Marine Navigation via smartphone

[Chris G]

Just picked up new s5. Looking for a new gps/navigation app for cruising around in the skiff. I have navionics but has its flaws. Anyone using something newer that they can recommend?

[captainsteve25]

I have been using navionics in my iPhone 5 for two years and have not noticed any flaws. Just curios what your encountering as maybe I'm not noticing. I run my app in addition to on board ray marine chart plotter and they seem to sink. Route tracking wind and tide also seem normal.

[shrimpman steve]

Does then avionics app show structure and reefs/wrecks?

[captainsteve25]

Yup

[Hotshot1]

Navionics gets a second nod. It is great to have as a back up l like better ten my older Lowrance on the boat

[Castaway]

What's the difference the free navionics and the one that's $10? I downloaded the free one and I'm pretty impressed with it. I did notice that I lost the red line that points in the direction your going a few times.

[Chris G]

Maybe I'll try navionics again. Maybe it was just a glitch on my s3.

[Delawareriver]

I run around in the dark pretty often on my bowfishing rig many times on unfamiliar water. I trust navonics on my phone. Shows pretty good detail and never got me in trouble. I have $10 version and we'll worth every penny

[captainsteve25]

My favorite part is the new track save set up. I love being able to go back and review my track, speed, etc and see what i did, read my notes and track my performance. I also added the two add ons for a few bucks more that give me more definition and allow me to make or pre plan tracks/routes. My current Raymarine set up doesnt track or save anything. so its a nice way to enahnce the current set up for <$20 instea of upgrading the boats raymarine set up at >$5k....

[Chris G]

I downloaded the newest version on my galaxy s5 and it was 10 x better then on my older phone. Definitely came in handy today launching from somewhere unfamiliar.