Scout GPS, Maps, Voice Navigation & Traffic
- Scout GPS, Maps, Voice Navigation & Traffic
- iTunes
- Free
- iPhone Only
- Telenav, Inc.
Description
***Now with free voice-guided, turn-by-turn navigation!***
It’s personalized GPS navigation that gets you and gets you there. With fewer taps and no hassle, you can quickly discover and decide where to go, avoid traffic on your way, save gas, and get there faster.
•My Dashboard: Meet your new on-the-go BFF, the handy home screen that’s always updated with the most relevant local
info for your daily journey. With just a glance or a tap, see your traffic-based commute times, your favorites, local
weather, nearby places, recent places, and more.
•My Search: Find your friends, favorites, recent places, and
what’s nearby faster.
•My Trips: Find your recent trips with just a tap.
•My Places: Save and share your
favorite restaurants, shops, and more.
•Live Traffic: Avoid traffic with the most up-to-date traffic from more than
100 million sources
•Cheap Gas: Find the nearest and cheapest gas stations.
•Fun Finder: Discover nearby
things to do with just one tap: restaurants, food, live music, movies, and more.
•Web Sync: Discover and plan
online at www.scout.me and sync your favorites between the site and the app.
•OnMyWay®: Share your ETA to let
others know when you’ll be there and see your real-time progress on a map.
•Calendar Sync: Get automatic reminders
and voice-guided directions to get to appointments on time.
•Free Voice-guided Navigation: Join millions of people
and get free personalized GPS voice-guided navigation
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What’s the word on Scout?
Awards:
2012 Best of CES Finalist
2012 CTIA Emerging Technology Award Winner
2012 IAVA Communicator Award of
Excellence Maps & Navigation
2012 Telematics Update Best Navigation Product
2012 Appy Award Finalist
Reactions:
“Scout is as easy on the eyes as it is easy to use.” -Mashable
“Scout is my preferred iOS maps
alternative.” Joel Evans, ZDNet
“Scout is immediately a commuter’s best friend.” Jamie Lendino, PC
Magazine
“Scout wins Best for Design” Travel & Leisure, Best GPS Apps for Travel,
Feb. 2013
Notes:
•Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
•Scout’s map
and search coverage is currently for the USA only.
What's New
Version 1.9.0.113 (May 10, 2013)
Updated My Profile on My Dashboard to provide you more info about how to use Scout including tips on how to:
• Share your real-time ETA
• Integrate your calendar so you can drive to appointments easily
• See turn
list and trip time: Preview each route during route planning before starting your drive
• Search along your route:
See places up ahead during navigation
• Display traffic info: See traffic flows by tapping the Dashboard map and
selecting the traffic icon. For advanced traffic, upgrade to Scout Plus.
• Change between 3D and 2D navigation:
Experience navigation in 2D by tapping on the compass at the bottom of the screen.
Version 1.8.0.107 (Mar 29, 2013)
• My Dashboard optimized: Now do everything faster and with virtually one or no taps right from the home screen. New additions to My Dashboard include sharing your current location or adding it your favorites in My Places, seeing traffic flows on the map, driving to contacts from your address book using the search bar, one tap to discover things to do, one tap to view your recents, and more options for your preferences by accessing you profile from My Dashboard.
• Sync with your calendar: Don’t be late for appointments. Let Scout check for entries with location info to help you get you there with voice-guided navigation.
• Free car icons: Change out the navigation arrow for a cool car instead – choose from a tank, classic convertible, Space fighter or whatever your driving mood is on any given day!
• New OnMyWay® features:
• Share your real-time ETA: Let friends know when you’ll be there and see your
real-time progress on a map.
• Set up auto share ETA: For added convenience, prepopulate contacts who should get
ETA notifications for saved places like Home and Work.
Version 1.7.0.99 (Feb 21, 2013)
•Let your family and friends know when you’re going to get there by sharing your ETA.
Version 1.6.0.91 (Jan 8, 2013)
•iPhone5 optimization
•Discover where to go and what to do with events and activities nearby
•Check out
the new My Dashboard with 1-tap access to My Places and Recent Trips
•See upcoming turns when navigating
•Sort and manage favorite places
Version 1.5.1.86 (Dec 7, 2012)
Stability improvements to Sign-in and Offline Navigation
Version 1.5.0.82 (Nov 18, 2012)
✔ Free Voice-Guided Navigation
✔ Faster app startup time
✔ Re-designed My Dashboard with one-tap
access to My Places
✔ Yelp and TripAdvisor Ratings and Reviews
Version 1.2.2.70 (Sep 21, 2012)
✔ iOS6 compatibility
✔ Get the latest bug fixes
Version 1.2.1.69 (Sep 12, 2012)
✔ Get scouting sooner with a shorter start-up time
✔ Get the latest bug fixes
Version 1.2.0.63 (Aug 14, 2012)
✔ NEW! Voice Commands – Speak, don’t type, to navigate hands free
✔ NEW! Always There Navigation – Download
offline maps to keep navigating when you lose cell coverage
✔ NEW! Simpler, quicker sign up
✔ Bug fixes and
quality improvement
Version 1.1.0.45 (Apr 12, 2012)
New! Get Scout with award-winning voice-guided, turn-by-turn navigation. Plus:
* Beat traffic like a pro with
automatic rerouting and alerts about red-light cameras, speed traps and more.
* See estimated arrival, drive times
and distance remaining during navigation.
* Find more relevant places of interest. We’ve updated local content and
removed duplicate, incorrect and closed business listings.
