The 5 best GPS applications for driving on vacation
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If you've planned to hit the road with the wheel in hand this summer, surely the last thing you want is to get lost. Once you've decided where you want to go, taking as much time as possible should be your first priority. To do this, it is best to use a GPS. Thanks to mobile applications you will not need to buy one. There are many to choose from based on your interests or activities. Maps, HERE WeGo or Waze are some of them, but there are more, many more. We are going to talk about the five best ones so that you can circulate without problems during these holidays.
1. Maps
One of the best known and loved is Maps. It presents an intuitive and simple interface for the user. And best of all, it's completely free unlike others like TomTom. With this application you won't have any problems, either during your road trip or later in the cities you visit. Maps offers GPS navigation, traffic and public transportation information, plus real-time data about millions of places. Such as rush hours or reviews. One of its advantages is that you can access Street View. In this way, you will be able to see locations with real images. You will even find maps of some public buildings, such as hotels or airports.
With Maps you will discover places and you will be able to move around the area as if you were from that placeThe application will help you find the most recommended shops and restaurants wherever you are. You can plan your visit and consult menus, make reservations and find out the time when the places you want to visit are usually the busiest. Maps will allow you to save those places you want to go to later quickly find them on your device or PC. For its part, you can also consult maps offline. Thus, you can get directions or navigate the app when you do not have Internet. As we say, it is a completely free application.
2. HERE WeGo
With a function very similar to that of Google Maps, there is another app called HERE WeGo, developed by Nokia. In addition to maps, it also offers navigation, with the possibility of accessing the app offline. HERE WEGo offers recommendations about all the ways you have to get around You can compare them and choose the one that best suits what you're looking for.If you want to know all the information about your journey before leaving, no problem, this application will tell you what you are looking for. You will find the price of public transport tickets or taxi fares. In addition, it will notify you if there are traffic jams or what your bike route will be like: if there will be slopes or if it will be flat.
HERE WeGo includes an audio guide that provides turn-by-turn information so drivers don't get stressed behind the wheel. If you are walking or using public transport, you will know at which stops you have to get off or which transfers you have to make when you need it. Also, just like Maps, will recommend places of interest based on your interests. The application has agreements with other firms to help you move around the city, regardless where are you from This way you will know which is the best restaurant to go to or what to do at night in the city you are visiting.
3. Waze
Unlike other applications, Waze allows platform users to share information in real time about traffic conditions, radars, accidents, or any other type of data that is important during our road trip. We can say that it is a very social GPS app. Waze is the largest real-time community of drivers in the world. Thanks to its included verification system, the reliability of the notices is guaranteed.
With Waze you will be able to find out where to get cheaper gasoline during your trip. Also, during your breaks on the road, it will be possible to talk to other drivers. And, this app also has a built-in chat Another feature that we can highlight about this application is that it is fully customizable. We will be able to choose which profile image to put or username.We can even select the voice we want for the GPS. As if this were not enough, the application is compatible with the Spotify streaming music service. Drivers will be able to listen to all the music they want through the Waze app itself. What are you waiting for to download it? It's totally free.
4. Sygic
This GPS application is peculiar in that its maps are managed by the TomTom paid app. We can download them whenever we want from their options. There are more than 100 available. In this way, we will only have installed those that we are going to use at all times,which will help us to save space and improve performance. Sygic allows us to see the maps in 3D. It shows diagrams of the most important buildings. In addition, it helps in signaling exits, offers points of interest, warning of fixed speed cameras, alternative routes, among other important information.
In turn, it has suggestions for parking spaces with information on availability and price Its real-time sharing function will allow let other users know the route you have planned, your current location on a map and the estimated time of arrival. It has a customizable navigation screen.
5. CoPilot
Finally we recommend CoPilot. The application has been designed to replace traditional GPS systems. It works without an Internet connection and mobile signal, perfect for when we don't have coverage. This app offers all kinds of useful information. From warnings about speed limits, security cameras, traffic conditions or alternative routes. In addition, you can choose the vehicle in which you are going to travel (car, caravan, bike, motorcycle…).
CoPilot allows you to save favourites, as well as change route preferences, among other options. Like all other GPS applications, CoPilot is completely free.
