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3.1😐(146 ratings)

Free

Monitor your Mercury Marine SmartCraft® engine data in real-time, track fuel consumption, and receive maintenance alerts. Connect wirelessly for full functionality or use basic tools like a speedometer and map without the module.

What We Love

📊 Comprehensive engine data display
🎯 Easy setup and installation
⚡ Fast synchronization with module
🔧 Useful for maintenance tracking
💰 Cost-effective alternative to analog gauges
📱 Works well on tablets/iPads
🎨 Clear, large number displays
🛠️ Responsive customer support
🔋 Good battery management
📈 Detailed fuel consumption tracking

Room to Improve

🐛 Frequent Bluetooth disconnection issues
📵 iOS compatibility problems (especially iOS 18)
🔌 Unreliable connection stability
❌ Limited engine data from expensive module
🎨 Basic, outdated interface design
📱 Portrait-only orientation (no landscape)
⚠️ App crashes and freezes
🔄 Inconsistent reconnection behavior
📊 Missing critical engine parameters
🚫 Incompatible with some devices

Minn Kota Fishing by Johnson Outdoors Inc.

Humminbird® and Minn Kota®

Strong Contender

5.0(1 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

#70in Navigation

Integrate your boat's electronics into a single control center. Manage navigation, trolling motors, and shallow water anchors from your smartphone. Access detailed maps and update device software seamlessly.

Raymarine by Raymarine UK Limited

Mobile Companion for Raymarine

Worth Considering

1.5😞(17 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

This app connects to Raymarine marine electronics, allowing remote control and monitoring of radar, sonar, and chartplotters. Manage charts and stream data from compatible devices for a connected boating experience.

What We Love

👍 Works when connected
👍 Screen mirroring functional
👍 Good for replicating screen
👍 Can control plotter from iPad
👍 Adds another touchscreen
👍 Amazing app functionality
👍 Fixed in latest version
👍 Works with Axiom 7+

Room to Improve

🐛 Fails to connect reliably
🐛 Closes immediately
🐛 Connection lost message
🐛 Unusable due to crashing
🐛 Continuously disconnects
🐛 Drops Wi-Fi connection
🐛 Poor connectivity
🐛 Bad resolution
🐛 Laggy performance
🐛 Crashes every time
🐛 Connects but no function
🐛 Needs internet to connect
🐛 Login server issues
🐛 Owner login fails
🐛 Pop-up never goes away
🐛 Not useful without Rayco plotter
🐛 Simple screen rotation not working
🐛 Unstable, fails to maintain connection
🐛 Grainy and hard to read
🐛 Ignores screen rotation
🐛 Constantly loses connection
🐛 Tiny text, unusable at night
🐛 Screen displayed sideways
🐛 Drops often
🐛 Can't log in on iPhone
🐛 No alerts sent
🐛 SMS alerts not working
🐛 Support is nonexistent
🐛 Wi-Fi dropping out
🐛 Not user friendly updates
🐛 Password issues
🐛 Account creation difficult
🐛 App is a joke
🐛 Doesn't work with Element series
🐛 Cannot interact with autopilot
🐛 App sees connection but no access
🐛 Frequently locks up
🐛 Slow reaction speed
🐛 Only read rights message
🐛 Cannot set up account
🐛 Chart download issues
🐛 Password incorrect message
🐛 Disaster of an app
🐛 Cannot mirror MFD
🐛 App does not recognize Wi-Fi
🐛 Cannot set up boat
🐛 Password not recognized
🐛 Invalid login message
🐛 Pretty worthless
🐛 Doesn't work with A series plotters
🐛 App won't recognize Wi-Fi connection
🐛 Unusable on iPhone
🐛 Does not send notifications
🐛 No way to set alert priority
🐛 Poor Wi-Fi implementation
🐛 Laggy and grainy display
🐛 Needs dark mode
🐛 Can't interact with autopilot
🐛 Chart download issues
🐛 Password incorrect message
🐛 Disaster of an app
🐛 Cannot mirror MFD
🐛 App does not recognize Wi-Fi
🐛 Cannot set up boat
🐛 Password not recognized
🐛 Invalid login message
🐛 Pretty worthless
🐛 Doesn't work with A series plotters
🐛 App won't recognize Wi-Fi connection
🐛 Unusable on iPhone
🐛 Does not send notifications
🐛 No way to set alert priority
🐛 Poor Wi-Fi implementation
🐛 Laggy and grainy display
🐛 Needs dark mode
🐛 Crashing frequently
🐛 Pinch to zoom doesn't work
🐛 Cannot create account
🐛 Data not in correct format

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