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i-Boating:Marine Navigation
Gps Nautical Charts · 12,700 ratings · ★ 4.2
4.2
★★★★★
12,700 ratings
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Top complaints - extracted from 17 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"purchased"
4 negative reviews mention this · 24% of all complaints
★★★★★ "everytime I try to use this it says I have to update but when I try to update it says I have already purchased maps. do not buy." - J O
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"emailed"
4 negative reviews mention this · 24% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Uploaded some charts to my Samsung tablet, but when I try to do anything it crashes, then comes up on the screen there is a bug. Emailed support a week ago and have had no reply" - andrew aatmaintenance@yahoo.com.au
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"maps"
3 negative reviews mention this · 18% of all complaints
★★★★★ "everytime I try to use this it says I have to update but when I try to update it says I have already purchased maps. do not buy." - J O
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"phone"
3 negative reviews mention this · 18% of all complaints
★★★★★ "junk app, definitely do not pay for it. mimimal bottom structure and the paid version on my phone has less detail than the free version. trying to get a refund." - David R
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"free"
3 negative reviews mention this · 18% of all complaints
★★★★★ "junk app, definitely do not pay for it. mimimal bottom structure and the paid version on my phone has less detail than the free version. trying to get a refund." - David R
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"support"
3 negative reviews mention this · 18% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Uploaded some charts to my Samsung tablet, but when I try to do anything it crashes, then comes up on the screen there is a bug. Emailed support a week ago and have had no reply" - andrew aatmaintenance@yahoo.com.au
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"response"
3 negative reviews mention this · 18% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I have been requesting support for a purchased license with NO response. The app is not stable, not safe to be used." - Jossue Reyes Feliciano
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"times"
3 negative reviews mention this · 18% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I've purchased this app 3 times, and I love and hate it. love it because it only uses 1/3 battery compared to Navronics. I hate it because of its amateur level UI(barbone pop-up menu, light circle that scales with zooming, having to long pr…" - Runze Zheng
📋 All 17 negative reviews
Every 1-2★ review we fetched. Use the copy button to grab them all for your own analysis (paste into ChatGPT/Claude with a prompt like "summarize core user problems, group by theme, ignore bugs, focus on missing features").
everytime I try to use this it says I have to update but when I try to update it says I have already purchased maps. do not buy.
junk app, definitely do not pay for it. mimimal bottom structure and the paid version on my phone has less detail than the free version. trying to get a refund.
why multiple purchases for multiple uses under same account! also cannot contact owner
I would give 4-5 stars if it didn't make me repay every update. Not sure why you would pay $30(now $40) for every update. it's not worth buying the update for freshwater, (maybe for the ocean) but definitely minimal changes. it just has pop-ups that spam you to update. Ridiculous.
not good very very bad only 5 days free how
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I have been requesting support for a purchased license with NO response. The app is not stable, not safe to be used.
Does not accurately show the depths and locations. I used this week and depths way off my sonar. navionics is expensive but was always much more accurate. now I'm out $45 with nothing to show for it.
"mile markers" all over every waterway. When you zoom in, the distance between markers goes down so there's always tons of clutter on the screen. I emailed them about the issue and haven't had a response. two years later and the same issues exist
thats to bad its $40 per year not worth the 5 times I used it
Is a great app, however I've just experienced the same issue as lots of users on here. Bought the UK maps last year on my Note 9 and it great. Now Bought a new phone and its only the free version. No obvious way of getting a new activation key to allow downloading of the UK maps I've purchased!. Emailed customer services and heared nothing. This surely is a breach of contract. Steven
Scam warning! I paid for maps of North America. No maps, it just keeps prompting me to buy again. Emailed support many, many times, no response.
too expensive
hard to find individual lakes. no topography for land, poor roadway visibility.
Uploaded some charts to my Samsung tablet, but when I try to do anything it crashes, then comes up on the screen there is a bug. Emailed support a week ago and have had no reply
I've purchased this app 3 times, and I love and hate it. love it because it only uses 1/3 battery compared to Navronics. I hate it because of its amateur level UI(barbone pop-up menu, light circle that scales with zooming, having to long press and do object query to see icon info instead of just move the cursor on top of it), lack of underwater structure (rock, reef, weeds, etc.), underwhelmed auto routing(doesn't avoid prohibited zone), and having to buy again if I switch phone.
Poor or outdated lake depth for Apple Canyon Lake.
Sentiment summary
80%
Positive (4-5★)
7%
Neutral (3★)
13%
Negative (1-2★)