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![]() ![]() The app is free to download, then you pay for the charts that you want to use. Navionics works in a similar way to most other navigational apps. If you are considering purchasing Navionics, you might first want to consider reading this article where I compare the 8 different navigational apps that I used during my sailing trip: Top 8 Apps For Marine Navigation (Judged By A Navigator). I would happily recommend Navionics Boating App, and will likely continue to use it on my own boat. The wide user base has allowed them to utilise “Community Edits” providing an extra dimension to your boating experience, unavailable in less popular apps. Navionics is a very popular app, with over 1M downloads in the Play Store. Overall though, the lack of customisation was not a problem for me as I liked everything just as the app presented it to me. You cannot control many chart layers, and you cannot use NMEA data that the app is not already displaying. ![]() Compared to other apps, you are quite limited in what you can do. In navigation mode, Navionics showed all the information I needed around the edge of the screen so you do not need to open additional menus to find the data you want.Īs it is so well designed, you barely notice the lack of customisation available. Any time that I was unsure, a hint was already written on the screen so it has clearly been well refined for ease of use. When I tested Navionics, I did not need to consult the user guide at all. ![]()
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