Is Navionics® Boating Safe for Kids?
Age rating is set by App Store, not by Unstar. This page explains it and adds what parents report in reviews. Not affiliated with Garmin.
What Navionics® Boating's age rating means
Navionics® Boating holds a family-friendly 4+ rating on the App Store. It is broadly appropriate, but a low age rating does not remove every risk: check whether it has chat, ads, or in-app purchases below.
What parents and users report about Navionics® Boating
Users frequently complain about the app's high subscription cost, technical issues like crashes and freezing, and difficulty canceling subscriptions. Many report the app stops updating their position while underway, creating safety concerns. There are also widespread complaints about a subscription loop bug that prevents access despite payment.
Summarized from 444 recent 1-3 star reviews. These are user reports, not verified claims.
How to keep your child safe with Navionics® Boating
Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions. Set an age limit for apps, require Ask to Buy for purchases, and restrict or remove Navionics® Boating if it is above your child's age.
Use Google Family Link to approve installs, set a Play Store content rating limit, require purchase approval, and block or uninstall Navionics® Boating on your child's device.
Navionics® Boating for kids: frequently asked questions
Is Navionics® Boating safe for kids?
Navionics® Boating carries a family-friendly official rating (4+) on the App Store. That makes it broadly suitable, but even family-rated apps can include chat, ads, or in-app purchases, so check the factors below.
What age rating does Navionics® Boating have?
The App Store rates Navionics® Boating as 4+. This is the store's own content rating, set from the app's features and content, not our opinion. Use it as the starting point for whether it fits your child's age.
Can my child use Navionics® Boating safely?
If you decide to allow it, use device parental controls: Screen Time and Content & Privacy Restrictions on iPhone, or Family Link and Play Store parental controls on Android. Turn on purchase approval, set age-appropriate content limits, and keep the account under your family group so you can see activity.
How do I block or remove Navionics® Boating from my child's phone?
On iPhone, open Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions, then restrict or delete the app and block reinstalling it. On Android, open Family Link, select your child, find Navionics® Boating and block or uninstall it. You can also set a store age limit so apps above your child's age cannot be installed.