London Map & Walks (F) app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: GPSmyCity.com, Inc.
First release : 04 Jan 2010
App size: 136.96 Mb
Lose Yourself Without Getting Lost.
This handy application presents you several self-guided city walks, featuring the best of the city. It comes with detailed walk route maps and powerful navigation features enabling you to see the best of the city. No need to hop on a tour bus or join a tour group; now you can explore all the city attractions on your own, at your own pace, and at a cost that is only a fraction of what you would normally pay for a guided tour.
Sightseeing walks included in this application are:
* Westminster Walk (10 sights)
* Bridges of London (10 sights)
* South Bank Walk, Part 1 (11 sights)
* Harry Potter Trail (9 sights)
* Shakespeares London (6 sights)
* South Bank Walk, Part 2 (7 sights)
* Religious Sites (8 sights)
* Holborn/Covent Garden Walk (11 sights)
* Charles Dickens London (10 sights)
* Historic Pubs Walk (10 sights)
* Buckingham Palace Area (7 sights)
* East City of London Walk (11 sights)
* Bloomsbury Museums, Part 1 (6 sights)
* Knightsbridge Walk (12 sights)
* Bloomsbury Museums, Part 2 (8 sights)
* Gift and Souvenir Shopping (8 sights)
* West End Nightlife (5 sights)
* City Orientation Walk (13 sights)
Discovery walks included in this application are:
* Antiques Hunting Walk
* Oxford Street Area Shopping
* St Jamess Walk
* Marylebone Shopping
* Camden Town Markets
* Shoreditch Art Street
* Little Venice Walk
No Data Plan or Internet is Needed, and No Roaming either. All the data used in this app is built into the software, so you can follow the city walks or use the city map without internet access or cellular data plan. No need to pay the costly roaming charges when traveling to foreign cities. The app works with your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad.
The powerful navigation assistance includes:
* Walk routes clearly displayed on map.
* Precise walking directions from one sight to the next.
* `FindMe` displays your exact location and Auto Tracking displays your movement on the map (this feature is not supported by the iPod Touch and iPad wifi models).
* Built-in compass to show you the direction.
* Create your own walks to see the attractions you like.
* A detailed city map which can be used independently for your other traveling needs.
Please visit our website at www.GPSmyCity.com to find city walks for over 470 cities worldwide.
Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. This app gives you the option to turn off the GPS tracking in the background to prolong the battery life.
Latest reviews of London Map & Walks (F) app for iPhone and iPad
Very good
The application is a rip-off, pour features, does not allow you to look for an interest point from the map. It only guide you to the next destination on a predefined tour. The tours are useless as well, you can easily find the same info on site. I definitely expect more for a 4$ application: more points of interest, a subway map, ability to enter a destination and get routed etc None of the above are available hence the application is useless. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY on This!!!
I expected a bit more of this app. The map used is far from google maps or even iOS native maps. Of course it works off-line though. The main functionality, listing and showing attractions could be easily found on any London travel web site. So i would recommend to use the lite version off this app, because there is no point in spending money on HD map which is really weak.
It features walks like "harry potter trail" - oh dear! If you want some really interesting city walks in London, pick up a print copy of DKs eyewitness London travel guide at your local bookstore and embark on many hours of interesting walks in London.
It has the basic walking routs and the tools for finding your way around offline without data charges are outstanding. It would be nice if the map fonts were a little larger. Google maps is better. But the data charges for google maps are high.