We gave our son for his birthday a FITBIT Versa 3, with the idea that he could roam freely without having a mobile phone on him, yet never get lost. So we were a little disappointed when it turned out that the native apps on the Versa 3 were rather limited and offered no such functionality. We set out looking for a suitable app and we were very happy when we found Radar from GORGES. By using the Radar app the Versa 3 becomes a veritable "homing device".
However, when we installed the app it turned out that the app did not make use of the native GPS built into the smartwatch. For two days we were disappointed, then we contacted GORGES via the website. Matthew Clark reacted immediately and was really friendly. Within less than a week the app had been updated and now it also makes use of native smartwatch GPS!
Abe can now roam outside unlimited, yet always find his way home. It will also be useful during one of our holidays in the wilderness of Finland or Italy. This way, he doesn't (yet) need to bring a phone with him.
The app looks exciting and it contains nice coloured icons that mark different locations (that you can custom set). As far as we're concerned Radar is a must for everybody who wants to make use of the native GPS function of the newest smartwatch models. We wholeheartedly recommend it!
Maarten & Abe Lever
Amsterdam
The Netherlands
We live year round in a harsh North Atlantic offshore environment and rely on tide and marine weather data to plan our marine activities. Over the past two decades, we’ve tried dozens of apps and dedicated watches (Nixon, FreeStyle, Pebble and others). With Fair Tides on the Fitbit watch platform, Matt Clark has created the most useful tide and weather data display that we’ve ever used.
Written as an update to the popular Pebble watch face of the same name, the Fitbit version displays more information in a more readable format that is elegant, beautiful, and useful at once. At a glance, we can view the current tide level, whether we have a water level sufficient for boat work in a tidal cove, wind velocity and direction, barometric pressure, and a five day NOAA text forecast. That’s more information than we get with most of our computer and device apps put into a wrist-readable accessible form that’s a pleasure to view.
Indeed, this watch face has proved so useful that it has become our one go-to data source for all of our marine-related activities. We check it constantly throughout the day. Coupled with the 5-day battery life, waterproof, bright Versa 2 watch, it’s been a welcome update to the Pebble/Fair Tides platform.
We urge anyone involved in marine activities — fishermen, commercial fleet captains, surfers, sailers, oyster farmers, coast guard personnel — to check out Fair Tides. Amazingly, it’s a free app, though we would have gladly paid several hundred dollars for it. It’s that useful.
James Li
F/V Thélème
Muscongus Bay, Gulf of Maine
We gave our son for his birthday a FITBIT Versa 3, with the idea that he could roam freely without having a mobile phone on him, yet never get lost. So we were a little disappointed when it turned out that the native apps on the Versa 3 were rather limited and offered no such functionality. We set out looking for a suitable app and we were very happy when we found Radar from GORGES. By using the Radar app the Versa 3 becomes a veritable "homing device".
However, when we installed the app it turned out that the app did not make use of the native GPS built into the smartwatch. For two days we were disappointed, then we contacted GORGES via the website. Matthew Clark reacted immediately and was really friendly. Within less than a week the app had been updated and now it also makes use of native smartwatch GPS!
Abe can now roam outside unlimited, yet always find his way home. It will also be useful during one of our holidays in the wilderness of Finland or Italy. This way, he doesn't (yet) need to bring a phone with him.
The app looks exciting and it contains nice coloured icons that mark different locations (that you can custom set). As far as we're concerned Radar is a must for everybody who wants to make use of the native GPS function of the newest smartwatch models. We wholeheartedly recommend it!
Maarten & Abe Lever
Amsterdam
The Netherlands
We live year round in a harsh North Atlantic offshore environment and rely on tide and marine weather data to plan our marine activities. Over the past two decades, we’ve tried dozens of apps and dedicated watches (Nixon, FreeStyle, Pebble and others). With Fair Tides on the Fitbit watch platform, Matt Clark has created the most useful tide and weather data display that we’ve ever used.
Written as an update to the popular Pebble watch face of the same name, the Fitbit version displays more information in a more readable format that is elegant, beautiful, and useful at once. At a glance, we can view the current tide level, whether we have a water level sufficient for boat work in a tidal cove, wind velocity and direction, barometric pressure, and a five day NOAA text forecast. That’s more information than we get with most of our computer and device apps put into a wrist-readable accessible form that’s a pleasure to view.
Indeed, this watch face has proved so useful that it has become our one go-to data source for all of our marine-related activities. We check it constantly throughout the day. Coupled with the 5-day battery life, waterproof, bright Versa 2 watch, it’s been a welcome update to the Pebble/Fair Tides platform.
We urge anyone involved in marine activities — fishermen, commercial fleet captains, surfers, sailers, oyster farmers, coast guard personnel — to check out Fair Tides. Amazingly, it’s a free app, though we would have gladly paid several hundred dollars for it. It’s that useful.
James Li
F/V Thélème
Muscongus Bay, Gulf of Maine
We gave our son for his birthday a FITBIT Versa 3, with the idea that he could roam freely without having a mobile phone on him, yet never get lost. So we were a little disappointed when it turned out that the native apps on the Versa 3 were rather limited and offered no such functionality. We set out looking for a suitable app and we were very happy when we found Radar from GORGES. By using the Radar app the Versa 3 becomes a veritable "homing device".
However, when we installed the app it turned out that the app did not make use of the native GPS built into the smartwatch. For two days we were disappointed, then we contacted GORGES via the website. Matthew Clark reacted immediately and was really friendly. Within less than a week the app had been updated and now it also makes use of native smartwatch GPS!
Abe can now roam outside unlimited, yet always find his way home. It will also be useful during one of our holidays in the wilderness of Finland or Italy. This way, he doesn't (yet) need to bring a phone with him.
The app looks exciting and it contains nice coloured icons that mark different locations (that you can custom set). As far as we're concerned Radar is a must for everybody who wants to make use of the native GPS function of the newest smartwatch models. We wholeheartedly recommend it!
Maarten & Abe Lever
Amsterdam
The Netherlands
