Orca - Boating, Charts, Routes
Marine Charts Route AIS & More
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1.0.144for iPhone, iPad and more
8.5
57 Ratings
Orca Technologies AS
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128.3 MB
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Apr 22, 2024
Update Date
Navigation
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About Orca - Boating, Charts, Routes
Better boating with Orca.
Find your destination with accurate marine charts. Get tailor-made route proposals. View flexible instruments, control your autopilot, and stay informed of upcoming weather changes.
Orca does all of that – on your phone, tablet, and Orca Display.
Orca is the next-generation boating system that runs on your mobile and tablet, and on your boat. Experience the award-winning boating app for free.
CAPTIVATING MARINE CHARTS
Orca's next-generation charts are crisp, easy to read, and respond instantly. High-resolution satellite marine charts make harbor entries and anchoring easier than ever.
Orca combines the best of paper chart design with a cutting-edge chart engine. Far ahead of anything else you've tried, Orca gives you charts the most responsive and beautiful charts on the market. No matter how fast you zoom, pan and rotate, the Orca charts will keep up and show you what you need.
Our satellite hybrid charts blend high-resolution satellite imagery with marine chart data to give you an even better understanding of harbor approaches and challenging navigation maneuvers.
INCREDIBLE ROUTEFINDING
Set your destination, and Orca will find the way instantly. Routes are tailored for your boat and Orca learns from you and other boaters, so you can navigate like a local no matter where you are.
A true generation-leap, the Orca Routing Engine analyzes millions of data points in the blink of an eye to give you great, tailor-made routes to your destination.
FLEXIBLE INSTRUMENTS
Get instruments for your phone, tablet and Orca Display. Connect to thousands of devices, from transducers to wind sensors and AIS receivers. Tailor instruments just the way you like them – with perfect legibility day and night.
CONNECTIVITY THAT MATTERS
While Orca is fully capable offline, it truly shines online. Seamlessly sync routes and spots between your devices. View hyper-local weather forecasts with down-to-the-minute forecasts for your exact location. Get notifications before rainfall or other bad weather while underway.
Orca is also clever. It monitors your upcoming trips and notifies you if the forecast changes for the worse so you can prepare and make changes if needed.
ONE STEP AHEAD OF BAD WEATHER
Weather is the difference between a perfect and a stressful day at sea. It is why weather forecasts are deeply ingrained in the Orca experience. Down-to-the-minute marine weather forecasts help you plan your trips and find the best departure time. While you are underway, the Orca keeps an eye on the weather and sends you real-time alerts if forecasts change.
YOU ARE IN GOOD COMPANY
Orca is used by boaters worldwide, onboard RIBs, day cruisers, and sailboats. Some use the Orca Core to unlock powerful navigation features on their tablet and phone. Others get the marine-grade Orca Display for a robust and reliable experience in demanding conditions.
No matter what you want, you can be sure you’ll get a truly modern, powerful, and incredible boating experience with Orca.
A COMPLETE NAVIGATION EXPERIENCE
The Orca App can be used as a standalone planning system. For those who want more, get an Orca Core to unlock a full chartplotter experience on your mobile device.
The Core is delivered with a high-precision GPS and compass, giving you a more accurate and reliable boating experience.
Connect the hub to your existing NMEA 2000 to view instrument data, AIS targets, and control your autopilot – all from your phone and tablet.
Join the modern way of boating. Join Orca.
Find your destination with accurate marine charts. Get tailor-made route proposals. View flexible instruments, control your autopilot, and stay informed of upcoming weather changes.
Orca does all of that – on your phone, tablet, and Orca Display.
Orca is the next-generation boating system that runs on your mobile and tablet, and on your boat. Experience the award-winning boating app for free.
CAPTIVATING MARINE CHARTS
Orca's next-generation charts are crisp, easy to read, and respond instantly. High-resolution satellite marine charts make harbor entries and anchoring easier than ever.
Orca combines the best of paper chart design with a cutting-edge chart engine. Far ahead of anything else you've tried, Orca gives you charts the most responsive and beautiful charts on the market. No matter how fast you zoom, pan and rotate, the Orca charts will keep up and show you what you need.
Our satellite hybrid charts blend high-resolution satellite imagery with marine chart data to give you an even better understanding of harbor approaches and challenging navigation maneuvers.
INCREDIBLE ROUTEFINDING
Set your destination, and Orca will find the way instantly. Routes are tailored for your boat and Orca learns from you and other boaters, so you can navigate like a local no matter where you are.
A true generation-leap, the Orca Routing Engine analyzes millions of data points in the blink of an eye to give you great, tailor-made routes to your destination.
FLEXIBLE INSTRUMENTS
Get instruments for your phone, tablet and Orca Display. Connect to thousands of devices, from transducers to wind sensors and AIS receivers. Tailor instruments just the way you like them – with perfect legibility day and night.
CONNECTIVITY THAT MATTERS
While Orca is fully capable offline, it truly shines online. Seamlessly sync routes and spots between your devices. View hyper-local weather forecasts with down-to-the-minute forecasts for your exact location. Get notifications before rainfall or other bad weather while underway.
Orca is also clever. It monitors your upcoming trips and notifies you if the forecast changes for the worse so you can prepare and make changes if needed.
ONE STEP AHEAD OF BAD WEATHER
Weather is the difference between a perfect and a stressful day at sea. It is why weather forecasts are deeply ingrained in the Orca experience. Down-to-the-minute marine weather forecasts help you plan your trips and find the best departure time. While you are underway, the Orca keeps an eye on the weather and sends you real-time alerts if forecasts change.
YOU ARE IN GOOD COMPANY
Orca is used by boaters worldwide, onboard RIBs, day cruisers, and sailboats. Some use the Orca Core to unlock powerful navigation features on their tablet and phone. Others get the marine-grade Orca Display for a robust and reliable experience in demanding conditions.
No matter what you want, you can be sure you’ll get a truly modern, powerful, and incredible boating experience with Orca.
A COMPLETE NAVIGATION EXPERIENCE
The Orca App can be used as a standalone planning system. For those who want more, get an Orca Core to unlock a full chartplotter experience on your mobile device.
The Core is delivered with a high-precision GPS and compass, giving you a more accurate and reliable boating experience.
Connect the hub to your existing NMEA 2000 to view instrument data, AIS targets, and control your autopilot – all from your phone and tablet.
Join the modern way of boating. Join Orca.
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What's New in the Latest Version 1.0.144
Last updated on Apr 22, 2024
Old Versions
- Added night mode and touch lock shortcuts in the Control Center for all. It was only available for Orca Displays before.
- Improved live route synchronisation across devices. Now it's more robust between online, offline or combined scenarios.
- Improved Bluetooth connection stability, with faster updates and better synchronisation between devices.
- Fixed vessel motion instruments data update rate.
- Improved live route synchronisation across devices. Now it's more robust between online, offline or combined scenarios.
- Improved Bluetooth connection stability, with faster updates and better synchronisation between devices.
- Fixed vessel motion instruments data update rate.
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Version History
1.0.144
Apr 22, 2024
- Added night mode and touch lock shortcuts in the Control Center for all. It was only available for Orca Displays before.
- Improved live route synchronisation across devices. Now it's more robust between online, offline or combined scenarios.
- Improved Bluetooth connection stability, with faster updates and better synchronisation between devices.
- Fixed vessel motion instruments data update rate.
- Improved live route synchronisation across devices. Now it's more robust between online, offline or combined scenarios.
- Improved Bluetooth connection stability, with faster updates and better synchronisation between devices.
- Fixed vessel motion instruments data update rate.
1.0.143
Apr 11, 2024
- Introducing Remote Access, allowing you to effortlessly check the status of your boat from anywhere with an internet connection.
- Multiboat support: Now you can create different boats, which allows you to have unique route settings, polars or names. Every Core is now paired with a boat too.
- Improved tack detection when sailing with automatic rerouting.
- [macOS] Fixes chart stuck with white screen on load.
- Multiboat support: Now you can create different boats, which allows you to have unique route settings, polars or names. Every Core is now paired with a boat too.
- Improved tack detection when sailing with automatic rerouting.
- [macOS] Fixes chart stuck with white screen on load.
1.0.142
Apr 2, 2024
This update contains minor fixes and improvements
1.0.141
Mar 22, 2024
This update improves the selection screens, making information about selected locations, vessels, harbours, and marinas more organized. It also contains minor fixes and improvements
1.0.140
Mar 7, 2024
This update contains minor fixes and improvements to handling subscriptions.
1.0.139
Feb 28, 2024
You can now subscribe to charts and advanced functionality via in-app subscriptions.
1.0.137
Feb 20, 2024
Boat Profiles has arrived to Orca.
1.0.135
Jan 31, 2024
This update contains minor fixes and improvements
1.0.134
Jan 18, 2024
This update contains minor fixes and improvements
1.0.133
Jan 11, 2024
This update contains minor fixes and improvements
1.0.131
Jan 3, 2024
This update contains minor fixes and improvements
1.0.130
Dec 21, 2023
This update contains minor fixes and improvements
1.0.129
Dec 14, 2023
- You can now customise the colour and name of your instruments. Long press on any of them to access the new instrument editing tool.
- Fixed Orca stopping sound from other apps.
- Fixed waves icon label on non-metric units.
- Fixed Orca stopping sound from other apps.
- Fixed waves icon label on non-metric units.
1.0.128
Dec 8, 2023
This update contains minor fixes and improvements
1.0.127
Dec 1, 2023
This update contains minor fixes and improvements
1.0.126
Nov 22, 2023
This update contains minor fixes and improvements
1.0.125
Nov 15, 2023
This update contains minor fixes and improvements
1.0.124
Nov 14, 2023
- Improved consistency on the heading designs through the app.
- Improved "go back" navigation history. Now if you are navigating you can select an AIS target and go back directly to navigation.
- Improved instrument performance to make them more responsive, smooth, and efficient.
- Fixed the date picker element in the weather screen.
- Fixed AIS crossing line refreshes.
- Minor improvements in navigation logic and general bugfixes
- Improved "go back" navigation history. Now if you are navigating you can select an AIS target and go back directly to navigation.
- Improved instrument performance to make them more responsive, smooth, and efficient.
- Fixed the date picker element in the weather screen.
- Fixed AIS crossing line refreshes.
- Minor improvements in navigation logic and general bugfixes
1.0.123
Nov 2, 2023
- Improved quality of the offline charts at low zoom levels.
- Minor user interface improvements.
- Fixed main menu layout for small tablets where some elements were shown outside the screen.
- Fixed offline routing crashes in some areas.
- Fixed the "Cancel simulation" button when demo mode is active.
- Fixed weather forecast information being incorrect when viewing weather forecasts far from your current location.
- Minor user interface improvements.
- Fixed main menu layout for small tablets where some elements were shown outside the screen.
- Fixed offline routing crashes in some areas.
- Fixed the "Cancel simulation" button when demo mode is active.
- Fixed weather forecast information being incorrect when viewing weather forecasts far from your current location.
1.0.122
Oct 21, 2023
This update contains minor fixes and improvements
1.0.121
Oct 10, 2023
- Water tanks are now available in instruments. You will find them under the tanks category.
- New bottom tab. Same functionality, but with a fresher look.
- New bottom tab. Same functionality, but with a fresher look.
1.0.120
Oct 2, 2023
This update contains minor fixes and improvements
1.0.119
Sep 28, 2023
Fixes an issue where the app incorrectly enters offline mode
1.0.118
Sep 26, 2023
This update contains minor fixes and improvements
1.0.116
Sep 10, 2023
This update contains minor fixes and improvements
Orca - Boating, Charts, Routes FAQ
Orca - Boating, Charts, Routes is available in regions other than the following restricted countries:
Russia
Orca - Boating, Charts, Routes supports English
Orca - Boating, Charts, Routes contains in-app purchases. Please check the pricing plan as below:
Orca Plus
$44.99
Orca Smart Navigation
$89.99
Click here to learn how to download Orca - Boating, Charts, Routes in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Orca - Boating, Charts, Routes.
iPhone
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later.
Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 9.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
