Sat Nav app Iphone 4

S28382 · 02-10-2013 6:32pm #1

Hi Folks im thinking about getting Sat Nav for my Iphone as i dont want a stand alone unit in the car has anyone any advice on which app is the best.

thomasm · 02-10-2013 6:36pm

Nav Free is excellent. Use it a lot and its never let me down in Ireland and UK. Good info on screen and free map updates regularly. Can't see why anyone with access to this would ever buy a sat nav device again. Can buy foreign maps for circa €1.99. Got France this year and again had no issues over there

S28382 · 02-10-2013 6:41pm

Cool thanks for that ill have a look at it iv heard of it before i didnt look at it as given its free i figured its not as good as some others

Herrick · 02-10-2013 7:06pm

Google Maps is excellent and free. It's never let me down.

S28382 · 02-10-2013 7:38pm

I use Google Maps most of the time but its just not the same as using a dedicated system for Sat Nav. Iv downloaded Nav Free so ill give it a shot.

mad muffin · 02-10-2013 7:40pm

Navigon.

I've been using it since 2009. I think its on sale at the moment.

Zcott · 03-10-2013 12:18am

Tomtom is expensive but very good. Apple maps has also improved a lot.

keith_d99 · 03-10-2013 8:56am

Zcott wrote: »

Apple maps has also improved a lot.

Still not reliable ... when it's right it's great!
Still prone to errors - wrong roads, wrong location etc.

Navigon for me tops the lot - have used it all around Europe

TBi · 03-10-2013 9:20am

I used Waze a lot. It's a great program. However i purchased Navigon as it's on sale at the moment. This is as good as a dedicated GPS as you'll get, plus you can download only the maps you need so you don't have to fill the device (unlike TomTom, Garmin and others).

S28382 · 03-10-2013 9:31am

I downloaded Navfree so ill give that a go if it doesnt work out ill give Navigon a go it seems to be a good one.

dloob · 03-10-2013 1:33pm

I've used CoPilot live for a few years.
It's was pricey enough, But I got the western europe version so it has a good few countries.
I have used it a bit in portugal with no problems, the maps you want are stored on the device.
It uses the same navteq maps as the Garmin satnavs.
Navteq used to have the best maps for Ireland, especially rural areas, not sure if that's still the case.

Keep an eye out for sales, the various sat nav apps seem to have frequent sales.

Dades · 03-10-2013 2:31pm

If you have a data allowance where you want to use it, then I've found the Google Maps app as good if not better than Navigon and Navfree.

Really, the proper turn by turn sat nav function is brilliant. And you have the bonus of having all the businesses/places of interest in Google to search for. And everywhere is on Google.

murpho999 · 04-10-2013 8:50am

Dades wrote: »

If you have a data allowance where you want to use it, then I've found the Google Maps app as good if not better than Navigon and Navfree.

Really, the proper turn by turn sat nav function is brilliant. And you have the bonus of having all the businesses/places of interest in Google to search for. And everywhere is on Google.

I agree the turn by turn system is great BUT I find 50% of business locations are just on the wrong place. Which can be frustrating.

Also, what set up do people use for holders on windscreen and charging via lighters etc? Can't really find anything that works well at reasonable price.

Sat Nav app Iphone 4

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