MetroView GPS Navigation app for iPhone and iPad

I find it hard to believe that there are no reviews of this great product. I downloaded app last January before leaving Canada onto my iPhone 3GS as I did not want to pay expensive roaming data rates! And the competition ( I use the very good Co Pilot in Canada ) in Australia is more expensive! I believe I paid $20, at $15 it is a steal! So from Sydney to Gundaroo to Melbourne to Agnes Water and back to Sydney in the rental Ford this app was utterly flawless! An expensive standalone unit could not locate a lane to my sisters place a few kilometers west of Gundaroo. This one did! Easy to program, great maps with excellent speed warnings ! Well done MetroView.

I recently returned to the States from a couple of weeks Down Under, and MetroView made a huge difference. Its accurate, clear audio direction made navigating Sydneys busy streets a relative breeze, leaving me more time to cope with my never-driven-on-the-left handicap. The map motion, lane guidance, speed zone and camera warnings as I travelled south through the Snowies were all timely and flawless. Late one evening, I attempted to follow a paper map on what should have been a short, simple trip, and became hopelessly lost. After Sheila (as the pleasant female voice came to be known) rescued me and I was comfortably settled at my destination, I reviewed the side streets and roundabouts she led me through and was reassured to find she clearly found the best route. The lack of local POI storage, even with data disabled due to intl roaming, was scarcely an issue as I tended to plan and schedule in the evening when wifi was convenient. Dollar for dollar, MetroView Australia is clearly among my most useful App Store purchases.

I bought this app for a 2 week visit from the USA thinking that the $20 price was small compared to the cost of my trip and the full map download would be useful since I didnt want to use the 3G in Australia and felt that we would be away from WiFi spots most of the time. Voice guidance is very good and it was easy to enter saved destinations even before leaving for the trip. Two weaknesses are: 1) a route finder that occasionally made some poor choices (a problem that plagues all GPS navigation devices) and 2) Large scale maps lack practically all detail (Street-level maps are good, however). Otherwise, this app worked very well and is worth the (now reduced) cost.

There was a small (but vital to me) mistake in a local map image. I reported this to the Dev Team, who promised a fix with the next update. That arrived today along with my map fixed. What great service for an inexpensive option in this category.

Still a great app, gets better with each release. Have used more expensive programs, used dedicated gps. This is still my favorite. Cant find it, use the google integration.

Yes, it really does turn your phone into a GPS even without a data connection. Saved me a bunch of money not having to rent GPS units from rental car companies. The app has its quirks - the user interface isnt very intuitive and takes a while to master. Speed limits in the app frequently did not match the posted numbers. Some locations of stores and restaurants in the apps data base are out of date. And the app once tried to tell me to drive my car on a bike trail. But the thing worked 99% of the time and was only $12 - a huge bargain. Now will you please develop a similar app for North America? Please?!?

This used to be the best Australian GPS app. Now it no longer works since the last update not on my IPad Air with the latest OS nor on my iPad mini with an older OS. What a pity