First Look: NAVIGON Turn-by-Turn GPS App for iPhone

The Mobile Navigator from NAVIGON is now available for North American drivers on the iPhone. The NAVIGON app works on both the iPhone 3G and 3GS, and is a single purchase turn-by-turn GPS solution. The app weighs in at nearly 1.3 GB, and is available for $69.99 until August 15th, after which it will sell for $99.99.

This is a first-look of the app with a few days of usage. I'll follow up with a review after I've used it for a week or two. Overall, the app works well and runs fast. The simulated 3D world is nice and the voice directions are loud and clear. On the downside, the app appears to have no network connectivity, so that means no traffic data, and no live address look-up.

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[bonnhew]

is there any way i can view my route in a list? i would like to know which roads im taking before heading out.. i cant seem to find it on the navigon..

[wwwinsanelygreatmac]

Version 1.4 does this.

[markogin]

I cannot believe it doesn't have text to speach though. That is a pretty important feature.

[wwwinsanelygreatmac]

Yeah, they say it will be added via update this summer. Hope to get my final review up next week.

[attackofthevlogs]

So wait for tomtom or buy this?

[wwwinsanelygreatmac]

Details are pretty thin on TomTom, so hard to say. Big issue I have with NAVIGON is there's no network access for traffic and looking up businesses. If TomTom has that and priced similarly, I'd call that a winner. But NAVIGON is available now w/ a discount. Either way it seems like a solid offering.

[David20931]

@delgiocatore lol 

[delgiocatore]

lol u got it for 70 buks and while you were talking i got it for free

[bonnhew]

i found it out.. all you have to do is enter the adress u wana go to... ten u press..start navigation.. and while navigation is running.. u press "options" on the right upper side of screen.. then scroll down until u see "list"..

[giragira3333]

@bonnhew I can't figure this out either.

[bonnhew]

is there any way u can tell me step by step how to get to tat list screen?.. i have the 1.4 version.. but i didnt purchase the traffic package..

[bonnhew]

not if u have the data plan

[Sorlanx]

yea it does say the street name !!!

[pjarosz]

will you be charged data or roaming when using it?