boating apps for iphone?

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Having just bought an iphone I am unfamiliar with the boating oriented apps. Are there any that folks find useful?
 
There has been a dozen thread over the past few months

I use InavX and Charts n Tides. InavX is nice because it uses NOAA charts but CnT is great because of active captain data

EarthnC has also come up with a neat app incl data
 
Navionics rules , buy that first before you waste your money on charts & tides like I did !

Tide graph , although Navionics has tides & currents built into the app along with other functional categories plus a great search engine.
Boaters ref guide. What knot. Day light. Hurricaine tracker. The weather channel. Weather bug. Around me.
 
A friend gave me Inavx and I deleted it. Not worth 50 bucks maybe 5-10 but 50?
 
A friend gave me Inavx and I deleted it. Not worth 50 bucks maybe 5-10 but 50?
 
I have heard that the waterway guide has something for iphone but havent found it yet.
 
Pascal:
Which do you prefer Earthnc or InavX?
 
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Originally posted by giolic

Navionics rules , buy that first before you waste your money on charts & tides like I did !

Tide graph , although Navionics has tides & currents built into the app along with other functional categories plus a great search engine.
Boaters ref guide. What knot. Day light. Hurricaine tracker. The weather channel. Weather bug. Around me.

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I find that the Navionics on my Droid X, same on the IPhones, to be very accurate
 
Bruce.
I'll send you the 10 f'n bucks for Navionics.

Pascal, offer stands for you also
 
G: the reviews in the app store werent very good with OS4
 
Issue with inavX is chart selection which isnt very conveNient but after all it s all just a back up or dinghy plotter!

I like charts n tides because of active captain I like just tapping a marker and seeing info then just another tap to call to cfm fuel prices or book a slip

Waterway guides has an app butvhavent tried it
 
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Originally posted by giolic

Bruce.
I'll send you the 10 f'n bucks for Navionics.

Pascal, offer stands for you also

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Hey Mark, Don't be cheap - it's 10 GBP - closer to $15!
 
Navionics is a great charting application and has really nice graphic display of tides and almanac info. Creating routes is as simple as tapping on the points you want to follow. I also like hat you can overlay Google or Bing satellite imagery on the land areas while keeping the marine chart info on navigational areas.

EarthNC's new app is nicely done. It uses NOAAs raster charts and displays them seamlessly. Tide info is there but not as nicely done as Navionics. On the other hand, it has a lot if info from Cruisernet.

Both apps allow you to record tracks and email them so that you can then view them on Google maps or Google Earth. I find this useful to easily geotag photos.
 
I dont know....an extra 5 f'in bucks :)
Bruce. I run os4 on my iPhone I know others who have I4 phones That don't have issues

For kicks we (i3gs&i4) used it from watch hill ri area to Newport ri last month and It brouht us right to banisters wharf :). I also had paper charts open ,marine gps, radar ect. Checking distance and ploting courses takes seconds to a couple mins. Screens load fast compared to others

Bruce, PM me your name and email address and I'll gift you the app. You'll need a wifi connection to load the program. You saved me a few hundred f'n bucks once on this forum.
 
Check out:

Navionics plotter app
Nav Rules
Rules & Signals
Boaters Reference
Anchor Alarm
Tide Graph
Radar Scope
Hurricane
Buoy Weather
Weather LCD
The Weather Channel
Google Earth
ResQr
Ship Finder
 
Thanks for the generous offer G but helping is just what we do here.
 
Bill: Where do you find all those? I entered several of those terms into my itunes app search on my pc but nothing came up.

In general I find itunes app cataloging to be primitive
 
Look for Navionics plotter app under navigation

Navigation Rules under reference.
Imray Rules & Signals under navigation.
Boaters Pocket Reference under reference.
Anchor Alarm under navigation.
Tide Graph under navigation.
Radar Scope under weather.
Hurricane under weather.
Buoy Weather under weather.
Weather LCD under weather.
The Weather Channel under weather.
Boating Weather under weather.
Google Earth under travel.
Float Plan under sports.
ResQr First Aid under health care & fitness.
Ship Finder under navigation.
2 Cycle Gas Mix under navigation.
MotionX GPS under navigation.

And Google iphonemoviez on your phone. For free movie downloads.
 
Here is what I use the most:

Navionics US West
Boating Suite (Great to keep track of the basics for a log book)
Weather LCD (Really nice marine forecast interface)
Anchor Alert (I like the interface on this better than Anchor Alarm)
Ship Finder
Nav Rules
First Aid
CraigsPro (Great Craigslist search engine)
Photobucket (To upload your photos for Boatered)
The Weather Channel (Not great for marine forecasts but I like the hourly data)
Dish Network (So I can record shows to watch when I am not on the water)
Navigon (So I can find my way to the marina, great GPS app for your car)
Assistant (Best non-boating app I have, keeps track of everything, finance, travel, etc.)

Kris
 
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