Marine Electronics
Full-featured nav apps enable the iPad to function similar to a chartplotter, but neither are replacements for good navigating skills.
PS Reviews Cheap and Free iPad Nav Apps
Field testers tap the top free and mid-priced navigation applications for the iPad.
This article is the second part of three-part series on marine-related iPad applications. Our first part covered the high-end nav apps, while this one looks at relatively inexpensive or free apps. Over the course of three years in the Great Lakes and Florida, sailors put to the test a dozen applications that convert iPads into portable—although less robust—chartplotters. Testers used each one to carry out a series of navigation tasks, evaluating performance and available features. The third part of the series, which will be in next month’s issue, will look at weather, tide, and other sailing-relative apps.
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