Navionics® Boating User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience14.9% of reviews
Neutral10.2% of reviews
Negative experience74.8% of reviews

~ Based on 656 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is Navionics® Boating Safe?

Navionics® Boating has mixed safety signals based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Navionics® Boating is 58/100.

This assessment is based on 2,321 user ratings, with an App Store average of 2.9/5.

Safety Analysis

42.0% of ratings point to a safe experience
11.1% of ratings suggest some concerns
47.0% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 2,321 App Store ratings for Navionics® Boating.

Is Navionics® Boating Legit?

Navionics® Boating appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Navionics® Boating is 90/100.

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

Top reviews

Editing a mark location

Can’t be found here! Very annoying. I wonder who tests this stuff before updates go live?

Bs

App not working at all
Just stole personal information

Losing route detail, straight lines when I was tacking

Using subscription, settings for gps when using, precise location as I’ve always done. This year I’m only getting partial track data saved. I’m losing distance and speed data. No information on the help page.

Terrible

It just keeps trying to get you to subscribe to more things without you being able to use it

No Garmin native support

How is it remotely possible that Navionics (owned by Garmin) doesn’t support over wifi sync with Garmin 1243xsv? I will rip out this stupid Garmin electronics from my boat and replace them with something better than this unprofessional and distracted brand.

Very low quality satellite images

For all the money they charge I would think they could provide useful satellite images. They are such low quality that I can’t even identify a boat ramp. What a ripoff.

App not working properly

I have used this app for many years. I just went to use it again 8/6/26 and it keeps promoting me to buy charts. When I go to buy charts it says I already have a yearly subscription. What’s going on? Frustrating for sure any help would be greatly appreciated

Renewal not recognised by app

App has failed to recognise recent auto renewal of UK, Holland & Ireland on the Apple App Store. Difficult to investigate this as I can’t run it on my iPhone as I need to run it on shared iPad & a Marinised Android display

They have deleted my purchases

I would not encourage this APP ;they have deleted my account and purchases claiming inactivity.

Very Disappointed

Very bad/dangerous

The Navigation part or this app is totally inaccurate to actually GPS

Didn’t work correctly

I was trying to use this app in Lake Tahoe for fishing. I needed to find an underwater mountain that was at 60’ deep. I positioned myself just above where the app said it would be and I was in 400’ of water. I confirmed this using another boats sonar. It also said I was in 3’ of water when near the shore but it was closer to 20’. The contours were at best a rough estimate.

I tried to cancel my subscription but I think it was a day late so now I have this useless app for a year and spent $50 on nothing.

*EDIT*
Garmin developer response makes no sense to me. Lake Tahoe at best fluctuates seasonally by a few feet not 340 feet that this app was off by.
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Buns

App wont load or let me sign in

Updated version requires annual fees

I used the app for years and loved it, however it now requires annual subscription and lost all my downloaded maps. Not worth it when my fishfinders all have charts, it was just nice to have the maps on, when looking up spots when not on the water. Lost customer.

Feature requests fall on deaf ears

For years I have asked for simple feature requests from Navionics to include the following but my requests have fallen on deaf ears making me think as an end user that Navionics do not value their customers:

1. To allow the name of user waypoints, to be overlaid on the chart like other better apps do instead of just an icon.

2. To identify the source of NMEA depth to show if it is “Depth below keel” or “depth below transducer” (important for navigational safety)

3. To be able to create a route from a list of user waypoints and be able to search and add the waypoints to an existing route.

4. To allow wind angle, wind speed and boat speed fields to be overlaid as NMEA data fields in the app.

All entirely possible but protectionism in the market place and arrogance torwards their customers seems to be preventing them adding these feature

Update - I won’t hold my breath
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Money Thieving

I hate this app so much. I purchased charts in good faith but because I don’t need to purchase this year they lock out basic features that don’t need subscriptions to try to force users into expensive subscriptions. I can’t even create two waypoints as a route and navigate between them. Greed does not make you better than the competition. No wonder this app is slipping down the rankings in favour of newer nav apps.
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App bom porém com ressalvas.

O aplicativo é muito bom e ajuda em navegações de águas interiores, único defeito é ser somente em Inglês.

Downgrade functionality to only 2 devices is outrageous

This review is long overdue, but the functionality downgrade a while ago to support only 2 devices is extremely disappointing to say the least, and outrageous to be more accurate. I have several dedicated marine devices and use(d) Navionics exclusively. Many reasons, including now what I have invested in it - routes, waypoints, tracks, linked photos, etc. Because of the very friendly user interface and very rapid response time of the iPad it is my primary navigation device, with my chartplotter running simultaneously as a check and balance.

I have two iPads and 3 iPhones and use multiple of these at any given time depending on what exactly I am doing. Previously I could do this with no worry. Now depending on what I am doing I have to “log out” on a device to be able to use the app on another. Worse, the device names are not meaningful or changeable so basically just randomly disable a device hoping it wasn’t the prime one you were making use of. I have three Navionics subscriptions already, (two plotters and the app) and have had for many many years. I think I’ve “paid my dues”. It is an insult to have my loyalty rewarded with this restriction.

I ask this practice be reversed immediately, or at least grandfathered for LONG TIME loyal subscribers.
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Dishonest billing

I have paid for a subscription for several years. It auto-renews on August 01. On July 10, I opened the app, and it wouldn't work unless I picked a subscription. Why is Garmin double-dipping? This is disingenuous. I am now forced to pay again.

Inland lakes

I stay off the ocean but this app has been fantastic for me on unfamiliar lakes. Has never let me down even with no cell service. Just download the maps before you head out

Frustrating!

Used it every year, subscribed - but can’t log in. Stuck in the loop of the requests to subscribe again. Useless.