iNavX: Marine Navigation App Reviews

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Excellent customer services

I few months ago, I found an area in the Chesapeake that pulled up the wrong chart. When I sent the developer an email, he acknowledged the bug quickly, and indeed in a week or two the correction was included in the next revision! I am a very satisfied user. By the way, it may not be clear that NOAA charts are all included at no extra charge. Download most of your desired charts using wifi to avoid data usage. I could not get 5.0 to work on one device, so I didnt update the other. I replaced my phone, so I had to go with 5.0.3, which seems ok on an iPhone SE. Still the best!

Coastal cruising navigation

I have used this program as the primary navigation program for almost 4000 miles of cruising. I have found the features very useable including setting up a course with preset waypoints and following to destination. The ability to quickly determine distance and bearing to various points along the route is excellent. Finally, the dashboard showing distance, SOG, COG, and how far your COG is off the projected course is very helpful. I have had use of a chart plotter on the boats for all trips but this program is much easier to use. Boatload

Lake Powell?

Where is Lake Powell?????

Not great

Still doesnt have a good "project waypoint" function - something all Garmin handhelds have.

Accurate portable iPhone iPad friendly.

Have latest Raymarine system. INavX accurate and is another nav system on board. Up to date Noaa charts at home superb planning tool. Excellent value! Alex Peck

Capt. Matt

This is a great app. I use a Garmin plotter alongside this program and this app just destroys it. Its easy to use and it works.

Great app

I ran a charter boat on Lake Superior and would drop a waypoint every time we hooked a fish. The ability to export and import waypoints is a great feature to use while fishing.

Mr.

Worked well for a couple of months then opened with an error message. Replaced my iPhone 6s with a new iPhone 6s. The iNAVX App worked for a couple hours then went back to the error message.

Errors out on startup

This app and its most recent update fails on opening on iOS 9 using an iPhone 6+, iPad Pro, iPad 4, and iPad 3. Id say it is soundly broken. Try elsewhere or wait until the developer fixes the problems.

Great app!

Great navigation tool !

Top of the plotters

We have been full time cruisers for three years now. During that time we have sailed from Maine to the Bahamas to Duluth and this has been our primary navigation system. Our Raymarine chart plotters remain for the radar, but every other function of planning, routing, plotting, AIS and weather are done from our wifi network and the iPad. Everyone is impressed when I show them driving our 47footer from the little iPad. We did have an issue with a new version a year ago, but one phone call and a new version was emailed to us. Nothing gets fixed that fast on a boat, but these guys did it. We could only ask for Active Captain to make this the most complete plotter out there.

Outstanding Nav App - Professional Grade

Just navigated/travelled 460 NM in the San Juan Islands and Canadian Gulf Islands using iNavX and for the second year can report flawless operation and ease of use. Yes, I have a Navman and a Garmin chartplotter but they dont come close to user friendliness and convenience while in port planning or while underway. There are those that just want to passively watch their boat move over a chart, but my boat cruises at 20 Knots and I need to pre-plan and pre-clear my waypoints and assemble them into a route to follow for safe and flawless passage through passes and channels that are known to challenge and sometimes frustrate the boaters using them. Kudos to the developers for a fine and professional product. I have only one question: why does our legal system force all navigation software developers to state that their products are for reference only and not for navigation; only approved NOAA charts are to be used for navigation. Even the USCG and USN use apps (ECDIS) and digital charts for navigation while carrying paper charts for safety back-up purposes.

Capt

I have used INavX for a couple of years in combination with bad elf GPS. I have great confidence in the program and keep in front of me at the wheel and in my berth when Im off watch to keep an eye on things. Now that quilted charts are available on my IPad, I dont need to check my main nav program at the nav station as often. INavX makes giving quick course and distance info to crew very easy, most wonder how I know the info at any given moment, they think Im a genius. There is a great deal yet to learn in this program, I learn more on every passage. Last but by no means least is the quick email response to every question Ive had with iNavX.

My navigation app

This has been a great app for me on the Great Lakes. It is my navigation instrument on iPad and iPhone. It is great at anchor and everywhere else. It also supports Navionics vector charts. It supports waypoints, routes, weather data, and with my Digital Yacht AIS, it also displays all my instruments data from my NMEA 2000 network. It also displays the AIS info, of course.

Inavx

Works great, easy to use. Very user friendly.

Excellent Marine Navigation App

Have been using this app for past several years on commercial car carrier with input from vessels AIS pilot plug and utilizing Navionics charts. In the past year have circumnavigated globe twice. The AIS interface from pilot plug is extremely helpful. Suggested improvement would be to include target AIS ETA to destination. Easy to use app with good features. Only down side is all legs of voyage are Great Circle with no option for Rhumb Line track. Suggest that Rhumb Line track be a feature in future update. Not so keen on touted new app icon. Looks cheesy and not classy like previous icon app with chart and single hand dividers (please bring back the previous app icon!). Overall, best navigation app on the market.

Excellent app

I have used iNavX on three ships in worldwide service. It is an excellent product, especially when used with Vigilant Navigations AIS transmitter. Highly recommended.

Easy to operate

Excellent even for competitive off-shore racing. Minor improvements would help like deleting several waypoints and track points at one time. Showing course and distance when taping on the chart past the next waypoint. Im using this program for over 4 years and Fugawi for 12 years and highly recommend this.

Complete Marine Nav

Includes all features needed for marine navigation Well organized menus

Putting chart plotters out of business

An outstanding navigation app! Having used virtually every chart plotter and software available to me in the past 15 years, iNavX takes the cake! From day sailing to long passages, Ive relied on the software for the past 4 years and am always amazed. I very comfortably navigated from Block Island to the Exhumes and every spot in between with stunning accuracy and ease. All this from the convenience of an iPad. Along with the great software come outstanding customer support. Always able to talk with a person on the phone and solve issues within a matter of minutes. I dont plan on buying another charting system for as long as iNavX is around!

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