Navionics charts on your smart phone

[goat boy]

I dont think you need coverage to use the Navionics - I will put it into Plane mode and try. How good would this be on an IPAD mounted sideways on the dash in a HD case...very very sweet and cheap navigation. Would not have all the bells and whistles like a dedicated chartplotter, but the amount of real estate the screen would cover would be sweet.

Cheers

Bit of talk about this around the place, sounds awesome, I don't know of anyone using one but it sounds worth a crack. You can get dedicated hard, water-proof cases for 'em too eg
http://www.ipad-waterproof-case.com/

[FishHunter]

Does anyone have the Navionics app on Android tablets? Does it work as well as the Ipad?
and are there any other marine plotter apps for Android?
Ive read the Navionics for Android doesnt have pinch zoom as per ipad?

sorry for the 20 questions-looking at buying and Android tablet. Not keen on ipad due to no USB.

I have it on my galaxy tab and it works fine, No pinch to zoom but its not a issue for me. And no you do not need a network connection to use it.

[whiteman]

Flew BRS to TSV last week and used the app to work out where I was (window seat overlooking coast). At that height the islands and coastline look just like the map. Made the flight a lot less boring!