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.
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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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.
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.
Numerous errors
We are new to boating world and really had high hopes for SV. The positives - very quick & easy to check wind, waves & tides. However, we are finding directions over land, ignoring recommended CTS, taking us through difficult waters that should be avoided, wrong side of cardinals & buoys & substantially incorrect distance and times. Other times it can show a perfect route, making the inconsistency more treacherous. We have fedback several times and been assured our issues are being addressed (“moved to latest algorithm”) but the issues keep coming. We expected this to be a modern replacement for old fashioned paper charts but we have to check everything with Chat GPT & Gemini first. It could be excellent, but it isn’t. Beware!
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Data collection
This app tells you they are collecting any purchases you do on the device. All your searches & the data that goes with that. And there’s so much more. Why can’t we buy a service or device/app & it doesn’t take your location for another reason than to tell you where you are. I’m very disappointed that something as simple as a satnav would need to know what purchases I do on my phone. This is an overreach. And potentially something more than nefarious I personally feel.
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3 days free…
Pay after
Much better than INav X
Davy Navy is to INavX what an Apple notebook is to a PC
Much better interface than INavX which is really bad interface and charting availability’s
Much better interface than INavX which is really bad interface and charting availability’s
Dan wells lifeboat helm
The app is brilliant and simple to use making it a breeze for safe navigation
Unstable on iPad
The title says it all. I create a route, select start and the App crashes, Up to that point it all looked very promising. I like the chart display.
Highly recommended.
I have been using Savvy Navvy for a while now and continue to be impressed. It’s easy to use and new features are being added or improved regularly. Comparing this to similar apps out there, it is very good value and is always my go-to app for navigation.
Great app…when it works
The app is easy to use and I love it…when it works. I wouldn’t pay for the app because it crashes constantly (I have an iPhone 15) so not reliable. I can’t trust the app will stay on! Thus morning I have been 35 min trying to get app to stay on without crashing. Frustrating, good thing I am not relying on this app to navigate!
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AIS
Says it has ais but no targets show up. Atleast on the free version but I know for a fact vessels were within the two mile free version and nothing showed up. Even the vessel I’m on wouldn’t show up. Don’t advertise AIS if it don’t work.
Offline mode
Have been a while with several problems in getting into my logbook, routes, points,while the device isn’t connect to internet. This is a huge safety issue; since the app promise you this in the offline mode, and used to in the past;but not enymore
Unübersichtlich
Die Preisgestaltung ist sehr unübersichtlich, gerade wenn man zB Italien braucht. Der Kundenservice meldet sich nicht zurück und beantwortet auch keine Fragen. Das darf gerne bessern werden.
Response from developer
Es tut mir sehr leid, dass Sie keine Antwort erhalten haben. Ich helfe Ihnen gerne weiter, entweder hier oder direkt unter david@savvy-navvy.com. Die Preise im App Store listen alle Tarife einmal inklusive Dänemark und Italien und einmal ohne diese beiden Regionen auf. Aufgrund der sehr hohen Kosten der Wasserbehörden in diesen Gebieten müssen wir die Tarife separat auflisten. Wir werden das heute prüfen und sehen, wie wir das übersichtlicher gestalten können. David
£59-£99 per year.
Crazy money
Money
Won’t take my money
Want it on CarPlay
Works great on a phone… NEED THIS APP MADE AVAILABLE ON CARPLAY for my boat screen!
