CoPilot Live throws a hat in the navigation ring

I bought CoPilot last week and gave it a thorough work-out on a trip from Vancouver to Portland. The maps (for the most part) are up-to-date; my friend's house is in a subdivision which is less than 2 years old and all the roads in the are were available. I did find that many POIs were wrong, missing or outdated.

I haven't purchased the other navi apps to do a side-by-side comparison but from the videos I've watched online, reviews and articles I've read, I'm quite happy with CoPilot over the other apps which are 2-3x the price.

One of the major things for me is the Text-to-Speech which will be coming soon as an add-on (pay?) but will certainly be worthwhile.

I had a couple of problems with the app and there are a few bugs I'll certainly be submitting (such as the software's inability to figure out if you've already been to a stop on a multi-stop route) but from the note in the app store, some of my frustrations (like the alphabetic keyboard) are already being addressed in an upcoming release.

I've got faith in this low-price software and I found it very easy to use. Now if they'd just add a page to control my music ala MotionX, we'd be set!

Note: CoPilot Live is also available in a version for the U.K. at the App Store.

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I've owned the CoPilot Truck software, and the CoPilot Truck standalone GPS navigation unit. I will never, ever again purchase any CoPilot hardware or software due to the crashes and malfunctions experienced with both products. I'll gladly pay a higher price with another company's product to be satisfied.

Aside from that, is there any sort of GPS connecter one can plug into the iPod Touch 2G in order to use one of these applications?

I have tried CoPilot and I can't find any streets in my community. The map shows my house in the middle of bare (empty) lots, even though this subdivision has been developed for 6 yrs already. Agreed with other owners that their map is old and needs huge update. What a waste of money, I'm now using Navigon and I'm happy.

So far I've been disappointed with all the Nav apps on the iPhone. I would have to say that the best out of 4 that I've had a chance to try is Navigon. The biggest disappointment being TomTom. I tried TomTom today. Not having text to speech really hurts. And the constant "turn right, turn right (or left for that matter)" prompts actually had me exiting off the freeway what I guess was one stop to early.
It did pick up that I was on the off ramp quickly. But I just didn't have a chance to look at the phone to see what exit I was supposed to be getting off at. And since I was approaching an exit while it was telling me to exit right, well, I exited.

Also the map seemed a bit... Bare. I think I'll stick with Navigon for now. Also I think its a shame that Garmin is releasing their own phone. So I'm going to guess that they won't be coming to the iPhone GPS party anytime soon if ever.

I had one problem with it acquiring a signal, but when it worked, it worked well. there are definitely signs of it being rushed, and with some future interface improvements it could be a very good value.

If you live in the states, pass it up, maps are 5 maybe 10 years old, like the flow of the software, but the maps are just way to outdated to be worth $35. I made the mistake so you don't have to.

I ultimately fired ALK years back from my ipaq. Their DRM is quite obnoxious and seemed to allays live my device in a failed state needing reactivation. Incredible frustrating when you are on the road. It's not that they can't build a good product but they constantly put their needs and fear of piracy over that of their actual paying customers. This dose not make me want to give them more money, since this sounds like a halfway done job.
I wonder when real time traffic will be a free regular feature, it's not like most services couldn't just pull it through the google API right?

i actually prefer this app over the sygic app (i used the one for australia/new zealand). yes, there are quirks and some things are unfinished, but it's more "iphone-like" than the sygic app. the sygic app can't touch-scroll, doesn't pinch to zoom, and its menus are awful. getting a gps lock is terrible, too.

the copilot app for the price works fine, though the keyboard is indeed a problem and the maps must be updated, though i didn't notice a problem in that area driving around the phoenix/tempe/scottsdale region.

their website does mention that TTS and lane assist and other functionalities are available for other devices, so hopefully it makes its way over to the iphone app. i'd even pay a bit extra to get these things...

I tried CoPilot, and Agree it has potential, but the map is missing a lot of streets. My In-laws street (the very first address I tried!) is not listed, and it's been there for at least 6 years. All other GPS apps, online maps and even my out of data GPS system in my car have no problem finding it.

IMHO, a nav system that is missing streets is not worth the price, even if it is 1/2 Navigon's and 1/3 TomTom's versions.

Also, the alphabetical keyboard drives me insane. What were they thinking?