Best IOS GPS app to replace a Garmin GPS

You should be able to get the Garmin app on your iPhone.

It's called Street Pilot and costs $85

You're better off learning to use the built in maps, which I believe are TomTom

Gee wrote: ↑ You should be able to get the Garmin app on your iPhone.

It's called Street Pilot and costs $85

You're better off learning to use the built in maps, which I believe are TomTom

Does the Garmin app compare to the physical GPS, is it as good?

Maybe there is better GPS apps, I really have no clue, so it doesn't have to be Garmin, unless it is the best app,

Are you looking for a GPS app for directions/driving? I find that Waze provides the best overall experience for directions, crowdsourced alerts (traffic, construction, closures, cop locations, etc.) and it's free.

Rockstead wrote: ↑ I've been using Garmin's for the last 15 years and just tried using my iPhone 7 plus as a GPS but neither Apple or Google maps is an acceptable GPS if you are used to a Garmin.

What is a replacement app I can buy that will be as good as a Garmin?

Thanks

Try HERE WeGo App
https://here.com/en/products-services/c ... e-wego-app

It is free and can download the maps so that you do not need to use data.

rvs007 wrote: ↑ Are you looking for a GPS app for directions/driving? I find that Waze provides the best overall experience for directions, crowdsourced alerts (traffic, construction, closures, cop locations, etc.) and it's free.

Yes for driving directions, turn by turn, lane assist, etc. Free is cool, I'll try it out, I didn't mind paying for an app if it was as good as my Garmin, it would be interesting to hear f rom people that have used a Garmin as well.

Rockstead wrote: ↑ Yes for driving directions, turn by turn, lane assist, etc. Free is cool, I'll try it out, I didn't mind paying for an app if it was as good as my Garmin, it would be interesting to hear f rom people that have used a Garmin as well.

The only downside to Waze is that it needs data to work, since it gets real-time traffic updates from crowdsourcing and Waze's servers. So if you're looking for a true Garmin replacement that has offline maps included, then Waze might not be the right solution for you. But it is free, so you can try it and see if you like it.

Rockstead wrote: ↑ Yes for driving directions, turn by turn, lane assist, etc. Free is cool, I'll try it out, I didn't mind paying for an app if it was as good as my Garmin, it would be interesting to hear f rom people that have used a Garmin as well.

I still have my Garmin GPS but it is just collecting dust as I now use google maps.

I suggest you just spend some time to learn it. The iOS maps aren't bad either.

iGo has offline maps and is pretty close to the higher end Garmin units (multi point routing)

Gee wrote: ↑ I still have my Garmin GPS but it is just collecting dust as I now use google maps.

I suggest you just spend some time to learn it. The iOS maps aren't bad either.

Not sure what I'm supposed to learn, everything is just so wrong with it compared to using a Garmin.

Rockstead wrote: ↑ Not sure what I'm supposed to learn, everything is just so wrong with it compared to using a Garmin.

Who's to say that the Garmin is right?

If you like the Garmin so much, why stop using it?

Gee wrote: ↑ Who's to say that the Garmin is right?

If you like the Garmin so much, why stop using it?

Really, i have to explain to you what user friendly means, and there is a reason why Garmin owns the GPS market.

Obviously I want to manage one device.

Rockstead wrote: ↑ Really, i have to explain to you what user friendly means, and there is a reason why Garmin owns the GPS market.

Obviously I want to manage one device.

I'm not trying to argue with you. But clearly everyone has a different definition for user friendly. From what I can tell, you have an iPhone, you don't like the native GPS app, you probably won't like any other GPS app.

I think all it takes to make an app "user friendly" is to be familiar with it. All I suggested was that you give it a chance and use it for awhile. Millions of other people use it every day and they don't complain. Are they all wrong? Should they run out and buy a Garmin?

Gee wrote: ↑ I'm not trying to argue with you. But clearly everyone has a different definition for user friendly. From what I can tell, you have an iPhone, you don't like the native GPS app, you probably won't like any other GPS app.

I think all it takes to make an app "user friendly" is to be familiar with it. All I suggested was that you give it a chance and use it for awhile. Millions of other people use it every day and they don't complain. Are they all wrong? Should they run out and buy a Garmin?

Have you owned and used a Garmin GPS in the last x amount of years? Maybe then you would understand just how different it is.

People use apple and google maps because it is free, that is not a measure of better.

I'm not about getting something for free and expecting it to be as good as a Garmin, that's why I specified paid app, I would spend $100+ for my phone to be as good as my Garmin.

Rockstead wrote: ↑ Have you owned and used a Garmin GPS in the last x amount of years? Maybe then you would understand just how different it is.

People use apple and google maps because it is free, that is not a measure of better.

I'm not about getting something for free and expecting it to be as good as a Garmin, that's why I specified paid app, I would spend $100+ for my phone to be as good as my Garmin.

I have a Nuvi 40, a Nuvi 2360 LMT and an eTrek 10 (for geocaching)

Plus I have owned several Garmin GPS units since 2007.

I have already provided you information about Street Pilot and the cost. Here is the link for you to purchase

https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/garmin- ... 40864?mt=8

I know what Garmin offers, I know about the exit lanes and how the screen changes when you exit off the highway. I know about the lane assistance etc. Most of this and more are available verbally in Google maps. Just not the visual (you shouldn't be staring at your GPS when driving).

Don't know about you, but I don't use it daily, only when I travel out of town. Don't need a GPS to tell me how to get home.

As a long time Garmin user (over 10y and I used to hack generic GPS' back in the day) I much enjoy the Google iOS app. It incorporates live traffic into the ETA, live re-route options, more responsive touch/pinch/expand on my iPhone 7 Plus than my Garmin. Heck, I can "ok google" a landmark or "find the nearest..." and it's instantaneous without typing a thing. There is nothing better than a network access GPS, one that is part of a mini computer where I can look up what the location actualy looks like, read reviews, tell me opening hours, where to park, etc etc. As long as I have data, it's great, and it worked really well in Puerto Rico on vacation too (bought US data via Public Mobile). How does any standalone GPS beat that, except if you're in a county with no data or reception?

Gee wrote: ↑ I have a Nuvi 40, a Nuvi 2360 LMT and an eTrek 10 (for geocaching)

Plus I have owned several Garmin GPS units since 2007.

I have already provided you information about Street Pilot and the cost. Here is the link for you to purchase

https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/garmin- ... 40864?mt=8

I know what Garmin offers, I know about the exit lanes and how the screen changes when you exit off the highway. I know about the lane assistance etc. Most of this and more are available verbally in Google maps. Just not the visual (you shouldn't be staring at your GPS when driving).

Don't know about you, but I don't use it daily, only when I travel out of town. Don't need a GPS to tell me how to get home.

It's sad but I rely on my GPS so much that my skills on navigating are poor, but I like to take advantage of traffic re-routing.

Yes I know google did all the verbal stuff but often we are a family in the car and one of us will grab the GPS, find a restaurant on route, a gas station, add another stop, or keep an eye on me that I'm actually in the correct lane, etc, Even with a GPS it's easy to make a mistake, so I rely on the recalculating route.

I installed Waze and it's quite nice, maybe it will hold me over. I'm looking over reviews for the Garmin app, seems it didn't have a good reputation in the past and I'm liking the fact that Waze has user feedback on accidents and police operations.l, just not crazy to have it eat up my data but it's not supposed to be a data hog.

Boils down to preference and what you want: https://www.google.ca/amp/lifehacker.co ... 550298/amp

I sometimes use Waze, but prefer Google Maps on the dash. Tying up the driver's device isn't a problem when we road trip, the passenger (my wife, or her if I drive) is usually running Waze as a fallback to watch routing. My kids have data access now where they can look up things, arguing where to pit stop for a snack/meal lol. I like when they're thinking during the drive and being aware where they are, they never ask when are we getting there anymore because they can see it on their own devices (those $15/month 3GB Fido plans are great). True, navigation is not data hungry. I haven't touched our Garmin in ages. iOttie has made it super fast to mount/dismount our phones on the dash.

Gee wrote: ↑Don't know about you, but I don't use it daily, only when I travel out of town. Don't need a GPS to tell me how to get home.

Not really. Notwithstanding that I know how to head back home, there are a lot of times that re-routing is needed.

This is what I got a few hours ago from 404/Sheppard to downtown Toronto



After that I would have made judgment as to which route (out of 3) to take. In this particular trip, I would have taken the 1 minute slower route (404/Richmond) rather than 404/Gardiner (sooner but longer route)

1. I will know what I am expecting in relation to traffic flow going from Point A to B no matter how familiar I am with the route
2. A lot of times I was stuck in traffic. And I wanted to know if the jam is temporary. Or I need to detour.

AncasterRFD wrote: ↑ Boils down to preference and what you want: https://www.google.ca/amp/lifehacker.co ... 550298/amp

I sometimes use Waze, but prefer Google Maps on the dash. Tying up the driver's device isn't a problem when we road trip, the passenger (my wife, or her if I drive) is usually running Waze as a fallback to watch routing. My kids have data access now where they can look up things, arguing where to pit stop for a snack/meal lol. I like when they're thinking during the drive and being aware where they are, they never ask when are we getting there anymore because they can see it on their own devices (those $15/month 3GB Fido plans are great). True, navigation is not data hungry. I haven't touched our Garmin in ages. iOttie has made it super fast to mount/dismount our phones on the dash.

Speaking of the iOttie, I actually have the iOttie Easy One Touch 3 (V2.0) sitting in my Amazon cart, I tried out those magnetic vent mounts but it sits too low in my Grand Caravan, going to return it.