Canals.UK appears to be a legitimate app. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Canals.UK is 90 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Canals.UK User Reviews

Name: Canals.UK
Rating: 4.8 (52 reviews)

Canals.UK

MARK MANSER

✈️ Travel

🗺️ Navigation

Customer Experience

Positive experience65.3% of reviews

Neutral14.3% of reviews

Negative experience20.4% of reviews

~ Based on 49 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is Canals.UK Safe?

Canals.UK appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Canals.UK is 89/100.

This assessment is based on 52 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.8/5.

Safety Analysis

92.3% of ratings point to a safe experience

5.8% of ratings suggest some concerns

1.9% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 52 App Store ratings for Canals.UK.

Is Canals.UK Legit?

Canals.UK appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Canals.UK is 90/100.

Based on 90 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

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My favourite canal App

Now I’ve got used to this app, this is my go to app. I have tried a number of different canal apps but this gives me pretty much everything that I want / need in 1 place. My OH questioned the accuracy of the speed function ( I was checking his canal speed to the engine revs) but later, when driving home in the van, I tested the speed against the sat nav speed readings and it was spot on. 👍

Free bird60

a month ago

Response from developer

Thanks for a great review

Zog

This app is incredible...Simple to use with excellent features to plan ...I'm always on it when travelling ..tried others but always come back to this one 👍

Zig zogster

4 months ago

Response from developer

Wow thanks

Fantastic app

The only app you’ll need. Pro upgrade well worth it

BigBadKoz

4 months ago

Unreliable?

Downloaded the app. Quickly realised you need a paid version to use planning. Oh well. So looked at 3 CRT notices.
All three stated the issue was “On-Going” but when checking the CRT website with link provided the works were completed. That seems quite unreliable information. Enough to question whether I would want to use it (and pay) to plan a journey

DAR3198

4 months ago

Response from developer

CRT Notices have been addressed please download the latest versi0on

Great Canal App

Easy to use worker how long it’s gonna take you to get your next destination I only go day by day cause I’m not in a rush I find it so helpful. I would recommend it to anybody who loves the canals.

Russ9294

4 months ago

Response from developer

Russ, so glad you are enjoying the App, thanks for your kind review. If you have any suggestions about the App please contact us on support@xappsios.com. Russ, glad you are finding new options useful ;)

A Must-Have for Anyone on the Inland Waterways

Canals.UK has become my go-to app whenever I’m planning a route along the inland waterways. It’s incredibly handy and makes organising my journeys so much easier. I also really appreciate that you can adjust the settings — I’ve been able to give myself a bit more time for getting through locks, which makes the timings far more accurate for me.

I did notice an issue where the app wasn’t showing swing bridges on my route. I emailed to let them know, and within a couple of hours they got back to me to say the problem had already been fixed on their database. Brilliant customer service!

Whether I’m moving regularly or just checking what’s ahead, this app is always the first thing I open. Highly recommend it to anyone cruising the canals!

Foxy2856

9 months ago

Good but could be even better

This is a great app for planning routes, giving detailed information including number of locks, where facilities are, etc. It picks up your location very easily so it’s quick to find exactly where you so you can plan somewhere to moor up. I am pleased a recent update has allowed you to name the routes you save, as this was something I previously missed. Unfortunately there now seems to be a glitch with saved plans, and I don’t seem to be able to go back in and look at them. I expect this will be fixed quickly though. One change I would like to see is the option to add a ‘via’ point to journey plans. There are some routes the app plots which don’t seem to be the most direct, or have many more locks, so I would like to be able to map out the route I’d prefer. Perhaps this could be an option in settings a bit like sat nav’s have, where you can choose the shortest or quickest routes, etc. Otherwise, this is an app definitely worth having.

julesthemusicfan

10 months ago

Response from developer

Thanks for your review I will pass your suggestions across to our development team (and get the fix in place for the saved plans), glad that you are enjoying the App ;) You can add a 'via' point by planning to the 'via' point then on to your final destination (that's what I do) ;)

Llangollen

Absolutely fantastic app x used all our way x

Hanston

a year ago

Great app

Perfect accompaniment to the book maps. When you can’t remember the number of the bridge or lock that you’ve been through, this app will tell you. Planning a nice countryside mooring? You can look ahead, zoom in on the satellite image and check what the tow path looks like.

RGB666

a year ago

Response from developer

Wow, thanks for a great appreciation of the App! Glad you are finding it useful ;)

Good but not current

Trying to plan a route on pro version. Having paid id rather hoped for current CRT info. My route was ‘blocked’ in the app but CRT website said was cleared 31/5. Today is 4/7! Too long not to have updates on a paid version.

Mire6000

a year ago

Move it on!

Needs an update system that is more flexible.

Jdjcennsjsnsnzj

a year ago

Best UK canal app

Loving this app take your time playing with app I’ve upgraded because I just keep founding new bits water levels, how long is gonna take me to get from
A to B? TV signal finder. I could go on and on.

Russ9294

a year ago

Best UK canal app out there

Easy to use, very intuitive. Makes planning a trip a breeze.

Qwerty997654

a year ago

Response from developer

Wow, thanks for such a great positive review ;)

Caledonian Canal distance wrong

The app says that the distance from Dochgarroch Lock to Tomnahurich Swing Bridge is 318.45 miles when in fact it is only 3.5 miles, out by a factor of 100. It might be better to use Waze to calculate distances.

Caledonian Cruiser

2 years ago

Response from developer

Now fixed in the latest App version 6.8. Please download and enjoy ;)

Not very impressed

Have paid for the pro version twice now, and both times it has still not allowed me to access the upgrade. I was hoping to use this app when we come over to the UK in January and February to cruise the canals with a view to buying our own narrowboat.
Will just have to stick to Nicholson’s

petcol1154

2 years ago

Response from developer

Hi, contact us via email support@xappsios.com and we will fix that for you! Sorry you are currently having an issue with the 'Pro' version. Try deleting the App re-download it and 'RESTORE' purchase, that should get you moving. If not, please email, thanks. 17/10 no communication so we assume all is up and running!

Great App - Super Helpful for planning and navigating our narrowboat trip!

Amazing app so far!

We’ve used it to map out our whole trip and then we’ve been using it the whole week to navigate down the Llangollen canal!

The only suggested feature add we had was to have it where you could select a start point and end point for the day and then do a start navigation mode to track progress and distance, speed, and time to destination (including estimated arrival time based on speed) in real time as you go.

Otherwise it was great and we used it all the time during our trip!

We’ll definitely be planning another canal trip in the future!

Asloren

2 years ago

Response from developer

Wow, thanks for a great review. We are glad you found the App useful. We will take a look at your suggestion. Thanks ;)

Great app 👍

I’m finding this app very useful 👍still learning how to use it but very happy 👍👍

Nep-tuna

2 years ago

One of the best, but could be a little better

Very good, information is as accurate as you can get, probably one of the better canal apps I’ve used, however…

It would be nice to be able to tap two or more points along a route and get more information, like distance, locks etc, rather then needing to go through the “canal” menu, which limits you to a single canal - we transitioned through several canals on our journey and was just cumbersome to use.

It would also be nice to be able to search the canal list, for specific locks or bridges, in order to make it quicker and easier to use, but see my previous point.

It’d also be nice to see some kind of route planning option (I think I just heard a developer have a heart attack 😂)

I found the CRT notices a little difficult to use, been our first trip, it wasn’t as useful as I think it could be. Don’t know if there’s a way to filter by current location or manually somehow. There was a incident along our route, but I couldn’t give it listed.

Maybe provide a means to show notices on the map as well 🤷‍♂️

Again, this is one of better canal apps I’ve used, I’d generally recommend it to others, but with just a little more focus on the UX and making some of the information more readily available on the map would just elevate to the next level. The list information is still important, just the map is more likely going to provide an initial visualisation to the user.

StopAskingMeForNickNames

2 years ago

Response from developer

Many thanks for taking the time to review the App. There is already a route planner included option fully enabled in the 'Pro' version. There you can show a planned route across several canals and it will tell you how many locks, moveable bridges and canal miles (along with an estimated time). The CRT notices are plotted on the Map as an overlay (select top right (...) menu to select lots of additional information plotted on the Map. The CRT notices can be searched which will filter down to your required location. Searching the canal list for specific locations is a great suggestion and I will pass that one across to our development team. Meanwhile we hope you are enjoying the App ;)

Great for Planning

This is a very good app for planning journeys. The route planner is simple to use and with a little experience you can tune the speed / lock times such that you will get a very reasonable estimate of the route time. However, it is not as good as other apps for showing you progress along your route; it could do with a speed display, a more logical and relevant logging feature, and a better background map. Also, it does like to have the internet, not always available on UK canals!
Despite all my comments, I will be using this app regularly before and during my canal trips.

Tiny0001

2 years ago

Response from developer

Thanks for taking the time to review the App. We do appreciate any feedback and will pass it across to our development team. We hope you enjoy the App ;) For Speed select 'Speed & Location' from left hand menu options. The App has a 'Boat Tracker' for logging & also 'Boat Log' for individual log entries. The App works without internet and has offline linear maps to show your location using GPS. Internet is used to download the latest CRT notices from our server. Hope that helps. Let us know your thoughts on the background map? Thanks