Some time back, my comment got a number of likes after going through each app, as I travel 30k a year and have used them most of them. Just thought I would update that slightly without going into too many details
The summary of each app is as follows:
TomTom Go - All maps are stored offline, which means you don't need reception to find a route. Best Looking interface, decent route planning and avoiding traffic, but rubbish at taking you to front doors (i.e. I often got to my destination and ended up having to spend 5 minutes looking for the address). Most prone to sending down non-existent roads that make headlines.
Amigo - TomTom answer to Waze; is free and could be excellent, but has the same issues as above and the small user base means few reporting. Missing some of the features you see in TomTom Go. Long term, I can see Amigo becoming my go to navigation, but still too new with too few users to be useful IMO
Google Maps - Best route planning, but no reporting and seems to indicate traffic too late for it to route you around (i.e. end up in traffic, then it turns Red where others woud have routed you around).
Waze - Best for reporting; a massive user base means 99% of things to be reported have been, and it's good to have those warnings on journeys. Gets you around traffic incidents and jams earlier than all others in my experience. Not a fan of the interface, and has a tendency to route you through the shortest route when the fastest is best, and in the countryside especially, you'll spend time on small roads when main roads would have been a better choice. Sometimes borders on the ridiculous sending; local to me there is a route where it will take you down a 5-mile single-track road as opposed to an 8-mile duel carriageway.
My biggest complaint with all these apps is the inability to dictate routes by vehicle class and the inability to force the avoidance of certain roads when I encounter routes specifically unsuitable for my van. An example; as a van driver, anytime I work or travel through London, I have to plan my route to avoid the Rotherhithe Tunnel, as I'm not allowed in it.
What I said in my previous comment was I would like The Interface TomTom, Reporting of Waze and Route Planning of Google Maps. Which one is best for you depends on what feature you are willing to lose, but I almost always return to Waze.
That being said, I tried recently to have a different approach with Tomtom Go through Android Auto for navigation and Waze on my Phone for additional alerts and reporting, and have really liked this setup as the best of both worlds. I have also discovered What3Words for addresses, which I can send directly to the TomTom Go app, and it takes me right to the front door which is excellent; I spend 5min the night before to find the correct "What3Words" and has been faultless
Hope that helps some
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Footnote -
Somebody suggested "CamSam" for cameras which work in the background alerting of speed traps. It works well, but I found Waze just as comprehensive, and CamSam missed all the mobile cameras I came across. Not used it at all since trying it.
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The summary of each app is as follows:
TomTom Go - All maps are stored offline, which means you don't need reception to find a route. Best Looking interface, decent route planning and avoiding traffic, but rubbish at taking you to front doors (i.e. I often got to my destination and ended up having to spend 5 minutes looking for the address). Most prone to sending down non-existent roads that make headlines.
Amigo - TomTom answer to Waze; is free and could be excellent, but has the same issues as above and the small user base means few reporting. Missing some of the features you see in TomTom Go. Long term, I can see Amigo becoming my go to navigation, but still too new with too few users to be useful IMO
Google Maps - Best route planning, but no reporting and seems to indicate traffic too late for it to route you around (i.e. end up in traffic, then it turns Red where others woud have routed you around).
Waze - Best for reporting; a massive user base means 99% of things to be reported have been, and it's good to have those warnings on journeys. Gets you around traffic incidents and jams earlier than all others in my experience. Not a fan of the interface, and has a tendency to route you through the shortest route when the fastest is best, and in the countryside especially, you'll spend time on small roads when main roads would have been a better choice. Sometimes borders on the ridiculous sending; local to me there is a route where it will take you down a 5-mile single-track road as opposed to an 8-mile duel carriageway.
My biggest complaint with all these apps is the inability to dictate routes by vehicle class and the inability to force the avoidance of certain roads when I encounter routes specifically unsuitable for my van. An example; as a van driver, anytime I work or travel through London, I have to plan my route to avoid the Rotherhithe Tunnel, as I'm not allowed in it.
What I said in my previous comment was I would like The Interface TomTom, Reporting of Waze and Route Planning of Google Maps. Which one is best for you depends on what feature you are willing to lose, but I almost always return to Waze.
That being said, I tried recently to have a different approach with Tomtom Go through Android Auto for navigation and Waze on my Phone for additional alerts and reporting, and have really liked this setup as the best of both worlds. I have also discovered What3Words for addresses, which I can send directly to the TomTom Go app, and it takes me right to the front door which is excellent; I spend 5min the night before to find the correct "What3Words" and has been faultless
Hope that helps some
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Footnote -
Somebody suggested "CamSam" for cameras which work in the background alerting of speed traps. It works well, but I found Waze just as comprehensive, and CamSam missed all the mobile cameras I came across. Not used it at all since trying it.
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