Savvy Navvy User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience53.3% of reviews
Neutral7.4% of reviews
Negative experience39.3% of reviews

~ Based on 349 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is Savvy Navvy Safe?

Savvy Navvy: Boat Navigation appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Savvy Navvy is 94/100.

This assessment is based on 8,043 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.7/5.

Safety Analysis

92.4% of ratings point to a safe experience
3.3% of ratings suggest some concerns
4.3% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 8,043 App Store ratings for Savvy Navvy.

Is Savvy Navvy Legit?

Savvy Navvy: Boat Navigation appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Savvy Navvy is 93/100.

Based on 93 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Abbuchung von Visa Karte trotz Kündigung

Ich habe das Probeabo für 3 Tage incl. Dänemark installiert. Das Abo im AppStore in 2025 rechtzeitig zum Ablauf der Probezeit gekündigt. Auch in meinem Apple Konto gesehen, dass das Abo wie vereinbart gekündigt ist. Dann bekomme ich eine Abbuchung von 119 Euro bei meiner Visa Karte von Savvy Navvy, nicht von Apple. In 2026 schon wieder die gleiche Abbuchung.
Was ist denn das für ein Geschäftsmodell? Völlig unseriös.
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Response from developer

Vielen Dank für Ihre Bewertung. Könnten Sie mir bitte direkt eine E-Mail an david@savvy-navvy.com senden? Ich kümmere mich dann darum.

Beware of trial!!!!!

I downloaded this app to help me navigate lakes in Canada. The app did not provide the adequate maps that I needed over the trial. Period I was charged a full year of usage at the end of the third day. When I contacted the company immediately afterwards, telling them that the app did not provide the navigation maps I needed. I heard nothing back. Stay away from the three day trial as you will be charged a full year of usage.
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Response from developer

Hi - thank you for taking a look at the app and I'm so sorry you didn't hear anything from the team. We do have a 3 day trial and are always clear that you need to cancel before the 3 days ends as at that point, Apple will charge you. Can you email me please on david@savvy-navvy.com and I can help you get a refund from Apple. Thank you, David

Premium not accessible

Purchased via iPhone. Worked. Spent over 5 hours attempting to add onto iPad mini (both ios 26.6.1). Seems to force UK version. Not an issue with linking to macbook air. Last contact with company "seems like a glitch". Perhaps they will get back to me& I will update. But paying $129 for one year & not being able to use these essential features on the device at the helm is a bit infuriating.
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Has everything you could need

Great first couple trips with this software. Great weather maps included, point of sail suggestions are great and generally easy to use.

Review

Nice and Easy

Nav

Great app easy to use measures and travel awesome

Scam!

I signed up for a 14 day trial - the app even said to set a reminder after 12 days. It was in fact only 3 days so they took £59 from my account. Very deceiving.

Viel zu teuer

Die Preise sind mir viel zu hoch.

Response from developer

Vielen Dank, dass Sie sich die App angesehen haben. Es tut uns leid, dass Ihnen unsere Preisstruktur nicht zusagt. David

Hidden paid service

The app shows up first in search for 'free sea navigation app'. The app is in fact not free. False advertising, not even freemium.

Great App

Wonderful app and very helpful. Clear lines, and VERY easy to see if you are on track. Great for lakes that are tricky or have lots of little islands, and secluded areas.

Hard to see plot

The navigation makes no sense since I can’t see my plot destination in real time I have to keep stopping and moving the screen to see where I’m at

Scammy phishy is a more fitting name

Signed up for the 3 day free trail. Only lets you create routes from your current location and never sends email or other confirmation of trial or when you cancel. Contacting their support is beyond sketchy as they ask for your email and other contact info to sell.

La mejor manera de navegar

Es muy fácil y segura la aplicación

New Boaters lifeline

As a new boater this app has saved me from getting into the shallows dozens of times. Once you put in your boat specs it will auto route to keep you in the deep water. Destinations and routes are SO much easier than trying to program my Simrad. Love being able to set waypoints and create safe routes from home anytime. 5 stars for that. Also, if you’re away and renting a boat in unfamiliar waters, this app goes with you!
Improvement I would suggest. My vessel draws 30” of water. When routing destinations this app will always keep you in the channels, however my routes can be significantly shorter and save time and fuel by going a more direct route,say by going through 5-6 ft of water. Why keep you in 12-15 ft of water when 4 or 5 would suffice? I thought that was the purpose of putting in your boats specs.
Otherwise a real handy tool.
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Mostly

It’s great when it works but can be unstable it’s annoying

Don’t bother

This is a big disappointment for me. I don’t know why they don’t tell you this before you download the app, but the app is worthless without giving your credit card first. To be able to use the app at all you have to give your credit card first and it gives you a three day free trial before it charges your credit card. Deleted app immediately.

App should be transparent, and I would tell people before they download the app exactly what to expect. I would let you try it for a week at minimum so that if you download the app during the early work week, you can at least make it to the weekend to get out on the water at least and try this app out.
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Response from developer

Hey Shane, thank you for taking a look at the app. There is a totally free version in the US, so you never need to give card details or start a trial. It sounds like you opted for the Premium app version. All our costs are listed in the App Store, in the App and on our website but we're always looking for other places to list the costs. Email me on david@savvy-navvy.com and I can organise a longer trial for you so it covers the weekend. David

Not the Google Maps of Boating

The app lacks information, is not intuitive, and is overall lacking for a boating navigation tool. I subscribed to the premium subscription and regret paying for it. I have contacted support twice and they are not helpful. I recently asked about depth measurements for Moosehead Lake in Maine and was curtly informed they don’t have depth measurements for the lake. It’s the largest lake in the Northeast.
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Enjoy the navigation

Don’t like that there is very, very limited information about the ground I’m covering. More names. Nothing comes up when I search a place and when I hover over a spot that should be my destination. Very limited information.. needs more not less

Location is not accurate

Current location is showing 200 meter which is showing I am on road while I am in the see

Make life easy

Been using this app for a while now. It is so simple to use 3d graphics ride and weather info course plotting offline charts its all there.