Wärtsilä iSailor App Reviews

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A very very good app

I have been using this app for the past year and this is proves to be a fantastic addition to my phone. I use this with the iPhone 6 Plus and it works anywhere in the Gulf of Mexico and offshore. The 6+ has its own built-in GPS so it will work anywhere in the world for that matter. charts are cheap, the weather program works well as does AIS. Just bear in mind to receive weather and AIS information one has to have an Internet connection.

Terrible Update

Im a ships navigator and use this app religiously as a quick reference when discussing voyages with the Captain. I have years of voyage plans stored in here that I bring ship to ship. Since the last update all this app does is open to the loading screen and then crash. If I delete and reinstall I will lose all my voyage plans and as I am on a ship will have no way to re-enter them.

Pretty easy to use and nice charts

Plotting courses is pretty easy if not quite intuitive. Chart detail is great.

Bad

Says restore maps. Does not restore. Nothing shows up. Where are my 100$ in maps. Rip off. Useless.

Nice, easy to use

This is a good app. I only purchased it as a trial to compare with my traditional mfd which is what I rely on. I dont use the iPad because I dont trust it for mission critical processes, but iSailor itself seems to be a well executed app.

Bugs?

I love this app. Its great. The new update is has made it so that my app will not open. Hopefully this is resolved soon.

App not recommended for Professional Pilotage

ISailor App does not recognize AIS A transmitters so it will it will not work interface with a commercial vessel. Unfortunately this makes it useless in any professional capacity. Otherwise this app is great. Presentation is great and info display is great. Would highly recommend for recreational boaters.

Easier to route plan on than an actual ECDIS.

Works better than the full blown ECDIS models Transas makes. Lag free, with no stupid track ball interface, and I find the interface less frustrating to set up routes on (even though Im using an iPhones minuscule display). All in all a very good app. Even the chart packs arent that horribly priced.

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Very nice and easy to use

Excellent!

For me personally, this is the best marine navigation app Ive tried, with basic features that were hard to get from other apps, the best one being the ability to display coordinates when activating the crosshairs, AND having the coordinates change as you move the crosshairs around on the map. This comes in handy when on a rocking sea and its hard to type coordinates in. Maps are very detailed and high resolution. I love it!

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