The CoPilot app for the iPhone offers free turn-by-turn directions for LIFE. That’s right, it’s totally free. But like most things in the app store there’s an up sell. Drop $2.99 a month, or $19.99 a year and you’ll also get voice guided turn-by-turn directions. The mapping system is stored locally to your iPhone, letting you chose a small area (megabytes of storage used) or the entire North America (1.3GBs).
Other features:
30 days free full-featured CoPilot Live navigation with Text to Speech voice guidance, 3D maps and advanced trip planning
Free lifetime use turn-by-turn directions with automatic route calculation and 2D maps
Full street level maps of the US and Canada
Detailed street maps downloaded via WiFi and stored on the iPhone, so there’s no need to rely on your data network for navigation
Navigate to a street address or one of millions of businesses using integrated real-time local search
Free CoPilot LiveLink location sharing lets friends and family know where you are via the Internet, Facebook or on-screen in CoPilot on their own phone
Customers who prefer to download the complete map of the US and Canada via iTunes rather than WiFi can do so by purchasing the lifetime use, full-featured CoPilot Live North America GPS navigation app via the AppStore.
Wow, just wow. Not even 24 hours has gone by and the Google Maps with turn-by-turn directions for Android devices rumor has become official. As suspected this will be a free app and will be available when Android 2.0 launches sometime next month.
The feature set is robust to say the least and will easily rival, if not eclipse previous GPS applications and even some stand alone GPS devices. My favorite is that ability to view ’street view’ before the turn such that you can view landmarks before you change direction. Much like most stand alone GPS devices, Google Maps Navigation offers voice guidance, turn-by-turn directions, 3D view and the ability to search by point of interest instead of just address. And they’ve also added Google Voice Search. There a few vids of the app after the ‘leap’, so be sure to check those out.
Right now the app is advert free, but given Google’s model I’d expect them to start plugging those in as we move closer to a nonbeta version. So for instance, you’re taking a trip to San Francisco from LA. You might see ads for food stops, gas stations and such. More local routes might show you coffee shops or stores that relate to your previous search history, and so forth.
Today rumors emerged that Google is in the process of developing their very own navigation app for smartphones running the Android OS. It’s not clear if the application would be more robust than the iPhone’s current Google Map application and offer turn-by-turn directions, but given that they own the Android OS, and can essentially do whatever they want, it’s more likely than not.
Providing greater credence to the rumor is that Google just discontinued their relationship with Tele Atlas earlier this October, which charged Google for use of their map info – Google has a contract with them until 2013 to work on International maps. The break away from the map service provider indicates that Google has amassed enough map data over the years to go at it alone and in all likelihood offer an ad supported free version. …Continue reading: Gadget Rumor: Google Maps With Turn-By-Turn Navigation Might Be Heading To Android Devices
February 18th, 2009 2:53 PM | by Christen da Costa
Now, don’t get too excited because Sygic’s app does NOT have the official ok from Apple, at least not yet. And yes, this unamed app does provide turn-by-turn directions courtesy of the iPhone’s built-in GPS. Its other features include voice prompts, points of interest, multiple country support and maps that can be stored in the device’s memory. Notably, the app took about 30 seconds to boot up, but it’s ‘turn-by-turn’ on the iPhone!
