The latest smartphones can replace many useful things: a camera, camcorder, Internet access tool, multimedia player, GPS and others. It is about the last function - GPS - we will talk in our article, because navigation for the iPhone
can now be provided with many good applications. Consider the 3 most popular ones. These are Navitel, Yandex Navigator, and Google Maps Navigator.
Navitel Navigator
The maps of this application were programmed by Russian developers, and therefore the breadth of coverage of our country is quite extensive, which served as the basis for the popularity of this program. In addition to Russia, there are other countries in the database, among which are post-Soviet and Eastern European states. But, unfortunately, sometimes there are errors (even on a map of Moscow). In addition to this drawback, there is a much bigger minus - poor adaptation for the iPhone. The reasons for this are the imperfect interface and insufficient speed, because sometimes the movement is carried out jerkily. However, there are enough pluses: in addition to the breadth of coverage, the user can get all the necessary information about traffic jams, accidents, road works. Navitel iPhone will cost $ 60. The free version is valid for 30 days. Navigator for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch can be downloaded from the App Store.
"Yandex navigator"
Already on the basis of the fact that navigation for iPhone from Yandex is free, we can conclude that this is not a core business for the company. And these facts confirm that the maps are rarely updated, and the coverage area is not too large. However, the interface does not cause any complaints - everything is convenient, clear and works without problems. Performance is also good, cards do not slow down, and you can connect to a satellite in seconds. There is the ability to display traffic jams, traffic police posts. In general, not bad enough for lovers of "freebies." Like all other applications, you can download the navigator in the App Store.
Google Maps
The last navigation for the iPhone, which we will consider in our article, is maps from Google. They are significantly inferior to the breadth of coverage and relevance to previous navigators, so you can evaluate this application only for a pretty little three. This is not strange, because it is more focused on North America and the countries of Western Europe, where it works for 5+. In Russia, not the best routing with frequent errors is presented. However, a significant improvement in the performance of Google Maps in recent years. Perhaps, soon the application will take an honorable first place in Russia in popularity, beating its rivals. By the way, there is an interesting function “Satellite View”, which can sometimes be useful. The interface is very simple and understandable to each user, there are regular and voice search types. Navigation for iPhone from Google is also possible offline, because the route you need is saved and will show you the way, even if you turn off the Internet, which, you see, is very convenient. Finally, we say that you need to choose applications for navigation based on your own opinion. Each service has its pros and cons, but sometimes an ordinary person needs only the very minimum, so choosing is not so difficult. In addition to the ones described in the article, there are other navigators that you can check and determine what will be better for you by downloading the trial version.