Navicat iPhone App Review

Description:

Navigation apps can range from all different sizes.  Most big apps have all of the maps that you need directly loaded into the actual app so that it can pull from your hard drive or SD card to bring you the directions and other information that you seek.  While the speed of this type of app is appreciated, there are in fact some cons that come along with it. The biggest con is that the maps that are saved to your phone or device get out dated very quickly.  Since the maps are saved on the hard drive and nothing is pulled directly from your cell network, your maps will get stale and old very quickly.  Business locations change and different things are built and added all the time.  To make sure that you are always up to date, you need an app like NaviCat for the iphone.

NaviCat is a fast GPS app that uses all local and up to date maps that are pulled directly off of your cell phone network.  This means that you will always have the most up to date information on business location, road closures, new roads, and updated routes and more!  The app even has voice navigation which makes it much safer to use as you can keep your eyes on the road and just listen to what the app is telling you to do instead of risking your safety and looking at the phone.

Features:

  • real time heading up guidance, enables user to set destination based on searching points of interest
  • supports simulation before driving
  • bird view so you can see the main route
  • map based north up view so you can see things relative to your locatoin
  • turn by turn view, text based turn by turn guidance
  • point of interest database which is constantly updated and based off of local directories
  • call the point of interest directly from the app
  • add a location to your address book within your iphone
  • shows history of the things you have searched recently so you can quickly pull up common locations
  • easy to use navigation interface with clean and sleek buttons that work with the tap of your finger.

As you can see, this app is a great way to get around while using the most up to date maps and information.  If you need a good navigation app, this one will do everything that you need it to do.

Conclusion:

This app costs $.99 and has been given a 3 out of 5 star rating.