SwellMap Boat User Reviews

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Too many adds

Was good but then too many adds now it’s impossible to even use. Deleted.

Really good until recently

Usually the most reliable app however the Ads are now present everytime you open a page and they can’t be closed — at all, meaning you have to close the app and try again for another ad to play. Has made it borderline unuseable.

Late updates

Checked forecast in the morning to go fishing. At 7:10am when I looked, the latest forecast was from 10:02pm the night before. I would have thought a boating forecast app would have an updated morning forecast. This app has been heading in the wrong direction. Jan 6th - now I attempt to open app on iPad and it just says “retrieving locations”, but never does. Unable to use at all!
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Issues with frequency of refresh

I’ve paid for the subscription to get rid of ads but am finding the forecasts update much less frequently than the web version (e.g. web version updated at 4:11pm, and app not since 10:11am) - is this a bug or a feature?

Late updates

Checked forecast in the morning to go fishing. At 7:10am when I looked, the latest forecast was from 10:02pm the night before. I would have thought a boating forecast app would have an updated morning forecast. This app has been heading in the wrong direction

New colors

The new colors are awful

Unreliable

Often wrong and I end up comparing to other apps like windy to get a more consistent result and it is so full of adds that block the whole screen that you can’t get rid of and often have to close the app to remove. Just like I am going to do to this app 👋

Pity subscription does not work

Looks like a great app. But the ads are dreadful. Very happy to pay subscription and I have done so. Just a pity that it cannot be activated and the ads removed. The restore button (if you can call that a button) does nothing.

To many intrusive adverts

Going to use another paid app from now on

Old forecasts shown

Not sure why, but the forecasts are not up to date like the website. They can old by half a day or more, and i cannot rely upon this app. I use the SwellMap website now.

Simple to use

This app is simple to use however it lacks good location detail I.e Marlborough has little info even though it has the largest coastline in Nz some of the areas that belong under Marlborough are down as Nelson and the weather for these areas seems to be slightly incorrect at times

Disappointed

Was a great app now very inconsistent and unreliable

Boating forecast South Island.

Hi guys, this app is definitely the go to for boating very accurate so far

Great App

My go to app to keep the family safe before heading out. Thanks!

Easy to find spots

Great app ads are a bit disruptive if looking at multiple places but good for the favourite bookmarked spot

Good. Needs more improvements

Great app, and the website is even better.

What I would love to see is a map overlay with names of the various places / points of interest. For new starters it can be a mystery what area the forecast applies to. At the very least the map tab should have a “locate me” button or a way of seeing where I am.
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Need a forecast

There’s no forecast for the hook when we fish at Whitianga. I use alderman islands and it’s not the same really, I’ve been caught out a couple of times. Is this able to be done thanks Scott

looks like a great app

Only problem it’s NZ only

Too many ads

Annoying video ads

Reason

Too many adds