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GPS Summary – Comparison of all iPhone GPS applications

Last week, I worked my way through all of the currently available iPhone on-board GPS applications. I stuck with just the applications that held all of the maps on-board — meaning that you didn’t need to have a network connection to use the maps or routing. CoPilot came out as our winner as it has the best features, though some very confusing, for it’s price.

But we thought it would be a good idea to do a re-cap and compare all 5 of the GPS I looked at last week and include the first iPhone GPS application, G-Map.

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CoPilot Live North America was, to me, an unknown GPS app. Perhaps that’s why I was so pleasantly surprised. I think I found a new favorite GPS App.

While I can’t say that Sygic is the best GPS app available for the iPhone, it does have promise. It’s just not ready to hit the road yet.

iGo My Way 2009 is yet another contender in the search for the best on-device GPS application for the iPhone. Features a very non-iPhone interface that while lacking in extra features is quick and has a solid base. It’s just not iPhone ready yet.

TomTom first announced their GPS app at the 2009 WWDC in June. Hotly anticipated, it’s finally here. But, it came in at the most expensive option available. $100 seems to be a lot for an app these days. Is it worth it?

Navigon is considered by many to be the current king of on-device GPS applications for the iPhone. While it’s not without it’s faults, it turns out to be a really good GPS app.

E3 Wrap Up: Seek ‘n Spell

E3 was definitely an exciting event, but there was nothing that promoted the uniqueness of the iPhone quite like Seek ‘n Spell. Due to the lack of meeting space at E3, we decided that it would be best to take the game out to its intended play area, the great outdoors (aka, outside the convention center).

The goal of Seek ‘n Spell is to spell out a word with letters that are virtually hidden all around you. After you have found a nice, open area, the game starts by scattering a bunch of letters across your iPhone map. Using GPS technology, you run around the field in an attempt to make as many words as possible. In our attempt at a game, Jeff and I faced off in a battle to the death. The rules were simple… the first one to spell a word wins. Due to time constraints and bizarre LA rain, we were forced to play a short match. My attempt at glory was quickly thwarted by Jeff, spelling something dumb like “WIN”. Apparently trying to spell “antidisestablishmentarianism” right off the bat wasn’t a smart move. Such is life.

Although I lost, I had a blast nimbly jumping over concrete barriers to quickly grab the 25+ tiles I needed for my word (I only got 3). Apparently I’m not the only one that has had fun with the game in the last few weeks… COAP 2009 (Come Out And Play) awarded Seek ‘n Spell with the “Best Use of Technology” award, which it definitely deserves.

Be sure to check out Seek ‘n Spell in the App Store, and if you like it, join up with the Retronym team in San Fran for one of their soon to be legendary Seek ‘n Spell meetups.

Seek ’n Spell

Category: Games / Sports
Released: 2009-04-22
Price: $2.99

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