Terms

Terms of use

These are the rules for using ShoalScope, a service of Atlas Labs. By using the site or the app you agree to them. Last updated 10 November 2026.

Not for navigation

ShoalScope depths are estimates made from satellite pictures. They can be wrong by more than the stated accuracy, sandbars move, and the maps do not show rocks, wrecks, pilings or other hazards. ShoalScope is not a nautical chart and must not be used for navigation. Use official charts, local knowledge and your own eyes on the water. You are responsible for your own safety and for your boat.

What you get

• Free: viewing the published maps, depth at a tap, draft check, sharing, today's go / no-go, and up to 10 planned routes a day.
• Pay as you go: $1 per 0.25° depth area (tax included), computed on demand in about 15 minutes, and $9 per 0.25° shoreline map area. Areas that are refused before computing (for example no water or no coast) are credited back or not charged.
• Paddler, $4.99 per month or $29 per year: 7-day windows, unlimited routes, GPX and KML downloads, tide passage windows, launch verdicts, no ads on guides.
• Skipper, $9.99 per month or $59 per year: Paddler plus offline packs, 4 new depth areas and 1 shoreline map per calendar month (unused ones do not carry over).
• Business, $50 per month: unlimited new areas, unlimited shoreline maps, API access and priority. Subscriptions renew until you cancel from your account page; you keep the areas and maps you ordered.

Payments and refunds

Our order process is conducted by our online reseller Paddle.com. Paddle is the Merchant of Record for all our orders: Paddle provides customer service, handles returns and refunds and issues the receipt, under the Paddle checkout terms (paddle.com/legal/checkout-buyer-terms). Prices are in US dollars and include tax. Subscriptions renew (monthly or yearly) until you cancel them from your account page ("Manage or cancel"); you keep the areas you ordered. If an area you paid for cannot be computed we refund it through Paddle or credit you an area. For anything else, write to us and we will sort it out.

Your account

Sign-in is by one-time email link. Keep your email account safe; anyone with access to it can sign in as you. Do not use the service to do anything illegal or to overload it.

Content

The maps, guides and artwork belong to Atlas Labs. You may use the maps and share links for personal, non-commercial use. Basemap data comes from OpenStreetMap contributors and Esri under their own licences.

Changes and contact

We may update these terms; the date at the top tells you when. Questions: wassim.ehtp@gmail.com. See also the privacy notice.