You Need A Map Reviews – Page 2
4/5 rating based on 50 reviews. Read all reviews for You Need A Map for iPhone.
You Need A Map is free iOS app published by Mark Granger
What I've been looking for!
ChiefRay
I love this map app! Just wish it had BLM and state trust land polygon overlays. That would make it absolutely perfect, and change my rating from 4 to 5 stars.
Not as good as Topo Maps
Jake6931
Only three stars because it doesn't compare to Topo Maps for accurate detail off the beaten path (layered topics). I'll use Google for highway and download Topo Maps for the sticks. Still, if you travel a lot without an Internet connection, then this app might help you out.
More useful than I imagined
Quiviran
I was aware this was a monster file and questioned whether to keep it on my iPad, just to conserve bandwidth devoted to upgrades. I didn't seem to have an actual use for it, other than general map geekery. Then I wound up on the coast of northern California with no internet connection, trying to figure out where it would be OK to drive a largish RV. No "phone a friend" here. YNAM to the rescue. Located our position and provided great detail on our options. I'll never leave home without it again. That said, I only gave it 4 stars because it can be so much more. Three specific improvements come to mind. First, every screen should have roads identified, no matter what the zoom level. Second, tiny type is unreadable. There should be a minimum size that will be displayed, no matter what the zoom level. Third, some way to highlight roads or points of interest, maybe make this road, say CA-1, always show as pink until I change the highlight to US-101, then it's pink. Just a thought. Then you could dream about route planning capabilities, with saved routes and all manner of optimization tools. I really do need that map. All said and done, a really useful tool, with room for growth. Think I'll go download the 3D Mapping capability.
N/a
Drjeykl
Unbelievable!!! The best map app I've used to date and can't see any that will come close, excellent job guys!!
Works great!
Private2U
Can use map without data. Not a navigation app, but a map app with gps so you will know your location even when no data signal. Could be a lifesaver. Keep up the great work.
No 3d
Joe3141592
The program will not allow me to buy the 3d feature (ain't that a hoot) offered for sale. It always says the App Store is not available now.
great map to have in usa
mr_adamantane
this is a surprisingly good application for iphone..it is a big program though at 1.9 Gb or so but that is because it has an excellent map of the USA. So it can be useful to have as reference like an atlas in your back pocket..but that part i really like is that it is also a gps tracking tool, which will save tracklogs as gpx files which you can collect and view with other dedicated programs like topofusion etc..it's well worth the extra memory on my 16 Gb iphone 4s... *note added later..i'd like to ask a request of the developers to make this app just a little bit better...typically any gps unit takes perhaps a minute or so obtain a good signal for location data, i wish that some kind of status icon or other could be put onto the screen...that way the user can wait that minute or so before starting a trip (bike, car, whatever)...so that the shole trip is caught on the track, if you leave before signal then you loose that part...hopefully this is not too much trouble to insert in a sebsequent version...thanks so much for the useful program!
Airborne and Informed
Curious_Don
App worked like a charm from the window seat on a long flight (above 10,000 ft -- no FAA rules broken) to track my progress. Amazed myself and seatmate to see that the flight had diverted hundreds of miles off expected route with no announcement to avoid a big storm. Enroute we were able to identify what we were seeing--lakes, rivers, cities and highways AND know speed, heading and altitude of the aircraft! This app takes as much room on my iPad as a good movie but it's a keeper. Only wish there were equivalent maps for Europe!
Great map for iOS
Randal Tiger
A friend of mine used this to show where we were on marked trails in Yellowstone. No cell phone coverage and no problems in use. It also told us altitude and how far we walked. I know there is some error due to GPS but wow.