Bear with me for a moment while I explain my situation and get to my question.
I have an older iPad that gets used for several things, including backup for the Garmin plotter on my own boat and an alternate to the plotters on OPB's when I'm doing deliveries. The iPad has the older Garmin Blue Chart Mobile App (with charts updated to spring 2018) with older Active Captain data (very useful when on the ICW, but can't be updated in Blue Chart Mobile), Predict Wind, Drag Queen, and some other navigation stuff. When not on a boat I use the pad as an e-reader, to get email occasionally, to check the weather, etc. I'm not sure what generation of iPad it is, but it is old enough that it has the wide Apple connection and not the new one introduced with the iPhone 5 or 6 several years ago. The operating system is IOS 9.3.5, but because of the age of the device I can't upgrade to a higher version of IOS. I'd like to update/upgrade the charts, but the Garmin App that replaced Blue Chart Mobile (and includes the new Active Captain software) requires IOS 10 or higher. I looked at iNAVX, but that also requires IOS 10 or higher. I would need to buy a newer iPad (though a friend suggested going to a local pawn shop to save on the cost) and reload all my other stuff - which I'd like to avoid. I've heard positive comments about Aqua Map, which contains AC data and uses Explorer charts, and has very good reviews on the App Store. The Navionics Marine and Lakes app is recently updated (I think Garmin bought Navionics and now uses those charts for the Garmin app and plotters), and has a lot of features like automated (?) route planning, but has a lower average review than Aqua Map. Either will run on the IOS 9 that I have on my iPad. So my question is (or maybe that should be questions are): Can anyone comment on experience with Navionics or Aqua Map? Can anyone suggest a good alternative App that will run on my iPad and let me update my cahrts for the east coast and Bahamas? Thanks for your comments/suggestions. Rick Brass Imzadi C&C 38 mk2 #47 la Belle Aurore C&C 25 mk1 #225 Washington, NC
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