges, locks, popular spots, town docks, anchorages and more.

Users contribute real-time waterway reports to help crews stay informed about hazards, marine life, police and other important information. Core features include Wake zones (color-coded waterways), Marine Weather Suite, NAVAIDS, Anchor Alarm, Virtual Dive Flag, Routing, NOAA-depth data, offline mode, Augmented Reality, and safety tools like SOS and Float Plan generator. Sharing with friends and chart contributions help keep the chart current and useful for everyone on the water.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Navigation & Mapping Privacy & Security Data

By:

Application Generation, Inc

Rating:

4.10

(265) 2 new ratings

Version:

5.4 Last updated: 2023-09-25

Version code:

860014477

Creation date:

2013-08-20

Compatible devices:

Size:

122.97MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-04

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 106,865 ▲ 353

For Developers

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Developed by:

Application Generation, Inc

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/knowwake/id688017646

Website:

http://www.knowwake.com

User Reviews

KnowWake is praised for KnowWake zones and boating data, free access, ease of use, and utility for route planning and ETA. But it suffers from frequent crashes and instability, map/routing not loading, data gaps or inaccuracies, occasional login issues, and infrequent updates. Overall, it’s a promising all-in-one boating tool that currently struggles with reliability.

Pros

Provides KnowWake zones and other boating data, helping plan trips and avoid wake areas.
Best truly free app with useful, consolidated boating information.
Easy to use and navigate.
Helpful for route planning and estimating ETA.
All-in-one boating tool covering multiple needs.

Cons

Frequent crashes and instability; app often freezes or crashes on load.
Routing and map features often fail to load or populate.
Data gaps and inaccuracies in wake zones and POIs.
Login/authentication issues reported by users.
Perceived lack of timely updates; last update may be years ago.

Recent reviews

The app is amazing !!

by Bl*****, 2026-05-21

Wonderful has way more that he basically. Things that matter to a boater

by Pe*****, 2026-04-30

I want to like this app, that’s why I haven’t deleted it hoping the developers could fix the bug issues. With every update, it never works. Either certain components are inaccurate, don’t work or the entire program is prone to crashing. It could be a great app, but unfortunately it’s useless and it’s never once worked. Update: over the last few years I have tried to use this app and it NEVER works. Either functions don’t work or the app crashes or never loads. Update 2: I’m not sure why I’m bothering, but I’ve seen some recent reviews that are giving the app 5 stars and I don’t believe any of them are legit. I have been TRYING to use the app for SEVERAL years. There are always at least a couple major functionality issues that make the app unusable. This time, it’s that the routing feature won’t actually populate or even let you get to the point where you enter location…among MANY other issues. The last update was 2 YEARS AGO (nod to the reviewer who said the app is “always up to date” a few months ago). I have wanted to like this app for so long, but it’s so buggy and I don’t think the app developers put much time into it. Oh well…amazing idea, good anticipated execution, poor actual execution. This will be my last update.