Cortex Onboard
Garmin New Zealand Ltd Navigation iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Cortex Onboard is a free Navigation app for iPhone and iPad by Garmin New Zealand Ltd. Rated 3.8/5 from 12 ratings. Requires iOS 15.6.
- Rating
- 3.8
- 12 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 376 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Aug 22
- 2025 · v1.15.4
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About Cortex Onboard
Cortex Onboard is free with your Cortex. Use it to configure your Cortex Hub and download updates to your Cortex devices with new features and improvements. You can also use Cortex Onboard to receive and manage alerts, view AIS information and instrument data anywhere on board your boat. View out-of-the-box sensors or NMEA 2000 networked instruments. - Setup is easy and free. - Use Cortex Onboard to configure and update your Cortex devices easily. - View AIS information and receive alerts on board direct to your device. - Manage Anchor Watch from the palm of your hand anywhere on board. - Use the Cortex Hub’s built-in sensors for battery level, barometric pressure and boat position. - Connect your Cortex Hub to NMEA 2000, or an external sensor, to add monitoring for wind, depth, bilge high water, temperature, shore power or security. - The Cortex Hub supports up to 10 WiFi devices (includes Handsets).
Ratings & reviews
3.8
12 ratings
What’s new
Version 1.15.4 · Updated August 22, 2025
Minor bug fixes for your Cortex device. Garmin is constantly working to improve Cortex and strives to make your boating a safer and more enjoyable experience. This version has a number of improvements to the Cortex Onboard app experience and includes Cortex Software update 2.2.2 (containing Hub version 2.2.2914 and Handset version 2.2.1). Detailed release notes can be found on garmin.com.
App privacy
The developer, Garmin New Zealand Ltd, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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