How Do Marine Navigation Apps Work?
Marine navigation apps for a tablet or mobile phone are a relatively recent innovation. Not only did the technology need to be sufficient to be…
Can I Use A Tablet As A Chart Plotter? 9 Tips For Success
In recent years you have probably started experimenting with different charts on your boat. Originally you would have used only paper charts, then the chart…
What Happens When Your Navionics Subscription Expires?
After spending a season happily sailing with your Navionics charts, you may well receive a notification telling you it is time to renew. Depending on…
What Are Pink Ducks On Navionics & Can You Turn Them Off?
If you have Navionics charts, chances are that you have noticed the strange pink ducks that appear in some areas. In fact, they are not…
Can You Use Your Phone As A Marine GPS?
A phone is no longer just a phone. It is a very powerful handheld computer. You actually have more processing power in your pocket than…
Can You Use An iPad For Navigating A Boat?
With the rise in mobile and tablet technology, recreational and professional navigators are all starting to explore using an iPad for navigation on boats and…
Top 5 Marine Navigation Apps For iOS
Browsing the App Store, you will find plenty of apps that claim to turn your iOS device into a workable chart plotter. There are so…
Top 5 Marine Navigation Apps For Android
If you own a boat, and an Android phone or tablet, there is a good chance you have come across marine navigation apps in Google’s…
iNavX vs Navionics: An Ultimate Comparison
While reading online reviews, I constantly found references to iNavX. It often wins out against other applications, so I just had to try it out…
Seapilot vs Navionics: An Ultimate Comparison
Seapilot was one of my favourite apps when I tested multiple marine navigation apps on a recent sailing trip. But it got me wondering, how…
iSailor vs Navionics: An Ultimate Comparison
iSailor and Navionics are both very capable nautical charting apps that turn a mobile or tablet device into a chart plotter. In a recent comparison…
C-Map vs Navionics: The Ultimate Comparison
In a recent poll on my YouTube channel, I had over 2500 votes, telling me that Navionics is 3x as popular as C-Map. I actually…