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Navionics® Boating App User Positive Comments 2024
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✓ Now can’t use this app where there is no InternetRidiculous: With the recent App upgrade the user is forced to log in to use the App. This means that if there is no Internet The user can’t use the App!! Most places I go have no signal and I don’t have a Sat phone. Who thought of this silly new system?.Version: 14.8
✓ Great appI am so glad I bought this app. I don’t normally purchase apps but this was one Im so happy with. Because of this app and it’s satellite locator I was able to get my boat off a sand bank thanks to its real life images and tide levels. But most importantly it’s got my family and I out of a storm in the dark in unfamiliar ocean due to its locator and real life imaging. I was able to use it to Navigate around island and sand banks and aim for hard to see markers.Version: 16.0.2
✓ Jury is still deliberating.This is a great app BUT I purchased the yearly subscription under the understanding that it allows family sharing. I then loaded it onto my husband’s phone and it won’t recognise my log on. Tried to get help from Navionics and nobody is answering my email. Not happy Jan! UPDATE: I did get a response and the app is working well however there needs to be easier and clearer user instructions for family sharing. On a bright note though, my husband loves it now and we have also purchased the HD SUBSCRIPTION for iPad..Version: 10.9.2
✓ GLMaclWe have found the app to be very useful and a good back up.Version: 18.0.2
✓ Saved my lifeI had the free app and went out ice fishing on lake Ontario and it was blowing a steady 30. I knew a storm was coming but the fish were biting and i had walked over 3 miles to the spot so i ended up staying way to long. By the time i was packed up there was 3 inches of snow and a total whiteout. i had very little cell service like most places on the lake and started walking the direction i knew was land. After 20-30 minutes i checked google maps to see if it had me almost at shore and it said i had actually over shot the point i went from and was on the east side of it. It was only maybe 1/3 mile away but well after what felt like closer to a mile i checked google maps again to see where i was and it said i was over a mile from land. I then remembered navionics and when i used it it showed me about half a mile from what google maps said. I decided to trust this and follow the arrow all the way back for about a mile and see what google maps says. After almost a mile following the navionics i started to see dock lights and was relieved. I checked google maps twice walking back and both times it had me over half a mile from my real location. I was out there walking for to two to two half hours between taking breaks and checking for service and i was getting exhausted. This app really did save me that night got to single digits and was gusting to 40 plus. Ill probably buy it every year until they stop updating the maps..Version: 14.7
✓ Best App for boating everI have been using Navionics for 4 years and it has never led me astray. Learn to use it effectively and you will only use your GPS as redundant back up system. The features in Navionics are second to none! Handheld on phone, pad or GPS chip in plotter you can count on its reliability and regular updates. Knowing what I know now and using it frequently I would never spend good money on marine electronics when Navionics is available. Buy fuel instead with your savings and travel with confidence on the water with Navionics..Version: 18.0.1
✓ Departure timeLove this app. But if you add field for the departure time into the boat details that shows the eta at each waypoint in a route that would make it even better as when navigating in some cases you want to do it during the day..Version: 13.4
✓ Pretty good!This is the best stand-alone phone nav app I’ve used. It does basic chart plotting well, and has good, easy to use information. Also handy for COG, SOG and BTW. However, I have a few complaints: first there’s no option to switch compass modes from true to magnetic, so you can’t tell your driver “steer 210”. Second, making and following routes and waypoints is not at all intuitive. Half the time I end up putting the dividers on a mark and my location and using that instead of a waypoint. Which is dumb. One final thing: there’s no option to keep the app active, so my phone goes to sleep and takes a few seconds to turn back on again. This gets annoying when you have to do it over and over while navigating. So, this app is quite good at chart plotting but leaves a lot to be desired in terms of UI/UX. until I find something better I’ll be using this app..Version: 17.2.2
✓ Enhanced navigation aids / tracksI love the app and use it all the time. If 3 distance/bearing indicators were available (only 1 currently) and a distance from target (acquired independently from radar) circles were available then GPS location could be verified from compass or radar observations. I also retain tracks as a sailing log. Could comments be added to these for wind / sea state / observations etc. also a crew entry would allow a log to be generated for each person to allow skipper to know each crew member experience on board accurately..Version: 17.0.2
✓ Would be perfect is orientation fixedHonestly, this is a near perfect app! With one fix, it would be invaluable for safe boating! My family and I deeply appreciate the way it shows water depth accurately with many ways to personalize the system (examples: preferred units of measure and color coding). It has impressive features, including a way to have it adjust for when the water level is down any number of feet. There is only one problem: the default orientation is “North Up.” It causes major frustration and increases potential danger as it requires boat drivers to spend extra time staring at the app. We’ve tried unsuccessfully to set it for “Heads Up” orientation (so it matches the left/right of the boat’s reality). In Settings, we select “Heads Up” display, but it quickly returns to “North Up.” It’s a serious frustration and big disappointment. They should fix it to lock in the display orientation we select and/or change the default to the user-friendly “Heads Up.” Please!.Version: 17.0.2
✓ AttentionJ’ai déjà acheter, et j’ai perdue mes cartes, le développeur m’a permis de retrouver l’utilisation de mon logiciel. Le logiciel lui est très bien pour moi..Version: 18.0.1
✓ Left handed - Marker issueI have been using the App for 3 years now and I love it. I am happy with how I can plan routes, understand weather and tides and I have a love and hate relationship with the Market button, which I am writing in hope to inspire the developers. On moving about my screen with my left hand, I end up touching the marker bottom, which creates a marker at my current location. On planning and researching passages, this takes me across the maps, loses me locations etc. It is a pain. Even worse, I spend hours deleting my unwanted markers. In contrast, I love the ability to create markers. I set several, so I can easily find where I am heading, or exit emergency strategy etc. Right now I am planning a big passage, and I have created several markers, and my routes are set to my markers. It is a very powerful tool, if only my left hand wouldn't set it going of.Version: 17.0.2
✓ Enjoy the app after issue was resolved(Edited) I genuinely enjoy using this app but I had issues logging in after the iOS 11 update. Following a lot of emails back and forth and stuffing around, the app is back up and running..Version: 10.9.7
✓ Totally impressedI’ve used Navionics for three years and It’s kept me off the rocks and given me complete assurance at night and in fog. I used it on iPhone and iPad (cel version). It’s totally intuitive and right. The merger w Garmin is likely a good thing and will give greater platform transferability..Version: 14.1
✓ CompassHi love using the app Is there any chance you can make an option where we can switch to magnetic compass instead of true Would make life a lot easier.Version: 14.4
✓ Excellent. Would be lost without it.I use this around the Scottish coast and Loch Lomond on my jet ski. I use fairly basic settings to show when water is less than 6’ and danger markings when it’s less than 3’. It keeps me out of trouble and away from hazards just under the surface. I recommend watching online video guides to find out how to set it up properly to get the most out of it..Version: 17.2.2
✓ A Fantastic AppI I've been a long-time subscriber to this app, including the Navionics AU&NZ. Despite its 3-star rating, I believe it's unfairly critiqued by some. Personally, I find the app to be excellent, serving me well for fishing trips and navigating coastlines when moving boats. On my own boat, I primarily rely on Garmin gear, using this app as a reliable backup. When I'm on others' boats, it consistently impresses me with its auto navigate option..Version: 19.2
✓ Great app, but could use a few thingsI love the app for many reasons, the shading feature is great for finding new spots, you can save tracks and spots and use them offline. The app is great in many ways but you can only have 1000 markers, which is a lot, but I should be able to have as many markers as my storage allows for; not an arbitrary cap. As far as the shading goes I would like more scanned bottom in my area. Aside from those two things I think the app is great. Please let me have more markers in your next update..Version: 20.0.2
✓ Update issuesNew updates no good, relief shading /sonar charts disabled with active subscription.Version: 16.2
✓ Love it, but what happened to currents?This is my go to app. I use it every time we’re on the water. Just recently all the current speed/times have disappeared for Vancouver Island with the exception of Active Pass. Please, we need Dodd Narrows, Gabriola Pass, Porlier Pass, etc..Version: 18.0.2
✓ GreatThe app is great for navigation tracking etc. i use it for lobster fishing. There is only one problem with the app and that is that you cant keep more than one track on the map at once, this leaves it awkward for me trying to figure out what lines of creels are where. I hope the developers will fix this as it would make my experience of the app a 10/10..Version: 20.1.2
✓ Love it. Important update infoThe new changes to the auto-route function caused problems to me. It is no longer able to calculate some simple routes if they are long, and adds turns/indirect courses even when a direct line is shorter (and free of hazards). I asked them to please bring back the old auto-routing algorithms! They replied with the following helpful advice: “ Please try to download and update the charts going in Menu>>Download Maps. Try again to calculate the Route. Please check also if crossing the bridges on the base of the height in your Boat Settings. For long distances, we suggest to add an intermediate waypoint.” The last piece of adding an additional waypoint worked well for me. Solved my problem. (Thanks) This is a full featured and very capable program that is among the best. (Edited to add additional info).Version: 18.0.2
✓ OffsetLove this app. I did the entire great-loop using my iPad as primary navigation with this app. One comment… when using “course up” or whatever orientation as my preference, there should be an option for the vessel to be offset 2/3 so that the charted area ahead of me dominates the display. I think the only option now is to be centered. But I just don’t care about seeing all the chart area behind me. 2/3 offset should be a display option. Thank you!.Version: 19.0.1
✓ Wanted: split screen and low speed headingFirst of all, I really like this app. I have my iPad mini in a mount on my little Boston Whaler. I wish that this had split screen capability. I run Mercury Vessel view. This lets me get all sorts of engine parameters via a bluetooth module on my engine. I can use slide over, but I wish this app had split screen capability. I showed myself going down a canal sideways at 4kts. It would be great to use the gps track as opposed to the compass heading at a much lower speed. I’ll throw the request out there, but I have the feeling that this is not something the developers have control of..Version: 14.6
✓ Need More Way PointsHi Navionics Team. I have thoroughly relied on and love you app over the last 2+ years while living aboard a sailboat and actively cruising the US East coast. The only reason for my one deducted star is that I need more way points! Any time we have a voyage that takes us up or down the ICW rather than outside, I can’t look at the whole trip. I have to break it into portions of the trip. While this is a minor inconvenience it is one that only I have aboard this vessel because I’m the only one using Apple’s version of the Navionics App. Please, please, please, add more waypoints to the iOS app..Version: 16.3.1
✓ New overlayGreat ap as a secondary and to plan and learn terrain. My chart plotter is on my boat in the water and planning is done at home. However I can’t seem to get the new overlay on my I phone se Very annoying who wants to take a posher phone to get splashed with sea water. Updates to map I see as rather pointless as nothing changes except the sand on the bar and there’s no way that’s up to date unless it’s scanned every tide Get the free trial if it’s useful get a subscription 👍👎🏼👍.Version: 16.0
✓ Now I need to pay... again??So, I purchased this app a few years ago - and it was great. Now I find after updating it, that I can’t access it anymore without paying a yearly subscription! Nice one guys... 👎🏼.Version: 16.2.1
✓ Great productI love this app and highly recommend it. You can now just buy it one and share it over multiple devices. Really forward thinking and great customer support..Version: 13.2
✓ Great Navigation App, Missing one ThingGreat navigation app I use it every time that I go fishing and works flawlessly. One minor detail is it’s missing a quick “mark waypoint” button for us fishos that’s easily accessible on the navigation screen..Version: 13.4
✓ Pretty AmazingI’ve been sailing on-and-off since about 1965 and I’ve using this app on my iPad for only a few years but I now can’t really imagine sailing without it. It can be quirky to learn initially, but it is astounding what it can do and worth the time spent at home learning how to use it. I believe the company and its new customers would benefit from a mini video course using a series of short videos to train people how to best use the app. I’m sure there are many things I’ve yet to learn. Here’s a tip: When you’re at home playing with the app, learning it, turn off location services on your iPad settings for this app so it doesn’t keep wanting to bring you home (instead of out on the water where you’re pretending to be). (Note to Navionics: a training mode would be useful to accomplish this.) Don’t forget to turn location services back on when you head out on on the water..Version: 16.2.1
✓ Unable to loginGreat app, paid for premium edition. Found numerous great fishing spots. Went to use app recently and was unable to login, tried resetting password, but link never comes through to email?.Version: 17.1.1
✓ Taken my money but won’t register the payment so paid for nothing. Zero help with the issueHad problems to begin with. Support staff have been amazing. Took a bit to sort out but they never gave up or brushed me off. Happy to do a 100% backflip on my review. Always loved the product, the fact I couldn’t use it when I paid for it didn’t go down well, all sorted by support staff and back to a happy camper here. 100% recommended for the product and for the support staff..Version: 17.2
✓ HazardsThis app is great and recommend fully, if there is one thing that would help is adding over falls and hazards clearly. Some well known and well marked hazards are clear on paper charts that simply are not shown on Navionics, and if there are any shown then you have to zoom in so close to see them. PLEASE at least add the option of highlighting hazards , and please consider adding them to the app, it makes planning much safer and quicker..Version: 16.0.2
✓ Great AppI love this App. Very handy and easy to use. Maps have good level of detail and weather, wind and tide info also handy. Loving the auto-route feature. By far the best App for Navigation, regularly updated maps and a bargain compared to buying charts on a memory card. Very happy with Developers responses to my questions thus far. Would it be possible to add a switch in the Map Options to bring up the Console to show speed, heading, distance and time information even when not following an active track..Version: 13.3
✓ Double chargeHow do I refund a double charge?.Version: 18.0
✓ Good supportApp is back to working normally, Navionics responded with support..Version: 17.1.1
✓ Great productI have used this app for about 5-years It works well and I love the wind weather and tide functions This is not my principle source of navigation but makes a great back-up Hand when I at home and just want to check out some information on a chart or see if I can get out next day.Version: 13.2
✓ HD version to iPhone versionI paid for HD version on my iPad but it doesn’t recognise it on my iPhone don’t want to pay again , is there a way to use my phone as well with the same subscription and how ? Otherwise works great love the features although I have troubles getting on the gps mark when travelling slow as iPad doesn’t seem to keep up ..Version: 10.9.2
✓ Amazing softwareI can’t believe all the negative reviews this app gets. I’ve used it for six years as a liveaboard sailor. We’ve sailed from Maine to the Bahamas and Caribbean as far as Dominica multiple times and its been incredibly accurate, much better than the charts on my new Raymarine chartplotter, which cost five times as much. I chart all my routes with this app and follow it using my iPad. I just use my chart plotter as a backup. If I had to give up one, it would be the chartplotter. Keep up the great work guys and gals. As for the naysayers I’ve got a barely used sextant I’ll sell you for cheap..Version: 17.0.2
✓ Wonderful product. Replaced chart plotter.Our chart plotter stopped working (not Garmin) shortly after departing the Caribbean. Navionics was always intended to be our backup but ended up being our primary navigation tool. We sailed from the Caribbean through Panama Canal and along west coast of North America to Canada. Little issues. Lost connection with GPS device on occasion but not likely a Navionics issue. Great tool. Use it every time we head out in coastal or open ocean!!.Version: 18.2.2
✓ Apple WatchPlease should be compatible with an Apple Watch.Version: 19.0.2
✓ App crashing constantlyAbsolutely love this app and has been a lifesaver. Always using it but my only problem is the app constantly crashes… can we get a fix on this?.Version: 18.2.2
✓ Very useful. Could be great with a few small changes.Use the app daily working full time on a sailboat. Very useful for route planning in conjunction with boat’s MFD. Great customer service, will work with you to fix any bugs (or which there aren’t many). Wish they had the option to offset the boat on the screen as you can in a hard wired GPS so the boat icon isn’t in the middle of the screen, but instead gives you more view of where you’re going (maybe 1/4-1/3 of screen where you’ve been, 2/3-3/4 where you’re going). Makes user experience much better, less moving the screen around as you’re sailing and instead just leaving the boat centered. Been using our iPad a lot recently as our boat’s MFD is malfunctioning, and this change would be awesome..Version: 14.3
✓ Kind of rely on this app...Wow. I hope this gets fixed soon since I just updated my subscription, but now the app won’t run for more than about 25 seconds without shutting down! Please fix! Maybe it’s an IOS 13.3.1 compatibility issue? Edit. After a day or two they fixed the problem. Thanks for the fast response! I’d give it 5 stars If I didn’t get the “Too many points” error when calculating routes so often and as some have said, gets a little sluggish with high volume AIS traffic. Still, this the best app in this category! I use it as the primary over my Garmin GPS, but having both is great..Version: 14.8
✓ Navionics using iPhoneWorked flawless until a couple of weeks ago then when updating all I get is try later. Cannot find updates for your maps. Help. My subscription runs out in 30 days. So might not bother unless I can get it sorted.Version: 18.2.2
✓ Great AppGreat app for price and features. When will we able to split screen it with apps like Mercury VesselView Mobile?.Version: 17.0.1
✓ Last and long formatThis is a great tool but by no means a primary navigation source, please can you add the option of choosing the latitude and longitude formats 1. Degrees decimal degrees. 2 degrees, minutes decimal minutes. 3 Degrees, minutes, seconds for when the search for the position of a coordinate is used, currently the roller dial is set to degrees decimal degrees. It would help greatly when trying to find a position in a hurry and one is used to a certain format as well as running the same format on the vessel GPS plotters. Also saves time as recalculation would not be necessary ( search and rescue operations ) Many thanks.Version: 15.0
✓ New limit on device loginsI’ve been using Navionics for a little over 5 years and it’s my go to charting software along side my Garmin chart plotter. As full time cruisers, my wife and I use it, often simultaneously, to find and route destinations. Between us we have 4 devices, 2 phones and 2 iPads. One of the recent updates now limits the number of devices logins per account to 2. Unfortunately this was not stated in the customer facing change logs. Now we are often faced with “too many devices logged in” and must choose which to disconnect. I understand the need to limit logins to prevent people from sharing the account outside of their family, but only 2 devices is too tight. Give us 4!.Version: 20.0.2
✓ Potentially greatI have started using this app on my iPad to replace my HDS8 unit (I am just using the sonar screen now). If the developers can introduce an auto track (record) start and a latching heads up default I think we have a winner! At the moment you must manually reset the heads up each time you do anything on the screen and the record must be manually activated to see your track. Thanks guys, please keep evolving this app, it is the future..Version: 13.4
✓ Great AppI’ve been a navionics user for quite some time, both on my plotter and mobile devices. I usually only purchase the iPhone version which of course doesn’t give me the app for the iPad as this was at an extra cost which always annoyed me as I think if I’m paying over £100 for the chart updates on my plotter I should get the app free, however... This new app is great as it works across both iPhone and iPad perfectly. I never even realised the new app was released which works across both devices it was just because I got a new iPad for Christmas and wanted to make sure my charts were working I discovered it. All I can say is thanks Navionics and it’s about time we only need to pay for one mobile subscription across all our devices..Version: 13.2
✓ 5 years, 34,000 nautical milesWe have used Navionics for 6 round trips on the ICW. We have used Navionics in Canada and the Bahamas. The charts are excellent and the Sonar Charts offer more detail and better accuracy than NOAA or Canadian Hydrographic Service! autoroute has many uses. The tide and current displays are much easier to use than in any other app we have used. All this is device resident, so you only need internet access to update you charts. This can be done easily and quickly over a cell phone connection. This app also will connect over the internet to the sea buoys for real time wind and wave conditions. No other navigation app has near the functionality and power as this one..Version: 15.1
✓ Finally Back To The FutureI’ve gone through the extreme machinations of this app. It used to be great. Then it was modified so that the route plots adhered to buoys which resulted in a tortured route which was extremely difficult to straighten out. Then, suddenly, the routes did not download to my Simrad chart plotter and I had to transfer the routes manually through my computer. Finally, the app now works like it used to. The routes transfer effortlessly and the route plots are much better. The only problem is I’m now faced with the question of whether to download the latest update. Did they screw up again or is the modification an improvement? Who knows?.Version: 19.2
✓ Best purchase I’ve madeOutstanding performance, little bit annoying to get the hang of but it’s very simple to use and is extremely reliable and safe way of making a route to places for boating 10/10 recommend.Version: 18.0.2
✓ Love it, but sync issuesHi, have loved this app for some time, however with lastest updates, I cannot sync to my Raymarine chart plotter. Despite updating and rebooting everything I keep getting “card not found”..Version: 14.6
✓ Navionics dead in the waterNeeding cellular service to be able to use the app all of a sudden?? What! I would not have updated it if I knew that’s what was going to happen. Being able to use it offline, “like on the ocean” is one of the things that made it great, now what’s the point? Do they think there’s cell towers just floating around out there? I swear people that develop products don’t actually use them, it’s obvious now. Update, the development team got back to me, resolved the issue and it’s working without the need for cellular service like it use to, sorry for the scathing review at first. I’m back to thinking this is one of the most useful apps I have..Version: 18.0
✓ Wreck namesThis seems like a pretty good tool, I’m a scuba diving and interested in wrecks, although it is missing a lot of wrecks around the Redcar area it does show some up and down the coast, but it would be nice for it to show the name of the wreck like other apps and hopefully update the Redcar area, I haven’t tested how accurate the latitude and longitude is yet..Version: 15.3
✓ Love this appReading some of the other reviews, looks like the poor ratings correlate to user error. This app is awesome. At $9.99 a year, it does everything an over priced lowrance or humminbird would do, except with this I get over the air updates and don’t have to mess with fumbling around with memory cards. I’ve always found it extremely easy to use, I love being able to download maps offline, and it’s eerily accurate. That said, with a 5 star rating, I have some quick constructive input to offer the devs: 1. Make it easier / quicker to drop a pin on the map. A quick button on the main map screen would be great 2. Would like to see the new “fishing ranges” feature go all the way down to 0’ instead of 4’ for the minimum 3. Wish there was a way to text a route to others who use the app, instead of e-mailing. Minor stuff, but would put it over the top! Great job to Navionics and everyone involved on this app..Version: 13.0
✓ Use GPS2IP app for wifi tabletTo get a wifi only tablet to link with your iPhones gps use the GPS2IP app..Version: 19.0.2
✓ App IssueHi great app and have been using it for many years, however recently it’s developed a bug where you lose the chart when you zoom out and than the app crashes. Please fix it!.Version: 17.1.1
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