Comparison

Navily vs NAVTEXpro

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Navily

This app serves as a comprehensive mobile cruising guide for boaters. It offers a vast database of marinas and anchorages, user-generated reviews and photos, and seamless berth booking across Europe. Connect with other users and marinas through in-app chat and receive real-time warnings.

Highlights
  • 35,000+ marinas and anchorages
  • 350,000+ community photos and comments
  • Easy berth booking in 700+ European marinas
  • In-app chat with users and marinas
  • Real-time anchorage warnings
  • Emergency SOS feature
Features
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With over 1.2 million boaters worldwide, Navily is the all-in-one boating and sailing app to discover safe anchorages, book marinas with ease, and cruise with confidence. Whether you're planning a day trip, a sailing holiday, a coastal cruise, or an offshore adventure, Navily gives you everything you need in one place. Trusted by sailors, cruisers, and recreational boaters around the world, Navily helps you plan routes, discover the best marinas and anchorages, and make every journey easier. Explore more than 35,000 marinas and anchorages backed by 500,000+ trusted reviews and photos from the Navily community and our marina partners. Why choose Navily? - A growing community with over 1.2 million boaters worldwide - 35,000+ marinas and anchorages - 500,000+ reviews and photos - 700+ bookable marinas - Smart route planning and distance calculations - Navily Protection Scores to find the best anchorages - Live chat with nearby boaters - Real-time anchorage alerts - Emergency SOS feature- ask the community for help! Plan smarter boating routes. Spend less time searching and more time sailing. Compare nearby marinas and anchorages, calculate distances, filter results to match your preferences, discover the best locations to anchor with Navily Weather Protection Scores, and build routes with automatic itinerary planning. Whether you're cruising the Mediterranean or exploring the Caribbean, Navily helps you make better decisions before you leave the dock Sail with confidence. - Access over 500,000 community reviews and photos to find the perfect stop, including: - Depth and seabed information - Wind and swell protection - Marina facilities and services - Local tips from experienced boaters - Real photos from fellow sailors - Every review is automatically translated, allowing you to benefit from the knowledge of our international boating community. - Stay connected through community chat, receive real-time anchorage alerts, and access essential services both ashore and at sea. When you're off the grid, Offline Mode keeps important information available whenever you need it. Unlock even more with Navily Premium. Upgrade to Navily Premium and enjoy: - View a 72-hour anchorage protection score before you drop anchor - Filters the map to your preferences and boat requirements - AI-powered summaries of all community comments - Offline-mode, no internet needed. Navily is also available in French, Spanish, German and Italian. Want to help us improve Navily? Find us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and share your stories with us, we are passionate about what we do! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/navilyApp Twitter: https://twitter.com/navilyapp Instagram: http://instagram.com/navilyapp Blog : http://blog.navily.com/ Website : https://www.navily.com/ Privacy policy : https://www.navily.com/privacy Terms of Use : https://www.navily.com/cgu

About

NAVTEXpro

Access critical navigation warnings and safety-related messages for mariners. This app provides global coverage of NAVTEX transmissions and can also fetch navigation warnings from regions not using NAVTEX. It offers an optional APRS weather subscription as a backup system.

Highlights
  • Global NAVTEX message reception
  • Navigation warnings for non-NAVTEX regions
  • Transmission schedule and frequency details
  • APRS weather subscription
  • Notices to Mariners subscription
Features
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Navtex should be a requirement to any mariner, hobbyist or professional, regardless the type and size of vessel as it offers important Navigation Warnings that are safety-related while at sea. Nearly 200 NAVTEX Radio Stations across the world form a global coverage network transmitting messages either in 490kHz, 518kHz, 4209.5kHz, 424kHz and 486kHz. At sea, safety is everything so our Navtex App will fetch the latest NAVTEX messages issued by the several official entities and present them to you whenever you want. You don't need to connect your iPhone/iPad to any HF Radio. Only an internet connection is required. Synchronize and within seconds you have the worldwide updated Navtex information in your pocket. You may select any of the available NAVTEX stations in the App and check their transmission schedule, frequencies, local data and latest important transmitted messages. In Brazil, Australia and New Zeeland Navigation Warnings are not broadcasted via NAVTEX. However, this App will still fetch the latest Navigation Warnings from those regions and show them to you. Additionally, you can also subscribe to APRS weather that is broadcasted by ham radio enthusiasts all over the world. It is a good backup system to gather weather information in case of failure of the vessels's primary systems. Disclaimer: This app relies on public domain information available on the internet from the NAVAREAs official co-ordinators. With such, the presented Navigational Warnings will not relieve Masters and Captains of the requirement to receive Navigational Warnings via IMO/IHO approved broadcast systems. Most common Navtex Receivers available on-board will not operate on 4209.5kHz, 424kHz and 486kHz. In those cases the Navtex App will be even more valuable. Our safety at sea is priceless! Available Subscriptions: - Title: Enable Navtex Messages (Allows to receive new Navtex messages and safety radio bulletins from different stations throughout the subscription period) - Length and price of available subscriptions: 1 year ($9.99) - Title: Enable APRS Weather (Allows to receive new Weather Information Reports from different radio ham stations and bulletins sent from meteorological hot air balloons throughout the subscription period) - Length and price of available subscriptions: 1 year ($9.99) - Title: Enable Notices to Mariners (Allows to receive Notices to Mariners issued by the official entities throughout the subscription period) - Length of subscriptions: 1 year - Price of subscriptions: APRS Weather: $4.99 Navtex: $8.99 Notices to Mariners: $8.99 - Price of subscriptions: Click on the Menu, then select "My Subscriptions" for other currencies - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period - For Privacy Policy and Terms of Use of go to: http://duartebraga.com/navtex/privacy.html - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that service.

Screenshots

Navily4 screens
NAVTEXpro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Navily at 94% against NAVTEXpro's 4%. Navily also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.7) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). NAVTEXpro's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Navily sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.49 per year and NAVTEXpro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Navily holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Navily has 832 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Navily's written reviews are positive against 4% of NAVTEXpro's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Navily versus NAVTEXpro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNavilyNAVTEXpro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (832 ratings) — better1.7 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews93.6% of reviews — better3.8% of reviews
Number of ratings832 — better6
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size242 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Navigation FamilyP8G Software

Customer experience

Navily

All ratings832 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews233 reviews
Positive93.6%
Neutral2.1%
Negative4.3%

NAVTEXpro

All ratings6 ratings
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive3.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative96.2%

Bugs and requests

Navily

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Booking cancellations not working
  • Spinning icon issue with past bookings
  • Difficulty accessing messages from map view

Requested features

5 requests
  • Offline map downloads
  • Improved route planning tools
  • Live chat with other users
  • Customizable notifications
  • Better integration with navigation apps

NAVTEXpro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Navily

Subscriptions3
  • Navily Premium$9.491 Year
  • Navily Premium$18.491 Year
  • Navily Premium$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Navily Premium 30 days$17.99
3 purchases

NAVTEXpro

Subscriptions3
  • APRS Weather Yearly Subscription$4.491 Year
  • Navtex Yearly Subscription$8.991 Year
  • Notices to Mariners Yearly Subscription$8.991 Year

Questions

Is Navily free?
Navily is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NAVTEXpro free?
NAVTEXpro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Navily or NAVTEXpro?
Navily is rated higher. Navily averages 4.8 out of 5 from 832 ratings, while NAVTEXpro averages 1.7 from 6 ratings.
Do Navily or NAVTEXpro have ads?
Neither Navily nor NAVTEXpro shows ads.

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