Top 10 GPS Apps for iPhone

Traveling to an unknown place really gave a hard time in the recent past. Only the pedestrians were the only ray of hope back then. With the advancement of technology, we have everything implanted in our smartphones. Today we will talk about the 10 most preferred navigation app for iPhone users worldwide.

These apps will show you the exact direction of your destined location. You do not have to rely on any individual to reach anywhere. It often happens the direct routes are full of obstacles and consumes a lot of your precious time. These apps will simultaneously suggest you other preferable routes with estimated time and cost.

You can also get live updates on the traffic conditions nearby. Even if there is a toll road, a road closure you are informed beforehand. You get alerts for the upcoming turns on your way to provide you with safe driving experience.

They also give you recommendations for your likes, areas for restaurants, shopping centers, movie theatre, etc. You will get the ratings and reviews of these places at your fingertip in a single application.

Different apps have different features to offer. So, all of your traveling issues will be addressed in this article.

Reviews of Top 10 GPS Apps for iPhone, iPad

1 Google Map

Google Maps is the most used navigation app all over the world. It has gained a lot of followers for its amazing and user-friendly features.

This app comes first in our list due to its precise traveling details. It gives you all the route options to your destination and you choose among them for your convenience. It has more than 200 countries and territories in its database. It has millions of businesses and places. It has real-time GPS and public transport information.

It even tells you if a road is closed or any incident of that particular area.

It gives you local suggestions for food, drink, entertainment of any place. It gives you traffic updates regularly to avoid any delay.

You can share the tour location and suggestions with other users as well.

 Key features

• You can create lists of specific places and share them.
• It gives you street images.
• It also shows images of the restaurant indoors. You can find a business or restaurant around you with perfect ratings, reviews, and fluent directions.
• It has an indoor mapping facility for big places like the airport, stations, etc.
• You can get information about new and trending places.

Pros

• The voice application is one of the most useful features. It will direct you through any place.
• You can set an “Alert only” option when going through a known place to know the traffic updates or any short cuts. Activating this feature will give you alerts when needed and do not continuously offers directions.
• If you don’t want to take the direct route, then the Google map will suggest all other possible routes available with timing.

Cons

• Sometimes the star rating of certain places is not correct.
• The desktop version showed images of specific landmarks of a street that are posted by other users. This helps in scouting an area with ease. But this feature is no more available on the app.

Additional Information

• Compatibility- Android/iOS
• Price- Free
• App support – apps-help@google.com

 

2 Apple Map

Apple Map is a perfect solution for iPhone users. It makes traveling easier and convenient. It has everything at your fingertips.

This is the second choice of the users. It has a 3D mapping view. It gives you great suggestions of restaurants and many interesting places nearby. It is straightforward and easy to use. The maps have detailed information about the places.

It even gives you ratings and reviews of the restaurants you want to visit. It has indoor maps of malls and airports.

You can add favorites for easier navigation. You can also get real-time updates on flights.

Key features

• It gives you categories to find places of shopping, fun, food, etc.
• You can ask Siri for place suggestion.
• You can make reservations.
• It gives you a public transport schedule.
• Gives you speed limit alerts.

Pros

• It has a turn-by-turn direction service.
• It has a 3D flyover mode. It helps you to see certain places in 3D, and you can get above the building view.
• It has a voice navigation system.

Cons

• It does not produce enough detail for a particular search.
• It does not have a public transit feature.
• Many important landmarks are missing on the map.

Additional Information

• Compatibility- Requires iOS 10.0 and watchOS 2.2 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
• Price- Free
• App support- https://support.apple.com/apps

 

3 Citymapper

Citymapper is a perfect go-to navigation app. It is quite simple to use and very much reliable. It is one of the most trusted apps in New York.

This app comes as the third most useful navigation app. It has a handful of coverage areas like Canada/ USA, Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America. You can vote for your city to place it in the Citymapper list.

It has real-time departures of flights and other public transports. It has an Uber facility. It has biking mode, and you also share your bike info.

It gives you a constant update on the road conditions.

Best features

• You can share live bike information.
• It gives you constant traffic updates.
• It has an Uber integration facility.
• It gives real-time updates.

Pros

• The search result shows all information side by side with all possible modes of transit.
• You can check your routes through train, bus, cab or even walking.
• You can set up your home and work location.
• If you want a cab, it will show you the estimated time and cost to reach a perfect location.

Cons

• It does not work properly with the Apple watch.
• It has maps of limited cities.
• The trains are not always available or on time. This app does not realize this and shows the usual time and schedule.

 

Additional Information

• Compatibility- Requires iOS 10.0 and watchOS 3.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
• Price- Free.
• App support- https://citymapper.com/hong-kong

4 MapQuest

MapQuest gives a head-on competition to other navigation apps. It has many advanced features to rely on. It is providing great service and is also in demand.

This is the fourth most liked app for iPhone users. It has a satellite image feature that is always updated. It has turn by turn direction for both walking and driving mode. It gives you perfect traffic updates and finds other routes for your destination. It also offers suggestions for highways and toll roads.

It can save your favorites and your home and work location for quick access. It looks for nearby points of interest. It also gives great deals on hotel booking.

Key features

• It has a satellite image availability system.
• It has a speedometer to differentiate your current speed with the limit.
• It has live traffic cameras.
• It gives you route choices to avoid highways and toll roads.
• You can transfer a saved map from your desktop to the app.

Pros

• It now shows stops without asking for them.
• It shows you the available transport with estimated time and cost.
• It has a voice navigation system.

Cons

• If you eliminate the stop option, it will change the route and mislead you.
• Constant advertisements.
• It does not have an offline mode.

Additional Information

• Compatibility- Requires iOS 11.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
• Price- Free
• App support- https://help.mapquest.com/category/200421970

 

5 Waze

Waze is one of the topmost trusted GPS navigation apps for iPhones. It gives you a clear direction to your searched location and provides a hassle-free journey.

This is the fifth most preferred app. It has pre-alerts of traffic conditions. It also talks about road closures, police, and accidents that took place recently. It gives you alternate routes to avoid all these.

This app can be accessed while listening to music or using any other app. It has a highly user-friendly interface.

Key features

• You can play music and use other apps from Waze.
• It will give you immediate other options to avoid huge traffic.
• It suggests you cheapest fuel stations nearby.
• It alerts you about traffics, hazards, etc.

Pros

• This app has a unique feature that lets you add your friends to keep track during a trip and even shows if a friend is nearby to your current location.
• It lets you connect to Facebook and Google calendar to find addresses and create directions.
• It takes you to a particular shop or restaurant with community recommendations.

 

Cons

• The voice application sometimes cannot determine left or right turn.
• It shows the direct routes only and no side routes.
• It does not keep an update on the roads. So if a road is closed for long, it does not realize it.

Additional Information

• Compatibility- Requires iOS 10.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
• Price- Free.
• App support- https://www.waze.com/support

6 Copilot

Copilot is as perfect as its name. It is a great pilot that gives you the best guidance while traveling.

This app hits the sixth position of our list. It has an extra truck mode for all those drivers who want to avoid busy roads, low bridges, and restricted roads. It gives you option up to three routes.

It gives you traffic updates to save time and avoid those areas.

You can give this app a trial, and if you like it, you can subscribe to it. It has a 14 days free voice navigator for offline mapping.

Key Features

• It shows you routes where trucks are restricted to pass through.
• It tells you about the upcoming turns beforehand.
• You can get a lot of information about the surrounding places.
• It gives you up to 3 route choices if available.

Pros

• It has a free offline mapping facility.
• It shows you the best route based on the traffic condition.
• It remembers the places or routes you* have already visited.

Cons

• Locations of certain places are missing.
• The premium pack is a bit costly.

Additional Information

• Compatibility- Requires iOS 9.3 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
• App Purchase
  • 1 Year of Active Traffic™              $9.99
  • 1 Year Car Navigation                    $14.99
  • 1 Year Car Navigation                    $13.99
  • 1 Year Truck Navigation                $119.99
  • 1 Year Truck Navigation                $89.99
  • 1 Year RV Navigation                     $29.99
  • 1 Year RV Navigation                     $26.99
  • 1 Month Truck Navigation              $8.99
  • 1 Month Truck Navigation              $9.99
  • 1 Maps of the World                          $26.99

• App support- https://support.copilotgps.com/en/support/home

7 Navmii

If you are opting for a free navigation app, then you can go for Navmii. It can guide you through any lane of any country worldwide.

This is the seventh most preferred app. It has free map updates and trusted by more than 24 million people. It has voice guidance and turn-by-turn direction plans. It has both driving and walking modes. It also has cross border routing.

It gives you suggestions for business, restaurants, car parks, gas stations, etc. You can share your location and also share your current updates to others for help

Best features

• Gives you speed alerts.
• It has both driving and pedestrian mode.
• It has a smart rerouting system.
• It gives parking, gas station and many other suggestions.

Pros

• You can get traffic updates from nearby drivers.
• It has an offline navigation facility.
• It has a voice application even in offline mode.
• Shows you the best route to a place.

Cons

• It has no keyword feature to any location or place.
• It has bad quality images.
• The GPS drains out lots of battery.

Additional Information

• Compatibility- Requires iOS 9.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

• App- purchase
  • Map of Afghanistan $2.99
  • Map of Aruba $2.99
  • Map of Angola $2.99
  • Map of Anguilla $2.99
  • Map of Albania $2.99
  • Map of Andorra $2.99
  • Map of United Arab Emirates $2.99
  • Map of Argentina $2.99
  • Map of Armenia $2.99
  • Map of Antigua and Barbuda $2.99

• App support- https://groups.google.com/a/navmii.com/forum/?hl=en-GB#!forum/Navmii-iOs-Support

8 Sygic

The Sygic map is one of the most advanced mapping apps. It is very much user-friendly and gives you exceptional features. It has more than 200 million users.

This app comes eighth in our navigation app list for iPhone. It has a 3D view of maps even when offline. It has offline mapping for all the countries. It also has free map updates.

It has lots of POIs and tourist attractions registered in it. It gives you real-time traffic condition updates that save your precious time.

It has a speed limit guide. It also has a dynamic lane assistant guide. It has a head-up display, so traveling at night is more comfortable.

It has a unique feature of a dashcam. It automatically records to save if any accident occurs on the way.

It also gives you a warning about speed cameras as well.

Best features

• You can avoid traffics with pre-updates.
• This app lets you navigate without data.
• It also shows the tourist attraction of certain places.
• It gives speed limit warnings.
• It even gives you parking area suggestions.

Pros

• It has an offline mode navigation system.
• It has an extensive database of locations.
• You can add images of a particular place.
• It shows you your point of interest areas within 1km of your current location.

Cons

• The speed limits are often not correct.
• It has no facility of rerouting to a certain place.
• It does not indicate speed cameras.
• It has no satellite view.

Additional Information

• Compatibility– Requires iOS 9.0 and watchOS 2.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

• App Purchase

• Head up display $4.99
• Dashcam $4.99
• Cockpit $4.99
• Real View Navigation $4.99
• World + Traffic Premium $17.99
• Europe + Traffic Premium $14.99
• America + Traffic Premium $14.99
• America + Traffic Premium $14.99
• Africa + Traffic Premium $14.99

• App support- https://help.sygic.com/en

9 Here WeGo City

This is a free app that helps you find direction to your destination. It makes navigation easier whether you are driving or in public transport.

It is ninth in our list because of its hassle-free features. You can even book your rides with this app. It gives you many options, and you can choose the best one for you. All public transport fares are available before you start traveling.

It gives suggestions for parking areas and constant traffic updates to avoid any delay. It has turn by turn guidance and also voice navigation facility whether you are traveling of public transit or driving or walking.

It has maps of more than 1300+ cities and shows you all kinds of alternative routes. It has offline facilities in many countries.

Best features

• You can plan your tour and get all the details of your tour.
• You can book a cab immediately and also for future traveling.
• You can see the cost fare of every public transport to your destination.
• This app has an offline map facility of more than 100 countries.

Pros

• It has offline navigation mode.
• It gives speed alerts.
• It lets you download and save the maps so that you can use them if there is no service at all.
• It has a voice application with turn by turn direction.

Cons

• It has no facility for using customized routes.
• The voice navigator repeats too much.
• The navigation guidance often stops and goes back to the search result.

Additional Information

• Compatibility- Requires iOS 10.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
• Price- Free.
• App support- https://help.here.com/en/support/home

 

10 me

This app is free and a fully offline navigation app. It has more than 100 million downloads.

It comes as our tenth most preferred navigation app after the above. It has huge offline features and saves your mobile data. It has three different modes- the driving mode, the cycling mode, and the walking mode.

It shows you tourist attractions and places you may like. You can even share certain locations with your friends.

It gives constant traffic updates to save time.

Best features

• You can save specific locations and share them with others.
• The maps are up to date
• An offline navigation system is also very fast.
• All the features are free.

Pros

• It can be operated offline.
• It gives you turn by turn direction.
• It shows your nearby places of interest.
• It gives constant traffic updates.

Cons

• It has no satellite image.
• It shows only the direct route and no other short cuts.

 

Additional Information

• Compatibility- Requires iOS 10.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
• Price- Free

• App purchase
  • Yearly Ads Removal $9.99
  • Monthly Ads Removal $1.99
  • Weekly Ads Removal $0.99
  • Monthly Ads Removal $1.49
  • Yearly Ads Removal $7.99
  • Pro guide $1.99
  • Basic guide $0.99
  • Overview guide $0.99
  • Yearly Ads Removal $3.49
  • Annual Guides Subscription $24.99

App support- https://support.maps.me/hc/en-us

Conclusion

These navigation apps provide excellent help to all iPhone users. They are reliable and very easy to use. Since the market is full of certain apps, we have listed the top 10 among all.

Our topmost preference is Google Maps. It is highly trustworthy and provides all great features to support your journey. It has an extreme voice control system and also an alert only option. It gives you detailed information about your destination and guides you through the safest lanes. It gives you alternative routes and traffic updates to save time. It has many other basic features. It is free, which is the utmost attraction.

If you do not rely on free features, then you can go for Co-pilot. It is a bit pricey than the other subscription-fee apps but provides you with enough benefits. It has an extra truck driving mode apart from driving and walking. It has a special offer of voice navigation for offline navigation for up to 14 days. If you find the subscription fee not suitable for you, then you can go for others like Navmii, Sygic, and others.

This article contains the best applications for traveling. It is beneficial for every iPhone user.

I hope this was helpful. I hope you make a smart choice!