Sygic Mobile Maps 2009 Review

Sygic Mobile Maps 2009Explain star rating

RRP $79.99

Review Date

Friday, 3rd of July, 2009

The Final Word

Sygic's Mobile Maps 2009 iPhone app is far from perfect, but it’s a great start. Lane guidance, signpost display and speed limit notifications are all included. There are plenty of bugs that need to be ironed out, but with software updates this app will get better.

Review

The first turn-by-turn GPS navigation app for the iPhone is finally here. Whereis provides the Australian maps for Sygic Mobile Maps 2009, and despite plenty of bugs that need to be ironed out this app is a good first effort.

Sygic Mobile Maps 2009 is based on other Sygic Mobile applications, including versions that run on Windows Mobile and Symbian-based smartphones. As such, it has a similar interface. You are unable to swipe screens left or right like you can with many other iPhone apps, but the basic tapping method still works effectively. The app is simple to use. Menus are clearly labelled, options are straightforward and, most importantly, the app is fast. We were lucky enough to test Mobile Maps 2009 on an iPhone 3GS (hence benefiting from the upgraded processor), but the app is also compatible with the iPhone 3G. It runs very smoothly and did not pause or freeze at any stage during our tests.