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What Reddit Says About Gps Navigation Apps

We compiled 20 Reddit discussions about Gps Navigation apps from 14 subreddits. Here's what real users recommend, complain about, and debate.

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Favorite Navigation App?

r/gis
Greatly depends on what I'm doing but Google Maps for day to day navigation on road, and for offroad (fire/logging/forest roads and trails) and anything I do on foot or two wheels Gaia GPS.

What’s the best navigation app?

r/CarPlay
Many settings are good to have even i don't need right now, because I drive daily same route. ... Waze. Hands down. No contest. ... Sygic GPS Navigation & Maps Yes it’s a paid app but worth every dollar I’ve invested in it.

What's the best, most accurate, and most feature packed offline maps app of 2024 that is either fully free with no IAPs, or at least has reasonable IAPs?

r/androidapps
My family uses it for offline navigation and they like it more than google maps ... Organic Maps is a better option. It's a fork of maps.me before they added the wallet nonsense ...

Whats the best navigation app?

r/AndroidAuto
If best free offline navigation, then HERE maps.

Favorite navigation app?

r/roadtrip
I can’t even count the number of times that a coworker arrived hours late because they got lost without cell service. ... Apple Maps has been the best in my experience. No question.

What is your favorite GPS/ Mapping App and why?

r/overlanding
Gaia has a bit of a learning curve and a few glitches that pop up here and there that have caused a lot of people to complain recently... but I've found it to be by far the most robust of the navigation apps out there. I've also found that a lot of people who complain about Gaia (mostly On...

Looking for dependable GPS app for RVs

r/RVLiving
I haven't really found anything that is better than google maps for navigation while driving. Continue this thread ... I wish I could find the guy who told me this: "Garmin is about one of the best but you still have to do your own research ...

Choosing an app for navigation with offline maps

r/WildernessBackpacking
Gaia GPS undoubtedly the best ...

Any good off-road GPS apps that don't require a subscription?

r/overlanding
I want to be able to find good places to go, see whether an area is public/private, and navigate. Any other capabilities are a bonus. Archived post. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Share ... Avenza is an app that tracks your position on PDF maps. I downloaded maps of County s...

What is the best navigation app for iOS ?

r/ios
I use both Apple Maps and Google Maps. I find Apple Maps best for driving navigation and Google Maps for gathering more information.

What navigation app do you use and why?

r/driving
I like Google Maps on a PC for planning a drive but I use Waze (often with some intermediate stops to force the route I want) for actually navigating. I like that Waze tells me things in words instead of random beeps and boops and small icons ...

GPS Map App Recommendation?

r/Maps
I have been using Google maps for a very long time, but recent changes have made it unusable for me. It no longer tells me my exit number until I am…

Best phone app for gravel routes + GPS navigation? Trying to avoid buying a bike computer

r/gravelcycling
The Cadence app is the closest equivalent to a cycling computer, but I haven’t tried its navigation yet. ... I use gravelmap.com to find gravel near me. It's user updated so it is sometimes out of date, but usually accurate enough for what I'm doing. Save the gpx, upload it to strava, then...

The Best GPS APP for Beginners?

r/driving
I can also recommend Google Maps, Waze and Sygic. ... Make sure Google Maps is properly in driving mode before you head off. I've noticed that it behaves very differently depending on whether it thinks you're walking, or taking public transit, ...

What are some good navigation app alternative to Google Maps?

r/androidapps
Navigation is about the same, Waze is more verbal with hazard/police updates. I alternate between them. ... There's really no substitute to maps, since google has the best most accurate data (from all that data collection they do). I use sygic (paid) for day to day gps use where it knows my reg...

GPS/map app alternative to Google Maps?

r/degoogle
Friendly reminder: if you're looking for a Google service or Google product alternative then feel free to check out our sidebar. I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns. ... Organic maps is th...

Looking for offline GPS/Navigation options that don't suck.

r/overlanding
Pricey but probably worth it for quality maps. ... I bought mine on amazon. About $20ish each More replies More replies More replies More replies ... Look into mapfactor navigator on the Google play store. You download the maps onto your phone and can do offline navigation. ... Thanks. I will check ...

Any reccs for a nav/maps app that isn't Google or Waze? (on an android phone)

r/degoogle
I do like how waze actually considers both freeway and non freeway routes whereas google seems to just always go straight to freeway even if it's not the fastest and is impractical (it really wanted me to go on the freeway to go 4 blocks down the street recently) I've considered just getti...

Are there any good Google Maps alternatives that do NOT track your data at all?

r/degoogle
I use Magic Earth to navigate, and Gmaps WV for searching businesses etc. ... https://organicmaps.app/ uses the same Open Street Maps as other open source apps, but seems a bit lighter and slicker. It made quite a splash when it arrived a couple of years ago, and I haven't heard anything bad ab...

Navigation app that isn't a subscription

r/Ultralight
I have yet to find a better app for smartphone than Gaia GPS. Icaltopo/Gaia have different strengths when at a computer, but the development that has occured for the Gaia app on smartphone is absolutely killer.

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r/gisr/CarPlayr/androidappsr/AndroidAutor/roadtripr/overlandingr/RVLivingr/WildernessBackpackingr/iosr/drivingr/Mapsr/gravelcyclingr/degoogler/Ultralight

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