Get up-to-date, detailed charts you can use offline plus a boatload of features on your mobile device, so they’re on hand wherever you go. The Boating app is a must-have for cruising, fishing, sailing, diving and all your activities on the water. Try it free for a limited time. To continue using charts and advanced features, you can purchase a yearly auto-renewable subscription*.
A COMPLETE PACKAGE
• INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED NAVIONICS® CHARTS: Use them offline along with multiple overlays, so you can be more aware of what’s above and below the water.
- NAUTICAL CHART: Use this premier marine reference to study port plans, anchorages and safety depth contours, locate navaids, marine services and more.
- SONARCHART™ HD BATHYMETRY MAPS: Extraordinary 1’ (0.5 meter) HD bottom contour detail is the ideal tool for locating new fishing areas.
- U.S. GOVERNMENT CHARTS (NOAA): These are available within the following coverages: U.S. and Canada, Mexico, Caribbean to Brazil.
- OVERLAYS: The relief shading overlay allows you to have a better understanding of bottom topography for improved fishing and diving. Sonar imagery reveals bottom hardness clearly and in vivid color on select lakes. Want more? Display satellite imagery on land and water.
- MAP OPTIONS: Change chart-overlay combinations to customize chart views, activate night mode, highlight shallow areas, target multiple fishing ranges and more.
- DAILY UPDATES: Benefit of thousands of daily updates worldwide.
• TOOLS FOR PLANNING AND ENJOYING YOUR DAY
- AUTO GUIDANCE+TM TECHNOLOGY**: Easily plan your trip with a suggested dock-to-dock path based on chart data and navigation aids. Get ETA, distance to arrival, heading to waypoint, fuel consumption and more.
- WEATHER AND TIDES: Knowing conditions before heading out is crucial. Access real-time weather data, daily and hourly forecasts as well as wind, weather buoys, tides and currents.
- MARKERS, TRACKS, DISTANCE: Place a marker on a good anchorage spot or where you reeled in a big fish. Record your track, take photos and videos within the app, and look back at your day anytime. Easily check distance among two points.
• AN ACTIVE AND HELPFUL COMMUNITY
- COMMUNITY EDITS and the ACTIVECAPTAIN® COMMUNITY: Obtain and contribute useful local knowledge along with thousands of fellow boaters, such as points of interest, navigation aids and valuable recommendations from people with firsthand experience of the local environment.
- CONNECTIONS: Stay in touch with your friends and fellow boaters by sharing your live location, tracks, routes and markers to easily meet on the water or let them check out your adventures.
- GPX IMPORT/EXPORT: Share your saved data outside the app or transfer it to your chartplotter.
- SHARE MAP OBJECTS: Share a marina, repair shop or any other location outside the app.
• EXTERNAL DEVICE-FRIENDLY FOR MORE FEATURES
- PLOTTER SYNC: If you own a compatible chartplotter, sync it with the app to transfer routes and markers, activate, update or renew your Navionics chartplotter card subscription.
- SONARCHART LIVE MAPPING FEATURE***: Connect with a compatible sonar/plotter, and create your own maps in real time while navigating.
- AIS: Connect to a compatible AIS receiver with Wi-Fi® connectivity to see nearby marine traffic. Set a safe range, and receive visual and aural alerts to signal potential collisions.
NOTES:
*You can manage your subscription anytime, and you can turn auto-renewal off.
**Auto Guidance+ is for planning purposes only and does not replace safe navigation operations
***Free features
A tablet device with Wi-Fi connectivity locates your approximate position if it is connected to Wi-Fi. A tablet Wi-Fi + 3G model operates similarly to a phone device with GPS.
Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance. iOS is a trademark licensed to Apple, Inc.
Subscription model changed and is not friendly for users that are not using maps frequently. Especially for Adriatic sea the price is high, and I think with a purpose, as a lot of charter is happening there (in Croatia) and Garmin wants to make good money. It is even excluded from Mediterranean sea, so you usually have to buy two subscriptions. One cannot use app with old maps after subscription is gone. Otherwise app is good.
Developer Response
Hi, we are sorry to read of your disappointment. Due to a significant increase in the fees charged by our official suppliers of cartography data, we have been obliged to modify the coverage area boundaries for the Adriatic & Mediterranean area. Check our latest app catalog here: https://www.garmin.com/p/904463 Moreover, with the latest app release 20.0, new changes have been introduced to the app and now only active subscriptions have the right to download updated chart details and use advanced features. The app now includes new features and has become a premium navigation tool offering the latest technology in chart updates, overlays, planning, navigation features and more. It offers the same mapping experience and value as our premium chart plotter charting products Platinum+ and Garmin Navionics Vision+ at a competitive price point. Old, expired subscriptions are no longer supported by the new app and previously downloaded charts will remain accessible as long as they are stored on the device’s internal memory. More information is available at https://tinyurl.com/4cz82as2 As we continue to focus on providing our users with developments enhancing their boating experience with innovation, we believe you will continue to appreciate the value and benefits the app brings to your boating experience now and into the future. Have a nice day!
The best boating app
Blaz.Rezek
This is by far the best app to have if you ever drive a boat. It is a bit expensive, but it offers the best insights & tools. Very usefull.
Not workig
Kajkak
It have a bug I buy europa map for to years and app don allow to make a route. It say i need to buy map first. Total disaster.
Developer Response
Dear Customer, Auto Guidance+ depends on access to the latest cartography updates and therefore requires an active subscription (visible in Menu> [your name]> Subscription) for each of the specific areas where the user wants to use it. You can renew your subscription in the app (Menu > Maps & Upgrades) or on our website (https://www.navionics.com/apps/navionics-boating > click Subscribe). If you need further help, please write us from app Men > Send Feedback, mentioning "iTunes Review" and your nickname "Kajkak" and attach a screenshot: https://tinyurl.com/cyhvxmb8 of your route and boat settings (app Menu> [your name]> [your boat name]), so we can be in direct contact and assist you accordingly. Thank you!
Crashing
Jabuk90901
App is crashing when creating route.
Developer Response
We are already working to solve this situation reported by some customers and we would like to keep you updated on any progress as quickly as possible. Please, contact us from within your Boating app’s Menu > Submit Feedback or to help@navionics.com, referencing “iTunes Review” and your nickname Jabuk90901”, so we can be in direct contact. If possible, please provide us with your crash logs (Apple device settings – Privacy – Analytics & Improvements – Analytics Data: https://tinyurl.com/feb4tcjr). Choose the most recent file crashed of the Boating app and copy/paste it to your e-mail, so we can better analyze what you are reporting and be in direct contact with you.
Bug fixing and optimization.
Version 24.3.1
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Size
128.4 MB
Category
Navigation
Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later.
Apple Vision Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
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This app may use your location even when it is not open, which can decrease device battery life.