# NAVTEX Pad — user reviews > 44 indexed App Store user reviews of NAVTEX Pad by Black Cat Systems, rated 1.90/5 from 12 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/navtex-pad/id385592736/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/navtex-pad/id385592736.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 9 ## Newest reviews (12 of 44) ### 3/5 — RTTY does not work at 45.45 Baud *2019-12-18, version 1.4* RTTY does not work at 45.45 Baud (Ham Radio) ### 3/5 — RTTY does not work *2019-03-29, version 1.4* Only ok with NAVTEX but not with RTTY even with good signal. ### 4/5 — Utilisation *2016-12-03, version 1.4* Très bons résultats avec l'adaptateur audio conseillé Sur la sortie lin out ( nécessaire) Réception stable et décodage sans problèmes une fois les réglages effectués ### 1/5 — Don't Waste Your Money *2016-09-18, version 1.4* Used this app along with their HF fax program. Neither were able to decode. Not worth the money. ### 3/5 — Bien *2015-10-26, version 1.3* Para echar el rato cuando no se tiene a mano el portátil. ### 1/5 — Let down *2015-09-22, version 1.3* I read a good review and gave it a try. Disappointed. Its buggy as sin. Settings screw up so the app crashes. Decoding is unreliable as it cannot retain settings. The method clearly works but the software is terribly executed. Please put this right as it would be a most useful app. ### 1/5 — DON'T *2015-02-13, version 1.3* Doesn't work at all... ### 2/5 — Just a novelty *2014-08-12, version 1.3* The least they could do is deliver it configured for US Navtext stations which are like most of the world, or with instructions for same, but no. The instructions just list the settings with barely enough detail that someone knowledgable about the technicalities of Navtext could figure the rest out. Does it work? Yeah, sort of, if you ever figure out the settings and are having a good day on the radio. But if you’re serious about receiving Navtext broadcasts, which means you’re offshore 200 miles or more, you wouldn’t want to be depending on this app for your weather. So far I’ve managed to receive about 50% of a Navtext broadcast and the novelty has worn off. ### 1/5 — 0 *2014-03-20, version 1.3* D ### 2/5 — Не понравилась *2013-11-30, version 1.3* Функционал программы очень ограничен, поэтому подумайте прежде чем брать. Мне так и не удалось поймать данный тип модуляции. ### 4/5 — Rtty works great *2013-11-11, version 1.3* Rtty adds incredible value for long distance sailors. It really simplifies the reception of weather information. Great app. ### 1/5 — Attenzione fregati 5 euro *2013-05-26, version 1.2* Per funzionare necessita di una radio , bella fregatura non comprare ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Abzocke *2024-01-12, version 2.0* Ich habe die App mit IPhone 13 und 15 an mehreren Empfängern getested. DWD Freq 147.3 khz mit 50baud/85Shift sowie auf 4,581 mhz 50 Baud /450 Shift an einem Icom 9500/8600/705 Sowie Rohde&Schwarz XK4100 rx/tx . Die App funtioniert bei keinerlei Rtty Signal. Von daher eher Betrug. Schnell verdiente 2,99 Euro . Werde die App gleich mal bei Apple melden… 73 R.G ### 1/5 — Does not work. Avoid the investment *2023-07-03, version 2.0* Clunky and not reliable. Does not work as advertised in my experience and I’m dissatisfied ### 1/5 — Absolute garbage *2023-04-05, version 2.0* Downloaded this as it says it also decodes RTTY. When you open the app, even with ZERO audio input, the very cartoonish 1980s spectrum display dances like it’s on fire. (Not even close to accurate.) This program decodes garbage with ZERO signal being injected/received. The SETTINGS are extremely rudimentary, and the FAQ is a joke. I have not tried the other stuff, nor NAVTEX functions, but I wish I had read the other reviews before I wasted $8 on this package. Don’t make my mistake. ### 1/5 — Une vrais daube *2022-10-29, version 2.0* Application qui ne sert à rien , elle reste en mode démo quoi qu’il arrive !. Inutilisable sur OS 16.1 ### 1/5 — Don’t bother *2021-06-17, version 1.4* Fails to copy even small fragments of 45b/170Hz rtty correctly under pristine (lab) conditions. ### 1/5 — Finger weg! *2020-08-06, version 1.4* Habe lange versucht ein Ergebnis zu bekommen. Geht nicht? Die App ihr Geld nicht wert! ### 1/5 — Ripoff! *2018-04-13, version 1.4* Top Empfang über SDR Internet und dennoch zeigt die Software schlechte Qualität an - Ja, und zwar schlechte Qualität der App! Finger weg!! Und bitte ein Update für die bestehende Version! ### 1/5 — Not stand alone *2017-07-11* This program is not stand alone. A navtex radio signal must be broadcast from a separate radio then the program listens and decodes it. ### 1/5 — So far unimpressed *2017-01-03, version 1.4* Fed it a nice clean 170 shift signal at 45 Baud via the microphone, in a quiet room. Meters showed that the tuning was accurate and shift etc was correctly set. No sensible decoding whatever. I didn't expect too much from an audio link, but should have seen something. ### 1/5 — Navtex Pad *2016-12-26, version 1.4* Would be worth more money to Black Cat if they gave it away for free and charged for a user manual. A total POC! Do not buy this! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Arbeitet völlig problemlos und zuverlässig *2023-02-23, version 2.0* Die App arbeitet mit dem iPad und einem Weltempfänger (bei mir Tecsun PL-990X) völlig problemlos. Man muss sich eben ein bisschen damit befassen (vorzugsweise mit der Betriebsart RTTY) und ausprobieren, alles andere ist nur noch von den aktuellen Ausbreitungsbedingungen auf Kurzwelle abhängig. 73s DL8*** ### 5/5 — It works *2019-03-12, version 1.4* Great app walked away from radio with iPad close by came back 1hr later lol navtex on screen 73's looking foreword to using it more thank you ### 5/5 — Réception oK après les réglages nécessaires. Satisfait ! *2014-03-07, version 1.3* Remplit sa fonction, nécessite les connaissances préalables à la réception de Navtex & flux RTTY par BLU. Aussi efficace que les programmes PC équivalents. ### 5/5 — Great!!! Decodes NAVTEX perfectly! *2013-02-17, version 1.2* Great tool for DXing! My first night with this app, I logged 5 different NAVTEX signals on the east coast!! Directions on Black Cat's website may be a little easier to understand than the ones contained in the app. Also the app records broadcasts as text files - just remember to select "create a new file" and to clear what youve already received from the main screen for each instance otherwise it all ends up in one text file. BRILLIANT!! ### 5/5 — Great *2012-12-22, version 1.1.1* Works perfectly. I am using a communications receiver on a longwire and it decodes weak signals easily. ### 5/5 — Navtex *2012-10-11, version 1.1.1* I am using a Grundig G3 radio at 517 khz ussb, the program settings at 930 center frequency and invert audio signal on and it decodes Navtex perfectly. I just set it near my radio speaker. Even with a local thunderstorm the day I was wrinting this, the program decode the Navtex transmission. ### 5/5 — che dire *2010-11-02, version 0* ottima applicazione riceve senza problemi i bollettini meteo trasmessi dalle guardia costiere peccato che i bollettini trasmessi non vengono memorizzati.speriamo in una nuova versione che possa ovviare a questo piccolo problema. ### 4/5 — Works OK on Mac *2025-02-26, version 2.0* Works OK on my M4 silicon MacBook Pro running Sequoia, would be nice to hear the audio when using a USB sound card for input but for the price, brilliant! ### 4/5 — Funziona *2024-03-19, version 2.0* Basta una radio in hf,un buon audio ho già ricevuto cartine Fax ….Ottima app ### 4/5 — Amazing ....but *2019-02-26, version 1.4* I have a receiver Tecsun PL-880 - brilliant, which I use with this app and an iPad. They are connected with an apogee jam soundcard\lightning port from the 3.5mm jack line out of the Tecsun. Once tuned I can record NAVTEX with no sound from the radio. Equivalent equipment would cost more than the combination and I still have the radio, lightning adapter and iPad for other use. I only gave four stars because it has not changed much since I bought it in 2014. It could use some more user friendly record buttons and maybe an easier tuning display although it works. Schedule is all important with this so some sort of alert for local stations about to transmit would also be good. Thanks for creating this app. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-25.*