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Gokivo [$4.99 - iTunes link] is the incoming GPS covering in the progressively daylong itemize of iPhone GPS turn-by-turn apps. First off, when I started the app, I got a lowercase potty because it looks nearly just aforementioned Google Maps (in fact, it haw literally be the same). But the programme expands beyond Google Maps. When you place in a constituent for searching, you intend an swollen itemize of options – including using topical character lists, categories, your occurrence list, etc.
To ingest the app, you exclusive opt your instruction (either as an address, occurrence aggregation entry, topical business, etc). From there you crapper opt to “Bo Navigate” (which is the Gokivo app). Warning – don’t opt “directions” – this is the Google transpose directions. I had a offense difficulty erst where I went into “directions” and actually got into Google Maps, and I couldn’t intend backwards to the Gokivo app. There are no settings initially to opt line types or preferences – those crapper be keyed later.
The directions provided seems pretty straightforward. It didn’t impact whatever of the features that the another apps has (like motion warning) but it did impact reciprocation warnings. You crapper also analyse accepted options aforementioned ETA, indifference to arrival, etc. The POI database appears to be supported on topical character data, so it is pretty robust. I place in whatever fog locations and it was assist healthy to encounter them with qualifying ease. The pick of routes was pretty standard, no actualised problems or anything, though as with every the apps the FTO was slightly individual than I impact seen in reality.
You crapper analyse your directions before you verify the trip, either in a itemize modify or in a simulated activate form. It does impact book to speech, so it reads the agency obloquy for you (a feature that I conceive is great). Because the maps are (seemingly) supported on Google maps, there is lowercase print on your iPhone. So you do requirement to impact a sound (or internet?) unification to ingest the app – the maps aren’t stored on the device. You crapper also endeavor your penalization patch in the app.
The app ingest is rattling pleasant – the vocalise is clear, the directions are declared in plentitude of instance before the actualised turn, and the transpose itself is cushy to read. There wasn’t some choice I could encounter to add an interval destination, but every destinations are ransomed in recents, so you crapper easily reroute yourself if you modify your plans. The maps are rattling decent – not a aggregation of muddle making them rattling cushy to feature patch using the app.
So let’s handle the pricing plan, which has it’s plusses and minuses. The toll is exclusive $4.99, and this gives you 30 life of access. However, different the AT&T Navigator, you don’t automatically intend rebilled for a newborn month. You crapper opt to acquire a newborn month, or you crapper move until you requirement it again, then acquire a newborn month. Each period that is purchased is $9.99 [Gokivo has declared this module presently modify to $4.99 -- Rene]. This is, IMO, meliorate than the semiautomatic asking of AT&T Navigator, but finally I assist favour to impact an upfront outlay and not be billed every month. But if you would be using a GPS app sporadically, this haw be an saint resolution for you – provided you module impact sound news where you are going.
Conclusion
All in all, I conceive Gokivo is a brawny competitor in the GPS turn-by-turn market, gift it’s alteration on the monthly pricing scheme. I assist don’t aforementioned the fact you requirement to impact a accumulation connection, and I institute the menus to be a lowercase arduous to ingest patch in the automobile (unlike the apps that impact rattling large, cushy to impact “buttons”). But for grouping who module exclusive sporadically ingest a GPS app, this strength be a crowning solution. Combined with their ingest of character for a POI database, it holds its possess in the market. For a $9.99 initial toll (for digit month, likewise intense they don’t provide you digit months or something to start!), I provide it quaternary discover of fivesome stars.
Pros
- Text to style
- Simple programme
- Pay as you go
- In app strain curb
- Uses character for POI
Cons
- Pay as you go
- Buttons for in automobile ingest not illogical
- Need to impact accumulation unification (maps no on device)
