Canals.UK 4+

I think this is the best app around for narrowboat cruisers but it’s not perfect. My biggest gripe is that some data is missing such as water points - even some of those which are shown in the most well known book of canal maps . (Begins with N). There also seems no way of alerting the developers to this - a feature in the app to report missing or wrong information would be a useful feature. Some of the data seems to be missing when using nearby even when the feature is on the map. Overall good however and I think worth the tenner for pro version.

Thank you for your review. If you find information (water points etc.) that are missing from our database you can 'raise issue' and send it to us. Select the nearest bridge to the location then click on the information icon. From the detail page you will see top right corner bug reporting icon. Click on that and send us details. Not Found, Wrong Location, Wrong Description, Wrong Phone, Wrong Address, New Suggestion and free text Details. Hope that helps. Hope you enjoy the App ;} Please send us the points that need to be added to our database, thanks. Latest App Version has 'Report Issue' from the main menu.

This app looks potentially useful but despite upgrading from the free version it still feels like a work in progress that doesn’t deliver anything approaching a ‘pro’ experience. For example, the route planner gives only basic distance and estimated time, without the detailed waypoint information provided by the free RCR online route planner, and there is no obvious way to save or export the information. The ability to add POIs sounds helpful but is unintuitive and there is no ‘help’ facility worth the name. Upgrading from the free version opens up the ‘Pro’ modules, but amazingly the menu still flags them as if they are restricted, and continues to display the option to ‘Go Pro’. Overall this is an expensive (£12) but disappointing app which doesn’t merit the ‘pro’ label and is nowhere near being a substitute for a Nicholson guide.

Before purchasing the 'Pro' version all functionality was available to try via DEMO parameters if you did NOT feel that the 'Pro' version was not for you, then you should have made the decision NOT to purchase. However, I will pass your concerns across to our development team to consider adding more help and functionality to a future release!

Check out the latest Version 3.6 which now has detailed 'turn by turn' canal route for the planner and the ability to save planned routes for future reference!

Easy to use with good graphics and helpful links to CRT notices. I shall definitely be using it instead of clutching aNicholson. It’s a work in progress so may I respectfully suggest three improvements. (1) could we enter start and end points by name when Route planning instead of entering canal and then scrolling along the canal (2) could we have user adjustable boat speeds and lock operating speeds . You can get these in canalplanac the free website program . And (3) it would be great if, when Route planning , the Route could pick up the relevant CRT notices in particular stoppages and navigation restrictions. Anyway thank you for a great app.

Thanks for your review with some very interseting suggestions that will be passed to our development team. We do hope you enjoy the App ;)

If after planning a route you view the route on the map (top right globe button); then you can selected to overlay the current CRT notices, this will allow you to see if any affect your planned route (hope that helps)...