Bring in old tracks from your plotter or other apps; long recordings are split into trips. Export any trip as GPX.
Importing older tracks
Years of sailing often sit on a plotter's memory card or in another app. Manta brings them in, so your whole sailing history lives in one place.
Guided import
- Long recordings are split into separate trips
- The hours in harbour are left out
- Trips you already have are spotted
- Manta asks which boat sailed them
Importing a file
Open a GPX file from Files, Mail or AirDrop with Manta. Or open the ⋯ menu of your trips list and choose “Import trip…”. GPX tracks from other logbook apps work, and so do tracks straight from your plotter.
Export
Share any trip as a GPX file for other apps and plotters. Open the trip, tap the share button and choose “Share GPX track…”.
Exporting the whole logbook
Under Settings → iCloud & backup, “Export logbook” saves everything in one file: every trip with its photos, your tours, your boats with their engine hours, and your mileage certificates. “Import logbook” brings it back, on this device or another one. Trips you already have are merged with the ones in the file.
Free
GPX import and export and logbook backups come with the app, with no limit on trips.
Questions
How do I open a GPX file in Manta?
Open it from Files, Mail or AirDrop with Manta, or import it in the app from the ⋯ menu of your trips list with “Import trip…”.
What happens to a long recording from my plotter?
The guided import splits it into trips and leaves out the hours in harbour.
Will I get duplicates if I import a trip twice?
No. The guided import spots trips you already have.
Is GPX import and export free?
Yes. GPX import and export come with the app.