The new release of the Navionics Boating App and – App for iPhone, iPad and Android (added June 24, 2014), delivers a boatload of FREE features!

Navionics Hotmaps Platinum

5 Best Marine Navigation Apps for Boaters

• C-Map Embark.
• iNavX.
• KnowWake.
• Navionics.
• SeaPilot.

Renew online and download charts immediately If you haven’t already, you can register your card and then renew your subscription for only $49.99 USD, and download updated charts directly to your card.

Google Maps and Marine Navigation You might be able to see where different lakes and rivers are located and identify any resources that are available on land nearby, from docks and marinas to businesses and parks.

The Navionics app may be considered pricey in the world of apps, especially since you’ll have to pay a yearly subscription fee in order to use it. According to Navionics’ website, the price of a yearly subscription for the Boating Marine and Lakes app depends on the type of coverage area you wish to use.

11 Free Lake Map Apps for Android & iOS

• Polaris GPS Navigation: Hiking, Marine, Offroad.
• Marine Ways – Free Nautical Charts.
• Garmin ActiveCaptain.
• Lowrance: Fishing & Navigation.
• Aqua Map: Marine & Lake charts.
• Free Gps For Boat fishing.
• iNavX – Sailing & Boating Navigation, NOAA Charts.
• OnCourse – boating & sailing.

When offline (no WiFi or Cellular coverage) you will be able to access: Previously downloaded chart detail (GOVT, Navionics Nautical Chart & SonarChart) Plotter Sync (Route & Marker Sync and Chart Updates)

Navionics is an easy-to-use all-round package and I definitely feel the yearly subscription fee for Navionics+ is worth it. The Sonar Chart feature offers a fantastic extra level of data.

You can have up to three devices download the same purchased version of Navionics. If they are compatible with the device of course. So you can’t mix Apple and Android for example.

The GPS itself does not use data, it merely receives satellite signals independent of cell service. The device actually uses aGPS, meaning it receives ‘help’ from the cell carrier – but that help uses the voice network, and you aren’t charged for it. So, there’s no charge for the GPS localization alone.

Top rated iPad navigation apps – read individual reviews below

• Navionics and Navionics+ are a great duo – best on test.
• iNavX is good enough to replace on on-deck chartplotter.
• MaxSea TimeZero is brilliant if you want to use raster charts.
• Transas iSailor does everything, but it all costs extra.

How to connect…

1. Activate the WiFi within your plotter/sounder/AIS receiver.
2. Go to mobile device Settings.
3. Open the WiFi section.
4. Connect to the plotter/sounder/AIS receiver network.

GPS itself does not use data. If you choose to have traffic info or use satellite view in Google Maps, those features use data. Downloading street info also uses data, but Google Maps lets you download areas to your device for offline usage, which other apps seem to use as well (Waze, Pokemon Go).

Let me introduce you with the available and possible ways through which you can get free internet on your android without the data plan.

1. Using VPN For Getting Free Internet.
2. Databack App.
3. Gigato App.
4. KickBit App.
5. Swagbucks.
6. Mcent.
7. HotSpot Finder App.
8. FreedomPop.

How to Use Google Maps Without Data

1. The process of using Google Maps without data is quick and easy.
2. Make sure to have the Google Maps app on your device and be signed in.
3. Search for the location and find the download button at the bottom of the screen.
4. You can use zoom to define the perimeter of your new map.

Offline maps are downloaded on your device’s internal storage by default, but you can download them on an SD card instead. If your device is on Android 6.0 or higher, you can only save an area to an SD card that’s configured for portable storage.

But in reality, Google Maps uses virtually no data compared to the other apps on your phone. On average, Google Maps uses around 2.19MB of data for every hour you’re on the road.

Best Offline GPS Map Apps for Android & iOS (2017)

• HERE WeGo.
• GPS Navigation & Maps Sygic.
• Google Maps.
• CoPilot GPS – Navigation.
• MAPS.ME.
• MapOut.

Apple Maps uses just under 1MB of data per 10 minutes, with a half-hour trip expected to use 2.7MB. However, factors such as your service provider, your phone plan type, as well as the phone settings you operate with may also impact the amount of data used.

Since the wireless CarPlay uses the phone’s wifi connection to connect to the car it disables the phone’s ability to connect to the hotspot and use LTE for its data needs – Nav apps, streaming, etc. – without being forced to use cellular data. Your solution does disable wireless CarPlay and CarPlay in its entirety.

Data usage from streaming on YouTube is affected by the quality video quality, of which there are six different settings available. YouTube uses approximately 562.5MB of data per hour when streaming at 480p resolution (standard definition), according to research by MakeUseOf.com.

During our tests TikTok used 70MB of data across five minutes, amounting to around 840MB in an hour under default settings. Using Data Saver this came to 30MB in five minutes or 360MB for an hour of viewing.

Danger #2: Data mining, selling, and storage The first concern many users (and parents of young users) have about TikTok is the way data is stored and potentially shared. “All of these platforms, at least in part, are monetizing your data. That’s what they do. And the more data they have, the more money they can make.

With our testing we found TikTok seemed to use about half as much data as Youtube. So in most cases with video set to normal quality or low quality you should be able to watch TikTok for approximately 20 hours before going over 1GB of data. Instagram uses a similar amount of data.

What kind of data is stored by TikTok? The TikTok app stores your TikTok profile details, app settings, details about videos you watched/uploaded to the platform, viewing history, filters, effects, liked videos, and so on. That said, TikTok is not saving the video itself but certain details about the video.