Navionics® Boating

Content rating
Everyone
Shares Location, In-App Purchases
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Want to try a new experience from this popular software? Go ahead and download Navionics® Boating created by mastermind Garmin instantly. Check out Maps & Navigation for useful info.

How To Use Modded Features Navionics® Boating

Get up-to-date, detailed charts you can use offline plus a boatload of features on your mobile device, so they’re on hand wherever you go. The Boating app is a must-have for cruising, fishing, sailing, diving and all your activities on the water. Try it free for a limited time. To continue using charts and advanced features, you can purchase a yearly auto-renewable subscription*.

A COMPLETE PACKAGE
• INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED NAVIONICS® CHARTS: Use them offline along with multiple overlays, so you can be more aware of what’s above and below the water.
- NAUTICAL CHART: Use this premier marine reference to study port plans, anchorages and safety depth contours, locate navaids, marine services and more.
- SONARCHART™ HD BATHYMETRY MAPS: Extraordinary 1’ (0.5 meter) HD bottom contour detail is the ideal tool for locating new fishing areas.
- U.S. GOVERNMENT CHARTS (NOAA): These are available within the following coverages: U.S. and Canada, Mexico, Caribbean to Brazil.
- OVERLAYS: The relief shading overlay allows you to have a better understanding of bottom topography for improved fishing and diving. Sonar imagery reveals bottom hardness clearly and in vivid color on select lakes. Want more? Display satellite imagery on land and water.
- MAP OPTIONS: Change chart-overlay combinations to customize chart views, activate night mode, highlight shallow areas, target multiple fishing ranges and more.
- DAILY UPDATES: Benefit of thousands of daily updates worldwide.

• TOOLS FOR PLANNING AND ENJOYING YOUR DAY
- AUTO GUIDANCE+TM TECHNOLOGY**: Easily plan your trip with a suggested dock-to-dock path based on chart data and navigation aids. Get ETA, distance to arrival, heading to waypoint, fuel consumption and more.
- WEATHER AND TIDES: Knowing conditions before heading out is crucial. Access real-time weather data, daily and hourly forecasts as well as wind, weather buoys, tides and currents.
- MARKERS, TRACKS, DISTANCE: Place a marker on a good anchorage spot or where you reeled in a big fish. Record your track, take photos and videos within the app, and look back at your day anytime. Easily check distance among two points.

• AN ACTIVE AND HELPFUL COMMUNITY
- COMMUNITY EDITS and the ACTIVECAPTAIN® COMMUNITY: Obtain and contribute useful local knowledge along with thousands of fellow boaters, such as points of interest, navigation aids and valuable recommendations from people with firsthand experience of the local environment.
- CONNECTIONS: Stay in touch with your friends and fellow boaters by sharing your live location, tracks, routes and markers to easily meet on the water or let them check out your adventures.
- GPX IMPORT/EXPORT: Share your saved data outside the app or transfer it to your chartplotter.
- SHARE MAP OBJECTS: Share a marina, repair shop or any other location outside the app.

• EXTERNAL DEVICE-FRIENDLY FOR MORE FEATURES
- PLOTTER SYNC: If you own a compatible chartplotter, sync it with the app to transfer routes and markers, activate, update or renew your Navionics chartplotter card subscription.
- SONARCHART LIVE MAPPING FEATURE***: Connect with a compatible sonar/plotter, and create your own maps in real time while navigating.
- AIS: Connect to a compatible AIS receiver with Wi-Fi® connectivity to see nearby marine traffic. Set a safe range, and receive visual and aural alerts to signal potential collisions.

NOTES:
*You can manage your subscription anytime, and you can turn auto-renewal off.
**Auto Guidance+ is for planning purposes only and does not replace safe navigation operations
***Free features
A tablet device with Wi-Fi connectivity locates your approximate position if it is connected to Wi-Fi. A tablet Wi-Fi + 3G model operates similarly to a phone device with GPS.
Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance.
Detailed nautical charts and a boatload of useful features.
Updated on
Jul 22, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • No data shared with third parties
    about how developers declare sharing
  • This app may collect these data types
    Personal info, Financial info and 4 others
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

43.8K reviews
Norm Render
August 19, 2026
This app has a lot of potential, but several failings. The main issue that I have with it is that the AIS over a WiFi gateway is advertised as a feature and it does not work AT ALL. It will display AIS vessels with the Boat Beacon app running, but that is typically 10 minute old data, which is not very helpful. Support was of little value, only sending links to the manual that I had already checked. Garmin should not be advertising this capability if it doesn't exist. Disappointed.
2 people found this review helpful
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Garmin
August 21, 2026
We would like to better understand your experience and help you accordingly. Please contact us through the app Menu > Submit Feedback or email [email protected] including a short video of your situation https://tinyurl.com/w4r9abuu, and we will be happy to assist you.
Joe Franchi
June 17, 2026
Been using for years. Is a good app for navigating the Intracoastal. would be nice to have user editing of landmarks(if I does it have not noticed), especially for hazards. Lastly, for what they charge there should be a companion for wearable. I would much rather glance at my watch then pick up my phone while I'm cruising in crowded waters.
14 people found this review helpful
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Garmin
June 18, 2026
Thank you for reporting on your experience. Currently this option is not available. We value customers input and invite you to share your idea by filling out the following form for our Product Management Team to review and consideration for future enhancements for our app. https://tinyurl.com/mphrufnb
Kenneth Lee
April 1, 2026
Navionics has a great support team. They were able to resolve the issue and followed up at least once a day to ensure I was satisfied and my problem would be resolved. As long as you communicate your problem effectively and it is true and just you will have no issues. I do appreciate the support. I still wish they were cheaper, but I love the app and it has helped me for running back creeks on watersheds.
15 people found this review helpful
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Garmin
March 25, 2026
Please make sure to be logged in to the same Garmin/Navionics account you used in the app at the time of your purchase. For assistance contact us from within your app Menu > Submit Feedback and providing the email addresses you may have used to login and the receipt of your purchase https://tinyurl.com/2f6ydy7h

What’s new

Bug fixing and optimization.