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Ryba Features

1. Chat at sea

Send and receive messages from your loved ones and friends while at sea

Send and receive messages from your loved ones and friends while at sea Any Ryba user can send and receive messages while at sea, beyond any terrestrial (GSM) communication range. Ryba users can send messages.

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Sea to Sea

From Sea to another person or a group of people at sea

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Sea to Land

From Sea to another person or a group of people on land

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Land to Sea

From Land to another person or a group of people at sea

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Land to Land

From Land to another person or a group of people on land

2. View Live Location

View the live location of your loved ones and friends at sea

  • Shows a basic indication of the vessel's location on a map.
  • The location of the vessel will be updated every 4 hours.

3. See your Boat’s Voyage

Boat owners can view the boat’s live voyage data anytime, anywhere.

  • This feature is only available for boat owners who are registered with DFAR.
  • The boat owners or their assignees can view the vessel's voyage in a simulation.
  • The app can show you where the boat has been in the past 72 hours, …
  • Boat owners will also be able to see the Average Speed (kn), Distance travelled, Heading, and current location …

4. Check the location

Ability to check if your Ryba Contact is at land or sea

Ryba users will be able to view whether their contacts are at land or at sea from the comfort of the app screen.

5. Register with Phone Number

Register your Ryba account using your current phone number

When the user enters their phone number, they will receive an OTP code. Once this is verified, the user will be directed to the login page.

6. Login

Enter log in details and create an account.

The user will be asked to enter their name and NIC number. Once verified, the account is created.

7. Manage Contacts

Ryba's contact management feature allows you to easily organize and manage your contacts.

With Ryba's contact management feature, you can easily manage all your contacts in one place. Whether you need to add, delete, or update a contact, Ryba makes it simple.

8. Invite Friends

Invite friends from your contact list

With Ryba's invite friends feature, you can easily invite your friends to join the app and stay connected, no matter where you are in the world.

9. Chats

The user is able to chat with their contacts.

In the chat screen, the user is able to see the number of available messages and balance. They’re also able to see all their previous chats.

10. Messages

There will be a 60-character limit per message.

In the messaging view, the user will be shown the available messages and the balance will be shown. The remaining characters limit is shown when a message is typed.

11. eWallet

Hold all your Ryba Credit with eWallet Facility

You can either reload or recharge your eWallet using your credit or debit card from within Ryba. Or you can visit a Ryba Authorized Merchant to a reload or recharge.

12. Package Activations

You can choose your Package Subscription plan

Users are able to subscribe to daily, weekly or monthly packages depending on their usage.

13. Service Subscriptions

Users can subscribe to services separately from the following packages


- View live location of individuals
-View the boat’s voyage (only for boat owners)

14. Charging

Users are able to recharge their credit

Users can recharge by adding in a credit/debit card number and entering the required amount of credit.

15. Credit Transfer

Send and Receive Credit

Users can send and receive credit from anyone in their contacts list. Select Contact, Enter the amount and Write transaction reference

16. Vessel Management

Manage any number of vessels and track them

If you are an authorized Vessel Owner, you will be able to manage and track multiple vessels.

17. Appearance

The appearance of the app can be changed

There are two available options
1. light mode
2. dark mode

18. Account

Ability to edit or remove account

Change Privacy options, Change number, Terminate account

19. Notifications

User will be notified if any messages are sent to them

The total number of unread notifications will be shown in the top right corner

20. Create Chat Groups

Create a chat group from the contacts list

Users are able to create group names, add icons, view/remove participants, change admin, mute notifications and search messages.

21. Change App’s Settings

You can change your Ryba app’s look and feel

There many many options that you could change on the app to make it personalized

22. Vessel Status

Technical information regarding the vessel will be shown

The following details will be shown,

  • Vessel number
  • Call sign
  • Port of registry
  • Fuel type
  • Main engine power
  • Length (LOA)
  • Gross registered tonnage
  • Fishing gear

Become a Merchant

Earn Money with Ryba

By offering reload services for the chat wallet, merchants can tap into a new market and earn additional revenue. The reload process is fast, secure, and convenient for customers, which can lead to increased customer satisfaction and loyalty.