Autochart Pro Vs Reefmaster?

[prjavelin]

First of all I don't have a lot of money. I don't feel like I want or need things like I pilot. With that said I bought a nice helix 5 si to use as my fishfinder with SI! There are no charts for my country. Nothing. Not even the outlines for the bodies of water. There comes the need for me to be able to make my own maps. This also gives me an advantage.

Autochart pro looks awesome. It's made and supported by humminbird, I think. It looks like it has a lot of nice features. It is expensive! At 250$ for a kinda simple application it feels like a lot.

Reefmaster has all the bells and whistles. Si mosaics, bottom composition etc etc. For $100 less. They are even giving 14 day free trial. They have a great community too. My only worry is compatibility. Can I print the maps? Can I see the maps on my unit without problems?

Anyone experienced in these?

[reelnmn]

Never used autochart so I can't offer any advice on this program.  Reefmaster is a great program but you do not get the SI mosaics and bottom composition.  These are additional features that must be purchased.  In the waters I fish I have not found them to be worth it.

 

Humminbird does not allow you to upload your own AT5 maps like Lowrance.  Therefore Reefmaster extracts the contour lines as tracks which get uploaded to your unit.  This is still incredibly useful.  Not sure what you mean by printing the map??