ColRegs User Reviews

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Disappointing.

Don’t bother buying this. Waste of money. None of the online quizzes actually work. There’s reviews 5+ years old saying the same thing so they’ve clearly not upgraded anything

Not the one

Keep looking, not a user friendly interface, not a great learning tool.
Not worth the money, buyer’s remorse.
I got the 3 app bundle and all 3 have the same terrible format.

Great learning app.

Nicely done easy to follow and the test is great too. Would be great to see the day cones on the same page as the night lights (and vice verse) The Red colour in the “rules ” hi lights is also impossible to read on a blue background. Maybe keep them black type but put in bold. Thanks. Great learning app.
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Has Potential

Has a lot of potential to be a great app. As of this review, the application is rules 1-4, 20-31 of Navigation Rules and Regulations, and a short quiz. You can buy the whole book for $9.50 on Amazon (rules 1-38, Annex’s, and 50 pages of additional information).

The book only has pictures in black and white, so the examples in the book are not very useful. I purchased this app hoping there would be colored pictures

If the developers of this app provide colored examples I would recommend this app to others. Unfortunately, there are NO pictures. If the app ever adds pictures examples of the lights in color, it will be worth it.
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Has Errors

I found at least one error in one of the test questions. I don't want to use an app that is going to sabotage me. Test Yourself Q7, the correct answer should be "NOT making way NUC" but "Making way NUC" is listed as the correct answer. Not reliable.

Shocking

Absolute waste of money! Thought it was worth a go but it’s poorly made and definitely not optimised for I'd. Tests are ok but these are the same as the free online ones available. I read the bad reviews and still purchased the app... Don't make the same mistake

Not quite there

Low on content with only 55 questions, and at least 3 incorrect answers. One of those App Store purchased I wish I hadn’t made.

Great - wish I’d found this before

Comprehensive info on navlights and day shapes with a really useful test section. Covers a lot, and has very clear diagrams of how the lights will look, as well as the written official regs. A good purchase.

Okay - no variety in tests

Tests and questions do not vary which makes the educational side of things quite poor.

Expensive and limited

Very expensive for the limited information and repetitive tests.

Not enough quiz content

I like where they were going with it, but there’s not much content in the quizzes.

Recommended, good app

This was recommended by the instructor at my local sail school. There’s a lot of useful stuff here and it’s well presented. A good way to learn the Colregs and keep them on your ‘phone for when you need to check.

Doesn't help

Literally hardly any info, just reads the rules and a dodgy test. Very few pictures to show how lights would look at different angles. Wish I'd read the other reviews before buying, my mistake. Would not recommend.

App is wrong

Take the test and wrong answers provided no right answer want my money back don't waste your time

Sensible application

So far it is the most sensible application on ColRegs (I tried using Rules of the Road and Flash Marine also).
You can skip description text, you can read text. No stupid connections with Game Center, takes a couple of seconds before you can start reading, but that's reasonable.

Incredibly disappointing, incorrect information

With an exam coming up I downloaded this up predominates for the 'test yourself' function, I have been sorely disappointed to find that I cannot progress past question 5/6 in any of the 3 quizzes due to incorrect data on the app that means all answer options are wrong and therefore you cannot progress forward. I have emailed your app support out of courtesy to inform you of the errors and not even had a reply which has led me to writing this review.
To the app buyers, do t waste your money until the app has had an update/ been fixed.. There are others out there that are similar and function perfectly like 'Buoys & Lights' and 'Marine Education'
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Professionally done, with good clear info.

Easy and intuitive to navigate and use, and what's more the graphics are the best I've seen in similar apps. I saw it had good reviews from others and wasn't disappointed when I downloaded. A great app for anyone going out on the water, and anyone learning for exams.

Applicatoin is not up to date

Applicatoin is not up to date. Latest review of Colreg 2003 ammendments not included. NO WIG-craft lights mentioned, etc. Please update!

Fit screen

First time I met application that does not fit iPad screen. I guess that something wrong with resolution. The picture is blurred. I had to scroll down and up within one screen in test regime to see possible answers.
So it is not comfortable to use.

It's not all there...

In the description it clearly says that ALL the rules are listed in the Colregs section, this is not the case.

Only rules 20 to 31 are listed.

I will not delete this app in the hope that the next update completes the Colregs section, including the annexes, which is the only reason I bought it.

Otherwise, the app is great.
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