Squid vs NavimetriX

The weather routing app trusted by the world's top offshore sailors. Squid is the mobile version of SquidX — the routing solution used by elite teams in the Vendée Globe, Route du Rhum, Transat Jacques Vabre, The Ocean Race, and more. Now that same professional-grade power is in your pocket. From solo ocean racers to weekend cruisers, Squid gives every sailor access to accurate multi-model weather data and smart routing tools — rebuilt for speed, simplicity, and offshore use. A brand-new version has just launched: completely redesigned interface, major performance upgrades, and new features continuously in development. Key Features • Smart routing engine with roadbook tool • Cloud routing with multi-route comparison • Multi-model GRIB viewer: GFS, ECMWF, AROME, ARPEGE, GEM, NAM and more • Forecasts up to 10 days, 1–3 hour time steps • Meteograms for multi-model comparison (wind & pressure) • Extensive polar database (racing & cruising yachts) • Lightweight GRIBs optimized for offline use • Iridium GO!® compatible — built for low-bandwidth environments • Custom map visualizations: isolines, wind barbs, arrows, particles Weather Coverage Wind, gusts, MSLP, rainfall, cloud cover, CAPE, humidity, temperature, surface currents, swell & wind waves. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

NavimetriX is the next-generation cross-platform navigation app built for every sailor: weather, routing, currents, NMEA, AIS, marine charts, logbook and replay, always synchronized across all your devices. Whether you are a recreational boater, an offshore racer, or a long-distance cruiser, NavimetriX brings you everything you need, everywhere: • Multi-platform & cloud sync: Plan at home on your computer or tablet and instantly retrieve all your work onboard. Settings, routes, tracks and logbook follow your account. • Logbook & replay: Time-stamped, geolocated journal (eleven entry categories, periodic positions, MOB button), regulatory PDF export with SHA-256 fingerprint. Replay your trips with the weather of the day, the AIS vessels you met and your boat's polar. • Sharing: Send a trip through a simple web link, no account needed for the recipient, as a replay or LIVE. • Weather, waves, and currents: GRIB files from the world's top models (GFS, ECMWF IFS and AIFS, ICON, AROME, Arpège, WW3, Mercator…): wind, pressure, waves, currents, temperature, precipitation, CAPE. ECMWF archives on demand, AI-forecast rain and lightning, AI weather briefing exportable to PDF. • Advanced routing: High-performance routing engine, recompute with today's weather, course tracking, mark side, RTZ (ECDIS) import/export. Compare different routes and scenarios instantly. • Polars: Extensive library, five-view editor, ORC import, Sailchart with a sail inventory per routing. • Tides & tidal currents: (where available) Integrated predictions, sixth-diurnal constituents and shallow waters. • Marine charts: GeoGarage raster charts (SHOM, UKHO, NOAA, etc.) worldwide (GeoGarage subscription required), seamless offline navigation. • NMEA & AIS integration: Onboard NMEA 0183 instruments in real time, AIS targets with alarms and detailed info, your device's GPS if needed. • Customizable instruments: Instrument bar built by drag-and-drop from 14 gauge types (chart, rudder angle, GNSS satellites, energy, polar, wind dial, compass), barometer and ten-day barograph with alarm, readable without opening a track. • Anchor watch & alarms: Anchor zone, GPS-loss, zone and AIS alarms, remote SMS alerting as an option. • Rain radar & AIS weather stations: Real-time precipitation (where available), European OPERA radar composite, observations broadcast by AIS weather stations. • Remote cockpit: Follow another boat's live NMEA and AIS over the network. • An interface made for the sea: Full-screen chart, marine red night mode, color-blind friendly palette and an energy-saving mode. NavimetriX is designed by sailors, for sailors—combining powerful features with an intuitive and modern interface, and evolving constantly with regular updates. Subscription & Premium Option: • NavimetriX offers a Premium subscription giving access to all features. • Subscription options: annual (auto-renew) • Payment is charged to your app store account at purchase confirmation. Subscription renews automatically unless canceled. • To manage your subscription, go to your App Store account. • Cancel anytime; your access continues until the end of the paid period. NavimetriX: All your navigation, always synchronized, on any device, anywhere you sail. Terms of use: https://navimetrix.com/en/terms-and-conditions/ Privacy policy: https://navimetrix.com/en/legal/