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Navionics® Boating Positive Reviews

.So first and foremost, this app is my go to for planning our fishing trips as well as locating possible new spots. This has been so accurate with the newest iPhone’s gps that we used it as a primary when the sportfish we were on lost all electronics. We came home with a boat load of fish! But the most recent update is TERRIBLE and reduced the quality to crap for relief shading. Used to see the bottom just fine and seemed worth paying for. When my subscription is up I’m going to another charting system unless they bring it back. There’s areas that were not high detailed and it made up for that with the areas that were. Now no areas are detailed other than ones that you can literally zoom in on google earth and see. And actually see better than what this app is giving you. I’ve used y’all for 5 years+. Please don’t dump on the long term guys by making the shading terrible. If Garmin forced your department to decrease the visibility on the bottom put that in the update notes so people at least have a choice going forward. There isn’t a single noticeable difference in the “new and better” shading style. I don’t know if they see it as competition and want all people to move to the chart plotter cards but it’s terrible now. If you haven’t updated your app yet and see this don’t update! Please bring back the old shading I will put y’all at five stars..Serious anglerVersion: 19.0

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..Smelly moleVersion: 14.7

Ok, it’s just okayThird year of using the App, it’s great for at a glance planning. Maybe some weather and a little helpful on routing. Just updated to the latest because the location specific apps are being sun-setted. The charts are ok, sometimes better than others sometimes worse. Have anchored on land according to charts in the southern San Blas at times for example. The biggest problem that hasn’t been addressed in the last 3 years is the initial chart down load. You pay for a region or chart then are forced to down load in pieces or squares. That works fine on fast connections. As a world traveler, a download all button even if it downloaded the same pieces would save hours and hours pinching and “requesting download” of pieces of the region. After every piece you have to re-zoom and go find the boundaries of what has already been downloaded. Downloading the pacific charts is going to take a few days of perseverance at the local watering hole. Ugh. It’s fine to have the selective download, but ALSO include a “gimme what I paid for” (ALL) option as well. That will run without having to have the app open and babysat the entire time. For comparison I use C-Map, Garmin and all kinds of public charts in OpenCpn and my “eyes” as most electronic charts are off at one time or another. 15,000 miles from Atlantic, Caribbean, to southern Chile, Pacific is next..CaptCatSailorVersion: 13.2

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!.Revuew1Version: 17.0.2

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..IPad PaulVersion: 16.2.1

Still Trial...heading mode all is upside downWhen I go in heading view (and heading south in this example), all the legends and info on the chart is upside down. Is this as intended? I also fly an airplane, and all GPS's including a GNS 430 keep the info upright and legible regardless of North Up or Track Up. To developer's response: goodness, man, we are driving a boat through moving water...what would make you think all that data is LESS important just because we want where we are going in front of us? Especially depths. Yes, please change that. There wouldn’t be a single boater in a thousand who would disagree. The more I think of it, the more ridiculous this is. We all drive cars with GPSs in them...even the developers do...who ever HEARD of a GPS that would present legends to you upside down! Talk about missing the point of a GPS system. My god..20WJVersion: 14.1

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).DH triVersion: 18.0.2

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..JennR3Version: 14.3

App won’t open!Downloaded app and used it for 2 weeks on iPhone and it worked fine. Then all of a sudden when trying to open I got the blue Navionics screen for 1 second and then crashed. I am tech savvy and tried everything, deleted app and reloaded, cleared cache on phone, freed up space on phone, rebooted phone all to no avail. Definitely seems like a bug in the app. I contacted customer service via email and got one very unsatisfactory reply. This app is necessary for volunteer work I’m doing but am totally stuck with what seems like no help! ADDENDUM: Navionics responded recognizing the problem and stated they are working on it with urgency. Glad to see the company is responsive..Dr. Joe photographyVersion: 17.2

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..Trawler TomVersion: 15.1

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..Gino Del GVersion: 17.0.2

Latest UpdateI was looking forward to the newest update but once I started planning routes, I’m now pretty disappointed in some of the new features. Sometimes my route looks great, other times it just shows me a straight solid line that goes through land. The newly added “hazards” along my route shows me absolutely nothing. On Aquamaps if I click on “hazards” it actually shows me where every hazard is along my route and gives me in depth detail on each hazard. Not sure that it’s useful being told that there are 13 hazards and nothing more. I will probably end up using my husbands phone as I did not update the latest version on his phone..NancyFinneganVersion: 18.0

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..JohnstermanVersion: 14.6

Be carefulI had a subscription to USA lakes and marine but went to renew. The only Option it gave was USA and Canada. Since I was going on a fishing trip I went Ahead and renewed but honestly I don’t think I’ll ever fish in Canada. I’m old and don’t travel much so the extra mapping is useless for me. Just my 2 cents. I received a response to this review from the developer. They explained that the USA version was discontinued and the additional Canada mapping was added value. This IS true, however as I stated before, it is an additional cost to a good App that I will NEVER be able to use. I will not be fishing in Canada. Therefore no value to me. I suppose I will have to seek other mapping choices..OBX1950Version: 17.2.2

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..Cpt. Chaz C.Version: 13.0

Was great now goodCoverage area is very good. Charts redownload often causing delays in use. The new Auto Guidance+ has made the autorouting functionality much worse by requiring the user to manually put in at least one intermediate waypoint prior to creating a route automatically on anything but the simplest routes. This used to work great but now not so much. I do not see what the benefit of the new route guidance is compared to the prior capability. I have been using the autorouting for the last few years cruising the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic coast and Bahamas..IdleoursVersion: 18.0.3

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..DigNSunVersion: 14.8

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..WayPointsPleaseVersion: 16.3.1

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..Hhk00Version: 17.2.2

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!.AborkensteinVersion: 19.0.1

Navionics - Boating marine & lakesTo be honest, this is the best boating/chart/gps app you can find in the app store! As a person who has experienced difficult conditions in waters at bad weather, this very app was the key point for me to get out of danger zones. The app has great tracking ability and following. Creating a route is simple as you tap to record your movements and then the app remembers. Head for home? Well this app has got you guided through. I highly recommend this app..Ahmed MueedVersion: 14.8

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..ReedearlyVersion: 14.1

New App icon is rubbishAbsolutely Hate the new App icon! The App is Navionics I don’t care about the Garmin logo? Nonsense dumb corporate move.MelonmotionVersion: 22.0

Works greatThis app is awesome and worth the price if you are a regular user. I wish the développer had options for a week or two for those of us who rent a boat/cottage one or two weeks a year! I can’t justify paying $79 to use it a hand full of times..AdesrocVersion: 21.3.1

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Navionics® Boating Negative Reviews

Looks like Garmin really is f..ing up their Navionics business. On purpose?Long long term user of Navionics now looking for a better alternative. Using current app with older purchased chart folio. No active subscription. 1. App features are being more and more limited; can still make routes, but are no longer able to follow them. Greed! 2. According to new TOS, if I switch device I will loose access to my already purchased charts. Theft! 3. Signs that IT people and not real mariners are developing the app. Saw a review mentioning two factor authentication via email, and as an offshore sailor he wrote there was no access to email offshore. Support wrote back, «why not then send an sms to your phone». How far offshore does one have mobile phone coverage? Not very far - as most mariners will know. Incompetence! Look elsewhere. Mybe to TZ iboat or Orca. After reading yet another b.s. response from support , my additional comment is; as far as I remember when I initially purchased the «app», there was lifetime access to the charts included. I also understand that with updated charts follow a cost, but if I do not want the update, Navionics should honour the contract they offered me and allow for access to the charts whenever I decide to upgrade device - as initially promissed. Guess they think each buyer is a small insignificant entity to do with what the perfer. Let’s show them that consumers can vote with their feet..User-app99Version: 21.1

Very disappointingI am so disappointed in Navionic’s support of this app. I’ve been a user for 3 years now and can’t depend on it working. Lots of good features, and when it works its just what I want. But often it loses track of my location or fails to start tracking my location. It’s so bad most of the time that I need to have the app open, then reboot to get tracking started. I have reported the problems, provided details, and even helped by providing logs of the problem. Navionics says they’re going to work on it, but I rarely get any follow up. And the problems don’t go away. I make sure my app and phone (iPhone 14 Pro) are up to date, still exhibiting the same problems for last 2 years. When I first bought the app it was $15, then jumped to $30, going to $50 on renewal. Not me - no way will I pay much (if anything) for this level of customer care and performance. Edit: developer has very nicely asked me to contact them, but as I hope I made clear above, I’ve already been in contact. In fact, I’ve been trying to get them to fix the problem for 2 years now. So frustrated - they noted that it’s difficult working with the 3rd-party GPS function. I mean, jeez, it’s a navigation app. You should have GPS mastered by now. Really hoping you get better at this, but for now, I’m not paying another penny..Rick in MAVersion: 19.1

Navionics Lakes North AppI understand that the support for this app was rendered unusable due to IOS updates and that there are no plans to update or replace. When Navionics decided to market via the Apple Store for IOS products I would have thought the need for updates would have been recognized. So I purchased the App which was fantastic and perfectly suited for my area. When it stopped working I was very disappointed but understood the need for IOS updates and patiently waited. After more than a year I sent and inquiry to Navionics about the status for this App. I was informed that there will be no update to allow this App to work but that other Apps were available, “for purchase”. In reviewing these options I found them not suitable for my Region. I know Navionics has a variety of marine navigation hardware on the market that, for a price, can service my needs nicely. The rub is that I can no longer trust them. I purchased software they offered, then they decided to discontinue support with the option of “purchasing” other Apps. How can I trust them not to terminate support for any of the hardware/software they are marketing after I “purchase” these items. I know Navionics to be a competent provider of Marine Navigation system but can no longer trust their after market support..Regular customerVersion: 10.9.6

Worth 10 stars before update now 1Before navionics updated their app just recently, i sold so many other boaters and anglers into joining up and purchasing the app because it was my must have every time i planned to boat somewhere especially any new places!! Now not so much.. the sonar overlay depths are now WAY off, showing holes and depths that are definitely not correct, and i mean showing it to be 50 ft in places where its only 3ft!!! And prior the update i trusted this app to still boat even when my depth Finder had broken one time!! This can be extremely dangerous for anyone trusting the app like i once had especially if in a larger vessel, someone could seriously damage Their boat or even worse hurt their selves bad. I truly hope that Garmin corrects this very bad mistake soon because if not, I will not be renewing my subscription and I’m sure many many others will feel the exact same way. Once this has been fixed, I will happily change my review back to five stars because like I said, at one point I felt this app was worth 10 stars at five, but not now. Hopefully they can go back to the old map or fix it before someone gets hurt, bad or worse..Angler chickVersion: 19.0.2

I wish I could give zero stars - Now Totally UselessI have been using this app for years when I paid $15 for it. That was the most expensive app I purchased at the time back then. It was most definitely a 5 star app for years. I have almost 140 routes saved and synced between my iPhone and my wife’s iPhone over the years with tremendous success. I was always very pleased with the detail for each particular lake as we boat on many here in the Midwest. Using my iPhone 15+ Pro Max I can’t even get maps to zoom in to show me anything other than a blocky outline of the lake. My wife’s iPhone 12+ Pro Max still has the high resolution on the lakes that we downloaded, but it will not download any other lakes that were wishing to visit. I don’t know what’s going on with Navionics, I just hope whoever the greedy people and HORRIBLE decision makers are who have absolutely ruined this app hold their heads in shame. I’m now looking for a new app as I can no longer recommend Navionics to anyone. In fact, I would highly discourage anyone from wasting their time or money with this app until they get their act together. HUGE MISTAKE AND DISAPPOINTMENT Navionics staff !!!! Fail.Afterburner5Version: 21.0

I have used this Ap for years, but almost useless nowReally disappointing. I use this on an iPhone 13 max. Went from great to crap in the last couple of seasons. Do not think developers have ever been on a boat, and certainly never fished. Too many things to complain about, but the main reason I will dump this is because the NavUp/CourseUp/NorthUp is so screwed up that it is right about 1 times in 8, but as soon as you zoom or recenter you get to start the whole process over and there is guarantee that you get it right no matter how many times you cycle It is maddening and basically useless if you are trying to move to a specific destination. Does not happen on my chart reader (which has the same synced data) SK I know it is a bug in the newer versions of the Ap (last 2 seasons). Other grips are the subscription system which are terrible. I have an active subscription, but every time I look at anything it wants me to buy another subscription. Just a very frustrating Ap from start to finish. And I loved it for years!!.WakemeisterVersion: 19.0.2

Licensing ChangeThis really is an awesome app with feature like the sonar chart (TM) depths, automatic routing, integration with MFD Navionics charts… unfortunately as of last fall the the company has now restricted to two devices. Load on one phone and one tablet for the boat and you’re done. This makes it really impractical, if not impossible for the average cruising couple to use. We load it on our boat tablet and then have to log out of either the account on my phone or the account on her phone to use at any given time. I think it’s ridiculous for cruising couple to have to pay for two different different subscriptions to have an easy seamless experience. Given this, we’re switching to use Aqua Map on our mobile devices which allows for up to five devices unfortunately we’re sort of stuck with still paying money to NAVEX for quality maps for our MFD, but exploring alternatives there as well to avoid having to give more money to a company that takes this approach..BobcurtVersion: 21.0

Buy at your own riskI bought this app from Navionics back when they sold regional apps. Later they got “seller’s remorse” and decided that they didn’t make enough money off of those of us that purchased their product, so they discontinued it and went to a yearly subscription. I opened my app to use it only to find that I needed to pay to use it AGAIN! Every other app developer grandfathers their current customers who helped support them. Not Navionics! Make sure you know that at any time Navionics may decide that they want to make more money off of you and when they do, they’ll simply stop providing what you paid for and demand more money to use the product you already bought. Buyer beware!!! Note the response from Navionics. I can re-download the app I already bought. They replaced my purchased app with the subscription app hoping I’d just roll over and pay again! Deal with this unscrupulous amoral company at your own risk..Longtime apo userVersion: 18.0

Sacramento Delta Fail!!I have tried for a few of years now to get the routing feature to work on this boating app and an earlier navionics app including emails to tech support and I can say that it has been a big waste of time. The routing feature can load for 45 minutes on a route that is just over 30 miles only to finish with a “too many way points“ message when no way points have been selected. Maybe this app works better on a wide-open body of water with simple routes but here in the Sacramento Delta it is an abject failure. Complete and total failure. Please let people know that your app just does not work for short trips with multiple choices for routes. Period. Otherwise you are wasting people’s valuable time regardless of how cheap the app is. I would love to see an app with 5% of the efficacy of google Maps for the roadways. Is there one?? Anybody?? This app and possibly others just will not route a trip for you. Please don’t waste your time like I have!.S m pVersion: 14.3

I can’t read the DEPTHWhat is the one thing you need from a chart but can’t get from just sitting in your boat ? WATER DEPTH. So, I bought the $15 subscription and kept this as a digital plan B when out on the water. When I tried to use it on the water (not an ideal reading environment ) I had to stop the boat and zoom in and out so the water depth was shown in a font bigger than 1cm. When zooming, the iPhone will digitally zoom and increase the depth markings to a readable size. Then the app redraws the map at a higher magnification and dutifully represents depth in the smallest font possible. I could not see depth on a iPhone plus. Why can’t this be set as a user option???? By the way, the finger pinch is generally interpreted as a “move to a location 100 miles from here...”. This app is too mature to suffer from basic user interface problems like this. Can’t the developer just clone a fishfinder/gps user interface? Garmin has one, and Garmin owns Navionics. Why sell an app that sports a half-baked user interface? But if you are sitting in a dark room with reading glasses, have plenty of patience, and perfect the pinch maneuver, you can scope out some new waterways with this app. Better yet, use the web browser interface for free and on a HUGE monitor you will be able to see depths. And you will avoid pinch vs move user interface confusion..Hawk GTVersion: 15.0

Find another Product!Used to love this app, got it on my Simrad, IPad and IPhone. Updated phone to a IPhone 15, and by reading other reviews I guess the new phone downloaded the newer app, and low and behold, my previous app/maps that I PAID FOR no longer works in deep detail. I live in Hawaii, with no changes, so there is absolutely no reason to constantly have a update, so why would I need your newer version when there is never any updates anyway??? Just a money grab by Navionics! This is effectively STEALING from your customers who paid for a app to own, only to force them to the newer platform. Hopefully a class action lawsuit happens, and I’ll happily sign on! Save your lame reply about how there is much new options and features since non of us care about that lame excuse! Funny how all my other apps are just fine with my new device, yet my Navionics just so happen to not work, UNLESS I buy it again. What TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE!.AbhfjcinrbshhcVersion: 20.0.3

Expensive and deceptiveI bought this app years ago. I used it for planing kayaking trips. It was great back then. It included all the data. There was no subscription fee. It was EXPENSIVE at the time; the most expensive app I’d ever bought. I think it was $48. I hadn’t used it for a while. Now I had to pay for a subscription to use it. None of my data is there. Not only that, but the subscription price doesn’t include any data. No nautical chart is included in the subscription price! You have to pay an additional $15 for a nav chart “overlay.” And to get both US and Canada (which my subscription was supposed to cover) I need to buy two overlays. What once was a great app is now a very expensive subscription service. It might work for you if you use this on a yacht and can afford it, but for paddling I guess I’m going back to paper charts. It’s not worth it..New Family TreeVersion: 17.1.1

Bait and switchI paid $20+ for this app. after the first year they said "time to pay up again". i was like, "ahhh nooo" and kept using the app and maps that i paid for. (for canoe fishing!) well, i just got a new phone and poof navionics stops working. i emailed customer support and they told me that they no longer support past paying customers who sign in on a new device unless they give them more money. money. you see, they just love money and they need it badly... but i think they are confused about how much I need their product. now i will have to find a new app that does the same thing. heres a solution before all your customers jump ship. come up with different tiers of subscriptions that cater to the different types of customers you have. i would fall under the one time $20 dollar payment tier. maybe a shrimp boat captain or cruise ship captain would like to pay more?.FormerlybrooklynVersion: 20.1.2

Auto-route is best feature—but keeps getting worse!N avionics has always done a mediocre job with data visualization. Their colors and fonts are very dated, and it always feels like you are using a 2000 version of Mapquest, or a commercial ECDIS. It was never /bad/ just always sort of clunky and visually boring compared to a modern map or chart program. I have remained loyal to Navionics for one reason—their auto-route feature; sometimes they call it “Dock-to-Dock”. It has been an awesome planning tool for my wife and I as we travel up and down the ICW, around the Chesapeake, and through New England. Until the latest version. They have now eliminated the ability to change the active waypoint. It seems inconsequential, but it has a massive impact. Developers: give us back our numbered vertices! (and hire a graphics artist while you are at it!).PerpetualVolunteerVersion: 18.0

Needs some attention. Please fix it.Several years ago this was the best. Now it does not stack up. It has not improved in 3 years. My biggest complaint is that I cannot use it on the intracoastal waterway on a leg of more than 20 miles. That makes it useless as a planning tool. It constantly throws a “too many points” error message on a leg of any length. I have a slow sailboat, but I still can make 40-60 miles in a day. This needs to be fixed or I will not renew. I received a relatively lame response and was send to a web address to learn than a route is limited to 200 points. I was told to break my day into multiple legs. That is not “dock to dock routing.” That is a pill. If you have ever seen their routes you can see that a route should be 2000 points, not 200. This should not be a difficult change for Navionics..JimLinVAVersion: 17.0.2

Lousy ratings by others are trueI have been using Navionics since 2017. What we paid for have been gradually stolen from us post garmin acquisition by disabling of functionalities in new updates, eg map download for areas we paid for, shadow area sharing, limit to 2 devices, etc. Rather unscrupulous of Navionics & Garmin by not warning users in the update notes. Furthermore, I also noticed some spots I marked on wrecks in Navionics have somehow shifted a bit over time…. It is either my marked spots or the map wreck indicator have been moved. Either way, now I have big reservations about its accuracy. Recently bought a new base model simrad with CMAP and it is really miles ahead of Navionics & my existing Garmin mfds. Really sad that such a wonderful company can become so unscrupulous post acquisition by garmin, not worthy to spend another cent on it anymore..Absolutely truthVersion: 20.1.1

Fraudulent appFeatures that I already paid for no longer work. Not only do they no longer work, but the app developer now wants me to pay MORE than I previously paid. What a scam! You guys should be ashamed, really pitiful business tactics. Nice way to treat your users. I will never buy anything from your company ever again and I will be sure to tell other boaters my story. App developer claims they have removed redundant maps. Ok, the US map and Canada map could not be any different. Why do I care about Canada if I live in the US? Why are you forcing me to buy both and charge more? This is not a good deal, I care only about one specific area and that’s it. YOUR PRICE IS NOT REASONABLE and I don’t appreciate you removing maps that I already paid for and downloaded. Since I can’t use what I already bought, I want my money refunded..Hichew1Version: 18.2

Sea daddyI have used this app since the beginning. It is getting worse. No need to discuss that it costs significantly more and is worse. My biggest problem is the bearing line and boat speed disappearing. It’s getting to the point that paper charts and dead reckoning are safer than the degrading technology imposed by Garmin. -Garmin has responded saying that (at speeds less than 1.5 knots this will occur. ) I have found lost bearing to occur often at a steady 3 knots regularly and sometimes it happens at 5 knots. I tend to slow down when near rocks and hazards and loosing a bearing line and speed is very dangerous then. Years ago with the same app and older phones this did not happen. For safety purposes I will be forced to find an alternative..BallantineVersion: 21.3.1

What Happened?I have used this app for several years and it has been stable and easy to use. This new version has added all kinds of automatic features that make the experience repetitive and just plain bad. Why does the map zoom out when I select an item? I have to zoom back in to see the detail again. What happened to the route creation where you would add points as you go and see your fuel consumption? Now it automatically adds a final point and you have to move it out of the way when creating waypoints and there is no fuel usage information. I paid for 2 subscriptions and after the third crash neither are loading so all I get is a blank chart and pop-ups asking for more money. This app doesn’t even deserve 1 star. I feel robbed!.JoegeigerVersion: 16.2

I cannot go past the initial app screen therefore I cannot sue the appI just downloaded Navionics on an apple device, created an account and opted for a free trial, but I cannot access the app, as it won’t let me pass of one of the initial screen where I have to press ‘proceed’ when this message appears: “Before you proceed, check the Terms of Use. They regulate how you can utilize our services.” Then I have to check the box where it says “I give my consent to the processing of my data…….”( a longer message), I check the box by clicking on it but the button “Proceed” does not lit up/activate, therefore I cannot go on and my apps remains on the same screen the entire time and I cannot access it. It simply just stays like that. I tried updating ot, it does the same thing!!!!.ClassicalmusicispurejoyVersion: 21.0.2

Frustrating appThis is one of the most frustrating unintuitive apps I have ever used. The directions on the side do not match what you see on the screen, that is extremely frustrating. Especially when the app does not work like you would think it would. If you are creating a route you should be able to"save" the route. That is not how it works you're supposed to press route again, completely unintuitive. The other way to save her route is to actually press start, but I don't want to start the route this is a row I'm creating for the future. But this is the only way to save the route. Even though the app says I have two routes I only have one. Extremely frustrating will not be renewing my subscription.Htown1226Version: 14.8

Warning, forced subscription. Cloud and big data ahead.With the last update, Garmin is now forcing users to create an account before allowing access to the app. Even if you have a current subscription purchased under the old model. They are claiming the community asked for it and it was done solely to share subscriptions and stored data across devices. However if this was truly the case, they could have easily made use of an account optional. One has to wonder what exactly they are up to with user data. Garmin folks: this practice violates trust with the user community and will result in loss of market share when the next option comes around. Please consider supporting all your user types, not just adjusting policies to what the business guys say provides the best return on investment..Puget BoaterVersion: 14.8

Beware when you renew subscriptionThe Navionics app continues to be misleading when you try to renew your subscription. I renewed my subscription to US and Canada, but the app continued to display “Subscription Expired” and a button to “USA Charts”, no matter how many times I restarted and re-synched the app. Eventually, out of desperation, I clicked the “USA Charts” button, so I got subscribed to USA as well (which are already included in US and Canada). I really feel that the UI misled me. I emailed Navionics, explaining what happened and asking for a refund on the second purchase, but no reply. Navionics charts are good, but I am so tired with Navionics behavior, their in-app purchases are just misleading, they do not follow Apple’s guidelines, and have been this way for a long time. I did report them to Apple, if you have similar problems do the same..RenaissancefellowVersion: 13.4

Navionics not as good as beforeWe have been using Navionics for a few years and loved it. The charts and nav functions worked great while cruising SE Asia, Japan, Alaska, and even a run from Annapolis to the BVI. But a while ago we got the notice we needed to upgrade to Boating. As we had such great luck with Navionics we paid our fee and did so. I am regretting it. The new version has GPS issues and often corrects dropping velocity and heading. The new programmer obviously knows little about GPS or cruising. I believe his Kalmen filter doesn’t load properly and when it resets it all goes to zero. I will be looking for another program. Note we have run this side by side on three devices. They all have the same problem but do not do it at the same time so I am making the assumption about the filter..SaritimurVersion: 14.5

PainfulWe are planning a crossing of the Indian Ocean, Red Sea and Mediterranean this fall. I took the time to download all the potential areas that we might enter. Using a very expensive yet slow and unreliable internet connection here in Malaysia it took weeks to get all the little squares selected and downloaded. But I was persistent and got them all downloaded and thought I was ready to go. Now they have disappeared, gone! This is totally not a good situation, we could be weeks away from land and any internet or phone tower. When you are in the middle of the ocean, doing a new download is not an option! I just now checked my iPad, I had taken the time to download, using that tiny little download box, I worked my way all the way around Africa and through the Med charts. It was all loaded for offline use. Now the Africa charts are gone!! Two separate devices. Different missing charts. This is just a very frustrating application. Now it will cost me time and money to download all the charts again!! Is it worth it? You cannot rely on the charts you need to be on your devices. I would highly discourage anyone from purchasing this app or charts..JwcbjcVersion: 14.3

Chart gerrymanderingI have been a Navionics chart user for over 14 years, purchasing charts for my Raymarine plotter and tablet for all parts of the globe. Over the years I’ve noticed less chart area for more money and omitted areas, redefining geography. For example, the ABC islands which are in the Caribbean are now excluded from the Caribbean chart on my plotter, but used to be there when I visited in 2014 and 2016. Also, the Mediterranean chart covers Gibraltar but omits Morocco. Sailing from Gibraltar to Las Palmas will require the user to purchase the African continent to be converted for 40 miles along the Moroccan coastline. Sailing the Caribbean will require the purchase of South America is you want to visit the ABC islands. Is this corporate oversight or greed?.Daddy'sHappyVersion: 20.1.2

Route/Track Header toggle***update to developer response. *********** Yeah, that is the problem. ONLY the track info is available in the header. The previous versions had a TOGGLE between track info on ROUTE info. The route info in the header had such info as time and mileage to the next route point. Without that, you have to do a lot of work to get that info. It was nice to have it quickly available. ********************************************** I used boating USA app to sail from New Orleans to Guatemala. It was a truly valuable app. Although I had other navigation systems to rely on as back up, I never used them. I will likely use this app again, next season, to continue down to Panama. The updates make the functionality different, and I'm sure I will learn it. If I can make one request, it would be to put back the Header Toggle between Route and Track info. Having that info available so quickly was very handy. That Header held a wealth of useful info, that just isn't there in the update. Bring that back, and you'll have a great product again..Meh, it's okay.Version: 13.4

What happened?!Been using it for years on same lake no problem. Loved it for planning longer distance to help with time a d fuel calculations. Would always struggle some with automatic routing and I could just help it along by dragging and moving red line. Now it takes 5 mins or more to attempt a route. Wont let me edit it “too many points” and the I try to manually add points and let automatic routing help me out and it’s constantly trying to load something. Also map layers look terrible now One they took to much detail away the other added in too much. So bummmed used to recommend to everyone and now will be looking for replacement..ChevysolidVersion: 16.3.1

ASININE AND GREEDYI am appalled at Navionics changing their policy. Back in the day, I paid $15 for the US & Canada maps package and now I come to find out they require a subscription to even see the contours! They should have grandfathered us in. I now have maps that weren’t downloaded and can no longer access. It’s not like they are even that accurate since phone gps is +/- 30’. Perhaps a subscription would be more acceptable if it was high grade gps. I feel like what they did is illegal somehow. I will definitely be looking for a different provider as this is unacceptable. The subscription cost far outweighs what you get. I have even found a significant number of their SD maps aren’t even accurate!.TheStickupVersion: 20.1.2

Price is endlessly going upI first started using this app when in 2012 to learn the lake I spend time at each summer. It was $14.99. It’s jumped over the years, and was $30 two years ago. Now a subscription is $80 a year. There is no option to pay less for a smaller area or to access it for a shorter time. I appreciate the convenience, and have years of routes tracked and favourite places saved. But I can’t pay $80 to use an app a week or maybe 2 a year. If I was a serious boater, it’d be worth it. But for my 25x40 mile corner of the world that I visit a couple weeks a year, I’ll be taking my chances with a paper map from now on..Merry-mcVersion: 21.3.1

Bait and Switch.On August 4th I made an in-app purchase for $29.99 (plus taxes) totalling $33.59 for US & Canada chart data. I received an email receipt from Apple. I was able to use the app on my iPhone throughout August, September and October. It opened and worked just fine on my iphone. But today, (February 5th) after a few months of not using the app, I was surprised to see when I went to open it that Garmin will not let me use the app and data I have paid for - until / unless I additionally create a Garmin login and provide Garmin with my personal information. I just want to be able to access the app and data I paid $33.59 for. Instead, I am blocked from doing so until / unless I give Garmin additional personal information. That’s not what I purchased or signed up for. Garmin should not be able to prevent my access to this paid in-app purchase..Work in progress.Version: 17.1.1

Trop dispendieuxTrop dispendieux pour utiliser 5 fois durant l’été. Merci.Martin letarteVersion: 15.0

Way to expensive$29.99 a year was not so bad but the same features and maps for $79.99?!?!? get real I’d rather paddle my boat five miles after ripping off my lower unit than be scammed into this.Not so KCCOVersion: 20.0.3

Auto renewal should be against the lawEmbedding a preference change in an update that would auto renew is just another attempt from these people to squeeze more money out of customers who have already paid for their product. We should all complain to Apple about this..BendyboatVersion: 20.0.3

BrokenThis has been a great app. The feature we like best is the auto-routing function which is a fantastic planning tool. Now this is broken. And they have increased the price more than thrice. Not a chance, we will not be renewing without some sense that the functionality returns..Pu77lerVersion: 21.1

What changed?I used Navionics for eight years and was delighted. I even purchased a Caribbean app when I was sailing with a friend in Antigua. This last summer I could not get a fixed position and after contacting Navionics they said I needed an iPad with GPS, but would not tell me why this worked for years on the same iPad. What has changed? For years the position fix was dead on and now I can be half a nautical mile out..M.LeBobVersion: 21.0.3

I paid for my charts, where are they?I used to swear by navionics as a yacht broker, the app always allowed me to use old charts that I bought. Now they don’t allow you to download the charts that you’ve previously purchased..GshappyVersion: 20.0.3

Recent switch to a full subscription model and cutoff from SonarPhone is unethical and unacceptableI bought my subscription for the last three years with the understanding that if a time came when I cancelled my subscription, I would have access to whatever version of charts I had previously accessed. That’s what I paid for. That’s what was advertised - indefinite access to charts that would no longer get updates if you stopped paying. Fine. Whatever. I begrudgingly accepted that. Now, they have simultaneously removed support for SonarPhone (and expensive and reliable product that I bought precisely for Navionics) and made it so they can go and steal what you bought out from under you. All this while subscription prices have quadrupled since I first looked into Navionics four years ago and literally no improvements have been made to the GUI, user friendliness, or legibility of their charts. At this point I’m almost inspired to develop my own charts because I fail to see the advantage of Navionics anymore. Really quite disappointed two years ago I would have given it a four star review..ColinJamesSVersion: 20.0.3

Junk used to be free now everything is you have to pay and can’t even do 2 week trailApp used to be good now you can’t even do a 2 week trial piece of junk.Marcus123473737373737Version: 15.5

Full version did not transfer to my new phoneA few days after purchasing the full version of Boating Us & Canada my I phone crashed. When I setup my new phone and went into my I cloud to retrieve my apps, only the 15 day free trial reloaded. Now I’m stuck without the app and being asked to purchase the full version again. Also have had no response from the help line on Navionic’s website..Bill572Version: 11.1

Rip offThis app is a waste of money! Paying 79$ dollars a year is crazy!.Idk at all .Version: 22.0

Ripped Off by Garmin!Garmin is a Rip Off!!!! I paid for life time maps. Now you block them and want me to pay $80/year. Garmin purchases Navionics maps and screws the previous customers!.KickbassVersion: 22.0

Won’t work properly offline. Negative starsNegative stars! Save your money folks this thing sucks for actual fishing if your out of range of internet or cell coverage. Always had trouble since I got it on a new iPad. Older version was way better.NickoaliaVersion: 22.0

Too expensiveReally enjoyed for many years But now too expensive.Doug2201Version: 22.0

Very expensiveI bought this app a couple years ago for $29.99. Now the price has jumped to $79.99!! That is a 167% increase. Just crazy!!.Ozuo84Version: 22.0

NavionicsTheft. Pure and simple. Taking away something I have already paid for. Shame on you all. I will never pay for Navionics again..Jav1953Version: 22.0

Garmin wants your dataI used to use this app years ago when it had free, basic features and using the app was as simple as a tap. Now, logging in after the branding changeover I've discovered you have to sign up for a *free trial, PLUS you cannot simply use the app without signing in to Garmin's data mining service. There's a little too much quid pro quo to Garmin's greater enrichment. App deleted..Valence ParadigmVersion: 22.0

Will not renew my subscriptionThis used to be my go to navigation app for many years, but now the price is over the roof, Web planning tool is no longer working and the app is very laggy in the areas without good internet reception even if you downloaded the offline map. Very disappointed, will not renew my subscription and will find something else..Discoverer1Version: 21.3.2

Used to be good. Not so much.Back in 2016 I paid $20 for the Navionics app. My friend told me ‘this is the best app you will ever use’. It was great for ice fishing to determine the depth I was at. Then they changed it to $80 a year. The maps I had downloaded still worked but anywhere that was new, I had no depth maps. Now I switched to a new phone and I have no access to any of the maps. Waste of money. Don’t download or sign up. They will just change their terms and you’ll end up with nothing..Jer P 1984Version: 21.3.2

$29 to $79 is too muchToo dang expensive. Lower ends are expensive, but I can also just slow down..Security_n00b13Version: 21.3.1

Price gougingWhen I started using this app it was around $20-$25 for the subscription, it slowly went up like everything else, but the difference from last year to this year was a astronomical. As good as the app is, there is now way I’m paying $80 Canadian for the Great Lakes maps. It’s just not worth it. May be if that was the price to buy it permanently, but not to rent it for 1 year. That’s just greedy and I won’t do it..Easter Bunny2020Version: 21.3.1

What a disappointment/scamI’ve had Navionics long before Garmin took over. My original purchase required no subscription and granted me full access and the ability to download maps for offline use. Since Garmin's takeover they no longer honour my original purchase, want 5x my original purchase price for annual use, and somehow the majority of my downloaded maps are no longer available. I reached out to Garmin to restore my purchase and was basically told to kick rocks. I will never purchase another Garmin product after my experience with this greedy corporation and their terrible customer service department..ThreewackVersion: 21.3.1

Freezes trying to update chartsIn my area of the BC west coast there is limited cell coverage. When the app arbitrarily attempts to initiate a chart update it can’t get a signal - SO IT LOCKS UP AND IS 100% UNUSABLE. Garmin recommends reducing the area covered by download to reduce (but not prevent) failed updates. What about provide an “OFF” switch for updates? I’m mad that I paid to renew my account as I’m looking for a more reliable navigation app..Testing - testing 1234Version: 21.3.1

RenewalI renewed the app and then it got worse . No details , no info. The customer support was terrible . Don’t expect to talk to a human if you have chart issues . Super sad the app no longer works well with Gov.ca charts Canadian waters . Wasted practically the whole season emailing back and forth screen shots of the affected “black out” areas and eventually cancelled my subscription because all they did was blame Canadian charting flaws …. Which makes no sense because the app worked fine before I renewed my subscription…..and that’s that. Do better Garmin . Rudi ..Angry HerdVersion: 21.3.1

“You will always have access to your purchased charts….”No you won’t. Welcome to the bitter reality of the SaaS world, where you rent your assets and own nothing. Looking for an alternative now as Garmin did the bait and switch on their Terms and Conditions. Eagerly awaiting the class action..Raven_ptarmiganVersion: 21.3.1

Thumbs up Navionics - Thumbs down GarminI have owned or subscribed to Navionics for years, and my latest subscription expired on August 5, 2024. I received several emails reminding me to renew my subscription, however, nothing seemed to work to renew, and always ended up at the Garmin ‘Black screen of death’, where none of the links worked at all. I assumed that I couldn’t resubscribe until the existing subscription had expired. Today I made another attempt to resubscribe (we are on vacation aboard the boat) but again, no success. I finally purchased a completely new subscription, and paid $79.99 plus taxes, but I still have no means of updating my software, as it tells me that Navionics is already installed, and simply opens up my expired software, without any of the features that are only available with a subscription. I am 24 hours away from calling my credit card company to reverse payment, as no goods or services have been supplied, but I SIMPLY WANT TO RESUBSCRIBE AND UPDATE MY SOFTWARE. Please Garmin, help me to end this nightmare..Merlin 5788Version: 21.3.1

Supposedly “professional” nowNavionics was a great app. After Garmin acquired it they’ve raised the price by 170%, meanwhile the app is now buggier, and it often doesn’t track your location and has consistently shown me many miles away from actually location. I’ve decided to go for cheaper apps on the App Store that does what navionics do, and many times better and more accurate..JoeRavenVersion: 21.3.1

Accuracy way offI used to love Navionics. I just purchased the new app for my iPad and my location accuracy is off by 150m or more. Cannot get an answer from the help address to tell me how to set my location or calibrate my iPad (yes its has CPS and I used the old app on my very old iPad for years). Did I get ripped off? is this a scam? How can I set my location accurately?.Ruby yeaVersion: 21.3.1

What?I paid for navionics years ago. The little “download” again cloud came up. I paid for it now it’s owned by garmin and I have to pay again ?? Nope.JamiesparksterVersion: 21.3.1

Buggy and provider unresponsiveThis is a brilliant planning tool but poor when it comes to navigation. difference between charted objects and actual location may be greater than 50m. tracking and course predictor lead line are flakey and do not function reliably. i have been using this app for a long time now and will not continue my subscription. if the program just did what it was supposed to i'd give it 5 stars and have it at any price. it doesn't, i won't, and i won't. done..J0hn-dVersion: 21.3.1

Priced out the main clients.If you have a yacht and like expensive apps, this one is for you. No longer the preferred app for recreational fishing. $80 too much, not to mention I can no longer access the maps I had downloaded and used for years. I’d pay $40-$50 for this, but $80 is excessive..TovianVersion: 21.3

Gouging CustomersI recently used to pay $29 per year for this app and now it’s $80 plus tax! I don’t even have a boat! I get it’s a great app but you’re losing the casual user who fishes a couple times a year and shows his buddy where to fish or to look for new hotspots. I’m not renewing until the price comes down..K Biz 10Version: 21.3

Triple the price for?Seems like the same app. For triple the subscription price, there are still only 5 colours for Fishing Ranges. There’s likely still a 1,000 marker cap. I have well over 2,000 markers for hazards and fish across numerous lakes. In just Southern Ontario alone, some of the same lakes are still without charts. How can an increase of 3x be justified if these limitations (previously $24CAD) remain in place? That is not “Premium”. I will gladly update my review if these issues can be addressed..EDLV310Version: 21.1

Cost tripledNot happy as I went or renew and the price is now $79.99. I always paid $29.99. This is a joke I hope. I only use it on my cell phone. Not happy at all..Plumbers FartsVersion: 21.2

Way too expensiveThe app is useful but the price is too high. I would pay every year if it was a decent price but at $80/year, this is too much. Please lower it at a reasonable price and I will then subscribe..PatrickcccVersion: 21.2

Corporate greedThis used to be a great app until version 20 when they stopped letting you use previously purchased maps. The price also quadrupled this year. No wonder their market share is being eroded by Wavve. This app is pure corporate greed now..WesterntragedyVersion: 21.2

I paid a lot for this years ago now I have to pay every yearI had the unlimited for life version that I paid for and now somehow you have erased that and want me to pay yearly. I’m going to have my lawyers look into where you stand being able to do this. Absolute greedy scum you are..Jake mVersion: 21.2

Premium? Broke functionality. Subscription refundedLast season all was good, but when I started this season, my Vexilar depth sounder was no longer able to interface with the Boating app, so I foolishly resubscribed at the new ridiculous price. My cell phone data plan took a major hit, and when I later found out Navionics had decided to no longer support Vexilar’s device, Apple refunded my subscription. Transferred all all my waypoints to I-Boating so we’ll see. So many years of unreasonable subscription hikes for a decent app that really doesn’t cover my inland lake became unsustainable. Perhaps the price hike was needed to support the boaters on the Saint Lawrence Seaway, the Great Lakes, the ICW, the West Coast, major harbours, etc., but didn’t really fit my boating. Goodbye and good luck to the new management decisions..StiefsVersion: 21.2

Navionics went nuts with pricing$80 CAD for North America is about over twice what it should cost. Also, why can’t I just pay for Lake Ontario? Why do I need to pay for the entire North American region when I use the map for less than 10% of that! Surely other apps provide more value.CybergsmmonVersion: 21.2

Not worth the subscription increaseThe irony of the price increase to access data crowd-sourced by your user base. Also the latest version’s plotting is inconsistent- had me paddling over dry land for several kilometres on this last trip. I’ve been using the app for years as a course plotter to avoid getting turned around while kayaking when weather conditions change, but if it can’t plot accurately to the nearest 20 meters, the price is not worth the risk of getting lost on n bad weather..Pddle204Version: 21.2

Way to expensive nowWhen I first started using it this it was about $30 a year, now it looked like it’s gone up to $80. Not worth it for the small area we use it in.Stang5302Version: 21.1

It was, good.I paid the $80 which is already ridiculously over priced, the app no longer works as it used to, I resubscribed to this junk to help navigate during a derby and it failed me. Downloaded maps before, not that it mattered there was solid cell signal everywhere. Left me blind, I regret the decision to pay that money..ArtmantattooguyVersion: 21.1

Paid for charts, now I have to subscribe to downloadI paid for charts, now when I go to download them I am not allowed, and instead have to subscribe. Very disappointed in Navionics business ethics. Switching platforms..RexdesignVersion: 21.1

More Than Double The Price Now For NothingNavionics used to be a decent price for being one of the more user friendly but feature lacking mapping apps. Now at $79CAD per year, it’s not even close to worth it. There are many cheaper and more feature packed apps available, don’t waste your hard earned money on this ripoff..Mr.StargateVersion: 21.1

Bought when it was not a subscription and have lost access to mapsI have been using this app for over 10 years. Now after an update this year the app requires you to have an active subscription to even view charts which you have already paid for… Edit: See developers reply for a perfect example of how this company has gone downhill. They knowingly implemented an update that would cause users to lose access to maps without first informing them in order to force them to buy the subscription. Shame..Dr. snitzelhimerVersion: 21.1

You have Navigated off courseYour recent price increases are absolutely not in line with inflation or an increase in capabilities. I suspect you have lost many previous subscribers never to return. Used to be a useful app. But I’ll look elsewhere as well..JmmparkerVersion: 21.1

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