Navigation Apps

App for That: How to log your mileage and routes

By Leanna Lofte, Friday, Jun 10, 2011 a 9:52 pm

There are hundreds of thousands of iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad apps for just about everything -- so how come the one you need, the one you know just has to be there, is so hard to find? Enter TiPb's new weekly feature where staff and readers alike sort through the App Store and help you find just the right App for That. This week, @davidkeppler asks:

I need an app that knows I have connected to my car kit and records mileage and route then logs it as google route.

To see what we found for David, follow along after the break!

Magellan RoadMate North America updated with Yelp integration and Google search [give-away]

By Leanna Lofte, Friday, Jun 10, 2011 a 11:25 am

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Magellan RoadMate North America has received a big update that includes Yelp integration, Google local search, lifetime maps, and a new UI.

Yelp API

Integrated within the RoadMate app opens a whole new world of restaurants, entertainment, shopping, and more for you – connect with old favorites or explore new ones.
Easily search for venues and destinations, browse user ratings, and decide where to go and route to it, all from within the app.

Google Local Search

Find out where you’d like to go using real-time Google Local search. Then route to your searched location with a tap of the GO button.

New User Interface

Designed for when you’re on-the-road – a collapsible dashboard creates a generous screen size making it easy for you to view while routing.
Plus, personalize your dashboard icons and view your arrival time, distance, and speed all at once.

Includes Lifetime Maps

Roads change more often than you realize. Get on board with the latest available maps so that you will always be up-to-date.

To celebrate the update, Magellan RoadMate North America has given us some promo codes to pass on to you, our awesome readers. For a chance to win, just leave a comment in the thread below telling us which of the new features you like best.

UPDATE: Congrats to winners Jason and Bassistfrmsbwy. Enjoy!

Screenshots after the break!

[$39.99 - iTunes link]

Like TeleNav and TiPb on Facebook for a chance to win 30 free one-year AT&T Navigator subscriptions!

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Apr 6, 2011 a 4:34 pm

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Giving away 3 one-year subscriptions to the TeleNav powered AT&T Navigator isn't cool. You know what's cool? Giving away 30 one-year subscriptions. To celebrate the launch of AT&T Navigator 1.8i (for the AT&T iPhone) -- the first app to takes advantage of TeleNav’s hybrid navigation service! -- that's exactly what they're doing.

And here's all you have to do to enter:

Verizon iPhone users to get Verizon Navigator for only $4.99/month?

By Georgia, Tuesday, Feb 8, 2011 a 12:23 pm

Looks like Verizon iPhone users will be getting access Verizon Navigator app that AT&T iPhone users, and other Verizon smartphone users, have been enjoying for a while now -- but our sources at Verizon are now telling us it will only cost $4.99.

That means Verizon Navigator for iPhone will be half the price of Verizon Navigator on other devices and half the price of AT&T Navigator.

NAVIGON US MyRegion for iPhone promo code give away!

By Georgia, Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 a 3:49 pm

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NAVIGON has generously offered TiPb readers a bunch of promo codes for their amazing NAVIGON US MyRegion turn by turn navigation app for iPhone. We're talking US MyRegion West, MyRegion Central, and MyRegion East (and did we say a bunch?!) If you're not familiar with MyRegion, it's basically the full on 2010 TiPb Readers Choice Award winning NAVIGON experience but covering smaller areas. That way if you only drive around the Western US, you don't need to buy the maps for whole country or continent.

Sweet deals on iPhone navigation apps this Black Friday and Cyber Monday

By Georgia, Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 a 11:47 am

Turn by turn navigation apps for the iPhone are some of the most expensive in the App Store so when a bunch of them told TiPb they were having Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales we wanted to pass on the word, and the savings!

Here's the list so far:

CoPilot Live USA for iPhone: $2.99
CoPilot Live North America for iPhone: $9.99
CoPilot Live HD North America app for iPad: $19.99 -[Co-Pilot on iTunes link]

Magellan RoadMate for iPhone updated, want a promo code? [give away]

By Georgia, Thursday, Nov 18, 2010 a 6:06 pm

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Magellan RoadMate for iPhone has just been updated to version 1.3 and that means a it's received several new features to help you better and more enjoyably navigate from point A to point B:

Location-based offers and coupons – First branded GPS App to provide relevant offers on-screen while you route to your destination. Users can re-route to the sponsoring store’s location or save promotional coupons for redemption at a later time.
iOS 4.0 support – Multitasking capabilities enable navigation with turn-by-turn instructions and continuous routing to run in the background while using other applications.
LifeTime real-time traffic information – Included free in the version 1.3 update, users can avoid traffic congestion by comparing current and proposed alternative routes, making well-informed decisions ahead of traffic delays.
Sharing points of interest – Users can easily share destinations and POIs via email using the RoadMate app.

To celebrate the update Magellan RoadMate is currently on sale in the iTunes App Store: Magellan RoadMate North America is available for $44.99 (regularly $59.99); Magellan RoadMate USA is $34.99 (regularly $49.99); and Magellan RoadMate Canada is $29.99 (regularly $34.99

They've also given us three (3) promo codes to pass on to you, our awesome readers. Details and screen shots after the break!

[iTunes link]

NAVIGON Mobile Navigator North America on weekend sale!

By Rene Ritchie, Friday, Nov 12, 2010 a 11:09 pm

NAVIGON let us know that they're celebrating their 2010 TiPb Readers Choice Award by putting NAVIGON MobileNavigator on sale this weekend.

Vote now for your favorite iPhone navigation app! - TiPb Awards

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Nov 1, 2010 a 2:30 pm

The 2010 TiPb Awards have begun and it's time to vote on all your favorites. This time it's for iPhone turn-by-turn navigation apps. With Apple adding background location to iOS 4, almost every navigation app has had an outstanding update this year. Combine that with refreshed UIs and tons of extra features and the category is stacked.

But there can only be one 2010 TiPb Award winner, so head on over to our iPhone App Forum and vote for your favorite now!