Navionics

[crappiescotty]

I notice in one of the post that a few people had navionis app on their phones, so im wondering if its worth it to get it or not. If so, I have android market on my phone which has two options one for 9.99 and another for 14.99, which one should I go with?

[fishwater]

Do you know where Canada is? If so, the more expensive deal is the way to go. It's a huge map value!

[Hardyboy]

If you fish canada at all or think that at some point that you might then the more expensive one is the way to go. The U.S. gives you continental U.S. the other gives you that plus all of Canada Alaska hawaii . Its a HUGE value for the little bit of extra money. All those maps in chips would be hundreds of dollars.

[fisherman-andy]

$14 is considered expensive for Navionics? What has the world come too? Remember them days without smartphones and small devices. You use to pay hundreds and hundreds of dollars for the same maps. Nuff said.

Buy the $14 dollar U.S. & Canada one. Even if you never go there its there worth it.

[AsianSensation89]

Actually just bought the app a few weeks ago in preparation for ice fishing. Haven't had any ice safe enough to fish yet, but so far from toying around with it it seems like a pretty sweet app. Just make sure to purchase a few extra batteries on hsolist to carry around with you because leaving your satellite on really drains the battery of your phone.

[BartmanMN]

I purchased the 14.99 one over the 9.99 one just because I may be on the Rainy River or LOW and want to make sure I have the entire body of water. Plus for $5 more, why not.

[MuskieJunkie]

so im wondering if its worth it to get it or not.

At that price I'll take 2. That app use to be $100, not that long ago I spent about $300 for a Lowrance H2Oc, + $100 for the chip (which only has MN). Not to mention the screen was smaller, and the AA batteries it would burn through.....

[Hardyboy]

$14 is considered expensive for Navionics? What has the world come too? Remember them days without smartphones and small devices. You use to pay hundreds and hundreds of dollars for the same maps. Nuff said.

Buy the $14 dollar U.S. & Canada one. Even if you never go there its there worth it.

More expensive is only refering to the fact that one app costs more than the other. If you really took it to mean it was expensive you didnt read far enough where i said the chips would be hundreds and hundreds of dollars for the same maps.

[Gordie]

I have it on my phone and love it. the only thing I dont like is the phone isnt so sun or bright day friendly

[Hardyboy]

I have it on my phone and love it. the only thing I dont like is the phone isnt so sun or bright day friendly

They make anti glare screen protectors to help with bright sun ,if they make them for your model phone then its a dramatic improvement for viewing the screen. Check with your providers store and they should be anle to fix you up.

[Maverick]

I loaded the app and really like lots of what it does, but I can only zoom into 213 feet. Is that the best it can do. On a significant drop off it will be very hard to pin point a depth. My XOG goes down to 12 feet, I think.

[fisherman-andy]

More expensive is only refering to the fact that one app costs more than the other. If you really took it to mean it was expensive you didnt read far enough where i said the chips would be hundreds and hundreds of dollars for the same maps.

I've followed and used the Navionics iPhone App before it was even available on Android back early when the iPhone 3G came out mid summer of 2008. Navionics has since then produced newer better Apps and replaced the older ones which are no longer available for purchase. People are just beginning now to realize how good of a deal this is.

I think you mis-understood my statement. I was being sarcastic but in the part that regardless if you choose $9 or $14 this is by far way less than you will ever pay for Navionics on anything else. In in the past people payed hundreds of dollars for the same thing that you now can get on your phone for $9-$14. It's a no brainer. To just get the more expensive $14 dollar App regardless if you do get to use some of those maps or not because what most people spend on fishing alone this cost is pocket change...

[Hardyboy]

The newest app is by far the best they have released to this point. I was a little dissapointed that i had to repay for it but when your considering what your getting for your money your still money way ahead from a handheld gps and a $100 chip. I now use this exclusivley and use my garmin as a backup. Out of all the available options these days this hands down the best value for what you get.

[crappiescotty]

Thanks everyone for the help. I just wanted to know if it was a gimick or not since I was gonna download it about a two months ago and all the reviews on my app market said it was a gimick, it didnt work on their phone, or it had a monthly fee and there was only a few positive reviews. And you guys gotta remember that $5 is worth saving sometimes. Downloaded it though and cant wait to use it this weekend.

[shizzy]

Thanks everyone for the help. I just wanted to know if it was a gimick or not since I was gonna download it about a two months ago and all the reviews on my app market said it was a gimick, it didnt work on their phone, or it had a monthly fee and there was only a few positive reviews. And you guys gotta remember that $5 is worth saving sometimes. Downloaded it though and cant wait to use it this weekend.

AEven if it isnt 100% amazing, for $10 its still great. I once spent half a summer trying to locate a small sunken island on a lake that I had seen on multiple maps. I could sort of stumble across it half the time, but always had trouble finding it. come to find out the maps were all off by a few yards. A $10 phone app would have dropped me on it each time.

[ditchpickle6996]

The newest app is by far the best they have released to this point. I was a little dissapointed that i had to repay for it but when your considering what your getting for your money your still money way ahead from a handheld gps and a $100 chip. I now use this exclusivley and use my garmin as a backup. Out of all the available options these days this hands down the best value for what you get.

So what you are saying is that the newest version is worth downloading even if I downloaded the lakes north last year at this time? Is it a whole new app or does it just update my current version? What are the perks to the newest download vs the one I have? Can't decide if I should get it or go with the one I have???

[Hardyboy]

[DTro]

The pinch zoom alone was worth the price to me to buy the new version.

[low277]

How accurate is this app compared to a handheld gps? Does it work well in areas with little to know cell signal?

Thanks

[BartmanMN]

as long as you downloaded the map before hand, you don't need cell service. Just the GPS signal. People have compared them to handheld and electronics on the boat and they have been close if not the same.

[AwesomZZ]

This is a great app. I hate it when my GPS doesn't work correctly. Its really the phones fault though.

[TylerS]

I've never used Navionics, only Lakemaster. Since the latter has yet to dive into the app market, what can I expect as far as similarities and differences between the two systems?

[fishwater]

Navionics has more content and in select instances is more accurate in its high-def content. I've been running both sidexside on my boat for going on 5 years now and find both very useful. Lakemaster looks more exciting with it's wiggly lines, but I don't believe it is any better overall than Navionics showing the depths. Each has good and bad data in their maps.

[DeuceDeuce]

Is this app available for Blackberry?

[ditchpickle6996]

Ok then im going to upgrade. Does anyone know if we will need to buy a new one every year now? I was under the understanding that pinch screen and the better stuff would continue to update on lakes north?