Just downloaded the Navionics Boating App. Love it. Free one week trial for iphone and android devices. Can’t beat it.
I think it’s great for the price 
Capt. Larry Teuton
Swamp Worshiper
I have the Navionics card and the option to use this app.
Can someone explain what this does and why/how one would use it, please?
2006 17’ Sea Hunt Triton w/ 90 Yamaha, formerly a 1991 15’ Key West Explorer w/ 60 Johnson.
My intent is to use phone or pad as backup for built-in GPS. I.e. Returning through harbor in fog. Seems better than handheld, and one less thing.
It largely replaces the need for a mounted GPS on my boat for the kind of fishing I do which is inshore marsh & creeks. I’ve got a cell phone dash mount on the console of my flats boat. I’ve used it to record channel tracks across shallow flats for easy return. I frequently use it from the comfort of my couch to plan trips, checking the tides at different locations, marker numbers, closest marinas, etc. I think it could be more user friendly, it lacks depth readings in many backwaters, and I wish the maps had more detail on creek & island names, but it’s still one of my most used tools.
16’ High Tide Flats (Green) w/Yamaha 90
Wilderness Ride 135
Wilderness Tarpon 120
I agree. It’s a great value and I’ve used it many times to navigate to the reefs. I think it’s one of the most non-intuitive apps I’ve ever used though. You gotta dumb things down. Software should be intuitively obvious and never need a manual. This app is horrible in that regard. It’s a very good app if you know how to use it
2000 SeaPro 180CC w/ Yammy 115 2 stroke
1966 13’ Boston Whaler w/ Merc 25 4 stroke “Flatty”
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As some have said, the app is a great back up and a great pre-gaming tool. As far as lacking depth in backwater areas, you can switch to the sonar charts mode by tapping on the sonar symbol on the main screen of the app. Sonar Charts gives you more detail of contours with closer contour lines and more accurate depth changes. Another plus of the app is that you can connect it to your gps/sounder unit that has wi-fi capability and start creating your own sonar charts LIVE, which pretty much re-maps the bottom and makes your sonar charts more accurate. You can then upload your sonar chart logs onto Navionics updates and downloads page and the new information will go into an update. (No secret spots are given away in this process). If anyone or any fishing club would be interested, I can do a Sonar Charts Seminar and get a group from the club together to go out and create some new sonar chart logs that can go into an update for Navionics. Once this is completed Navionics will provide a few chart cards for the club as appreciation that can be used for giveaways or raffles. For more information on Sonar Charts from Navionics and Sonar Chart Logs visit the link below. If you have any questions, just let me know.
The app is great and I’ve purchased it for both my iPhone and iPad. The sonar charts do give a lot more detail on the contour. My only gripe is that there is no way to import a batch of markers/waypoints. I want to be able to take something like the DNR’s list of artificial reefs and import them into the app but there just isn’t a way. I’ve been pestering them for over three years but still no luck. I can import them into Google Earth, and a handful of other marine navigation programs I’ve tried but just not into Navionics. It’s a shame because I like their maps a lot better than the competitions. The only way to get your list of numbers in is to manually enter them, and the process is really clumsy.