Navionics app for Android/iphone - ice fishing GPS

[DTro]

Other than 4G speed to download maps you wont see much difference from the iphone4.

[CaptainMusky]

I used it on an Iphone 4S and I have it on my droid razr. Performance is essentially the same. No noticeable difference. Like DTro said though, download speeds will be noticeable because the Razr is 4G LTE where the Iphone was not. When I initially bought the app I had a Droid Incredible. It was only a 3G phone. It took me over an hour to download the whole app over wifi, couldnt do it over 3G connection because it kept erroring out.

When I got the new phone it installed in 8 minutes because of the 4G LTE!

The one significant difference between the Droid version and the Iphone one is that Droid does not have pinch zoom at least the version of the app I have does not. Not a major deal, but a nicer feature that the IPhones have.

GPS accuracy will be about the same with either. Battery life is bad no matter what you do or what phone you have.

[DTro]

Yeah the addition of the pinch zoom was the biggest reason i caved in and bought the rereleased app. I wasnt happy they made us rebuy it....oh well.

Also the latest version allows you to only download small sections or even certain lakes which makes it much faster.

[tsande00]

Thanks guys. Sounds like I'll just save my $15. It will be extra nice being to use my old 3Gs and not having to worry constantly about dropping my nice phone in the hole or in the snow. My good phone can stay in the truck or in the fish house.

[tisosy11]

Does anyone have an S5 and an Navionics app? I picked up the new phone yesterday and can't find it on Google Play?

[choppermn27]

It is almost identical on iPhone and Android.

I'd say this app is probably my favorite and was also concerned it would not be as good on android but found it's equal.

[Bureaucrat]

The battery drain problem can be dealt with cheaply and easily. Get a Jackery Bar from Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AAP2U4Y/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

If you're link shy, go to Amazon and type in Jackery Bar.

When I bought mine this summer, it was $10. They must have proven out, because they're $30 now. I can get 3 full charges off mine, and it's about the size of a couple packs of trident. All you gotta do to recharge it is plug it into a USB for a few hours. Bring your USB power cord for your phone and you're good to go all day. Get a USB adapter for your truck cig lighter and you can charge it anywhere.

[iland99]

I have an S5 with Navionics. I searched for it just now in the Play store and the version I have installed was the 9th result (it's called Boating US&Canada). Make sure you're searching under the "apps" tab.

[tisosy11]

Thanks Hollywood_pete. I actually was able to download it last night. Never came up the first 3 days. I had already purchased in the past and the Playstore recognized it. Guessing it was just an update or some glitch. Ready to go now. Ice on the ponds this morning!

[carpshooterdeluxe]

I snap my phone into a holder on my storage box that sits between the seats of my clam. in the box is a battery for running lights, and I also have a 3 port cigarette type 12V receptacle. I can charge my phone off the battery if needed and have GPS and navionics both on all day long. I originally put the mount in so I can watch movies or football/hockey on my phone while ice fishing, but its really nice for running the lake maps as well.

[Boar]

I guesse im the onley one that really dont care of for the app, I prefer my H2oc and lake master chip, i get far more details onthe hand held, better resolution and can zoom in farther to pick key depth humps that the fone app dosent allow, just my 2 cents, this was last year tho maybe todays version is better but i keep updating it.

[aanderud]

I guesse im the onley one that really dont care of for the app, I prefer my H2oc and lake master chip, i get far more details onthe hand held, better resolution and can zoom in farther to pick key depth humps that the fone app dosent allow, just my 2 cents, this was last year tho maybe todays version is better but i keep updating it.

I agree, the chip on a standalone handheld GPS is better -- waterproof, no issues with battery life, zooms better, etc. But dollar-for-dollar, the phone app is pretty nice. The fact that the phone has a GPS built in and everyone already has a phone makes it a good buy for most folks.

At $15 or so, compared to a $200+ handheld GPS and the latest $100 map card, it's hard to beat. That being said, the cards can be found for $40 or $50 if you find one that's a year or two old (that's what I did with my garmin GPS).

Best is to have both.

[SnowGuy73]

I used it last year and it worked great.

Well worth the money.

[honda400ex_treme]

I looked up Navionics in my apps for an I5 and all I get for search results is the hiking version...any other suggestions?

[whitebassman]

I believe the boating app is temporarily pulled from the App store during to issues with some sort of compatibility. Hope it is resolved in time for ice fishing season.

[RiverChuckNorris]

I guesse im the onley one that really dont care of for the app, I prefer my H2oc and lake master chip, i get far more details onthe hand held, better resolution and can zoom in farther to pick key depth humps that the fone app dosent allow, just my 2 cents, this was last year tho maybe todays version is better but i keep updating it.

+2. Is the app worth $10? Absolutely! I use it most often when I'm pre-planning.

However, I used it solely as my guidance for a half of a season (after my H2O died) and MY EXPERIENCE is that it is highly inaccurate anywhere other than ML.

I now have a Garmin 62 with the LM chip and never bother with the app once I'm on the ice. Just my

[fishinJohn]

I think they pulled this app out of the Google Play store. I want to buy it but both the US and US Canada boating apps are no longer returned in search results. For giggles I checked the Apple app store and it is still there, not sure if there is a problem for the android version.