TomTom New Zealand app for iPhone and iPad

4.4 ( 6514 ratings )

Travel Navigation
Developer: TomTom

69.99 USD

Current version: 1.23, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 17 Aug 2009
App size: 173.89 Mb

DO NOT BUY: Download the new TomTom GO Mobile app for free instead!
EXISTING USERS: Dont worry, app and map updates will continue. Inside this app is a free upgrade to the GO Mobile app.

TomTom Navigation for iPhone/iPad. World-class navigation thats trusted by millions of drivers.

Last minute plans? With the TomTom Navigation app, driving somewhere new couldn’t be easier. You’ve always got your iPhone with you, so navigation’s close at hand. And losing signal is not a problem, because the app works not only online, but offline too. This saves you money on data roaming costs, and you’ll have constant access to the same maps, technology and world-class navigation as on our satnavs. It’s the app that drivers can rely on.

Only the TomTom Navigation app offers all this:

›› Voice-guided turn-by-turn car navigation. Find your way the easy way with clear voice instructions and a 2D or 3D view of the route ahead. Including automatic rerouting if you miss your turn.

›› Advanced Lane Guidance. Gives you extra clarity when navigating difficult intersections.

›› TomTom Offline Maps. Maps are stored on your iPhone or iPad — so you dont need a mobile data connection or large mobile data plan. Updated for free with every major release.

›› FREE Daily Map Changes. Benefit from shared daily map corrections from our 20 million strong Map Share community.

›› IQ Routes. The fastest routes, the most accurate and reliable arrival times at all times of day.

›› Traffic. Drive with world-class traffic information (available via in-app purchase). (1)

›› FREE Offline Safety Cameras. Pre-installed and updated with every app release

›› Spoken Street Names. Helping you to keep your eyes on the road.

›› Powerful search. Search for destinations with TomTom Places, Facebook™ and Foursquare™.

›› Multitasking support. Clear, turn-by-turn guidance while on the phone.

›› Seamless integration. Integrates easily with your iPhone/iPad contacts, photos, music, email, browser, calendar, iCloud and maps.

*** MAPS COVERAGE ***
- NZ.

*** MORE INFORMATION ***
- The TomTom Navigation app requires a GPS signal. 4G-enabled iPads, iPhone 3 and later models have an internal GPS receiver. Users of non-3G iPads and iPod touch 5th gen and later models will require an external GPS receiver. The original iPhone, iPhone 3G/GS, original iPad, original iPod touch and iPod touch 2nd/3rd/4th gen are not supported.
(1) Check http://tomtom.com/19212 for availability per country. Services are available via in-app purchase and require a mobile phone connection. Your operator may charge you for the data used and costs may be significantly higher when used abroad. Services can only be used on one device at the same time. If you want to use your subscription to a different device, restore your purchases in the TomTom Shop on your preferred device.
- Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
- Photos can only be used for navigation if you have enabled Location Services in the Camera application.

Pros and cons of TomTom New Zealand app for iPhone and iPad

TomTom New Zealand app good for

1.1 still not solve some voice navigation problem, sometimes the voice always tell me keep right, but it is fault, we must be keep left, otherwise I will go to the wrong way, please check it.

Used for two weeks and could not have driven without it. A few glitches and took the long way but definitely worth the 70 bucks. Watch out for lost signal in the mountains- the program gets confused but eventually gets back on track.

Some bad moments

Whatever the quality of TomTom’s products, their customer service attitude is by far the worst I have experienced in the consumer electronics business. They engaged me in a bait and switch con and stonewalled me through weeks of emails and calls. It started when I received a promotional email from TomTom offering $10 off their iPhone GPS app. Clicking through from that promotion, I bought via iTunes the TomTom app for New Zealand, where I was headed. But iTunes did not show a $10 discount. I decided to complete the purchase and then contact TomTom to make good on the discount. It was downhill from there. TomTom’s first response was to require a screenshot of the email promotion I received (though it was their own promotion) and a copy of my iTunes receipt. Their response was that this was a two week promotion (though it did not say so anywhere). I pointed out that in any event I made the purchase 12 days after I received it. They responded that they are only programmers and have no control over Apple’s pricing, so I should complain to Apple. Baloney, I wrote back. The app developer sets the price and the promotion email came from TomTom. Their comeback was they would send my “feedback and comments to our business development team, which will ensure to prevent the similar technical issues you had experienced.” I said this was a marketing issue, not technical. Now they told me I should call a customer support number for a resolution. The agent I spoke with seemed sympathetic and asked me to hold while he “set up” my refund. But after 15 minutes, he said that the higher ups at HQ refused to budge. No further explanation. This experience is 180 degrees from the experience I had with Garmin on one of their products. The bottom line is that TomTom is not very consumer friendly—indeed downright arrogant. Though its products may be competent I would certainly use one of their several competitors for any future GPS needs.

New TomTom Go app tells me I’m eligible for a free upgrade because I already own the old TomTom app, but when it sends me to the old app to process the upgrade, the old app has nothing there. I am running the latest version of the old app

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