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Smart Maps - London app for iPhone and iPad


4.8 ( 3088 ratings )
Travel Navigation
Developer: Alexandru Halmagean
2.99 USD
Current version: 2.7, last update: 6 years ago
First release : 29 Jul 2009
App size: 358.12 Mb

★ Offline High Quality Map ★ Offline Guide ★ Real-Time GPS Tracking ★ Discover Places Around You ★ Offline Search ★ Universal App

Explore and discover the city with Smart Maps - The Offline Street Level Map & Guide! Save the money you pay for expensive data roaming charges when you travel abroad! Smart Maps its also a great alternative to the classic Maps app, because its much faster and has a few awesome features like "Around Me" or "City Guide".

Smart Maps was ranked:


★ OFFLINE MAP
No Internet connection required. The entire app was designed with the concept that it should work offline, without the need for Internet.

★ REAL-TIME GPS TRACKING
Smart Maps tracks your position and updates it on the map in real-time. GPS tracking requires a device with GPS (iPhone or iPad 3G). If you have an iPod or iPad without GPS, you will need a WiFi connection to determine your location.

★ OFFLINE GUIDE
Browse through sights, museums, restaurants, shops, hotels, parks, railway & subway stations and more. Finding the point of interest closest to you is a tap away.

★ 2 IN 1: UNIVERSAL APP
Smart Maps works just as good on an iPad as it does on an iPhone or an iPod. If you dont have an iPad you should buy one just to see how amazing Smart Maps are looking on this device :)

★ DISCOVER PLACES AROUND YOU
Smart Maps will scan an area of 1 km around your location and it will display the points of interest within that area. Its a very convenient way to discover a new city or to find out new locations in your home town. The classic gesture - "Pull down to refresh" - makes this feature a pleasure to use.

★ OFFLINE SEARCH
As you begin to type, a list with the proposed results will appear. You can search for streets, landmarks, parks, attractions, museums and much more!

★ RETINA GRAPHICS
Looks great on devices with Retina display.

★ COMPASS
See the direction youre heading (available only if your device has compass support).

★ AUTO-LOCK
Want to keep the screen always lit? Theres an option within the app for that.

★ BOOKMARKS
Save your favorite locations with just a tap.

★ ADVANCED MAP FEATURES
- Scale display (using the metric or the English system)
- Hold your finger on the map for 2 seconds to drop a pin
- Shake your device to remove all red pins
- Distance computing: see the distance to each point of interest

★ OFFLINE HELP
Got a question? Theres a 99% chance you will find the answer in the offline help :)


Unlike other offline apps, Smart Maps covers a very large city area. We recommend using iTunes or a reliable WiFi connection when installing, due to the large apps size.

Thank you for downloading Smart Maps!

Pros and cons of Smart Maps - London app for iPhone and iPad

Smart Maps - London app good for

Excellent maps and GPS functionality. A great navigational tool without data roaming costs.
Of all the London map apps I tested this one is the best. Why? Fast GPS location, tube stations marked, good resolution, huge area covered (many others cover the inner city only). The fifth star will be added when ALL streets are named.
The smartmaps app for London, UK was incredibly helpful to us on our trip!  We had downloaded a couple of apps and ended up using this one the most.  Every attraction, street and tube station we wanted to see or use was there when we searched for it. Being able to see more than one bookmark pin on the screen at one time was INCREDIBLY helpful!  It was the only app that allowed that which we had.  It really made our trips into London worry free and manageable. There are only couple of minor things I wish it did.  I wish it could have told me the best route (on foot or by tube) to get from one bookmark to another.  I also wish it could have had a compass in it so we could figured out which way we were facing!  We could only use free wi-fi as we walked around so Im not sure if a compass feature was available.  I wished the tube stations were marked by the tube icons so theyre quick and easy to find. They are there, you just need to know to look for the train icon next to the tube name. All in all, a GREAT app and I would definitely use another one from this company and recommend it to anyone travelling.
Ive got more than one city map from these guys. Like the bookmarking, very much like that you can do a search on sights/buildings as well and quite a few of them come up. Agree that adding tube stations would be really helpful. And if you were REALLY ambitious, the rent-a-cycles!
海外旅行者にとって安心です。通信料金はかからない、アクセスは早いし、便利です。 For my next trip to Europe I wanted to be able to consult city maps without using 3G, and in places where WiFi is unavailable. For London, this has all the detail needed. Even small streets are marked--and searchable. (The same person makes apps for other cities. The map for Munich ミュンヘン was not as detailed.)
Finally the tube stations are labeled! After this most recent update this is now the best app to have in London. If you want to avoid crazy data charges but still want to know where you are and how to get where you are going look no further. This app is amazing. You can search streets, landmarks, and pretty much anything that well help you get where you are going. The new book mark feature is cool too. I dont know how the GPS tracking works cause I use it without internet, but this app gets my vote. I also got the Dublin and Edinburgh versions of this app and they work just as well! Good job guys!

Some bad moments

Offline searching is a nice idea and the reason I chose this app over others, but this app doesnt zoom enough and its hard to read street names, which are only given for major roads. Too bad. This sounded promising.
I am in London right now and the PS does not work with this program. False advertising.
Basically this is a paper map on your phone. I wasnt very impressed at all with it - couldnt type in addresses only street names. Didnt find there were all the obvious landmarks on the map either. Used it for the offline ability but I wouldnt recommend this to someone who needs directions or the ability to put two points in and have it tell you how to get between those places.
This thing pretty much does not work without an internet connection. Ive tried to use it several times following their instructions,,,minus the "Use the internet" and i still have not been able to locate myself. The whole idea of an offline map in London is to save you from having to pay for international roaming...this is not the program for that...Total waste unless you just want a map.
I am in London and needed a map. Would not down load two different wifi connections. Now the want me to download it when I get home. I wont need a London map in NH. Dont waste your money.
Needed a map to zoom into all streets. This app only identifies major streets