NauticEd Sailing for Android

I was pretty hesitant after reading some of the older reviews, but I’m glad that I took the chance to download the app and work through the material. It seems thorough, and it’s a pleasantly conversational style. I’ve used the app on both iPadOS and iOS, it works well for both and is able to sync and download the course to both devices. You are required to create an account to use the classes, I used the “create a ID using email” for my account. (It would be nice to be able to login with an AppleID as a option.) On account creation I ran into an issue where my login name had a + (plus) symbol that was preventing login authentication in the app, and support responded within a couple hours to assist and provide a solution. (I was able to login just fine on the website, but the app doesn’t like + symbols.) The only minor issue that I’ve run into on my Android is that some of the interactive components are slightly small initially. However, it is possible to “stretch” or zoom in on the interactive components. That makes it so much easier to use the interactive diagrams. The two free lessons on navigation and basic sail trimming are free to keep if you complete them within 30 days of account creation. After completing the Basic Sail Trimming class I’m extremely glad that there were visual and interactive tutorials as learning aids. Tests give you feedback. You can select the incorrect answer to better understand why it was wrong, and the tests allow you to pause and go back and review the lessons. Overall, I can recommend the learning platform provided, the material is solid and I’m excited to work through the Skipper, Small Keelboat class on my journey into sailing!

The Nauticed courses are nice and interesting. The app, however, is very badly done and painful to use on the phone.

Please add the Janrain login capabilities to the mobile app! I log in via Google in a web browser, but that option is not available in mobile. This should be easy to fix. Without it, I can’t use the mobile app.

The content is great, but this app is showing its age. It needs a major UI update. Icon could use an update too.

Great for taking courses on the go. The main reason I downloaded it was to log trips on the water. Appears I can no longer do that. Every time I attempt to sync I receive and error "invalid vessel ID." I didn't even change the vessel id but used the repopulate do options!