TomTom U.S. & Canada
By TomTom International BV
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Description
Get the TomTom navigation app and have smart, easy-to-use, turn-by-turn navigation on your iPhone or iPod touch, whenever and wherever you need it.
And, now, never miss a turn. The new TomTom app guides you even while you're on a call or running a different app on your iPhone.
***WHAT'S NEW***
- SEAMLESS NAVIGATION WHILE CALLING (iPhone 3GS only*): See continuous visual instructions, even when you are on a call, so you still find your way. Now making and answering calls safely won't slow you down.
- NEW, UPDATED MAPS: Drive with the latest maps. TomTom maps include 1 million more miles of US roads than competitors and have been rated highest in quality and reliability. Your TomTom app comes ready to navigate with the most accurate, most up-to-date maps available.
- BACKGROUND NAVIGATION INSTRUCTIONS (iPhone 3GS & iPod touch 3rd Gen. only*): Lets you see other apps on your screen while still receiving spoken turn-by-turn instructions.
- ROUTE SHARING: Share your route details with your contacts via email. Keep friends and family up to date with your plans.
- DEPARTURE REMINDER: Your departure is synched with your calendar, so you can set it and get a timely reminder.
- ECO ROUTES: Save money and reduce your impact on the environment by driving with these more fuel-efficient Eco Routes.
- CAR SYMBOLS: Personalise the car symbol on your driving screen. Choose from a range of car icons and symbols.
***KEY FEATURES***
- IQ ROUTES™ TECHNOLOGY: Use the knowledge of millions of drivers to drive the faster way, any time of day.
-TEXT-TO-SPEECH: Keep your eyes on the road while your TomTom app announces every turn, including street and place names.**
- ADVANCED LANE GUIDANCE: Gives you extra clarity when navigating difficult junctions.
- HELP ME! EMERGENCY MENU: Help Me! emergency menu - local information to get help quickly
- REAL-TIME TRAFFIC UPDATES: Keeps you up-to-date on the latest traffic conditions to minimize potential delays. Available via in-app purchase.***
- LOCAL SEARCH WITH GOOGLE: Find shops & businesses wherever you are, and navigate directly there.
- AUTOMATIC DAY & NIGHT MODE: Adjusts screen brightness based on time of day.
- FAST ROUTE RE-CALCULATION: Reroutes you if you miss a turn.
- LANDSCAPE/PORTRAIT ORIENTATION OPTION: Place your screen sideways or upright and the app responds, allowing you to view the road the way you prefer.
- DESIGNED & OPTIMISED FOR IPHONE & IPOD TOUCH: The app responds to the same familiar, multi-touch capabilities you’re used to. Easily scroll through menus or pinch to zoom in and out of the map.
- IPOD PLAYER SUPPORT: Control your iPod easily from within the TomTom app.
- AUTOMATIC MUSIC FADING: Ensures that you will never miss a navigation instruction.
- DESTINATION DIALING (iPhone only): Call Points of Interest from directly within your app.
- NAVIGATE TO CONTACTS (iPhone only): Navigate directly to people and places in your address book.
***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 www.tomtom.com
Buy the TomTom car kit: www.tomtom.com/car-kit
** Text-to-speech comes in the following languages: English US, Spanish Mexico, French Canada
*** Traffic information is only available in the US. Compatible with iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS.
***COMPATIBILITY***
iPhone original & iPod touch: requires the TomTom car kit with its built-in GPS receiver.
* This feature requires iOS 4 multitasking, which Apple only offers on selected models. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
What's New In Version 1.4.1
IF YOU HAVE ALREADY UPGRADED TO APPLE IOS 4:
- And have not yet installed Version 1.4, YOU MUST INSTALL THIS LATEST TOMTOM UPDATE (VERSION 1.4.1) IN ORDER TO CONTINUE USING THE APP, or
- Have recently installed Version 1.4, this update restores the customized settings you may have entered (e.g. favorite addresses, recent destinations, preferences) in previous versions of the TomTom app.
THIS VERSION OF THE TOMTOM APP COMES WITH THE FOLLOWING NEW FEATURES:
- SEAMLESS NAVIGATION WHILE CALLING (iPhone 3GS only): See continuous visual instructions, even when you are on a call, so you still find your way. Now making and answering calls safely won't slow you down.
- NEW, UPDATED MAPS: Because on average 15% of roads change every year, your TomTom app comes with the latest and most up-to-date map, ready to navigate. No mobile signal or data plan is required to browse your map and navigate to your destination.
- BACKGROUND NAVIGATION INSTRUCTIONS (iPhone 3GS & iPod touch 3rd Gen. only): Lets you see other apps on your screen while still receiving spoken turn-by-turn instructions.
- ROUTE SHARING: Share your route details with your contacts via email. Keep friends and family up to date with your plans.
- DEPARTURE REMINDER: Added to your calendar, departure reminders make you aware of when you need to get on the road.
- ECO ROUTES: Save money and reduce your impact on the environment by driving with these more fuel-efficient Eco Routes.
- CAR SYMBOLS: Personalize the car symbol on your driving screen. Choose from a range of car icons and symbols.
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.
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!
A Review from Someone New to GPS
I have been indecisive for weeks now. Torn between Navigon and TomTom. I ended up writing TomTom to get some answers about what is most negatively reviewed here. He could not tell me what is coming in future updates, but that app updates will be free, as they are for all TomTom devices. Map updates will have a cost associated with it, but at this time they haven't worked out a solution to updating them from TomTom Home (where you pay $9.95 a quarter).
Now as someone who has not previously used GPS to navigate, many of the features apparently missing are not known to me. For instance, text-to-speech. My friend's GPS in his Lexus does not say street names and it has never bothered us or led us astray. I found the directions on this app to be just fine. The street name is on the screen and it warned in plenty of time that a turn was coming, then again when I was at the turn. I also actually like that the ipod is stopped rather than lowered because I mainly listen to podcasts in the car...so I don't miss any of the conversation. I find the load time of the app acceptable and the GPS acquisition reasonable. It has not gotten me lost or dropped the signal. I intentionally went another way on one drive and it remapped me within seconds. Traffic info would be nice; I'm sure it will come in time. I also look forward to the car kit, which the promise of made me decide to go with TomTom. Sure it is a risk to go with v1.0 software, but as is, it is serving my needs and will only get better with future updates.
Update: Just got 1.1. Among other things, the app is now accepting all my contact's stored addresses. A HUGE step in the right direction!
Update (11/11/09): Just read an article that a HUGE update is in the approval process and will include text-to-speech, ipod controls, lane guidance, and audio warnings.
11/18/09: And here it is! These new features are icing on a well made cake, in my opinion. My car kit arrives tomorrow (for some reason Apple Store shipped way after TomTom started shipping), and I will have a complete, amazing all-in-one device on my hands. I would expect reviews to start going up because the text-to-speech and iPod controls are two of the biggest complaints. I'm sure there will be something for people to complain about still, and it is a shame TomTom didn't do these things sooner to grab the early market share, but I'm pleased with my purchase.
Edit: For those looking for text-to-speech and don't hear it, I'm told that you must choose a "Computer Voice" to make it active (indicated with the word 'computer' next to the name; it appears only 'Samantha' is qualified in English.) Just FYI.
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$49.99
- Category: Navigation
- Updated:Jun 30, 2010
- Current Version:1.4.1
- 1.4.1 (iOS 4.0 Tested)
- 1.54 GB
- Languages:English, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
- Seller:TomTom
- © 2010 TomTom International B.V. All rights reserved.
Requirements:Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later.
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