NAVIGON Europe App Reviews

Im currently in Sweden and this app is junk. The GPS is always incorrect let alone actually catching up to movement. Ive been lost so many times using this I would rather use my eyes. I went and bought a TOM TOM unit and downloaded the TOM TOM app and they work brilliantly. DO NOT BUY! I wouldve given this app no stars if I was able.

I’ve been using this app on 3 generations of i-Things over 4 or 5 years - since before Navigon was purchased by Garmin, in fact. Ive used it while traveling in most of the countries of Western and Central Europe, in Scandinavia, and in about a half of Eastern Europe, on roads ranging from Autoroutes to cow paths. It works well. One of the app’s strengths is the Map Manager, which allows maps to be loaded and unloaded depending on which countries my trip will be in, therefore saving the footprint needed for hold the whole map set. Maps can be loaded “on the fly" whenever the device is connected to a Wi-Fi network. One of my strongest criticisms is that in France (in particular) the “lieu dit" names, usually just naming a single dwelling, appear at the same level of visual importance as a town of 20,000 people. That makes it difficult to find villages and towns amid the visual clutter of named places. There should be a way to filter the names by population, so that overviews show only “real” towns and villages. Even a cutoff size of 100 people would remove almost all lieu dits from the map. Ive bought several of the in-app enhancements: Panoramic 3D (worth it for navigating by large-scale landforms), Urban Guidance (worth it if you’re going to be walking around in city centers), and the Michelin RedGuide (hasnt been too useful, since I mostly sleep in privatzimmer and pensiones, and find out where to eat by asking the locals). I use TomTom’s products in North America, and believe that both companies are very competitive with regards to features, usability, coverage, and performance.

I just got off the plane in Frankfurt and had the first destination loaded on my iPhone and iPad. To my horror, the app wanted WiFi to download the maps. Luckily, my rental car had GPS. When I arrived at my hotel three hours later I had to download an update and new maps as well. It is dangerous and stupid to be hung out so badly just because the app has an update. Shame, NAVIGON, Shame!

Used it about 4 years, and you realy dont want to find anything else after Navigon. Slow Sygic? Complicated MotionX? Buggy iGo? No! Navigon — very fast app, great and unique (!) Garmin maps (app navigating via small roads inside forest!), and awesome interface. Cant understand negative rewies, because its really best and fastest navi app in AppStore.

This used to be my favorite navigation app several years ago. They turned it into a complete piece junk. And it keeps getting worse with every update. Navigon exhausts iPhone 5S batteries in about an hour even if everything else is turned off. Navigon still hasn’t learned that users may want to type or copy&paste the natural address “1234 South Pier Street” rather than having to type “Pier St. Enter. S. Enter 1234”. Come on. This is 90ies technology. Navigating to an address in your address book with an apartment number? Nope. Not with Navigon. With each update, Navigon takes functionality away and turns it into payed features. For some years I was fine with just not updating. But now older Navigon versions no longer work on state-of-the-art iOS. Conclusion: Navigon and Garmin don’t understand innovation nor how the internet age works. I have been hoping for years that Navigon will come back to where it once was. Forget it.

I have used the North America version of Navigon since mid-2009. It has been better than any other navigator I have used. That is why I bought the European version for upcoming vacationing. However, a few in-app purchases are not available, as touted in iTunes. I am disappointed not to see the Michelin Red and Green guides, and the Feinschmecker available for purchase. Nor can I find these modules available for purchase on the Navigon website.

Current version crashes often when driving a route.

I dont regret any cent that Ive paid for this app. Very accurate, great coverage and updates on regular basis! Only thing what can be improved in my opinion is the UI. It looks really outdated

I used here navigator for quite a little but it doesnt give the sound option directing you where to go but was fine on the maps. So, i decided to make an investment and bought Navigon but i see there is a whole gap in the maps and its not worth it. Really. Dont spend your money. Use Here of Nokia instead. Its free of charge and provides all the maps.

In application when you buy is not writhe Moldova have 60 % coverage ....

I downloaded this app before my driving trip to Italy and, even though the price originally deterred me, it was well worth the money. We lovingly named our app Fiona. Fiona helped us throughout our Tuscan trip. She has excellent timing of directions. She gives advanced warning of an exit or turn but she also announces it again at the point you should take it, which is nice on confusing roadways. She has pictures of what the exit looks like with guiding arrows. She says "beware" if youre speeding. And best of all, she does NOT require a data plan. This was WELL worth the money!

100% dissatisfied with this product. First, GPS has difficulty finding satellites and constantly drops coverage when driving. Second, the accuracy is terrible; 212m is the closest I have seen to my location. Third, I find the product very basic and not very intuitive. I owned a Navigon GPS eight years ago and it was a better product than this 2015 App. Not happy with the money I spent for a GPS that barely works. I do not recommend this app.

We relied on this app downloaded onto our iPad mini 3 for our 14 day trip in Italy. It has safely directed us through the Tuscan countryside effortlessly. I purchased this on an Easter special and I must say its worth every cent! Did not require data!

I use Navigon USA and Europe since the first day it became available. I travel a lot in US and Europe. Great job guys! Congratulations. (April 2015)

I used it for almost two years in Germany, Switzerland, France, Italy, Austria & Luxembourg. In all cases is provided an essential help getting there.

Driving by car in Europe but all the smaller in-between streets are not labeled nor searchable. Garmin (Navigon) uses HERE.com mapping system but for some reason you don’t get all the detailed map data you need on the phone.

The basic premise of any app is to have an interface that is consistent and logical. For instance this app has a search bar on the top of its home page and one would think I can simply enter what I am looking for here. But that is not the case. In fact, I have not figured what the search bar is for as it has told me "no results were found" for every search I have tried including searching for London. Come on people. You can do better then that.

Ive been using this app for years, nothing to complain about