E Norm
Great App! Had it about 6 years now and it’s awesome, nothing better available in its class!
I like it!
I Haven’t used it much but it just pleases me.
High res Raster charts, to the point, fast, reminds me of GPSNavX that I still use today.
Many thanks!
Ok, problem with HDG and COG.
Compass heading is terribly dangerous, we should be able to disable it.
Course on ground should be always on and efficient.
Down to three stars for me, sad!
High res Raster charts, to the point, fast, reminds me of GPSNavX that I still use today.
Many thanks!
Ok, problem with HDG and COG.
Compass heading is terribly dangerous, we should be able to disable it.
Course on ground should be always on and efficient.
Down to three stars for me, sad!
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Simple accurate actual charts
I miss charts. This is by far my favorite app for sailing. No distractions, just clear accurate markings on a proper chart!
I like it!
I Haven’t used it much but it just pleases me.
High res Raster charts, to the point, fast, reminds me of GPSNavX that I still use today.
Many thanks!
High res Raster charts, to the point, fast, reminds me of GPSNavX that I still use today.
Many thanks!
Poor chart management
The main problem for me is the inability to stitch together a see less chart and being able to get the best detail for the area automatically. I’ve been playing with app for awhile now and when I get to the chart boundary I can often get the next chart to show by double tapping the white area outside of it. And sometimes, I think, it seems to have successfully stitched together into a single, larger chart. But, it may not have the sufficient detail I need for a particular port. At that point I’m forced to go to my downloaded charts and find it. Not so simple as I now have a long list of charts. This can be impractical to do on the water unless you have a dedicated navigator. When approaching a busy area I don’t want to take my eyes off the water and be scrolling through a list of charts trying to find the appropriate detail. Maybe I’m missing something but for me other apps with paid subscriptions work a lot better. There’s just no chart management needed, and you can find them for as little as $5/year (at least for my area - eastern US coast).
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Finestkind!
Tracking and data viewing and export are excellent. NOAA chart integration is perfect. Highly recommended.
The Perfect Combo
iSail is the perfect combination of gps tracking tech and time honored and trusted NOAA charts. Easy interface allows for quick waypoint and route creation, and accurate speed over ground, course over ground, and location tracking over time. Adding new charts and their upclose inserts from all over the US is quick and intuitive. Highly recommended for day sails and multi-waypoint long distance trips.
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Works great
I have been using it for 8 years. Tracked to Bermuda BVI and Florida to Baltimore. Charts are free mine has no subscription
Always Impressed
After investing a little time to understand this app, I found it to be extremely valuable and accurate. I was won over, when we used it to navigate across the Chesapeake Bay at night. The waypoint marker we were heading to was supposed to be a flashing light but the light was out and we were a little uncertain that we were on course. When we suspected we should be at our destination marker we turned on our spot light and found ourselves perched with the marker on our port quarter. Can’t believe this app is only $7.99.
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Good simple program
Have tried several programs - this program seems to be the most battery friendly and is a good backup program. Very stable. Main limitation seems to be the app only works w NOAA charts so no international use.
Great customer service
I couldn’t find the specific chart for the area , Friday Harbor, San Juan islands, Wa. I left a message and he called me back on Sunday afternoon and helped download the chart I needed. Thanks
Solid app, and reliable as a backup plotter
I like how this app uses the straight NOAA raster charts. Also don’t have the login and in app purchase issues that I’ve had with competitors.
Can’t beat it
I have used this app on my phone to navigate my sailboat at night from San Diego to Catalina and arrived at Avalon dead on the mark and within five minutes of the predicted ETA. While it’s less convenient than a dedicated chart plotter, it gets the job for a fraction of the price.
Great app!
I love this app! It gives me exactly the info I need when racing or just sailing. I’ve set waypoints for all the government and private buoys we use to set our race course. Then all I have to do is create a route by choosing the waypoints to be used for that day’s race. Then I have SOG and bearing and VMG to each mark and more. Amazing! The learning curve is a bit steep, but well worth it. And if I have questions, the developer is super-quick to respond. Highly recommended.
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Thought this would work for lakes in my area but wrong!!
I bought this to use on lakes that I boat on but to my dismay none of the lakes have charts that I could find so this app is totally worthless to me. I guess it’s only for boating on the ocean or coastal areas.
Great Little App
I just wanted an app that I could use for viewing NOAA raster charts. This does the job plus so much more. I like that you can download the charts right to your phone so they are always available whether you have cell phone service or not. The app itself doesn’t take up much space on your phone which is another plus. For under $10 you can’t go wrong with this app folks.
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Great Chart Plotter!
Any of the negative reviews, and there are only a few, cleary just downloaded the app and didn’t bother to learn it. This app is amazing! I do wish I could figure out how to download additional waypoint icons though. Anchorage, bouy, ramp, hoist, pump out, etc. it may be possible but I can’t figure out. Still tho, great map. One tip, when creating waypoints, make sure to use in insets or zoom way in because, initially, when I was creating them, I learned that they were way off!
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iSail GPS
Replaces a basic chart plotter. I run in the dark quite a bit, and this app has been very accurate for me.
I’m always impressed - basic functions, but it performs very well.
I’m always impressed - basic functions, but it performs very well.
Maps compass locked
The maps are locked to north and can’t be rotated. So you have to remove your iPad from the mount, lock rotation and turn it to read the text on a chart. As this makes the app useless to me, it gets a 1 star. In the help, the author say he listens. I emailed, but got no response.
No longer compares to better hi tech (free) charts
Used to love this app. Excellent customer support, excellent updates. HOWEVER, since getting the Simrad/C-Map app, the technological behind the times issues in the iSail app have become unfortunately glaringly evident. The biggest issue is of course the ability (or lack there of) to auto route. You just hold your finger on a point in the Simrad/C-map app and it creates all the waypoints and the entire route automatically for you. No more having to mark waypoint after waypoint in order to create a route which is an incredibly slow and inefficient way of doing business now. The crazy way that iSailForces you to mark a spot in order to create a waypoint as opposed to just holding your finger down is like using MS-DOS compared to Windows 10. Finally, given the new dynamic mapping capabilities which is free technology, the Raster maps are really old school. This is quite evident if you use a chart plotter and compare your ability to shade, create safety zones, colorize and customize different depth levels compared to the limited, and inflexible raster maps. The Simrad/C-map app uses the dynamic chart which, while not as sophisticated as the chartplotter obviously, still allows for more flexibility than the Raster chart (for instance, when you zoom to a very small area, the raster chart loses resolution and becomes blurry. This does not happen with the dynamic chart).
With all that said, I still keep this app as my backup in case for some reason my Simrad app crashes along with my chartplotter. It will get you there and back. It used to be the best but now, it needs a serious complete technological renovation in order to keep up with the competition.
With all that said, I still keep this app as my backup in case for some reason my Simrad app crashes along with my chartplotter. It will get you there and back. It used to be the best but now, it needs a serious complete technological renovation in order to keep up with the competition.
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Response from developer
Simrad gives you free charts only when you have an Internet connection. To have USA charts when you are not within range of a cell tower, you must pay an in-app purchase fee of $25.99 per year. iSailGPS gives you full access to your charts always with no cost beyond the original purchase price. Holding your finger on a chart to create a waypoint at the place you are touching is not very accurate, as your finger covers up the very point you are trying to mark, causing typical errors of 20 pixels or more. The method iSailGPS uses to mark waypoints is consistently accurate to the nearest pixel.
