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Philip Roy Written by Philip Roy     September 25, 2010    
 
Mobile Maps UK & Ireland
Mobile Maps UK & Ireland
Mobile Maps UK & Ireland
Mobile Maps UK & Ireland
Mobile Maps UK & Ireland
Mobile Maps UK & Ireland
User rating
 
 3.3 (1)

Software

Version 8.1.6
Cost $64.99 NZD
Suitable For iPod Touch • iPhone 3G • iPhone 3GS • iPhone 4
Company/Developer Sygic
Company/Product Website
Purchase via this iTunes link
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Sygic Mobile Maps is the most complete turn-by-turn, voice guided navigation software for your iPhone.

  • All maps with you on your phone from Tele Atlas.
  • Speed camera crowd-sourcing protects your wallet.
  • Speed limit and railway crossings provide safety for you and others.
  • Signposts that help you to head in the right direction.
  • Lane assistant informs you about the correct lane to be in.
  • Automatically adapts to horizontal or vertical view.
  • Automatically or manually adjustable colour schemes for day and night use.
  • User interface and voice guide speak your native language.
  • Pinch-to-zoom the map, scroll naturally through menus and use iPhone-like keyboard.
  • Control music and radio while navigating.
  • Search for millions of restaurants and other points of interest, with an option to call in, find parking, and navigate to.
  • Design your trip with multi-stop route planning before you head out.
  • See the summary of your trip before you set off.
  • Avoid a roadblock with a single click.
  • Save and organize favourites according to your needs.
  • Customize what you want to see on the navigation screen.

The application does not require Internet connection to operate. However, Internet connection adds a lot of value to the application by enabling the user to report speed traps and incidents to the community and also to receive real-time updates of recently reported traps and incidents.

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 3.0   (1)
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Value for Money:
 
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Overall rating: 
 
 3.3
Ease of Use:
 
 3.0
Help/Support Material:
 
 3.0
Graphics and Sound:
 
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Value for Money:
 
 3.0
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Philip Roy Reviewed by Philip Roy
September 25, 2010
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I'm over in the UK as I write this, and I bought Mobile Maps on sale for $45 NZD before I left New Zealand. At the time, my only reason for doing so was that it was substantially cheaper than TomTom...and still is. That said, I do miss the ease of use I feel the TomTom GPS apps have.

I have two complaints with this app really...firstly, the incredibly painful to use and un-iPhone-like settings interface, that is very confusing and difficult to follow. Secondly, the bug that I discovered that Sygic didn't seem to be aware of. Wanting to plan my routes before I left NZ, I spent time trying to input the addresses of all the friends that I would be visiting into the favourites section. None of the locations would save.

On contacting Sygic, it was suggested that I reinstall the app. I did so and the issue continued. It wasn't until I was actually in the UK, that I could store any destination in any way. I found this disappointing and given that all GPS units have a "Journey Planner" section it seems...slightly ironic that I couldn't plan my journeys.

I didn't have a car that I could put the iPhone up on the dash, so I had it resting in the gap between seats. It worked fine there, but I soon found it was better to reply on the visual indications than on the voice...this is because the voice did (on occasion in small country lanes) just yell out well in advance or for no apparent reason...and early on it simply stopped saying the distance to the next event. This may have been a setting I turned off, but I couldn't find it....so I would get "Turn right" yelled at me for no apparent reason, when "In 500 yards, turn right" would have been better.

Overall the app got me to my locations, but I did find myself missing the TomTom app. I did also find a couple of errors, such as exits on the motorway not matching and I found it hard to understand what it wanted me to do on roundabouts a lot ("go straight through, take the second exit" is an example...when the second exit clearly wasn't going straight through).

For the price it does have some impressive features and if I had off been pulling data off the net, then it would have proved quite useful. I'm not upset with the purchase at all, but I did find myself wishing it had a bit more polish at times.