SeaMemo
SeaMemo vs SeaPeople: which sailing app is right for you?
SeaMemo is a logbook for trips with a crew: GPS tracking, photos and a journal per leg, your sea miles and hours in one profile, in seven languages and without a subscription. SeaPeople is a US boating app with tracking, free weather, route planning and a community, with an optional subscription. If you want to keep and prove your miles with your crew, pick SeaMemo; if you mainly want community and weather planning, pick SeaPeople.
The difference at a glance
Both apps record your trips by GPS, but they're built for different jobs. SeaMemo is a logbook: it collects sea miles, legs, photos and notes for you and your crew and turns them into a record you can show for your next licence. SeaPeople sees itself as a meeting place for boaters: weather, route planning, groups, chats and a map of boats around you. The developer says SeaPeople is not a navigation app.
To be upfront: SeaMemo is our own app. Everything about SeaPeople comes from its App Store listing and the developer's website, as of November 2026. Below we say clearly where SeaPeople is the better choice.
Features compared (as of November 2026)
| Feature | SeaMemo | SeaPeople |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad, Android | iPhone, iPad, Android; live trips also on the web |
| App languages | English, German, Italian, French, Spanish, Croatian, Greek | English |
| Price (US App Store) | free; sea miles certificate export a one time $8.99 | free; Plus $6.99 a month or $64.99 a year, Patron $149.99 a year |
| GPS recording | yes, in the background, modes for sailing and motoring | yes, in the background |
| Offline at sea | records offline, syncs when back in range | records offline; ending and sharing a trip needs a connection |
| Legs and statistics | legs with distance, duration, average speed; sea miles, hours at sea, night miles in your profile | total distance and time free; detailed statistics with Plus |
| Crew | invite your crew, everyone contributes and keeps the trip and miles in their profile | tag crew while tracking |
| Photos and journal | photos, notes and journal per leg | notes, photos, short videos; unlimited photos and 30 second videos with Plus |
| Sea miles certificate | PDF for German SKS, SSS and Austrian FB2 to FB4, the skipper confirms in the app | no certificate form described; logbook usable as proof of experience, says the developer |
| Weather | weather saved with each leg | 10 day forecast, several models, route forecast, free |
| Route planning | no | yes, with a departure window planner |
| Community | friends and crew, no public map | feed, groups, chats, boats nearby |
| Sharing your position | friends radar: approximate position, confirmed friends only | live sharing in the app free; web link with weather with Plus |
| Adding past trips | add a leg afterwards or edit the route | draw a route or import GPX |
| Anchor alarm | yes, GPS anchor alarm | not stated |
| Boat handover and checklists | charter check with signatures, shared checklists | not stated |
| Printed photo book | yes, request in the app | not stated |
"Not stated" means the developer doesn't describe the feature in the store or on the website. We can't say from the outside whether it's missing.
Pricing compared
SeaMemo
Tracking, logbook, crew, photos, checklists and the anchor alarm are free. Only the sea miles certificate export for German and Austrian licences is a one time unlock, currently $8.99 on the US App Store. After that it covers all current and future miles, with no subscription. The app shows the current price before you buy.
SeaPeople
According to the developer, SeaPeople is free to download, free to join and free to use. If you want more, you subscribe. On the US App Store Plus costs $6.99 a month or $64.99 a year, and Patron $149.99 a year. Plus adds detailed statistics, heat maps, unlimited photos, longer videos, mid track updates and unlimited prompts for the AI local guide. Patron adds things like calls with the founders and early access to new features.
Where SeaPeople is stronger
- Free weather and planning: a 10 day forecast from several models, route forecasts, a departure window planner and a float plan you can share with loved ones.
- Community: a feed, groups, one to one and group chats and a map of boats near you. If you like meeting other boaters, you'll find more of that here than in SeaMemo.
- Following along live: family and friends can follow your trip in the app, and with Plus in a browser without the app.
- Past trips: you can draw old routes on the map or import them as GPX.
Where SeaMemo is stronger
- One logbook for the whole crew: you invite your crew to the trip via WhatsApp or email. Everyone shares photos and entries, and everyone keeps the trip and their sea miles in their own profile.
- Your miles, ready to prove: your sailor profile adds up nautical miles, hours at sea and night miles. For German and Austrian licences SeaMemo fills in the official certificate; for the RYA you copy the numbers into your logbook, see how to log sea miles for RYA Yachtmaster.
- Your language: SeaMemo is available in seven languages. SeaPeople is in English.
- No subscription: everything except the certificate export is free, and the export is a one time purchase.
- Around a charter trip: charter check with signatures at handover, shared checklists, an anchor alarm and a printed photo book of your trip.
Which app fits you?
| Your situation | Better fit |
|---|---|
| You're building sea miles for a licence and want a clean record | SeaMemo |
| You crew on charter trips and want to keep the photos and the miles | SeaMemo |
| You want the app in a language other than English | SeaMemo |
| You like planning weather and departure time in the same app | SeaPeople |
| You want to connect with other boats and groups | SeaPeople |
| Your family should follow your trip live in a browser | SeaPeople (with Plus) |
You don't have to choose forever. Some sailors plan with a weather or community app and keep their logbook in SeaMemo. Which other logbook apps exist and what they're good for is in our comparison of the best sailing logbook apps. What belongs in a good log is covered in how to keep a sailing logbook, and how to collect miles on purpose in mile building.
Get SeaMemo for free
Logbook, travel journal and crew in one app. For iPhone and Android, works offline at sea.
Frequently asked questions
Is SeaPeople free?
Yes, SeaPeople is free to download and use. According to the developer, tracking, groups, chats and the weather forecast are free. Detailed statistics, unlimited photos and longer videos come with Plus, which costs $6.99 a month or $64.99 a year on the US App Store (as of November 2026).
Can SeaPeople produce a sea miles certificate?
SeaPeople doesn't describe a certificate form. According to the developer, your logbook can serve as proof of experience, for example for charter companies. SeaMemo fills in the official sea miles certificate for German (SKS, SSS) and Austrian (FB2 to FB4) licences from your GPS legs, and keeps miles, hours at sea and night miles in your profile for your RYA logbook.
Which languages is SeaPeople available in?
According to the App Store, SeaPeople is available in English only (as of November 2026). SeaMemo is available in English, German, Italian, French, Spanish, Croatian and Greek.
What's a good alternative to SeaPeople?
It depends on what you're after. For a logbook shared with your crew and a record of your miles, SeaMemo; for a sailing CV, SailTies; for a community with place reports, noforeignland. Our comparison of the best sailing logbook apps covers all of them.
Can I use SeaMemo and SeaPeople together?
Yes. The apps don't exclude each other: some sailors plan weather and routes in SeaPeople and keep their logbook with crew and sea miles in SeaMemo. Both use your phone's GPS, so running both at the same time uses more battery.