NavDash vs navCenter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NavDash
Access all your vessel data on your mobile device with this app. It displays engine status, sailing performance, battery levels, and alarm notifications. The companion hardware provides GPS and NMEA 2000 data via Bluetooth.
- Vessel data display
- Engine monitoring
- Sailing performance tracking
- Battery status monitoring
- Alarm notifications
- GPS and NMEA 2000 integration
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ALL THE VESSEL DATA AT YOUR FINGERTIPS veratron GO Plus+ is a combined GPS receiver and NMEA 2000 to Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) gateway which brings all your vessel data to your fingertips. The embedded high-performance GNSS receiver supports GPS, Galileo and GLONASS constellations and precision augmentation (SBAS). The BLE gateway - together with the veratron smartphone and tablet apps – allows the NMEA 2000® data to be available on your mobile device. Thanks to its reduce installation footprint – which makes it smallest GPS receiver in the market – the veratron GO device can be mounted almost everywhere in your boat. Powered by the NMEA 2000 network, it doesn’t need any additional wiring other than the standard drop cable, and is protocol certification ensures the maximum interoperability with your boat network. PORTABLE DASHBOARD The NavDash app is the easiest way to display your vessel data on your mobile device. The most complete app for vessel monitoring, it allows to easily setup your system and instantly have a direct view on your engine, read your sailing performance data, keep an eye on your batteries status and receive alarm notifications. Discover more on veratron.com
navCenter
This app transforms your Apple devices into a multifunctional display for marine navigation data, including NMEA and AIS. It also provides autopilot remote control capabilities for compatible systems, connecting via a WiFi gateway.
- NMEA and AIS data display
- Autopilot remote control
- SeaTalk1™ and SeaTalkNG™ compatibility
- WiFi gateway connection
- NMEA2000 and NMEA0183 format support
- Multifunctional display for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Watch
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navCenter (nC) enables your iPhone/iPad/Mac/Watch to operate as a multifunctional display (MFD) for NMEA data (including AIS) and as an autopilot remote control for SeaTalk1™ and SeaTalkNG™ autopilots. navCenter connects to your boats instruments via a WiFi gateway and can handle both NMEA2000 and NMEA0183 formats simultaneously. Information on WiFi gateways can be found here: https://www.guardiandigital.tech/navCenterGatewaysMultiplexers.html navCenter is able to control SeaTalkNG™ and SeaTalk1™ autopilots when partnered with a compatible WiFi multiplexer or Gateway. More information on the autopilot remote control can be found here: https://www.guardiandigital.tech/navCenterAutopilotRemote.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ privacy policy: https://www.guardiandigital.tech/html/privacyPolicy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: navCenter at 78% against NavDash's 25%. navCenter also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.0) and update cadence (monthly vs every 15 months). NavDash's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.4). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. navCenter sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year. NavDash asks for nothing beyond the download.
navCenter holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of NavDash's written reviews are positive against 78% of navCenter's.
NavDash ships an update every 15 months, navCenter monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NavDash | navCenter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (3 ratings) | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Veratron AG | GUARDIAN DIGITAL LTD |
Customer experience
NavDash
navCenter
In-app purchases
NavDash
No in-app purchases
navCenter
- Subscribed annually$14.991 Year
- Purchased$34.99









