Honest comparison
Bosco vs Navionics sharing
This one is not really a versus: Navionics is a navigation app — probably the one recording your track right now — and Bosco exists to give that track a public life. Navionics' own sharing stops at screenshots and app-to-app links; Bosco turns the same GPX into a page anyone can open.
| Bosco | Navionics | |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Telling the voyage after you sailed it | Navigating while you sail |
| Charts | Web maps with a nautical-style theme (not for navigation) | Full nautical charts — the real thing |
| Sharing a voyage | Public page, animated replay, widget, MP4, postcard, QR | Screenshots or in-app track sharing |
| Stopover detection | Automatic, with real port names | — |
| Works without the recording device | Yes — anyone with the link | Viewer needs the app |
| Price | Free | Subscription (charts) |
Keep Navionics for…
…navigation. Bosco is not a chartplotter and will never be one. Your Navionics subscription is what records the track in the first place.
Add Bosco to…
…share what you sailed. Export the GPX from Navionics (two minutes), import it into Bosco, and send one link instead of twelve screenshots.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I get my track out of Navionics?
- In the Navionics Boating app: Menu → Tracks → select your track → Share → GPX file. Full walkthrough with screenshots: sailbosco.com/help/navionics-export.
- Does Bosco replace my chartplotter?
- No. Bosco is not navigation software — it is the story of what you sailed, built from the track your navigation tools recorded.