I have tried and/or bought them all. I have found that the paid version of Navigator seems to be the best in my opinion. Perhaps a little cumbersome UI, but once you understand it, it is ok.
I keep emailing the developer to make it more intuitive.
Based on my experience with Magellan Compass, I would strongly advise against using it, even it were free (not the 4.99 I paid).
This software fails in so many areas.
The instructions suck.
Can't adjust scales of maps using the -/+ buttons. Trying to adjust by pecking on the lines above these buttons fails or works slowly. Same with pinch to zoom.
Despite loading more than a gig of info in the cache (an extremely slow and unwieldy process), navigating without a wi-fi connection doesn't work.
Constantly crashes.
I don't mind the 4.99. I do mind the hours I've spent trying to get this piece of garbage to work
Based on my experience with Magellan Compass, I would strongly advise against using it, even it were free (not the 4.99 I paid).
This software fails in so many areas.
The instructions suck.
Can't adjust scales of maps using the -/+ buttons. Trying to adjust by pecking on the lines above these buttons fails or works slowly. Same with pinch to zoom.
Despite loading more than a gig of info in the cache (an extremely slow and unwieldy process), navigating without a wi-fi connection doesn't work.
Constantly crashes.
I don't mind the 4.99. I do mind the hours I've spent trying to get this piece of garbage to work
I agree, don't waste your money on Magellan.
I've tried them all and feel that the best bang for your buck (free) is osmand - especially if offline navigation is desired.
Tried most of these. Latitude (sideloaded) hands down the best.
If you're into hiking or like satellite views then Viewranger (sideloaded) is awesome. I see it's available in app world with some crappy reviews, don't know what the difference would be.
Using OS2.1 beta this is problem free.
Tried most of these. Latitude (sideloaded) hands down the best.
Latitude is nowhere near as good as Osmand, especially for offline use. Latitude is severely limited in the number of maps that can be cached, is very unstable running OS 2.0 (though much better running 2.1), can not calculate a route offline, and has a tendency to lose its GPS signal. Osmand, on the other hand, holds the GPS signal much better, can download a number of states/countries for offline use (as opposed to 10 x 10 mile squares in Latitude), and can calculate a route offline and can recalculate your route if you accidentally or intentionally stray off course. The advantages of Latitude are that, for some areas its maps may be better and it may calculate a better route when it has internet access.
Thanks for the info on Osmand. I had in on my PBs, found it somewhat confusing, and didn't put much time into it. B/c it's free, I didn't believe complaints by me were warranted.
I'll spend some additional time on it and see how it works.
I recall that Osmand (at least in the free version) limits the number of maps one can download. I'll look into that again.
Having a couple of Nokia 1/4smart phones, I'm familiar with the Nokia Maps/OviMaps, or whatever Nokia is calling them these days. With the Nokia phones the service is free.
Nokia's mehod of downloading maps is relatively simple, altho, it seemed that, when Nokia updated a region, one had to redownload an entire file for that region, rather than a smaller file corresponding to the most recent set of changes.
My major problem with Nokia was that neither of the two phones could pick up a GPS signal during hours spent outside in two major cities in Europe. Futhermore, the voice guidance only works intermittently.
I found some useful BlackBerry playbook Apps for Maps & Navigation. Poynt, Life in Pocket, Traffic navigator , Wisepilot, Buzzd, Waze mobile navigator, Qype and so on.
familiar with the Nokia Maps/OviMaps, or whatever Nokia is calling them these days. With the Nokia phones the service is free.
Nokia's mehod of downloading maps is relatively simple, altho, it seemed that, when Nokia updated a region, one had to redownload an entire file for that region, rather than a smaller file corresponding to the most recent set of changes.
My major problem with Nokia was that neither of the two phones could pick up a GPS signal during hours spent outside in two major cities in Europe. Futhermore, the voice guidance only works intermittently.
I've owned various Nokia smartphones (5800, N8 and 808) and have never come across those issues. GPS signal is picked up in less than a second and voice is always working.
Make sure A-GPS is enabled in Positioning Settings. No idea why voice would fail.
Currently no decent navigation on Playbook. Will have to wait until BB10 launches.
For now, you can sideload Google Map 6.12 (Android Player).
I have tried and/or bought them all. I have found that the paid version of Navigator seems to be the best in my opinion. Perhaps a little cumbersome UI, but once you understand it, it is ok.
I keep emailing the developer to make it more intuitive.
Seconded! Navigator is the best navigation app and it works completely offline!
(with europa maps)
