Let family and friends follow your boat on a map while you sail, with no AIS transponder and no extra hardware.
Following a boat live
While you record a trip, Manta sends the boat's position from your iPhone to your profile page. Anyone with the link sees the boat move on the map, with the track sailed so far. It works in any browser, no app needed.
What your followers see
- Your position and track on the map, updated as you sail
- Speed, and with your instruments connected also wind and depth
- Photos and notes you add during the trip, in a live feed
- A notification in their browser when you set off and when you post something new, if they ask for one
Weak mobile signal
Positions are sent in small batches every half minute to minute. When the signal drops, recording simply carries on, and Manta catches up as soon as the phone is back in coverage.
Turning on live tracking
Live tracking is part of Manta Pro. Sign in to your free web profile under Settings → Web sharing, choose a username, turn on live tracking and share the link. It ends when you stop recording.
Control over sharing
Nothing is shared until you switch it on. You can stop sharing, unpublish trips or delete your profile in the app at any time, which removes the data from our servers.
Questions
Do my followers need the app?
No. They open your profile link in any browser, on a phone, tablet or computer. No app and no account.
Does it work without mobile signal?
Manta keeps recording without signal and sends the positions it collected as soon as the phone is back in coverage. Far offshore, with no signal at all, followers see your last known position until you are back in reach.
Is this the same as AIS?
No. Your position comes from the iPhone (or your plotter) and travels over the internet to your profile. Your boat needs no AIS transponder, and only the people you share the link with will look for it.
When does live tracking stop?
When you stop recording. Live tracking is on for the trip you record and ends with it; you can switch it off at any time in the app.