Comments on: App Review: Sygic MobileMaps US

By: Stephen

Stephen — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:50:53 +0000

So when is the "updated" version going to be available?

I bought the app because it said they were going to integrate with the iPhone touch screen better for zooming and scrolling "in the next release."

Now they have backed off that promise and this feature will be "in a future release."

they've supposedly submitted the next version after 7.71.2 to Apple already, but they've been saying they're waiting for apple to approve now for weeks. Geez!

By: Goldentree

Goldentree — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:42:02 +0000

I use this app a lot and gave had a much different experience than the reviewer on a few points. For one, when I use this app, my screen never turns off at all. For two, if I miss a turn, the app automatically recalculated a new route from the place I am, rather than trying to get me back to the old route via uturns and the like.

I do find the routes on longer trips to be strange and not optimal, though. It seems to work best on trips less than 50 miles.

By: Nick

Nick — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 06:18:45 +0000

Yeah, that county trick has helped me find streets I was having problems with. Nice tip.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:40:48 +0000

I had a similar problem with finding addresses. Try using the county name in place of the city or the zip. I could find most of the roads that I tried when I searched by city name. Most places had been there 30 years plus. I’d be curious if you would have the same result. I contacted their support but after the initial response I haven’t heard anything more.

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:17:09 +0000

If you can’t find your way using the gps maps already on the phone for free, you deserve to be a dumbass and pay for the pointless gps apps. And don’t desere a liscense, gps apps are retarded and amazingly over priced.

By: jtz5

jtz5 — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:11:29 +0000

Does anyone know if Garmin is planning an iPhone GPS app?

By: Rene Ritchie

Rene Ritchie — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:47:05 +0000

All of Chris’ front-page reviews:

http://www.theiphoneblog.com/author/chris-vitek/

By: Apothfan

Apothfan — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:08:51 +0000

Nice review and thanks for doing these I just one question though. How does going through Ft Worth only add 150 miles to your trip when it’s like 270 miles between San Antonio and Ft Worth? If the app told you 150, then that’s kind of scary…

By: jtz5

jtz5 — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:43:19 +0000

Chris-

It would be nice if you could mention the other 3 nav apps you reviewed and compare each to each other?