App Review: TomTom US & Canada

Rating: 9 out of 10
Pros: Looks and feels just like a stand alone portable TomTom unit, simple and easy to use, clean user interface that is detailed yet uncluttered, text to speech, super cool looking lane assist.
Cons: Unless you find it on sale, it is an expensive app. The POI icons on the map are in black and white and not color so they seem like an afterthought. Text to speech only active on certain voices.
Overall: The TomTom GPS app for the iPhone looks amazingly similar to stand alone GPS units, so much so that sometimes I forgot it was on my iPhone. The accuracy was right on target and there were plenty of options to give you flexibility to program via points amongst others but not so many features that you actually need a users manual to figure them out.  This is the perfect app for the tech savvy mobile user as well as the user who simply wants their phone and GPS app to work.  TomTom is such a user friendly app I am awarding it my Editor’s Choice Award.

To learn more about this and other GPS apps see my article in the Winter 2010 issue of “iPhone Life Magazine” you can subscribe by clicking here and being directed to their website.

As of this writing (December 20, 2009) TomTom US version was on sale for $49.99 until December 28, 2009, the regular price is $99.99 while the US & Canada Version is on sale for $69.99 regular price $99.99.

You can learn more about TomTom from their website by clicking here and if you click here you will be directed to the TomTom US & Canada page in iTunes.