ActiveCaptain®

Connect to Your GPS Plotter

Published by: Garmin International

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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In-Apps

UK/IRE Marine Detail Map
£129.99
g4 U.K., Ireland & Holland
£119.99
HXEU001R - Download
£129.99
GN+ English Channel
£149.99
g4 Vision U.K., Ireland & Holl
£149.99
GN+ U.K., Ireland & Holland
£229.99
g4 Vision English Channel
£119.99
VEU722L - Download
£199.99
GNV+ U.K., Ireland & Holl
£319.99

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ActiveCaptain® FAQ

  • Is ActiveCaptain® free?

    Yes, ActiveCaptain® is free to download, however it contains in-app purchases or subscription offerings.

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  • How much does ActiveCaptain® cost?

    ActiveCaptain® has several in-app purchases/subscriptions, the average in-app price is £172.21.

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User Rating

3.14 out of 5

111 ratings in United Kingdom

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ActiveCaptain® Reviews

So difficult!

webby7580 on

United Kingdom

Garmin really hold the crown when it comes to impenetrable updates and software. I use Homeport for planning, Echomap 70dv for the boat and have just invested another £130 just for updated charting…. Any chance of it all working together…..nope! My life is too short, apparently I need Garmin express, Garmin Active captain and newer smartphone….can’t even register my new charts so we can use them on my wifes i-pad. Frankly, life is too short!

Poor app

Jjhindes on

United Kingdom

Zero stars doesn’t really do anything. You can about plot a route, it is not clear how to get your own maps and contours from head unit to active captain, doesn’t seam to recognize water bodies. Even as a free app it’s not worth the waste of your own time ! If I could give it less than one star I would.

Can’t access purchased vision + card

Solent raider on

United Kingdom

Not straightforward- can’t get active captain to recognise purchased micro sd chart

Incomprehensible and frustrating experience setting up

alexN965 on

United Kingdom

It’s just hopeless.

Cannot switch app off

petersqueek on

United Kingdom

I cannot switch the app off. It eats my battery by running in the background. Only eay is to switch my phone off after each time I use the app. Very very poor for Garmin.

Awful

Benjiboy666 on

United Kingdom

Just a nightmare to use

Not Good

Green Watch H40 on

United Kingdom

Got active captain because I’ve got a garmin plotter. If I had my way I would have stuck to the navionics app as it’s far better. For instance you can’t even type in the full names of wrecks because you only get 10 characters. That’s just one issue of a long line of issues. Avoid Avoid.

Active captain

excess john on

United Kingdom

Not fit for purpose on my Excess 14 catamaran. Lousy interface.

Absurdly complicated and unintuitive

bushbaby111 on

United Kingdom

Home port was perfect for route planning at home. Why was it discontinued??? I can’t make head or tail of this terrible app, and there don’t seem to be any instructions anywhere. Please can we have home port back!!

Garmin echomap

Jannie11111 on

United Kingdom

Very easy set up, sync and download

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App Info

Category
Navigation
Languages
English, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek (modern), Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Chinese, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish
Recent release
41.0 (2 months ago )
Released on
Nov 7, 2017 (8 years ago )
Last Updated
1 day ago
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