SailFreeGPS vs Navionics® Boating Usage & Stats

Hello, ✓ SailFreeGPS displays current location, course (COG), speed (SOG), max speed, Trip distance, speed average and magnetic compass. ✓ SailFreeGPS displays COG and SOG history (6h) to help you to see trim effect on your sails. ✓ SailFreeGPS filters GPS information for more accuracy (average of an amount of last measures you can set). ✓ SailFreeGPS can share your position, COG, SOG to your friends. ✓ SailFreeGPS helps you during Man OverBoard maneuver (MOB). It stores the location and lead you to it. ✓ SailFreeGPS displays your track on google map (48h). ✓ SailFreeGPS helps you during Regatta with its countdown timer and its departure line ✓ You can store up to 8 waypoints and activate a GOTO function with ETA (Estimated Time to Arrival computation) ✓ You can save/load track to/from GPX/KML file ✓ You can calculate distance and heading ✓ You can use it on every boat, motor or sail boat. ✓ You can now activate an anchor alarm or a course alarm. I am an amateur sailor who has decided to create this app after a Transatlantic cruise. I add periodically functionalities to this app when I have some spare time. Do not forget to calibrate your compass for better results. Please send me an email for any question or problem : contact@sailfreegps.com Encourage me to continue by subscribing to premium version. List of features of Premium Version Premium version DOES NOT CONTAIN ADS. GPS INFO Tab: ✓ Double click on SPEED will reset trip, max and ags speed ✓ Long click on COURSE to display compass ✓ Double click on coordinates to display/hide position Graph Tab: ✓ Double click COG graph to switch to full screen mode MOB Tab: ✓ Displays of relative bearing of the MOB ✓ Displays of tack angles ✓ Double click graph to switch to full screen mode Waypoint Tab: ✓ Up to 200 Waypoints ✓ Displays of relative bearing of Waypoint ✓ Displays of tack angles ✓ Double click graph to switch to full screen mode Map Tab: ✓ Displays of SOG and COG (speed & course) ✓ Your track segments are displayed according to your speed Anchor alarm: ✓ Anchor area can be a polygon and you can adjust its shape Regatta Tab: ✓ "Gun Button" allows to round seconds to nearest minute Ex: 4:03 => 4:00 or 3:58 => 4:00 ✓ Enter exact start time up to the second ✓ Displays of time to kill/save continuing the same way (speed and course) ✓ Displays of ideal speed to cross the line at 0:00 on the same course!!! Settings Tab: ✓ Displays reverse color (white on black back) ✓ You can select Hybrid map ✓ Select on which duration is calculated the speed scale of your track: last 5min, 15 min or all the track ✓ Select your tack angle value. It will be displayed on MOB and WAYPOINT tabs Exit: ✓ Ask to save the track before Exit Note: SailFreeGPS uses a foreground service to get your location

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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 from up to 5,000 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 The app is specifically designed to load and operate on devices with an OS of 10 or higher. 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.