Access without exposure.
Licensed waypoint packs remain tied to authenticated users and registered devices, including encrypted offline delivery.
CASE / 007MARINE NAVIGATION / 2026
Product strategy · UX/UI · Mobile + wearable engineering
Every point.
A way back.
ReelPoints turns valuable fishing knowledge into secure, glanceable navigation across phone, boat, vehicle, and wrist.
- ROLE
- Strategy / Design / Engineering
- ECOSYSTEM
- Mobile / Web / Wear OS / Android Auto
- STATUS
- Ready for store listing
01
The challenge
The best coordinates are valuable because they are hard won.
Serious anglers collect years of local knowledge, but traditional waypoint files are difficult to organize, easy to copy, and disconnected from the conditions that make a location productive.
ReelPoints had to protect that intelligence while still making it useful in the moments that matter: planning at home, navigating underway, and checking direction without taking a hand off the helm.
Protect the knowledge.
Simplify the route.
Keep eyes on the water.
02
Experience principles
Precise by nature.
Calm by design.
A point is more than coordinates.
Depth, structure, weather, water, solunar windows, routes, and activity turn a pin into practical fishing intelligence.
The right signal on every surface.
Phone, in-vehicle display, helm data, and Wear OS each present only what that moment requires.
Plan on the map.
Read the water.
One visual language connects discovery, conditions, route planning, anchor monitoring, and live navigation. Screens shown use demonstration data.
03
The platform
One fishing system.
Every useful surface.
ReelPoints connects the planning tools anglers use before launch with the navigation signals they need underway.
Secure waypoint packs
Curated fishing intelligence is licensed, device-bound, and available offline without becoming an unrestricted coordinate download.
CORE PRODUCTMarine mapping
MapLibre mapping, contours, structure filters, routes, and Kalman-smoothed GPS.
Anchor watch
Geofenced position monitoring keeps drift visible while the boat is stationary.
Fishing intelligence
Conditions, solunar forecasts, water levels, catch history, and personal records.
Connected helm
NMEA 0183 over Wi-Fi can surface depth, temperature, speed, heading, and vessel position.
Android Auto
Authenticated navigation state extends to compatible in-vehicle displays for the route to launch.
Wear OS companion
Compass, bearing, speed, depth, battery state, and steer-to guidance stay visible at a glance.
HANDS-FREE CONTEXTWearable navigation
The helm,
on your wrist.
The watch companion reduces the interface to the signals that can be read in a glance. Direction to the active waypoint stays central while speed, depth, connection, and battery state provide the context around it.
- 01Steer-to bearing and waypoint direction
- 02Live vessel speed and depth telemetry
- 03Connection and battery status at a glance
04
Trust boundary
Useful offline.
Controlled everywhere.
Every request for precise waypoint data passes through the same entitlement chain before coordinates reach an approved device.
AuthenticateVerify the angler with short-lived access
IDENTITYLicenseConfirm an active waypoint-pack entitlement
ACCESSDeviceMatch the request to registered hardware
CONTROLDeliverRelease data into encrypted client storage
OFFLINE05
Product foundation
Built for saltwater conditions.
And store review.
The product ecosystem combines cross-platform mobile delivery with native wearable and vehicle experiences, a geospatial platform, and licensed commerce.
Flutter + Dart
Android and iOS navigation, offline intelligence, route planning, catch logging, and anchor watch.
Kotlin + Wear OS
Wearable navigation, marine telemetry, and authenticated Android Auto surfaces.
FastAPI + PostGIS
Authentication, geospatial storage, licensing, device controls, and audit trails.
Next.js + Stripe
Waypoint marketplace, customer portal, checkout fulfillment, route tools, and administration.
FLUTTERWEAR OSMAPLIBREPOSTGISANDROID AUTOENCRYPTED OFFLINE
The outcome
A store-ready navigation product that keeps valuable knowledge useful and protected.
ReelPoints is prepared for listing with a coherent experience spanning secure waypoint commerce, mobile navigation, marine data, Android Auto, and a purpose-built Wear OS companion. Adoption and field-performance metrics will be added after release.