TomTom U.S. & Canada
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Description
TomTom now offers you access to the best real-time traffic, straight to your iPhone
Get the TomTom award-winning navigation app and enjoy smart, easy-to-use, turn-by-turn navigation on your iPhone or iPod touch
***WHAT'S NEW***
✓ REAL TIME TRAFFIC: Now TomTom helps you to avoid delays, with the best traffic information available today - live on your iPhone. TomTom Traffic updates are received automatically every 3 minutes, to give you the most up-to-date traffic information available. As soon as a delay is found on your route, you will be notified and can be automatically re-routed to an alternative, faster route. Available via in-app purchase.*
✓ GOOGLE LOCAL SEARCH : Find countless shops and businesses wherever you are, and navigate directly there. Access the latest Google listings from within the TomTom app.
✓ DRIVE WITH THE LATEST MAP: TomTom maps have 1 million more miles of US roads than the competition and have been rated highest in terms of quality and reliability. Your TomTom app comes with the latest, most up-to-date map, so you can go confidently with the knowledge that the directions you receive are both accurate and efficient.
✓ MUSIC FADING: Listen to your music continually while navigating with TomTom. Music fading will gently reduce volume while TomTom gives you driving instructions, and will return to normal volume between prompts.
✓ AUTOMATIC DAY & NIGHT MODE: Your app calculates local sunrise and sunset times to automatically adjust the screen brightness while driving, for a safer drive.
✓ ADD LOCATIONS from other applications and websites on your iPhone to your TomTom app and instantly navigate to them or store them as favorites for future use.**
***KEY FEATURES***
- IQ ROUTES™ TECHNOLOGY: Saves you time, fuel and money by using the real-world driving experience of millions of drivers to calculate the fastest route based on the time of day and day of week.
- Advance Lane Guidance: Shows you which lane to take when navigating difficult junctions, so that you never miss an exit (very limited coverage in Canada).
- Text to Speech: Announces turn-by-turn directions aloud, including street and place names***
- Help Me! Emergency Menu: Easily access local emergency providers such as police, car repair service providers and hospitals
- iPod Player Support: Allows you to control your music from within the app
- Navigate to Contacts: Navigate directly to contacts in your address book
- Landscape or Portrait Orientation Option: Lets you control your view
- Multi-touch capability: For scrolling through menus or pinching to zoom in and out on a map
- Instant route re-calculation if you miss a turn
- Call Points of Interests directly from within the app
- Choose your favorite voice from a number of male or female voices
***MAPS ON BOARD***
- A full and up-to-date map is stored on your iPhone or iPod touch
- Fast and reliable mapping that does not require a cellular signal or data plan usage
- No data roaming costs are incurred when traveling abroad
- COVERAGE: USA & Canada
***MORE INFORMATION***
Website: iphone.tomtom.com for information on the TomTom app and TomTom car kit
Customer Support: Please check our FAQ section on iphone.tomtom.com
Buy the TomTom car kit: www.tomtom.com/car-kit
* Traffic information is only available in the US. Compatible with iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS.
** Register on iPhone.tomtom.com to be notified for apps supporting “Add to my TomTom”
*** Text to Speech comes in the following languages: English US, French Canada, Spanish Latin America
***COMPATIBILITY***
iPhone original & iPod touch: requires the TomTom car kit with its built-in GPS receiver.
What's New in Version 1.3
- REAL TIME TRAFFIC: The best traffic information available today - for the fastest route every time and the most accurate arrival time estimate. Available via in app purchase.
- GOOGLE LOCAL SEARCH: Find countless shops and businesses wherever you are, and navigate directly there. Access the latest Google listings from within the TomTom app.
- NEW MAP: Drive with the latest, most accurate map
- MUSIC FADING: Music fading will gently reduce volume while TomTom gives you driving instructions, and will return to normal volume between prompts.
- AUTOMATIC DAY & NIGHT MODE: Your app calculates local sunrise and sunset times to automatically adjust the screen brightness while driving, for a safer drive.
- ADD LOCATIONS from other applications and websites on your iPhone to your TomTom app and instantly navigate to them or store them as favorites for future use.
Customer Reviews
Feature Rich App but Laggy GPS
Not that I am all about comparisons but hopefully the below is helpful between Navigon and TT.
Load Time: Very similar. TT may be slightly faster but negligible.
Initial GPS Acquisition: Both were pretty good, acquiring a signal very fast. Slight edge to TT here cause once it acquired it never lost the signal. Navigon did briefly once or twice but both are strong
Interface: Navigon has a simple interface. I found entering an address easy. I found adding favorites to be easier on the Navigon, less clicks. TT has a much more robust interface. Both let you plan future routes and add multiple route points but TT's implementation of this is better. TT also has more menu options from the home screen. Advantage TT.
Routing Interface: Navigon clearly had a nicer interface with Lane assist and reality view being very cool and helpful. The turn arrows on the Navigon are more helpful. The TT though is more compact having all data in the bottom bar. Its cleaner whereas Navigon's is nice but slightly more chaotic. TT also lets you change the colors for day and night but i do not find this very helpful. HOWEVER, the street name displays for Navigon are not great. Not nearly as bad as everyone says but TT's are easier to read.
Routing Accuracy: Well, here is where i saw a difference that i didnt expect to see. Navigon was VERY accurate as far as identifying where I was on the map relative to where i actually was - when i was passing High street it was timed perfectly on the Navigon. When I made a turn, it had me doing so smoothly on the Navigon. However, with TT there is a clear lag. I tried a few different routes, reset the phone, but still same result. While the lag is not terrible its noticeable and really takes away from what otherwise is a great app. I will keep testing but this is major shortfall in my opinion. Both apps got me where i needed to go using the same routes. I have not been able to test TT's IQ routes yet but this also seems like a nice differentiator if it works well.
Routing Options: Here TT is the clear winner. TT has a VERY useful feature that allows you to identify a destination or starting point by clicking on it on the map (a magnifying glass pops up so you can get it exact). I am in up-State PA and alot of the areas we are visiting do not have addresses. This makes finding them and routing to and form the very easy. Entering addresses is very easy and I liked it better than the Navigon. Both use the apple keyboard so it is well integrated. Both allow you to avoid highways, ferrys, toll roads, HOV lanes, etc. Navigon does have a speed limit feature which can warn you with audible and visual cues. I think TT may have this as well but it works better on Navigon. But TT also has extensive other options like Find Alternative (if your not happy with your route, you can choose Avoid Roadblocks (and then choose which you want to avoid), Avoid Part of Route (very very cool. If you know part of your route before you start or while you've started is problematic, you can choose this option and then pick which part of the directions you want to avoid - it will reroute you from there), Route Demo (both have this but TT's is better), Instructions (This is a detailed list of the route which I am not sure why Navigon does not have but its very useful to see the overview). Hands down the TT routing options are superior.
POI databases: On Navigon, it is extensive but the search is finicky. Sometimes you have to really narrow down the location for the POI to show. I found TT's more extensive and less finicky but still not great. I really like the icon view for POI's on Navigon. Overall a tie.
Recalculation: Both do a good job of quickly recalculating you. Navigon's seemed slightly faster.
TTS: Both do not have.
Voice: TT gives you many options for the GPS voice. While its cool, they are not that different and Navigons is very pleasant. Both are loud although TT's is easier to adjust - simply by click on the left bottom of the screen while driving. Navigons you have to go into the menu and the adjustment is small.
Phone integration: Work exactly the same way. Phone call comes in, you can answer and talk. You can then, while still on the call, go back into the app and it picks up from where it left off. Navigon does so more quickly. Both also work while on the ipod. TT's cuts out completely whereas Navigon is more like a fade out so you can hear the directions.
Battery: Too hard to tell which was better. But both eat battery.
Reality View/Lane Assist: As mentioned, Navigon has this and its a real nice feature. TT does not have this.
Overall, i liked the Navigon interface better but the TT route option planning better. TT has many more useful routing options and features that Navigon just does not have. While the Navigon interface is "prettier" i found the TT interface less chaotic and more of the screen is used for the maps (albeit a small amount). But the lane assist/reality view makes the Navigon overall superior. Frankly, had the TT GPS actually worked as good as the Navigon, i think it would be a superior app. But it is not and therefore I would probably find myself using the Navigon more unless i need to do some more complex routing. There is no clear winner and it will depend on what you value more. It will be interesting to see who adds more features more quickly and if there is a cost to either to update the maps.
They rushed this out - Big holes, NJ is a country
Besides all the other reviews out there (I will not repeat their issues) They better fix this quick!
1. Apparently, New Jersey is a country. States are listed as countries - totally bogus, can't search for an address without changing countries? What?
2. Addresses in my address book on my iPhone DO NOT WORK. A totally correct and legal address in NJ leads me to upstate New York somewhere. Very bad.
3. Before picking an address from my address book, I have to pick the correct country (state), in order for it to be correct. Shockingly bad.
I am a stand alone TomTom 700 user and this product is not yet on par with a regular TomTom gps dedicated unit. Please fix it.
for $99 it should be much better.
Pros:
* It's fast, routing and recalc of routes is quick and accurate.
* User interface is simple and easy to use.
* App is organized well, things are where you expect them.
Cons:
* No spoken streets? UNACCEPTABLE!
* Does not tell you if destination is on your right or left side... SAD!
* Zoom out of the map does not stick... it wanders back to the zoom level it wants to display... If I zoom out... stay there!
* Can't drag the map while in route to look ahead etc. (this is due to if you touch the map, it goes back to the menu.. ??? WHY? ) Ahem, dble tap anyone? GEEEZ!
* Map has zoom + and - buttons instead of pinch like 99% of all other apps. Again WHY? If you miss either button by a tiny amount your dumped into the menu... this really stinks.
* Can't change display brightness within the app.
The Browse map is GREAT! has all the detail you would expect (POI's Street names etc.) and you can pan around etc.
The map shown while you are on a route is dismal! Why are these two different?
If Tom Tom would use the same display they use for browseing a map at route time it would be Great!
My three biggest complaints!!!
1. No Zoom that will stay.
2. Can't drag map while routing. (can't touch the map) this is possibly the dumbest thing I have ever seen in a GPS.
3. No spoken street names!!!
SAD SAD SAD! I want to know Tom Toms list of features to fix\change... and if these are not planned... I want my money back!! and for $99.00
I am deadly serious.
Please FIX!
- $69.99
- Category: Navigation
- Updated: Mar 13, 2010
- Current Version: 1.3
- 1.41 GB
- Languages: English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
- Seller: TomTom
- © 2010 TomTom International B.V. All rights reserved.
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch. Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later.
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