NAVIGON U.S. East Reviews – Page 6
4/5 rating based on 53 reviews. Read all reviews for NAVIGON U.S. East for iPhone.
NAVIGON U.S. East is paid iOS app published by Garmin Wuerzburg GmbH
Excellent GPS
RickVA902
Update September 2016 it takes about 10-20 minutes to figure out the latest update. Getting the "work" quick link configured was a little confusing and frustrating and could be much improved with a couple of prompts. Clicking the check mark is NOT the intuitive next-step as the software guys think. I do prefer the former home/start page. I will get used to the map as an opener. Overall the changes in this rev are okay and will be second nature after a couple of uses. They are not that bad. I regularly send myself copies of favorites..that way reloading them is easy if they are lost. In this upgrade all favorites and routes updated fine. This update corrected the turn-by-turn omission of the previous rev. It is still the best navigation app of any. Update...April 2016. I just purchased NA FreshMaps XL and am pleased with it all. I have been a Navigon user for about 5 years and believe it to be the best. The features that separate it from others are the maps being on-board, routing, mostly easy way to save favorites, graphic display and reliability. I have used other navigation apps but prefer Navigon each time. I used Navigon in Italy last year and it was flawless in every instance...tiny streets in Menaggio, along the autostrada, through and around Milan, the mountains of north...it was totally reliable. Others in our group used another product and had problems. One of which took them into Switzerland. Currently, the turn-by-turn is not working. I am confident it will be corrected soon. I continue to rate it highest of navigation apps. I am glad it is available. Update on 2.1- I had the same problems with all maps properly loading. I contacted Garmin and they quickly fixed the problem. I give them a lot of credit for being responsive and having an efficient customer service operation. Chris and Charles in their CS dept took care of the issue and were very good in followup. Those users that have this issue should simply call Garmin and connect with the operation that takes care of Navigon mobile issues. That action will solve the problem. (I don't know why people expect complex apps to be 100% failure proof. Yes, it can be frustrating, but it is part of life.). I do like 2.1. The biggest improvement to me is that it loads much faster...less than 10 secs, and generally about 6 secs. I also like street view options at the destination level. Navigon mobile continues to be the best navigation map in any platform. I give Garmin a lot of credit in that they have maintained that high quality and usefulness. Update on 2.0.1 - I have to hand it to Navigon. They listened and responded with a very quick 2.0.1 update and put iPod control back in and addressed the map update issue, too. That is why this remains the best GPS app available. 2.0 is a very nice upgrade. I've been using navigon for about one year and am very happy with it. I can only compare it to a Nuvi and in that comparison it wins hands down. A couple of points about all the yelling about maps in most reviews. 1- free maps were never "promised." 2- maps were refreshed when I upgraded to 2.0 and therefore I'm set for quite a while. Also, map management is much better now by loading and unloading maps as needed. The UI is improved and cleaner. Map scaling in and out is improved. There is no loss of favorites...just close it completely and when you reopen all favorites return. Sorting favorites is easy by using the edit button and then by dragging using the sort icon on the right of the favorite you want to move. I think a lot of complaints are from those that have not bothered to learn how navigon works. It takes a little time but it is worth it. For instance, using "traffic" and auto reroutimg around delays has saved me countless hours in and around NY, NJ, DC, Baltimore - it works very well. The block function is very handy for routing around delays and detours that navigon doesn't know about. POIs are pretty good once you know how they are set up. I use them regularly. The SOS buttons are very good. The one thing that can be improved is searching for an address. It is awkward. Finally, a gps is not the answer to every travel need you may encounter. You still need to know directions and N, S, E and W, and how to use a map. If you are traveling you also need a travel guide. But Navigon is a winner. Update 28 Nov 2017 - the latest update to Navigon has made some nice changes. The look is cleaner and accessing the menu by using left and right screen swipes are the two most apparent changes. These are simple improvements that make an already good gps that much better. The two main reasons I have continued to use Navigon for many years are that it is reliable and that it functions without needing a mobile signal. I downloaded all North America maps and have subscribed to map updates. With all NA maps installed all I need is a view of the sky and Navigon works perfectly. Other good gps are available, and I use them. Navigon’s use of native maps sets it apart and makes a big difference in its favor.
Used to be great, but lost my trust.
jayratch
When I first bought this app a few years ago, it was the best offline navigation program available, worth the price which was substantial - as much as many standalone hardware navigation units. Over the years, there have been some improvements and some detriments. The latest pair of updates have been very problematic. In short, DO NOT UPDATE at least without first finding a way to back up your data externally, because the recent update deleted all of my data - my route history, trip logs, and seven years of saved locations that can’t be replaced - quite a few were located the old fashioned way (by going there and dropping a dot, or by entering GPS coordinates). I don’t trust software companies that are sloppy with customer data. When I noticed the data missing I contacted the app’s support staff and I believe they gave me advice that made the loss permanent, instructing me to tweak the settings of the app in a way that resulted in overwriting any data that may have been stored in iCloud with a blank file. So not only did they write in a dangerous bug, they compounded it by giving their techs bad training. This is no longer a company I find trustworthy and therefore it doesn’t really matter how neat any of the features are. This is a useful app for navigating to remote locations where cellular data connections are not reliable. It doesn’t have any other advantages over cloud-based alternatives from the big players. I would not recommend spending the full price of this app. I’m keeping it because I have already spent a lot of money on it and it still does something slightly useful that some other apps don’t, but I can’t recommend this to new users at all. Stick with the free apps, at least you get your money’s worth with those.
I want version 2 back.
PA Mike
The new and improved interface is awful. Please add an option to go back to the old interface. My kids have heard more cussing in the past few months because of Navigon.