# Florida Boating Weather — user reviews > 19 indexed App Store user reviews of Florida Boating Weather by LW Brands, LLC, rated 4.70/5 from 615 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/florida-boating-weather/id1231321595/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/florida-boating-weather/id1231321595.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 485 · 4★ 83 · 3★ 25 · 2★ 9 · 1★ 13 ## What do users think of Florida Boating Weather? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use and intuitive interface - 🌊 Accurate weather and marine forecasts - 📊 Comprehensive data (wind, waves, tides, fishing times) - 🗺️ Helpful navigation and course plotting features - ⚓ Essential tool for water activities planning - 🎯 Reliable and consistent performance - 📍 Useful for multiple water regions and locations **Cons** - 📱 Poor mobile phone experience with small map - 🔄 Portrait-only orientation limitation - 💰 Premium pricing not justified vs free alternatives - 📐 Cluttered interface with excessive text on secondary pages - 🎨 Inconsistent device optimization (iPhone vs iPad) **Commonly reported bugs** - iPad rotation not functioning properly (image stays upside down) - Wave height data frequently inaccurate - No auto-rotation capability despite device orientation changes **Most requested features** - Landscape orientation support for better usability - Larger map display on mobile phones - Full-screen mode option - Preloaded location shortcuts (10-20 miles, 20-40 miles offshore) - Time estimation feature when selecting tide graph points - Improved graphics-to-text ratio on main page ## Newest reviews (2 of 19) ### 5/5 — Wave heights *2018-01-04* Wave heights always wrong. **Developer response:** Hi jupierterhills, all data shown in this app is governed by the NOAA Point Forecast model. If you are noticing discrepancies, you can try tapping slightly different places on the map (preferably not too close to shore), as NOAA's grid for the data is about 1 sq. mile. Hope this helps and please feel free to contact me at mwnbdc@gmail.com if you have any questions. ### 5/5 — Nice *2017-07-18* This app is very easy to use. It replaces 2 of my other apps when planning a trip out. Very nice 👍 I recommend this app to everyone. My only wish list is that when I touch the tide graph it tells me the estimated time of where I selected. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Disappointing *2020-06-24* Disappointed with the app ### 1/5 — Poorly thought out *2020-01-28* It has no up or down, as in rotate the iPad and the image just stays upside down. Worse the power cord must be down. And far too much txt with graphics on the next pages instead of the main page. Waste of money. ### 2/5 — Ok on iPhone not so on iPad *2022-10-29* We do not understand why the product must always be in portrait mode. Obviously a short coming from the programmers. Not very convenient when working on an iPad. ### 2/5 — Not as great as I thought it would be *2022-07-23* After reading so many great reviews, I decided to pay the $ for this one. It’s really no different than another free app I had downloaded, Marine Weather. As a matter of fact, I thought it had opened up the free app because they were so similar. Save your money and just download the free Marine Weather App! I wish I had. :( ### 2/5 — Not good for the phone *2018-03-01* The map is ridiculously small on the phone. If you main plan is to use on your phone don’t bother plenty of other apps that pull the same data. ### 3/5 — NOAA *2017-06-11* Please add different locations preloaded like 10to 20miles out and 20 to 40 miles out etc Also how about a full screen ### 4/5 — Great start! *2017-05-21* The app is easy to use and straightforward. I like it better on the iPad as only way to view is portrait. Would really like to use landscape as the map portion on the iPhone is way too small. ### 5/5 — Great app *2025-09-29* It gives you around a 5 days forecast with weather info wind direction and wave height. So you cast pick a day best for you. Tides and best fishing times also. This is a must have app!!!. ### 5/5 — Greta Marine App for SW Florida *2024-03-10* My go to app for marine conditions in Marco to Gasparilla region ### 5/5 — Very handy *2024-02-03* My go to app when planning a day on the water. Always spot on! ## Most praised reviews (7 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — My little helper *2021-01-17, version 1.0.15* I don’t even think about going out on the water with out this app. I have been using it for a little over a year on my iPhone and I’m still finding things in this app that make my time on the water more enjoyable. Plotting a corse is as easy as dragging your finger to where you want to go and the app does the rest. Follow the line and enjoy the ride. Tells you when you are in a no wake zone and what the speed limit is when not. Set your draft and the app will help keep you out of trouble. I have effectively used this app on the Hudson River, ICW (east coast Florida) lake Okeechobee and all over the west coast above Tampa north to crystal river. Just remember to update every time you start a new day. Turned many of my friends on to it and it’s now their go to nav app also. ### 5/5 — Finally! *2019-11-13* This ap is easy to use and gives me the info I need before going out on the water. Excellent! ### 5/5 — Great App *2019-10-09* Very convenient and useful. Love it! **Developer response:** Thank you for the review! I’m glad you find the app useful. ### 5/5 — Great app! Easy to use *2019-07-10* Superb!!! Excellent! I like being able to target the forecast for a smaller general area as I go offshore in a small workboat. **Developer response:** Hi there I’m glad you enjoy the app! Can you please change your rating to match your review? It says 1 star. Thank you!!! ### 5/5 — Awesome *2018-12-27* Great app ### 5/5 — A must for Boaters and Water Sports *2018-05-11* The first thing I look at before planning and heading out! ### 5/5 — EXCELLENTLY *2018-04-30* Hits the nail on the head --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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