# Buoy Zone — user reviews

> 8 indexed App Store user reviews of Buoy Zone by OCEAN LABS LIMITED, rated 3.00/5 from 3 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/buoy-zone/id1467318416/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/buoy-zone/id1467318416.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 1 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 1

## Most critical reviews (8 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Seems to be unsupported

*2025-07-17*

I’m a National Race Officer and would like to try this program, but there seems to be no support.  I belong to 3 different yacht clubs and manage races for all of them.  Additionally I travel around the country managing races for various clubs.  The program seems to require a specific club and I can’t find the option that actually lets you sign up as an individual.  I’m sure that there are things that I am overlooking, but the fact that there is NO link to support other than FAQ makes me hesitant to even try the program.

### 1/5 — Register

*2021-12-07*

We are using this app at my sailing club works wonderful only problem I have this app doesn't like my I Phone or maybe just me 
It tells me registering successful ✔️
Vertify email ✔️
Goes to My Profile✔️
Enter Country
Enter club
Enter short distance metres
Enter long distance kilometres
Enter Submit ✔️
That's it game over nothing happens from there no pay options
Nothing is there a helpline available or online only

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work.

*2020-02-17*

Hello Rob. Can’t find another way to contact you so have to do it this way. App crashes immediately when I put in a 4-digit pin and hit Next. Using iPhone with iOS 13.3.1. Thoughts?

**Developer response:** Hi, apologies for the slow reply please can you try the latest version and let me know on support@buoy.zone if you have any further issues.

### 2/5 — 180 bearing same as 0 bearing?

*2020-08-04*

Just tried this app as considering to use this next season for our PROs and mark-layers. Just trying to input a few things to see how it works. Firstly there is no link to contact the developer.?? Also I tried setting up a course with a 180 degree bearing for top mark and app is actually setting it up as a zero degree bearing. Similarly tried a 185bearing and it set up for 355 degrees. Would also be great to be able to set up a finish line gate at a 45 degree angle to starboard of the start boat so boats can finish on a reach and easier to detect sail numbers as they finish. But looks good so far and a great innovation. Keep going. Cheers

**Developer response:** Hi there, thanks for the feedback, I would like to better understand you're issue, we've just released a major upgrade to the application, please check it out and you can contact us directly on support@buoy.zone

### 3/5 — Triangle goes over land!

*2020-12-31, version 2.1.9*

Can’t flip the marks to keep the racecourse in the water.

### 3/5 — Good, yet drains the battery

*2020-02-08, version 1.2.0*

Great app, very handy for chase boats supporting a race officer. But it drains the battery within one race. Need to turn the app off after the course is laid to avoid your phone battery being drained.

### 5/5 — Makes a Mark Layers life easy

*2022-11-25*

No more second guessing ROs or mucking with GPS .

Still requires the ability to drive to a course but reduces radio chatter and ends up less stressful for the RO.

### 5/5 — I love this app

*2020-01-15*

Just used this app for the first time at the 2020 Australian Youth Championships at Sorrento, and it was superb.   Simple and intuitive to use, it made mark laying fast and accurate even for inexperienced practitioners.
A couple of suggestions if I may which would assist the PRO;
1.   The ability to display multiple courses simultaneously - this would help to deconflict overlaps between adjacent courses
2.   A mode which displayed all race management boats on all courses, but not the mark positions.   This would help to coordinate boats in a rescue scenario

Love your work - happy to discuss
National Race Officer

**Developer response:** Hi Thanks for the feedback, we've just released a major upgrade to the app, all race management boats should now be on the course with locations updated every 15 seconds.  The multiple course setting is also a great idea, we've been discussing how this may work.  Any further feedback is welcome at support@buoy.zone.

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