B&G: Companion App for Sailors

Name: B&G: Companion App for Sailors
Rating: 4 (314 reviews)
Author: Navico Norway AS

Great sailing charts

Free · In‑App Purchases

314 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Navigation
Developer

Navico Norway AS
Language

EN
English
Size

189.9
MB

The B&G® App is designed to help you get the most out of your time on the water, and your electronics, whether you are cruising with your family or racing with your friends. With detailed charting powered by C-MAP®, weather and marine traffic information, route planning and GPS, it is the perfect aid to navigation for sailors, and is a must-have for sailors with B&G on-board. Get started – The B&G App can be used as a standalone or synced with your system. Get started by connecting and registering your chartplotter to your phone via the App... Explore more – Use the App to plan your routes and mark waypoints in advance or as an aid to navigation while out and about on the water. With detailed charts, Autorouting™ and AIS, it’s a powerful tool to have at your fingertips. Simply download offline charts, save your favourite routes and waypoints in the app, so you can enjoy your time on the water and make the most of your sailing time. The B&G App Includes: - Activation and Registration of your B&G Chartplotter - FREE C-MAP Chart Viewer - Autorouting™ – find the best route to your favourite places - Personal Waypoints - Track Recording - Thousands of pre-loaded Points of Interest, including relevant information about marinas, harbours, beaches, shops and much more - Marine Weather Forecast - Weather Along the Route - Weather Overlay - Chart Personalisation - Import & Export GPX Files – share your Routes, Tracks or Waypoints with friends - Measure Distance Tool Upgrade to Premium to unlock additional features, including: - Full GPS Functionality - Offline Map Downloads - REVEAL Shaded Relief - High-Resolution Bathymetry - Custom Depth Shading - AIS & C-MAP Traffic Try before you buy… Experience the B&G App Premium for yourself, with a free 14-day trial (3-day trial in Denmark and Sweden). The B&G App updates on a continuous basis to make sure you get the best experience and to bring you the most up-to-date maps and functionalities. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Links to Your Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Privacy policy https://appchart.bandg.com/core/map/privacy.html Terms of service https://appchart.bandg.com/core/map/tos.html

Ratings & Reviews

4.0

out of 5

314 Ratings

Great app with minor room for improvement
May 10

johellwig
The app has come a long way and is now sufficient for my needs. I moved from Navionics. That said, a couple of thoughts: 1. Can you please consider allowing Split screen on the iPad? I would like to combine viewing with windy or predict wind. 2. Please check the setting for changing the anchor alarm. Once in the menu I cannot go back to the menu on both iPhone 15 and iPad 12.9. only restart resolves, but no saving possible. 3. on iPad 12.9 when downloading a defined map area the result differs continuously from the area chosen. The area delivered trends to the south west. One final note: B&g and c-map differ only by hardware add-on opt in for B&G. I would consolidate the apps and offer all features of hardware add on holistically. Apart from that great work. Thank you.
Great app with minor room for improvement
May 10

johellwig

The app has come a long way and is now sufficient for my needs. I moved from Navionics. That said, a couple of thoughts: 1. Can you please consider allowing Split screen on the iPad? I would like to combine viewing with windy or predict wind. 2. Please check the setting for changing the anchor alarm. Once in the menu I cannot go back to the menu on both iPhone 15 and iPad 12.9. only restart resolves, but no saving possible. 3. on iPad 12.9 when downloading a defined map area the result differs continuously from the area chosen. The area delivered trends to the south west. One final note: B&g and c-map differ only by hardware add-on opt in for B&G. I would consolidate the apps and offer all features of hardware add on holistically. Apart from that great work. Thank you.
So far, so bad
06/27/2023

BritDude
My boat is equipped with B&G instruments. I was looking to spend several thousand dollars updating the chartplotter based on the promise of this app, and its capability to plan routes and then sync with their latest instruments. However, so far the app seems to be far from ready for prime time, and may even be risky to rely on for navigation. It is very unintuitive, buggy, and crashes regularly with a white screen appearing in some instances. Even basic functions such as route planning do not appear to work. I already use iNavX and TZiBoat. Both of these apps are streets ahead of B&G’s being much easier to use, and bug free and with many more features built in. Furthermore, since 23rd June 2023, the B&G app refuses to launch and a splash screen says B&G is experiencing a “service outage”. Subscriptions have been extended based on this. Brunswick Corp that owns B&G has been the subject of a significant “IT Security Incident” that affected a number of their businesses and made headline news. Maybe they are related? Either way, I would advise not wasting your money yet on this app which is not even at Beta test level.
So far, so bad
06/27/2023

BritDude

My boat is equipped with B&G instruments. I was looking to spend several thousand dollars updating the chartplotter based on the promise of this app, and its capability to plan routes and then sync with their latest instruments. However, so far the app seems to be far from ready for prime time, and may even be risky to rely on for navigation. It is very unintuitive, buggy, and crashes regularly with a white screen appearing in some instances. Even basic functions such as route planning do not appear to work. I already use iNavX and TZiBoat. Both of these apps are streets ahead of B&G’s being much easier to use, and bug free and with many more features built in. Furthermore, since 23rd June 2023, the B&G app refuses to launch and a splash screen says B&G is experiencing a “service outage”. Subscriptions have been extended based on this. Brunswick Corp that owns B&G has been the subject of a significant “IT Security Incident” that affected a number of their businesses and made headline news. Maybe they are related? Either way, I would advise not wasting your money yet on this app which is not even at Beta test level.
Buggy
May 9

SailAwayIntoSunset
Update gives “SD Card Error” on both iPhone and iPad. Rebooting doesn’t fix it but reinstalling it does but then I lost all area downloads. On iPhone 11 and iPad mini 6 running 18.4.1, the area download controls are off the screen to the left at the bottom. Had to rotate sideways to find them but even then, they are off the edge. On the iPad mini, it downloads the wrong area despite showing the correct area originally. Also the auto routing seems to be hit or miss. It’s OK for short routes. Note - the Garmin/Navionics app is far better and not buggy though considerably more expensive. I will continue to use it until B&G fixes the bugs even though I have a Zeus 3S chart plotter.
Buggy
May 9

SailAwayIntoSunset

Update gives “SD Card Error” on both iPhone and iPad. Rebooting doesn’t fix it but reinstalling it does but then I lost all area downloads. On iPhone 11 and iPad mini 6 running 18.4.1, the area download controls are off the screen to the left at the bottom. Had to rotate sideways to find them but even then, they are off the edge. On the iPad mini, it downloads the wrong area despite showing the correct area originally. Also the auto routing seems to be hit or miss. It’s OK for short routes. Note - the Garmin/Navionics app is far better and not buggy though considerably more expensive. I will continue to use it until B&G fixes the bugs even though I have a Zeus 3S chart plotter.
Unreliable tries to access mobile data
08/21/2023

Bevuil
Have B&G instruments on my sailboat and just purchased the new Zeus S. The Zeus S is mounted at the nav station and I thought I could use this app in the cockpit.I want to like this app, it looks great and works well - when it works. But it loses positioning and the only way to know is see 0 for speed, somewhat dicey in a tight spot. It continually attempts to use wifi or cellular if enabled and most of my sailing is in remote locations with very slow internet access. The app hangs unresponsive as it seeks internet data. I can somewhat mitigate this by putting my phone in airplane mode but it leaves me without text messaging.A setting for the user to set the app to only work offline would be a helpful addition. Overall not a reliable app for real time navigation. The Zeus S however is rock solid.
Unreliable tries to access mobile data
08/21/2023

Bevuil

Have B&G instruments on my sailboat and just purchased the new Zeus S. The Zeus S is mounted at the nav station and I thought I could use this app in the cockpit.I want to like this app, it looks great and works well - when it works. But it loses positioning and the only way to know is see 0 for speed, somewhat dicey in a tight spot. It continually attempts to use wifi or cellular if enabled and most of my sailing is in remote locations with very slow internet access. The app hangs unresponsive as it seeks internet data. I can somewhat mitigate this by putting my phone in airplane mode but it leaves me without text messaging.A setting for the user to set the app to only work offline would be a helpful addition. Overall not a reliable app for real time navigation. The Zeus S however is rock solid.

We’ve been hard at work making your experience better! In this update, we’ve focused on fixing bugs and enhancing overall performance.

Version 2.5.4

Sep 18

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