GPS iPhone App Shootout – TomTom, AT&T, Navigon, and G-Map Compared!
I’ve been getting a lot of questions on our GPS app reviews. Which is the best, which I like, which you should buy. Here is an overview of the four apps that IGM has reviewed. Apps included are TomTom, Navigon, G-Map, and AT&T. Things are broken down into categories and I pick which I like for each category, then followed by a brief overview. Hopefully this helps people in their decision making. Note that there are a number of updates pending on these apps, so keep an eye out for further videos detailing major upgrades. Each update will likely change the equation for what works best for them. TomTom Review www.youtube.com TomTom First Look www.youtube.com G-Map Review: www.youtube.com Navigon MobileNavigator Review www.youtube.com Navigon MobileNavigator First Look www.youtube.com AT&T Navigator Review www.youtube.com Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and keep up-to-date! Twitter: twitter.com iTunes: bit.ly Web: www.insanely-great.com RSS www.insanely-great.com
I was reffering to Navigon 1.2.0 in my previous comment.
Yeah, I’ll be doing an update for 1.1-1.2. I’ve been using it, and so far seems OK. The TTS is nice. It’s probably going to be a week or so though. I want to test it more. Thx
Navigon seems to be the better deal in my opinion. TomTom isnt saying much right now, but i think their really ashamed of all the negative reviews and is going to come out with an amazing update. Hopefully navigon keeps the updates coming and stays on top since i invested $69.00 in the app. It now has text-to-speech. NICE.
do any of them let you run other apps that play music other than ipod? because i love my live 365 app, lets me listen to thrash unlimited radio which would really suck if i had to turn it off to use my gps or vice versa
@devastator771 I believe as it stands right now, the only way to run different apps in background mode is when it’s jailbroken.
I’ve heard that Navigon was coming out with an update for Traffic next month as an in-app purchase. Has anyone else heard about this?
Yeah, their Live service will cost $20 I think as a one-time. They said it would come out in October. Live also has other interesting functions, but not sure if those are coming to the iPhone or not.
hey do you got to pay for using GPS in tomtom or navigon? just after you bought it. do you got to pay for it than?
navigon allows u to control music and play inside the app
man this guy is promoting gmap…. i rather navigon especially now with 1.2 version out.. i hate gmap
Hey Mike, I see that G-Maps has come out with a solution that covers US & Canada with these feature sets:
- Real Time Traffic information
- Text to Speech with spoken street names
- Contacts saved in address book can be accessed directly
- Music playback not interrupted by voice guidance
And much more; all for the great price of $70 (69.99). Now that’s value! Looking forward to see your update video on this one. Thanks
This is their upcoming release, right? I know they’re working on something that was supposed to be released last month. I’m not seeing the update though.
No, this is a app that is available now in the app store. Their (G-Map) is running a special now with the app saling for $40 (39.99). Maybe the reason why no update for the other version is because this offer is better for everone (others were a trail to test the water) IMHO.
W-T-F? Seriously? So, there’s a new version called U.S. and Canada that has all these features, but they’re not offering it the other packages? I don’t get it. Or are there other updates coming? I’ll email them, but it usually takes them two weeks to respond.
It does look nice, but annoyed it seems recent customers need to buy again.
what do u say about ndrive?
Looks like there’s no USA version. If they come out with one, I may check it out. Thx
I’m not buying a GPS, but i really enjoy your reviews, so watched the vid anyway.. Gj!!
5/5 Stars.
thanks ,,
i have a jailbroken iphone end have instaled the navigon end the tom tom end ther is no gps signal it says end i have the 3gs is it becouse i have to have internet ore to pay to use it ??
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do all of these need wifi
Another nice video. Thanks. Looking forward to your input on Magellan’s iphone app.
mike, thank you so much! truly appreciate this video! it helped me make my decision based on my personal preference, in light of the categories you showed. again, thanks!
Thanks for this info, because I am lost
On what gps that works for me and
My iPhone.
using the tom tom won’t use any data right? because I’m getting the 200mb monthly plan.
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