ActiveCaptain®

ActiveCaptain®

By Garmin

  • Category: Navigation
  • Release Date: 2017-11-07
  • Current Version: 38.0
  • Adult Rating: 4+
  • File Size: 179.17 MB
  • Developer: Garmin
  • Compatibility: Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
Score: 3.92807
3.92807
From 3,434 Ratings
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Description

The free ActiveCaptain app creates a powerful connection between your compatible mobile device and Garmin chartplotter, charts, maps and the boating community. Whether you use your Garmin products for cruising, fishing, sailing or diving, this all-in-one app will help you enjoy your time on the water. Just pair the app with your compatible chartplotter to wirelessly transfer and access charts and maps, software updates, routes, waypoints and helpful feedback from the ActiveCaptain Community. And, with the purchase of the OnDeck™ hub(1), you can track and monitor your boat from virtually anywhere. Please note that this app is intended for Garmin chartplotter owners and is not recommended for use as a stand-alone navigational app. FEATURES AVAILABLE: - ONECHART™: > New Garmin Navionics+™ and premium Garmin Navionics Vision+™ cartography, featuring a Navionics® style appearance, advanced Auto Guidance+™ technology(2) and a one-year subscription to daily updates, is available now for North America and Europe, and coming soon to the rest of the world. Purchase our newest-generation charts or legacy BlueChart® g3 charts from your mobile device, and upload them to registered Garmin chartplotters on your vessel. You will get exceptional coverage, clarity and detail with charts that feature integrated Garmin and Navionics data and much more. Plus, the NOAA raster cartography(3) and premium features can be downloaded for free through the ActiveCaptain app. Visit Garmin.com/marinemaps. - PLAN A TRIP: Plan your trip, or e-scout a new fishing spot before you’re on the water. Then, transfer your data to your chartplotter where you can view your routes and waypoints. - USER DATA SYNC: Automatically back up and sync your data between your chartplotter and the ActiveCaptain app. - ACTIVECAPTAIN COMMUNITY: Join a community of boaters to get up-to-date feedback on marinas, boat ramps and other points of interest (POI). Check ratings, read reviews, and view pictures of POIs to make informed decisions on the water. Contribute your own POI, reviews and pictures from your compatible mobile device. - CONTROL YOUR CHARTPLOTTER: Using the built-in Helm™ feature, the ActiveCaptain app lets you view and control your compatible(4) chartplotter from your smartphone or tablet, even when someone else is at the helm(5). - EASY SOFTWARE UPDATES: Receive notifications about software updates from the app, and update your chartplotter wirelessly. - ONDECK HUB: Use the ActiveCaptain app to track, monitor and control any number of switches with the OnDeck system(1) from nearly anywhere. Door open? Bilge running? Peace of mind comes in the form of text alerts and updates. - GARMIN QUICKDRAWTM COMMUNITY: Download the latest 1’ HD contour maps shared by your fellow boaters, and sync with your chartplotter. You can also upload your own Quickdraw Contours map data. - SMART NOTIFICATIONS: Connect the app to your chartplotter, and turn on smart notifications(4) to see calls, text messages and more on the chartplotter display while your phone is somewhere safe and dry. FOOTNOTES 1)OnDeck hub sold separately and requires an active subscription plan 2)Auto Guidance+ is for planning purposes only and does not replace safe navigation operations 3)NOAA raster cartography cannot be viewed on echoMAP™ CHIRP and ECHOMAP™ Plus combos but can be viewed on mobile devices via the ActiveCaptain mobile app 4)Helm feature is not compatible with ECHOMAP series chartplotters 5)Check device compatibility on the ActiveCaptain app web page; visit https://www.garmin.com/c/marine/marine-apps/ End User License Agreement: https://www.garmin.com/en-US/legal/marine-mobile-eula/

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Reviews

  • Keegan2013!

    5
    By keegan2013!
    Great app love it

  • Lost all charts

    3
    By AKW JR
    Very little help with tech support or anyone. Had to repurchase all my charts again. I still love your app. I’ve used it to navigate the whole east coast and Caribbean islands. I feel is more accurate and helpful than any other navigational aid. I have Garmin on board the boat, but I refer to active captain first as it has everything I need just don’t like having to pay twice for charts.

  • Very workable!!

    4
    By davidel1956
    Somewhat easy to use. Once you get used to the interface, it is very easy to update the software. However, the manipulation of the maps is not so obvious, it is somewhat confusing and it is difficult to find the routes.

  • Additional synch capability between iPhone and iPad would be awesome!

    5
    By WitsEndFL
    Love the app functions including the synch capability between my I phone and my Garmin MFD. The ability to keep my MFD up to date with the latest maps and software without using a PC and a SD card to update is also awesome. I have Active Captain installed on both my iPhone and my iPad and both are logged into the same Garmin account as my MFD. I always have my phone with me when I am on the boat and synch it to the MFD every time I am on the boat. It would be awesome if there was a way to synch user data between my iPhone and my iPad without having to take the iPad out to the boat to synch it separately from the iphone. I like to plan trips on my iPad, but when my user data is not as current as my iPhone, it is less useful. I know I can take my iPad to the boat to synch it with the MFD also, but it is more time consuming than if there were a way to synch iPhone with iPad without having to have both devices on the boat.

  • Waste of money

    1
    By captchriswade@live
    Auto guidance is worthless- takes way too long to figure out. Help and support are non existent. Bad things to be saying after dropping 100k on electronics package. Where’s the fuel usage estimations?

  • ActiveCaptain

    5
    By Bassinwla70
    I use the ActiveCaptain App to do all of the updating on my sonar units and my Garmin Force trolling motor and it works great, I’ve never had a problem with updating, it always works like a charm!

  • Terribly Disappointed

    1
    By Rob_DB
    Possibly the only things worse than this App is Garmin Support and the brand new $1500 GPSMAP 943xsv Charlotte that didn’t load updates and bricked practically out of the box. Thank goodness I tested before trusting on my boat.

  • Absolutely the best

    5
    By 1Sdcowboy
    The best out there. Easy to keep my graphs up to date and love being able to have everything on my phone also. Absolutely love it.

  • Needs some work

    4
    By wadecollins
    Please add ability to create Groups for Waypoints and add more Waypoint icons. Since only 10 characters can be used for Waypoint name, it is very difficult for users to find a specific Waypoint on a particular body of water from an extensive Waypoint list. My solution was to create a code that could used within 10 characters and it is still very limiting.

  • Great App

    5
    By shaypierce130
    Handy App. Makes upgrading units a breeze.

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