With the latest version 5.6.35 from February the 25 th last September, iNavX integrates Imray charting offered by its supplier SiiTech (¹). NavX Studios does not hesitate to announce in its communication :
As the leading publisher of nautical information for leisure sailors, Imray joins iNavX, making us the first mobile navigation platform to offer and support these trusted charts..”
Catalogs
iNavX offers a division into 8 areas, practically the same as those provided by Geogarage for Weather4D and SailGrib :
- Imray North Sea
- Imray English Channel
- Imray West Britain & Ireland
- Imray France, Atlantic, Iberia & Atlantic Islands
- Imray Western Mediterranean
- Imray Central Mediterranean
- Imray Eastern Mediterranean
- Imray Eastern Caribbean
Atlantic coverage from Scilly to the Canary Islands and the Azores with France, Spain, Portugal.
Pricing
All catalogues are at the same price, thus 80 € /year for authorized use on 4 devices with the same iNavX account. You should be aware that these are in-app purchases subject to Apple Store fees.
For comparison, charts catalogues subscribed to Geogarage are at 72 € /year. These are not in-app purchases but user licenses. They have been offered since April 2020 !
These Imray charts are an alternative for iNavX in terms of catalogs Professional+ covering some regions at very high prices, particularly in the Mediterranean, but also a way to fill the lack of charts for the Caribbean.
Concerning the Professional+ charts, it's disappointing to note that the display faults I pointed out in November 2023 – no island names and non-compliant beaconing – have still not been corrected in the latest August 2024 update for France, and September 2024 for the British Isles.
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(¹) ENC data provided by Siitech Marine Inc.
(²) iNavX finally offers nautical charts for France
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