Navionics + for Smartphones

I paid $15 online for the Navionics Boating App US + Canada about a year ago. Now it says I have to pay a yearly fee on a subscription basis to access the advanced mapping features. Am I wrong to feel angered by this? I payed to have access to the advanced mapping features already so…really?

I finally looked into this this year – it seems the yearly subscription is relatively new judging by the angry reviews. I bought it after the trial expired for $10. I think it will be $5 or $10 each year which seems worth it to me even just for the topos.

I think that others have said you can keep what you downloaded if you don’t re subscribe but I will let others who have been using it answer that.

My app store (apple) clearly states “Navionics+ is a one-year subscription.” The app itself is free. The $15 is to cover your first year. That’s my understanding anyway.

To put it in perspective, the Navionics+ chip for a chart plotter cost nearly $200. When you buy it, it’s yours to keep, no subscription.

If it makes you feel better, I paid $45 for the initial Navionics release on iPhone, then it dropped to $9.99 for everything and my $45 was obsolete.

The yearly renewal started a little over a year ago. IMO, Navionics+ is cheap compared to how Lakemaster runs their Fishsmart app racket. A yearly flat rate makes some sense with a cloud model of fresh data.

Navionics got addicted to the app revenue and needs yearly subscriptions. Hopefully lakemaster follows suit; per lake yearly is dumb!

Navionics+ is the advanced features of the Navionics app.

I let it expire a year or two ago and don’t miss it, you just don’t get the daily updates they claim are so great.

munchy wrote:

Navionics+ is the advanced features of the Navionics app.

I let it expire a year or two ago and don’t miss it, you just don’t get the daily updates they claim are so great.

Yup, topos are still there. Think it’s been 3 yrs for me?

The yearly subscription extends this for another year or gives you this initially for a year.

Remember this is not a government program, but a private industry.
To renew the subscriptions are 4.99 for US and 7.99 US and Canada

Included with Navionics+
DOCK-TO-DOCK AUTOROUTING
Dock-to-dock Autorouting, a unique breakthrough in boating navigation, quickly creates detailed routes even through narrow passages and channels, based on chart data and navigation aids. Choose your destination by selecting a point of interest, entering a lat/long or by tapping on the map and your route is calculated. You can see estimated fuel consumption, distance, and ETA. Tap Route>Automatic Route to begin! Learn more!
NAVIGATION MODULE
Advanced route planning with ETA, distance to arrival, heading to WP, fuel consumption and more! Tap Route>Manual Route. Watch the video on Apple and Android.
ADVANCED MAP OPTIONS
Useful new tools to control the display of your map. Tap Menu>Map Options. Watch the video on Apple and Android.
PLOTTER SYNC
Plotter Sync lets you connect wirelessly to a compatible Raymarine, Lowrance, Simrad or B&G plotter to transfer routes and markers, update charts
WEATHER & TIDES
Get detailed weather forecasts and weather buoy data. See hourly and daily forecasts, wind conditions, tides, currents, temperature, air pressure, visibility, precipitation and sun/moon cycles. In addition, NOAA Weather Buoy data can include wind speed, gust and direction, air pressure, water temperature, wave height and other relevant marine info. Watch this video for more information.
TIMELINE
Enjoy looking back at your trips in the track Timeline where you can see photos taken while tracking, POIs and Navionics panoramic images. Available on iPhone/iPad only.

I get that, I just appreciated the one time fee back when it existed. It used to be the ‘free’ boating app which was crap and then the $10 for US or $15 for US + Canada boating app and that was it. Navionics must have realized they could generate more revenue with the subscription basis. I’ll still be using it, but won’t be paying any more money than I already have.

nhamm wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Munchy wrote:</div>
Navionics+ is the advanced features of the Navionics app.

I let it expire a year or two ago and don’t miss it, you just don’t get the daily updates they claim are so great.

Yup, topos are still there. Think it’s been 3 yrs for me?

I’m pretty sure this is only if you previously (at least once) paid for it – then you get to keep what maps you downloaded. My app stopped showing all topos after the free trial expired.

They aligned it with the mapping cards for sonars, they doe the same thing.

I bought mine when someone here on IDO gave the heads up it was $2 or something super cheap.

Heck of a deal.

$10 year is more than affordable.