About Argo - Boating Navigation
Argo™ is an easy-to-use navigation and social boating app – FREE to download and FREE to use! Find and route to new destinations anywhere in North America, track your boat trips, see boating friends on the water, get...
Argo™ is an easy-to-use navigation and social boating app – FREE to download and FREE to use! Find and route to new destinations anywhere in North America, track your boat trips, see boating friends on the water, get real-time local knowledge from other boaters and more!
Want a safer, easier way to navigate your boat? Looking to go somewhere new, or wondering where your friends are on the water? Argo is your go-to boating app for navigation & social boating.
FREE features (details below) include:
* Unlimited NOAA/USACE charts across North America
* Auto and manual routing to thousands of water destinations
* Captain’s Log to plan and save boat trip details
* Current weather conditions
* Social features to see and connect with friends and club members on the water
Premium upgrade features include:
* All Argo free features
* Offline Charts – download charts and routes to use offline if connectivity is lost
* Weather, Wind & Tides – get extended 7-day marine weather forecast with daily and hourly conditions anywhere in North America
With the FREE Argo boating app you get:
NAVIGATION AND ROUTING
* Auto or Manual Routing – enter your boat’s draft and Argo will create a color-coded safe route, customized for your boat, or choose to manually plot routes
* Map Views – navigate using different map types (Standard, Satellite, Terrain, NOAA ENC) with auto, day or night modes
* Map Data – clean interface with easy-to-use map icons for navigation and points of interest
* Depth & Contours – avoid shallow water with water depth numbers and contour shading on charts
* Trip Planning – create a route and see distance, estimated time of arrival (ETA) and estimated fuel usage
* Voyage Tracking – see your GPS position, track, speed, remaining distance, updated ETA, and estimated fuel used
* Record Track – record your track without having to create a route or start a voyage and get trip information along the way
* Captain’s Log – save planned, past and favorite routes, tracks and voyages in a Captain’s Log with trip details
* Find Points of Interest – search thousands of destinations on the water in selected areas on the map with easy-to-use categories like marinas, restaurants, anchorages, fuel docks, ramps and more!
LOCAL BOATING KNOWLEDGE
* Real-Time Reports – our crowdsourced local reports from other boaters help you navigate safely with report pins placed around you for hazards in the water, map issues and more.
* Place Details – see details for places like fuel, amenities, transient dock info and how to contact. Add places (public or private) that may be missing.
* Local Reviews – see reviews and photos from other boaters for local points of interest on or near water
SOCIAL BOATING
* Connect with Friends – easily sync Facebook and phone contacts to invite friends
* Search for Friends – find boaters you may know on Argo with new search capabilities by affiliation (marina or boat club) or with our friend suggestions for people you may know on Argo
* See Friends on the Water – see where other Argo users are on the water (with privacy settings)
* Message – send other boaters an Ahoy, or message friends to meet-up
* Social Feed – share voyages, photos and other updates to friends with Argo’s social feed
Compatible with Android phones and tablets - FREE to download and FREE to use!
JOIN OUR COMMUNITY TODAY
We are building an active boating community within the Argo app that you can turn to for navigation advice, local knowledge, destination reviews, and more. Share your favorite voyages on your feed. Leave reviews on your favorite places. Drop a local report pin to help your fellow boater.
If you have any ideas or suggestions, please send us a message... we welcome boater feedback and we’re working hard to make this your go-to boating app! Send an email to
[email protected].
Learn more at www.argonav.io
Instagram, Facebook and Twitter: @argonavigation
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of Argo - Boating Navigation since it was posted on our website on 2022-03-21 14:55:10.
The latest version is 1.51.1 and it was updated on 2024-04-26 16:16:31. See below the changes in each version.
Argo - Boating Navigation version 1.51.1
Updated At: 2024-04-23
Changes: - Bug fixes to Report Pins, CL Route Update, CL Take Voyage, Sharing to Social Feed (Current Location, Routes, Places, etc.), and other minor fixes
Argo - Boating Navigation version 1.50.17
Updated At: 2024-04-15
Changes: App Stability release with important performance improvement and other assorted bug fixes.
Argo - Boating Navigation version 1.50.10
Updated At: 2024-02-21
Changes: Ahoy! We've improved quite a few features:
- Improved Take Voyage within Captain's Log
- Improved ability to add suggested places with Search
- Fixed Resume Voyage/Track feature
- Added more navigation aids
- Limited access for those not signing in
- Plus minor bug fixes and improvements
Argo - Boating Navigation version 1.50.9
Updated At: 2024-02-08
Changes: Ahoy! Another update to enhance your experience!
- Now display multiple Routes and Tracks on the main map (Premium)
- Enhanced ability to add and manage reports and place pins
- Improved UX for comment and multiline inputs
- Plus several bug fixes
Argo - Boating Navigation version 1.50.8
Updated At: 2024-02-01
Changes: Ahoy! We've added more features:
- Take Voyage button from Captain's Log now uses saved route/track points
- Added option to cut & paste GPS coordinates when routing or dropping a pin
- Now share your boat profile with others for them to easily add to their profile
- Plus minor bug fixes and improvements
Argo - Boating Navigation version 1.50.7
Updated At: 2024-01-18
Changes: Ahoy! Here are a few new features:
- Rental boats can now be added to a boat club or rental agency for members to copy to their profile
- Edit place pin now allows for changing pin type
- Plus bug fixes and improvements
Argo - Boating Navigation version 1.50.6
Updated At: 2024-01-05
Changes: Happy New Year! Here are a few updates:
- To improve the experience for fellow boaters you can now edit Place Amenities and Transient information
- Several bug fixes
Argo - Boating Navigation version 1.50.5
Updated At: 2023-12-29
Changes: Ahoy! The final Argo update of the year is quite special, and we hope you'll enjoy it! Here are the key highlights:
- Added Outside Routing, so you can now select between Shortest, Inside, and Outside routes.
- Display your preferred coordinate format (DD, DDM, or DMS) throughout the app.
- Synchronize your favorite search categories between mobile and desktop apps.
- Plus several bug fixes and other improvements.
Thank you for being part of our journey!
Argo - Boating Navigation version 1.50.4
Updated At: 2023-12-19
Changes: Fixes critical route creation bug
Argo - Boating Navigation version 1.50.3
Updated At: 2023-12-14
Changes: Ahoy! Here comes another packed update!
- Added lights data to the map
- Added option to fix starting point when creating routes
- Improved updating of routes within Captain’s Log
- Improved adding of homeport and affiliations
- Improved sharing of place pins via messages
- Fixed assorted bugs
