---
title: "Ship Finder - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in South Africa | Apple App Store"
description: "Ship Finder shows live moving ships on a worldwide map. The intuitive design combined with incredible performance puts you in control. Watch in full screen, view in AR, search, add filters and so much"
---

# Ship Finder — South Africa
> Live Marine & Vessel tracking

![Ship Finder App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple118/v4/d5/f1/1d/d5f11d60-a639-43b3-936b-47c2c1c5a87b/AppIcon-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-0-GLES2_U002c0-512MB-sRGB-0-0-0-85-220-0-0-0-7.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [pinkfroot](https://apptail.io/developer/pinkfroot-xhjb) (United Kingdom)
**Category:** Navigation
**Rating:** 3.6/5 (85 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** com.pinkfroot.BIGSHIPS
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** South Africa
**Version:** 9.2.2 (released 2018-11-13)
**Original Release:** 2010-04-01
**Languages:** English

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/za/app/app/id363360636)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/south-africa](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/south-africa)

## Ship Finder Description
Ship Finder shows live moving ships on a worldwide map. The intuitive design combined with incredible performance puts you in control. Watch in full screen, view in AR, search, add filters and so much more!

Ship Finder has been top rated and top ranking since 2009 and covers most of the world, tracking 30,000+ ships simultaneously.

Our incredible app performance means that you can see all tracked vessels at once.
Simply tap a ship to see its name, type, photos, speed, dimensions and much more.
Powerful features such as filters, search, night mode and the ability to save favourite ships are included. (You can choose Apple or Google maps too!).

Add and browse bookmarks to saved locations around the globe to quickly navigate to areas or ports of interest.

You can even use Augmented Reality (AR) view to identify ships out at sea using your device camera. 

Ship Finder works by picking up AIS ship feeds used by all passenger vessels, vessels over 300 tons and increasingly by smaller pleasure craft and yachts. This technology is actually faster than radar and is used by vessels for safety and navigation.

Ship Finder provides near real time “virtual radar” AIS maps. It’s easy to use and is an amazing app for anyone interested in shipping, cruising and sailing in ports and locations across the world. It’s also great if you simply want to know what boats are out there or want to see where your friends and family are. Ship Finder is also used extensively by maritime professionals and mariners.

Our global AIS coverage is impressive and expanding all of the time as we add new AIS feeds and receivers. Please check www.shipfinder.co regularly to see the latest coverage.

Pinkfroot are committed to customer service and continually improve our Ship Finder apps based on feedback. Why not join our online community at www.pinkfroot.com or if you have any questions please email us via support@pinkfroot.com and we’ll be happy to help. 

Disclaimer: Ship Finder should not be used for navigational purposes. 
Under no circumstances will the developer of this application be held responsible for incidents resulting from the use of the data or its interpretation.

## Ship Finder Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple118/v4/7e/15/02/7e1502ba-00cb-3677-1ea6-9e8b82ab5dd6/mzl.ftzfgqkl.png/640x960.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple128/v4/93/40/d5/9340d5f8-1e88-9394-7f18-7579b2540521/mzl.ghmvzaho.png/640x920.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple118/v4/8d/70/ce/8d70ceb3-1f2d-929d-70aa-d7fbebd50512/mzl.nbdzrudo.png/640x920.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple118/v4/fd/28/c8/fd28c8ef-f976-6b02-f440-63b2ebb4b302/mzl.nkyfkllv.png/640x960.png)
- [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple128/v4/e4/e4/c0/e4e4c09d-5f99-33a2-859e-3a34dbe7c063/mzl.eyiohzua.png/640x960.png)

## Ship Finder Rating Breakdown in South Africa
- 5 stars: 42 (49%)
- 4 stars: 11 (13%)
- 3 stars: 8 (9%)
- 2 stars: 1 (1%)
- 1 stars: 23 (27%)

## Ship Finder Reviews in South Africa

### *---- "Stucki"
Paid for this app a while ago. Worked very well and were very happy. Now is just shows ships in Cape Town and Durban? No way to reload or fix it.
-- Andries Stucki, 2024-01-04

### *---- "Absulute crap."
Take your money but cannot show/identify any ships in your area
-- annaliej, 2023-12-31

### *---- "Ship finder"
This does not cover South Africa. Have bought the app and it is useless trying to get a refund is impossible!!!
-- noships, 2020-10-16

### *---- "Poor"
I can see a ship but does not appear on the app
-- Garys2468, 2020-04-06

### *---- "Very disappointed"
I just paid for the app thinking that it will show ships like the web site does. It only shows ships near a port! I live on the coast 30 km from a major port in South Africa. There are 3 ships in front of me right now that can be clearly seen on the FREE web based site but not visible on the PAID app!
This is robbery and I’m not happy!
-- Leftfoot123, 2020-04-01

### *---- "No cover all areas i.e South Africa"
No cover all areas, I.e South Africa
-- CKolydas, 2019-08-02

### *---- "Don’t buy this app. Only shows ships in port. Useless app."
Useless app.
-- //@@::123, 2019-04-26

### *---- "NO info can be seen"
The app dies not work at all
-- ship seeker, 2019-01-31

### *---- "Not good"
No ships on screen . Other apps show all the ships and boats
-- Grantecs, 2017-09-06

### *---- "Dr"
It is a terrible app as it never shows any ships outside major ports. So where we live on the coast I can see up to 4 major vessels at a time and still the app tells me there is nothing. In fact, in a month I still would like to see it show me a single ship where I am. Don't wast your money.
-- South coast user, 2015-09-18

### *---- "Doesn't work"
Worked first time and never again........
-- Hgroen sa, 2014-10-14

### ***-- "Barbet"
Would like a filter to allow the selection of say cruise ships only
-- Barbet69, 2013-05-28

### **--- "The app does not show vessels around South Africa except Durban Harbour."
There is a busy port in Port Elizabeth for example. None of the vessels there is shown in the app
-- Braeustuebl, 2012-05-15

### *---- "Disappointed"
This app is disappointing in that it does not have an option to list favorite vessels.  It also reloads when the map is resize which is annoying.
-- Nort's, 2011-06-14

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## Ship Finder Store Rankings
| Chart | Country | Category | Rank |
|-------|---------|----------|------|
| Top Paid | Algeria | Navigation | #1 |
| Top Paid | Denmark | Navigation | #1 |
| Top Paid | Switzerland | Navigation | #4 |
| Top Paid | Egypt | Navigation | #4 |
| Top Paid | Sweden | Navigation | #4 |
| Top Paid | South Africa | Navigation | #5 |
| Top Paid | Ireland | Navigation | #5 |
| Top Paid | Norway | Navigation | #5 |
| Top Paid | Netherlands | Navigation | #6 |
| Top Paid | Nigeria | Navigation | #6 |
| Top Paid | United Kingdom | Navigation | #7 |
| Top Paid | Portugal | Navigation | #7 |
| Top Paid | Singapore | Navigation | #8 |
| Top Paid | Pakistan | Navigation | #9 |
| Top Paid | Indonesia | Navigation | #9 |
| Top Paid | Philippines | Navigation | #10 |
| Top Paid | Hong Kong SAR China | Navigation | #10 |
| Top Paid | Lebanon | Navigation | #10 |
| Top Paid | Malaysia | Navigation | #11 |
| Top Paid | Hungary | Navigation | #11 |
| Top Paid | United Arab Emirates | Navigation | #11 |
| Top Paid | Vietnam | Navigation | #11 |
| Top Paid | Greece | Navigation | #11 |
| Top Paid | Azerbaijan | Navigation | #12 |
| Top Paid | Argentina | Navigation | #12 |
| Top Paid | New Zealand | Navigation | #13 |
| Top Paid | Dominican Republic | Navigation | #13 |
| Top Paid | Kuwait | Navigation | #13 |
| Top Paid | Israel | Navigation | #14 |
| Top Paid | Belgium | Navigation | #16 |
| Top Paid | India | Navigation | #16 |
| Top Paid | Italy | Navigation | #16 |
| Top Paid | Ecuador | Navigation | #16 |
| Top Paid | Saudi Arabia | Navigation | #17 |
| Top Paid | Spain | Navigation | #18 |
| Top Paid | South Korea | Navigation | #19 |
| Top Paid | Thailand | Navigation | #19 |
| Top Paid | Ukraine | Navigation | #19 |
| Top Paid | Finland | Navigation | #20 |
| Top Paid | United States | Navigation | #20 |
| Top Paid | Taiwan | Navigation | #20 |
| Top Paid | Peru | Navigation | #21 |
| Top Paid | Romania | Navigation | #21 |
| Top Paid | Australia | Navigation | #22 |
| Top Paid | Austria | Navigation | #22 |
| Top Paid | Poland | Navigation | #22 |
| Top Paid | Türkiye | Navigation | #23 |
| Top Paid | Chile | Navigation | #23 |
| Top Paid | Czechia | Navigation | #24 |
| Top Paid | Russia | Navigation | #25 |
| Top Paid | Colombia | Navigation | #26 |
| Top Paid | Japan | Navigation | #26 |
| Top Paid | France | Navigation | #30 |
| Top Paid | Kazakhstan | Navigation | #31 |
| Top Paid | Brazil | Navigation | #31 |
| Top Paid | Mexico | Navigation | #32 |
| Top Grossing | Algeria | Navigation | #32 |
| Top Paid | Canada | Navigation | #35 |
| Top Paid | Denmark | Overall | #37 |
| Top Paid | Germany | Navigation | #38 |
| Top Grossing | Lebanon | Navigation | #44 |
| Top Paid | China | Navigation | #46 |
| Top Paid | Belarus | Navigation | #47 |
| Top Paid | Algeria | Overall | #64 |
| Top Paid | Sweden | Overall | #73 |
| Top Grossing | Nigeria | Navigation | #75 |
| Top Grossing | Sweden | Navigation | #75 |
| Top Grossing | Ireland | Navigation | #77 |
| Top Grossing | Portugal | Navigation | #77 |
| Top Grossing | South Africa | Navigation | #77 |
| Top Paid | Norway | Overall | #80 |
| Top Grossing | Denmark | Navigation | #81 |
| Top Grossing | Kuwait | Navigation | #89 |
| Top Grossing | Azerbaijan | Navigation | #90 |
| Top Paid | Switzerland | Overall | #91 |
| Top Grossing | Egypt | Navigation | #94 |
| Top Grossing | Russia | Navigation | #97 |
| Top Grossing | Ecuador | Navigation | #98 |
| Top Paid | South Africa | Overall | #106 |
| Top Paid | United Kingdom | Overall | #111 |
| Top Paid | Portugal | Overall | #116 |
| Top Paid | Netherlands | Overall | #120 |
| Top Paid | Ireland | Overall | #135 |
| Top Paid | Greece | Overall | #156 |
| Top Paid | Egypt | Overall | #206 |
| Top Paid | New Zealand | Overall | #226 |
| Top Paid | Finland | Overall | #243 |
| Top Paid | Hungary | Overall | #257 |
| Top Paid | Lebanon | Overall | #262 |
| Top Paid | Pakistan | Overall | #277 |
| Top Paid | Indonesia | Overall | #315 |
| Top Paid | Nigeria | Overall | #319 |
| Top Paid | United Arab Emirates | Overall | #336 |
| Top Paid | Azerbaijan | Overall | #355 |
| Top Paid | Belgium | Overall | #362 |
| Top Paid | Argentina | Overall | #383 |
| Top Paid | Kuwait | Overall | #388 |
| Top Paid | Singapore | Overall | #407 |
| Top Paid | Italy | Overall | #426 |
| Top Paid | Malaysia | Overall | #452 |
| Top Paid | Ukraine | Overall | #452 |
| Top Paid | Philippines | Overall | #464 |
| Top Paid | Romania | Overall | #466 |
| Top Paid | Ecuador | Overall | #469 |
| Top Paid | Israel | Overall | #470 |
| Top Paid | Poland | Overall | #491 |
| Top Paid | Czechia | Overall | #492 |

## Ship Finder Discovered Keywords
- ship finder

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- [Seawatch24 Marine Traffic AIS](https://apptail.io/app/seawatch24-marine-traffic-ais-lpb/south-africa)
- [VesselFinder](https://apptail.io/app/vesselfinder-udUb/south-africa)
- [FindShip - Track vessels](https://apptail.io/app/findship-track-vessels-ikxc/south-africa)
- [Boat Watch - Ship Tracking](https://apptail.io/app/boat-watch-ship-tracking-DDTc/south-africa)
- [TrackaShip Universal](https://apptail.io/app/trackaship-universal-KDTc/south-africa)
- [Vessel Radar](https://apptail.io/app/vessel-radar-ZDTc/south-africa)
- [MyShipTracking](https://apptail.io/app/myshiptracking-YoXd/south-africa)
- [Live Marine Traffic](https://apptail.io/app/live-marine-traffic-GPbm/south-africa)
- [Marine Traffic Live](https://apptail.io/app/marine-traffic-live-cIjn/south-africa)
- [Schiffsradar](https://apptail.io/app/schiffsradar-Swlo/south-africa)

## Ship Finder Available In
- [United Kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/united-kingdom)
- [United States](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/united-states)
- [Norway](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/norway)
- [Netherlands](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/netherlands)
- [Sweden](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/sweden)
- [Germany](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/germany)
- [Australia](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/australia)
- [Canada](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/canada)
- [Denmark](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/denmark)
- [France](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/france)
- [Switzerland](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/switzerland)
- [Ireland](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/ireland)
- [Belgium](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/belgium)
- [Japan](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/japan)
- [Italy](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/italy)
- [Greece](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/greece)
- [Spain](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/spain)
- [New Zealand](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/new-zealand)
- [Austria](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/austria)
- [Finland](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/finland)
- [South Africa](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/south-africa)
- [Singapore](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/singapore)
- [Brazil](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/brazil)
- [Poland](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/poland)
- [Indonesia](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/indonesia)
- [Russia](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/russia)
- [Portugal](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/portugal)
- [Taiwan](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/taiwan)
- [Hungary](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/hungary)
- [Türkiye](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/turkey)
- [Mexico](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/mexico)
- [United Arab Emirates](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/united-arab-emirates)
- [Luxembourg](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/luxembourg)
- [Malaysia](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/malaysia)
- [Philippines](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/philippines)
- [Thailand](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/thailand)
- [South Korea](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/south-korea)
- [Hong Kong SAR China](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/hong-kong)
- [Slovakia](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/slovakia)
- [Czechia](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/czechia)
- [Argentina](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/argentina)
- [Vietnam](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/vietnam)
- [Colombia](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/colombia)
- [India](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/india)
- [Chile](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/chile)
- [Estonia](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/estonia)
- [Israel](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/israel)
- [Saudi Arabia](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/saudi-arabia)
- [Malta](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/malta)
- [China](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/china)
- [Croatia](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/croatia)
- [Egypt](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/egypt)
- [Latvia](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/latvia)
- [Panama](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/panama)
- [Kuwait](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/kuwait)
- [Romania](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/romania)
- [Ukraine](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/ukraine)
- [Sri Lanka](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/sri-lanka)
- [Lithuania](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/lithuania)
- [Cyprus](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/cyprus)
- [Qatar](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/qatar)
- [Slovenia](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/slovenia)
- [Uruguay](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/uruguay)
- [Peru](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/peru)
- [Bulgaria](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/bulgaria)
- [Mauritius](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/mauritius)
- [Bahrain](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/bahrain)
- [Iceland](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/iceland)
- [Ecuador](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/ecuador)
- [Kazakhstan](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/kazakhstan)
- [Dominican Republic](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/dominican-republic)
- [Paraguay](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/paraguay)
- [Nigeria](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/nigeria)
- [Namibia](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/namibia)
- [Ghana](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/ghana)
- [Lebanon](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/lebanon)
- [Oman](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/oman)
- [Armenia](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/armenia)
- [Cayman Islands](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/cayman-islands)
- [Jordan](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/jordan)
- [Jamaica](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/jamaica)
- [Grenada](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/grenada)
- [Belarus](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/belarus)
- [Uzbekistan](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/uzbekistan)
- [Angola](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/angola)
- [Kenya](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/kenya)
- [Algeria](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/algeria)
- [Tunisia](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/tunisia)
- [Pakistan](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/pakistan)
- [Barbados](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/barbados)
- [Mali](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/mali)
- [Azerbaijan](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/azerbaijan)
- [Madagascar](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/madagascar)
- [Belize](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/belize)
- [Brunei](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/brunei)
- [Suriname](https://apptail.io/app/ship-finder-zbCb/suriname)

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