DriftPing Driftping.com
⚓ Digital anchor watch · lifetime license

Sleep soundly at anchor. Your phone keeps watch.

DriftPing turns any Android phone into an anchor alarm. It streams the position of your boat live to your personal portal, where you or your family can follow it from any second phone – no technical skills required.

Pay once, use forever Ready in 2 minutes, no setup knowledge Secure payment, invoice included

Everything an anchor watch needs

Based on the open-source DriftPing app, extended with a live portal and a native Android service that keeps running with the screen off.

Loud anchor alarm

Configurable radius and sector alarm. Siren, vibration and a full-screen alert as soon as the boat drifts.

Live tracking on a second phone

The boat phone streams position, anchor and alarm state. Follow it from shore, at home or from the tender.

Personal portal

Live sea chart, track history, alarm log, invoices and support tickets in one place – in your language.

Runs in the background

The Android app keeps its GPS watch active with the screen off and reconnects on its own after an outage.

Track and swing history

See how your boat swings over the night and spot a dragging anchor at a glance.

Alarms by e-mail

Every drift event is logged and can be sent to you and your crew as an e-mail.

Ready in four steps

No app store account, no configuration files, no technical know-how needed.

Pick a plan

Choose how many phones or boats you want to cover. Pay once by card, PayPal or bank transfer.

Create your vessel

In your portal you name your boat and get a personal pairing code.

Pair the boat phone

Install the app, scan the code, tap "Set anchor". That is all.

Follow from anywhere

Open the portal or the monitor app on any other phone and watch your boat live.

Simple pricing, no subscription

One payment per plan. All features included, updates included, no hidden costs.

Solo

for 1 phone(s) / boat(s)
$19.99once
Lifetime license

For one boat and one phone on board.

  • 1 phone(s) / boat(s)
  • Lifetime license, pay once
  • Anchor and sector alarm with siren
  • Live tracking in the portal and on a second phone
  • Android app with background watch
  • Support tickets and invoices in the portal
Choose this plan
that is $19.99 per device

Fleet

for 3 phone(s) / boat(s)
$49.99once
Lifetime license

For small fleets, charter and boat sharing.

  • 3 phone(s) / boat(s)
  • Lifetime license, pay once
  • Anchor and sector alarm with siren
  • Live tracking in the portal and on a second phone
  • Android app with background watch
  • Support tickets and invoices in the portal
Choose this plan
that is $16.66 per device

Frequently asked questions

Do I need any technical knowledge?

No. After the purchase you install the app on the boat phone and sign in there once with your DriftPing account. The app fetches your license itself, creates the boat and is ready to go – no QR code, no token.

Which phones are supported?

Any Android phone from Android 5.1 upwards runs the app with a background service. On iPhones and in any browser the web app works while it is open on screen.

Is it really a one-time payment?

Yes. Every plan is a lifetime license for the given number of devices. You receive a proper invoice.

Does the boat need internet?

The alarm itself works offline on the phone. For live tracking on a second phone the boat phone needs a mobile data connection, a few kilobytes per minute are enough.

Can I add more boats later?

Yes. Buy another plan at any time, the devices are added to your account.

Where is my data stored?

Positions are stored on this server only, protected by your personal device token. You can delete a device and its track at any time.

Set anchor. Sleep. We keep watch.

From per device, ready tonight.

Choose a plan