One slight annoyance is that My Routes are on the phone app, but are missing off the CarPlay version of the app. On my recent 5 week trip to USA and Scotland I had 80 pre-planned routes saved to the GO app and were available on CarPlay for the 3500 km of navigation we did. I spend a lot of time doing long car trips in Australia and other countries (Ireland, UK, USA, Canada, Germany, France, Norway, NZ) I find I need to plan all my routes on the MyDrive website before leaving home and saving them to my devices.Ī great feature is that when routes and places are planned and saved on MyDrive, they also end up on the TomTom GO app, and are therefore ready to go on CarPlay. I have used Google Maps on CarPlay, but now that TomTom GO is available on CarPlay and as I have been a TomTom device user for 12 years, I am pleased to pay the AU$29.99 for the app. Score: Google Maps: 4 & TomTom GO: 3 Links So, it depends on what you want the app for. TomTom GO will benefit more in a new city as it will inform about the safety cameras.īut, at the same time, Google Maps will help you find places and see ratings and reviews. You won’t find many differences in navigation if you live in a developed country. The advantage Google Maps has is that it is free. After that, you will not use the app until you purchase or wait for the kilometers to reset. To enclose, TomTom GO offers 50 miles (75 kilometers) for free each month. Common featuresīoth are available for Android Auto and Apple CarPlay.īoth offer to show the lanes on the top and suggest which lane the driver should be in. TomTom GO 3D interface (looks super cool).Ĭhange vehicle type during navigation. For example, the dark mode activates while driving in a tunnel. Google Maps uses the phone’s sensor to enable the night mode. The app shows the GPS arrival time even when the phone’s time differs.

Suggests whether public transport is busy using past data and real-time user feedback.

Real-time street view can be activated while walking. See reviews, ratings, and photos of millions of places. The points can be used to go to events organized by Google worldwide. The more you help, the more points you get. Users can contribute by reviewing and rating places, uploading photos, and answering questions. Winner: Tie | Score: Google Maps: 4 | TomTom GO: 3 ContributionsĪ non-comparable feature of Google Maps is contributions. You can also download the other nation’s maps. The company is bringing new features to download a specific area, but ETA is unknown. TomTom GO requests to download the whole country’s map when you open the app for the first time. The app automatically updates the maps after some time, and you can go offline by tapping the offline button in the left menu. You can download many locations on your device. Google Maps allows downloading some kilometer area at a time.

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