Orca Technologies AS
For sailboat and powerboat operators requiring professional-grade navigation tools and vessel instrument integration.
Known forOrca: Boat GPS, Charts, Routes
Orca: Boat GPS, Charts, RoutesFor sailboat and powerboat operators requiring professional-grade navigation tools and vessel instrument integration.
Orca: Boat GPS, Charts, RoutesProviding integrated marine navigation and vessel management for sailboat and powerboat operators. They combine high-resolution nautical charting with proprietary hardware connectivity.
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Orca: Boat GPS, Charts, Routes
v2026.13.1
3mo ago
Primary focus
Marine navigation and vessel management systems
Scale
indie
Target audience
Sailboat and powerboat operators requiring professional-grade navigation tools and vessel instrument integration.
Released 11 updates in the last 6 months for their single active application, indicating a high-frequency development cycle.
1 app analysed
The Ultimate Boating App - Marine charts, Sail Routes, AIS, GPS, Weather & more
Modern UI design reduces cognitive load compared to legacy chartplotters
Distributed across 10 markets, strongest in Asia-Pacific.
Based on 1 of 1 app with localized market data · last scanned .
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As the industry incumbent, Navionics dominates the marine navigation space with a massive user base and deep integration with Garmin hardware, directly challenging Orca's goal of becoming the primary boating interface.
Strategic outlook coming soon.
What fed this analysis
Imray competes by offering high-quality, professional-grade raster charts that appeal to traditionalists and long-distance cruisers.
C-MAP is a direct competitor in the navigation space, leveraging Navico's massive distribution network to reach boaters.
TZ iBoat targets the high-end performance and sportfishing segment with advanced weather and bathymetric data.
This app competes by focusing on hyper-local environmental data, which is a critical subset of the broader navigation experience.
This app provides the regulatory reference material that complements the active navigation features found in Orca.
Nebo focuses on the social and logging aspect of boating, overlapping with Orca's voyage management capabilities.
SailTimer targets the specific needs of sailors, focusing on performance optimization and wind-based routing.
WilhelmSK serves the technical boating community by acting as a dashboard for Signal K data.
This newcomer focuses on the post-voyage experience, competing with Orca's trip tracking and logging features.
A new entrant focusing on the planning phase of boating, which is a key component of the Orca user journey.
