Full Featured Navigation App
Intuitive drag and drop route planning allows you to easily create or adjust your routes to your daily plans and even share them with your friends.
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Our Products are a "combipack" containing both print and digital charts. Be fully prepared for your adventure.
Digital Guides to Anchorages and Harbors
NV Charts has detailed marina information available for many regions with navigational information and more.
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NV Charts provides a wide coverage of highly detailed cartography. Covering all Bahamas, Caribbean, Cuba, and North Western Europe.

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NV Charts‘ intuitive marine navigation app provides dynamic navigation experience using all tools and seamless chart display so you can navigate safely and enjoy NV Charts‘ superior up-to-date marine boating charts and gps navigation.
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Learn all about new features and general usage of the NV Chart App, and let us know if there is something else we should cover in a video tutorial.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Systems
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Supported systems and devices
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iOS Devices | -iOS 13 required -3 GB RAM Following devices fulfil the requirements: Recomended: GPS (Apple devices only have a built in gps with cellular versions) iPhone 6 und (not vector chart compatible) iPhone 6 Plus (not vector chart compatible) iPhone 6s (not vector chart compatible) iPhone 6s Plus (not vector chart compatible) iPhone 7 (not vector chart compatible)und iPhone 7 Plus iPhone 8(not vector chart compatible) und iPhone 8 Plus iPhone X iPhone Xs und iPhone Xs Max iPhone Xr iPhone 11 iPhone 11 Pro iPhone 11 SE 2020 iPad Air 2(not vector chart compatible) iPad (2017) (not vector chart compatible) iPad (2018) (not vector chart compatible) iPad Mini 2 (not vector chart compatible) iPad Mini 3 (not vector chart compatible) iPad Mini 4 (not vector chart compatible) iPad Pro (1. Generation) iPad Pro (2. Generation) iPad Pro (3. Generation) iPad Pro (4. Generation) |
Android | - Android 7 or higher - Opengl ES 3.2 - 3 GB RAM (for vector chart we would recomend 4GB+) |
Tested Android Devices | Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 9.7 Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 Nexus 6 oneplus 6 Oneplus 7 |
Other devices that fulfil the requirements but have not been tested: | Samsung S6,S7,S8,S9,Note8,Tab S4, Sony Z4 |
Windows | Windows 7 or 10 - DirectX 11 or higher - 4 GB RAM - 64bit System - WebGL2 https://webglreport.com/?v=2 |
OSX | 10.15 (Catalina) 10.14 (Mojave) or 10.13 (High Sierra) (not vector chart compatible) Following devices fulfil the requirements: Vector chart compatible devices: MacBook (Retina) MacBook Air: Mid-2012 oder neuer MacBook Pro: Mid-2012 oder neuer Mac Mini: Late 2012 oder neuer iMac: Late 2012 oder neuer iMac Pro Mac Pro: Late 2013 or newer, Mid-2010 to Mid-2012 if a Metal-capable GPU is available. |
Manual NV Charts App
We think that generally users are more satisfied with high end devices
One thing your would need to find out is what operation system (OS) you prefer. This could be IOS, Android, Windows or Mac
For general planing and route preparation, especially at home, it might be interesting to install the app on your Windows or Mac desktop.
For mobile devices the is quite a bit of a price range at which they are available. When looking closer though, you will find that devices with comparable hardware usual also have the according price tag.
Here are some Ideas:
IOS:
Apple iPad Air (2019)
3 GB RAM
only the LTE Version has built in GPS!
€ 690
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Apple iPad Pro Gen 4 (2020)
Large display size gives a great overview when out on the water. 6 GB RAM
Only the LTE Version has built in GPS!
€ 1000 / € 1200
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Android:
Galaxy Tab S5e LTE
4 GB RAM
- built in GPS
€ 490
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Samsung: Samsung has devices in store with very different quality levels. Have a look at the Android version that will be delivered and if this is the latest version available. Generaly we can recommend:
Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro Serie
Samsung Galaxy Tab S Serie
Samsung Galaxy Tab Note Serie
We can NOT recommend the Galaxy Tab Series.
e.g.: GALAXY Tab 4 10.1 Wi-Fi
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Windows:
Most modern Windows devices are compatible with the NV Chart App. Have a look at the system requirements below:
- 2 GHz CPU +
- Windows 7, 10
- DirectX 11 +
- 4 GB RAM +
- 64bit System
- WebGL2 (Test Website: https://webglreport.com/?v=2)
This lets you have your charts and routes or other information shared on all your devices such as telephones, tablets and desktops.
It is important that you always use the same email to activate the app on a new device. This way you will immediately have all you data at hand.
To download your chart data on a new device, simply go to charts > My charts and select the region you like to download.
iOS:https://apps.apple.com/app/nv-charts-classic/id1464169586
Android:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nvcharts.classic
Windows: https://nvcharts.com/app/upload/nvcharts-570.exe
Mac: https://nvcharts.com/app/upload/nvcharts-570.dmg
Windows: https://nvcharts.com/app/upload/nvcharts-570.exe