TomTom U.S. & Mexico App Reviews

PLEASE MAKE IT A FEATURE TO IMPORT/EXPORT YOUR POIS WHEN SWITCHING PHONES OR UPDATING TO A NEW IPHONE.

Love this app, but always have to use it in portrait mode as the iPhone allows you to lock the windows in portrait mode. I bought this strictly for use on motorcycle and have it mounted on the handlebars in a life proof case. Because of the vibrations the phone will constantly switch to landscape, portrait, upside down regardless of the phones orientation. I would love to use this on landscape, but until a lock feature is made through iOs or the TomTom app, I am unable to do so!

I have used this app frequently over the last couple years and so reserved judgment on this latest update to give it a chance. But Ive got to say it is at least two steps backward. A navigation app that buries contacts yet another layer down and takes Internet searches off the top level? It is easier to share location than to get it to navigate! There are already plenty of location sharing apps, why change what used to be a good navigation app into just another Facebook app? Stinker of an update!

Einstein said to make things as simple as possible but not simpler. This application fails that suggestion. Everything is supposed to be whizbang simple, but it requires you to page through screens that are irrelevant to get a route. Beyond this, there are tons of inaccuracies anytime there is construction, and misroutes involving toll lanes and HOV lanes galore. There is no distinction between 2 and 3 Passenger HOV lanes. Finally, the number of times it registers staying on the same road as a turn is laughable.

Ive been a car gps user & ive tried ALL brands out there since 2004. Once ive used tomtom, i never went back to other brands. Its like comparing apple and windows. Ive lived in the east coast and the west coast due to being in the military. The most user & driver friendly is still tomtom! Their products have never failed me, they just work as designed. Dont believe me? Ask apple, thats why the new ios 6 built-in map is powered by tomtom! Do u think apple would risk their reputation by choosing a 2nd rate car gps brand? Tomtom has successfully migrated the same gps experience on to the iphone but dont forget one VERY IMPORTANT element, the tomtom car mount kit! It has an industry standard, very sensitive gps chip built in. Its not tomtoms fault that the built-in gps chip of the iphone is lacking! As with any other apps, u need to be more familiar with ur apps and take a little time to learn ALL the features and benefits. A little patience goes a long way, learn it once and ur done. Ignorance and product-bashing is, IMHO, the reason why tomtom has only 3 stars. Thats sad because u actually get updated maps for free (when they update the app) after u buy the tomtom app as compared to their devices. U have to pay to upgrade if u want the latest map with their devices. Keep up the good job tomtom, keep adding more countries! I have US, canada, and mexico. Still waiting for the map of the Philippines. if u want a REAL gps turn by turn app, u will NEVER go wrong with tomtom!

i have been using this app for the past 2 years and it has not dissappoint me yet. I am pleased and greatful for this app.

First of all i found you have to share information with tom tom in order to use these services such as traffic reports, which you also have to pay extra for. Huge drain on your battery, overall poorly configured, I purchased the garmin street pilot and was completely satisfied, same price, more coverage, smaller size application means less space used, no sending information to the developer or to government agencies like with tom tom. Please save yourself the headache and just get garmin from the start, because tom tom sure wont refund you your money.

I bought this app on sale a while back and I was quite happy with it. The maps are generally accurate in the USA and the many customizations are welcome too. However, too much focus on social media and monetizing user data is destroying this app. Recently, TomTom has begun explicitly denying users their paid-for content (in-app purchases) unless users allow TomTom unfettered access to user data. You either enable all access to TomTom (such as current location, speed, intended destination, etc) or you wont get paid-for content such as traffic updates or even free map updates, for example. But at least theyre up front about their intent to pimp your data to the highest bidders. Adding large "Share" buttons to the GUI to enable user data monetization via Facebook, Foursquare, etc is another minus. At least the current revision of the GUI allows users to hide these sorts of useless (at least to me) buttons. Somewhere, a clueless MBA is thinking of new revenue streams instead of making a good app even better. For example, TomTom has yet to address the issue of the app running in background and draining the battery when the user doesnt want it to. A large "Quit" button is naturally not available in the top level UI menu, you need to peck through multiple menus to halt route guidance and then quit the app. Or kill it via task manager. Neither approach is elegant but this UI choice is understandable given that TomTom wants to monetize your data and doesnt give a rats behind on the impact that a uselessly-on app has on your phones battery life. Positives include: very good traffic indicator (in app purchase), excellent directions (it uses all roads, not just the big ones), the voice is clear. Overall, TomTom on the iphone does a great job of finding the most appropriate route most of the time. But it would be nice for maps to be corrected in a timely manner. A local bridge that was reopened in 2008 took until 2011 to be updated even though multiple map updates were submitted years ago. Is a three year lag on map updates acceptable? So, purchase this application with caution if you at all value your privacy and dont expect maps to be as up to date as TomTom wants you to believe.

I bough that app and the app work good with iOS 5 but now I install iOS 6 and dont work app

I have used this app on my iPhone 4, with iOS 5, and with iOS 6. Ive recently switched to an iPhone 5, and the switch over was seamless and very easy, even keeping all of my previous favourites in tact. Be sure to do the back up like your phone carrier tells you, or should have told you before you switch over to a new phone. I did pay for the year subscription on the traffic updates and have found them to always be reasonably current and accurate. I would like to see an add-on pack published for commercial truck drivers, but other than than, I couldnt ask for more…okay, the correct six numbers for the next Lotto drawing would be good, too, but thats about it. Thanks for a dependable, fairly priced product, TomTom.

When updating please add more features to use the screen real estate VS just stretching it out. Also try to have route options accept or decline suggestions through lock screen vs having to unlock phone while driving.

Bring back google search, it has returned to IOS!!!! Facebook and foursquare address locations arent always correct, google is!! What if Im trying to find a location near my destination? I cant google anything near there anymore, copy and paste only works for areas near me!!!! Terrible!!!!!! Bring back google search!!!!!!

Every time this app is due to upgrade it gets stuck in the "installing" mode and remains stuck this way for months at a time. Ive been unable to use the product most of the time. I feel like I was robbed with my eyes wide open. DO NOT BUY THIS.

Since I updated it wont work it always says poor gps signal, please fix and I change my rating

This is a good update, but I am waiting for brand new version, TomTom 2.0

Great app. I use it on a daily basis. Highly recommend.

I am having problems with this update. The app used work fine before. Tomtom app crashes every few minutes since The last update. Fix it or leave it the way it was. For that inconvenience I give one star only.

This is the worthless app ever ! Dont waste even .99 cents . Once they remove google is just worthless , nothing is accurate . I warned u.

Tom Tom works perfectly in my iPhone, but in the iPad Air it doesnt work. It always says "BAD GPS RECEPTION". Im using it actually in Mexico. Doesnt matter where I am. Always it works in the iPhone, but not in the iPad Air. Please fix it.

It never fails. Love it! Would like to have access to the Star Wars celebrity voices bundle though. Other TomTom iPhone apps have it but this one. Please allow me to purchase the bundle. Thank you! May the force be with you!