Question 1

What is Navigr8?

Accepted Answer

Navigr8 is an iPhone and Apple Watch app that works like a dedicated hardware bike computer. You can connect it to Bluetooth sensors, use it for GPS navigation, record your rides, and much more. Navigr8 is available for free on the App Store. Some features require a Navigr8 Pro subscription.

Question 2

How do I pronounce "Navigr8"?

Accepted Answer

Navigr8 is pronounced "Navi Great".

Question 3

What are the differences between the Apple Watch and iOS versions?

Accepted Answer

Navigr8 runs as two separate and mostly independent apps on iPhone and Apple Watch. Their user interfaces are different, but the apps share many features and offer a similar user experience – especially when it comes to tracking and navigating. Optionally, Navigr8 can record your ride simultaneously on both iPhone and Apple Watch, providing additional functionality and resilience.

One of the main differences between the two apps is that the phone app includes a Route Planner and can generate routes with auto-routing. The watch app is limited to navigating routes sent to it by the phone app, and although these might include turn-by-turn instructions, only the phone app will automatically reroute should you take a wrong turn. The phone app also offers more comprehensive post-ride analytics, including dynamic graphs.

The Apple Watch app can be used without the iPhone app. After recording your ride, the phone app is needed to get the recorded track from the watch app, so that it can be exported, shared with others, analyzed, and sent to external services like Strava.

Question 4

What are the system requirements for Navigr8?

Accepted Answer

Navigr8 works on iPhone 8 or later, running iOS 13.6 and above.
Navigr8 works on Series 4 Apple Watch or later, running watchOS 8.0 and above. 
For the best results with Navigr8, we recommend staying current with Apple’s OS updates.
You might be able to get Navigr8 to work on older models of Apple Watch or iPhone, but these are unsupported configurations and you may run into performance issues.

Question 5

How much does Navigr8 cost?

Accepted Answer

The standard version of Navigr8 is completely free. There are currently no ads and it comes with an amazing amount of functionality, including turn-by-turn navigation, a route planner, tracking, and detailed analysis tools.

Navigr8 Pro adds Bluetooth sensor support and other advanced features like Ghost. It is available on a monthly or annual subscription. Both subscriptions include a one-month free trial, cancellable at any time. The subscriptions are in-app purchases that can be accessed after installing the free app. Please refer to the App Store for up-to-date pricing. Pricing and features are subject to change.

Question 6

How do I get help with the product?

Accepted Answer

Please check the FAQs before contacting us, as there is a good chance that your question will be answered here. We can be contacted by email at support@navigr8.com.

We value you as a customer and will try our best to answer your questions.  Please be aware that we are based in New Zealand and normal office hours apply.

Question 7

Can Navigr8 be used for running?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it can!

Although our focus is cycling, Navigr8 can be used for just about any activity that involves movement outdoors. Our customers find Navigr8 great for cycling, running, hiking, skiing, kite surfing, paragliding, and even field sports like Hockey!

Question 8

How can I minimize battery consumption without disabling functionality?

Accepted Answer

High battery consumption is often an argument for not using your phone on your handlebars. After all, the last thing you want is to completely drain your battery while out on a ride and be unable to call home.

The good news is that Navigr8 has power-saving features, like the Dimmer, that significantly reduce the drain on your battery. The developers of Navigr8 have extensive experience in performance/software tuning. As a result, Navigr8 is frugal with your device's resources like CPU (having efficient code means Navigr8 is responsive and consumes less of your battery).

If you intend to use Navigr8 on your handlebars, then we recommend:

1) Enable the Dimmer and have the dimming time as short as possible. Given the ambient light conditions, set the dimmed brightness to the minimum and the screen brightness to the maximum you are comfortable with.

2) Enable Low Power Mode. Settings>General>Low Power Mode. This works in conjunction with the dimmer. When dimmed, there will be no map animations between location updates. The map will “snap” to the new location and orientation rather than animating.

3) You can avoid map updates altogether by having one of your metrics panels set to full-screen, i.e., 12 small cells. You might therefore set up at least one of your panels as full-screen. You can always swipe them away if you need to see the map.

4) Set cells to have a black background. Since all modern iPhones have OLED displays, black pixels consume less power than other colors.

5) Choose Google Maps rather than Apple Maps. You might prefer the look of Apple Maps, but our testing has found that Google Maps uses less CPU than Apple Maps. You can set the map provider in Settings>General>Maps.

6) Stop unnecessary apps running in the background before going on a long ride. Look in your phone's settings at the battery consumption for each app to identify the top battery consumers.

With the above setup, you should be able to go on a long ride and still have some remaining battery. How long your battery lasts will depend on your device model and the health of your battery. Also, connecting Bluetooth devices will adversely impact battery consumption.

On a final note. You can view your battery consumption for each ride with the battery metric in the track Overview screen.

Question 9

How do I set my current activity?

Accepted Answer

To set your activity:

1) Press the activity button at the top of the map on the Dashboard. This will open the activity picker.

Or

2) Go to Settings and press the activity button at the top of the screen. Again, this will open the activity picker.

Question 10

How do I update my biometric and equipment information?

Accepted Answer

To get the most out of Navigr8, update your biometric information (like your weight, maximum heart rate, and age) and equipment information (like bike weight and wheel circumference).

Settings for these can be found here:

Settings > Biometric

Settings > Bike