Nautical Charts & Maps User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience49.3% of reviews
Neutral5.3% of reviews
Negative experience45.3% of reviews

~ Based on 75 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is Nautical Charts & Maps Safe?

Nautical Charts & Maps appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Nautical Charts & Maps is 92/100.

This assessment is based on 3,775 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.6/5.

Safety Analysis

91.5% of ratings point to a safe experience
3.9% of ratings suggest some concerns
4.6% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 3,775 App Store ratings for Nautical Charts & Maps.

Is Nautical Charts & Maps Legit?

Nautical Charts & Maps appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Nautical Charts & Maps is 90/100.

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

Top reviews

Seamaster

Working only in USA don’t purchase

No bueno on iPad

This app looked so promising to me. So I purchased it, downloaded it. And all it does is show a very basic map. Oh, I can pan over to the Atlantic but it literally shows nothing more than my iPad’s Maps app does. Less in fact! I sure hope I missed something, but I don’t think so. Ugh!

Appears to only be for offshore

I bought hoping to get more insights on bays e.g. Tampa Bay and also rivers. No such luck with this app. If you go offshore, seems alright. I don’t go offshore, so this app is useless for me.

Pretty good

Good renderings of the electronic charts. I wish it wouldn’t switch to the lower resolution rendering of the map so readily when I zoom out.

Ted

Easy to use, no passwords right when I need it. Perfect.

Excellent app

After looking around to purchase some charts I found this app. Worth every penny. Great tool to have in addition to my electronics.

Finally

Nice to have a mapping program that doesn’t take a computer genius to figure out. All I wanted was maps I can use to see where things are without the big whistle and bells. And the big $$$$

Crashes

Downloading charts for offline use crashes app randomly on a fully updated iPad.

Wish there was a trial version that I could have used BEFORE I threw away $8.99.

App deleted, money wasted.

Love this simple app

Used it in Destin FL to navigate a rented pontoon boat.

No chart detail

No chart detail, just looks like an Apple Maps image. Emailed and response was they were having trouble with a server error

No plotting tools!!!

I mistakenly thought that this was a legitimate NOAA product. Turns out it uses NOAA charts but is in no way associated with NOAA. It has absolutely no tools available for plotting routes in advance or tracking while underway. Useless for advance plotting and dead reckoning.

Not the best

You can download charts and scroll around/zoom, but that’s about it. No real interactivity on the chart (being able to click on chart details like channel markers to get expanded details? Nope. Ability to set waypoints in a course? Nope. Ability to measure distance between two arbitrary points? Nope).

It’s not bad, it’s just not really useful on the boat.
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Question?

Fine looking map, are charts available for N.E. Oklahoma?

DOES NOT cover freshwater..

Complete waste of money if u want it for fresh water.. doesn’t even show water only a yellow screen

Beautiful App, but…

This App provides great charts, however we live in the state of Washington near Canada which also has beautiful waterways that we love to explore, the provided charts Do Not include these needed Canadian waters charts.

I’ll be glad to update the star rating to 5 stars if you’ll provide charts for the waterways between Washington and Alaska (the Canadian coastal waters).

You have a really good thing going, please make it Great by adding the West Coast Canadian waterway charts!
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Simple

Simple chart program. Puts you on a Noaa chart. Lacks tools were accustomed to. Great value though. I’m hoping the developer will add a few tools. I’d gladly pay more if they’d add marks routing and a caliper tool. Keep it simple though. I payed 50 bucks for the original Navionics. Was really happy to do so. Now that they’ve gotten greedy and made it a ridiculous subscription I’m out. This app and its potential are a breath of fresh air.
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Waste

Waste of money. Can’t add routes or waypoints. Useless

No maps???

I am trying to use it as a nautical chart but it looks more like Apple Maps. Is it because I am abroad? It didn’t exclude anything when I was looking at the app presentation.

I think I am doing something wrong and I will change my rating when I figure it out or get assistance. Otherwise I will have to ask for a refund
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Great so far

It is handy for planning, needs a key/legend to identify the obstructions and markers etc. I like how after the maps are downloaded it easily transition from area to area. Would recommend it for an additional navigational aid.

Caution

After purchasing the app I was notified that the app isn’t working properly, with no timeline for a fix. That was two weeks ago and still nothing. When I tried to contact the company, I heard nothing back! I guess I’m not surprising though, they did take my money for a product they can’t deliver!