iPhone Kicks

Some GPS applications that are created for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch are not destined only to show you where you are, but also to maintain your health status at a high level. An application that does this is Nike+ GPS, designed by Nike Inc. This app is $1.99 and tracks your running activity, motivating you when you seem that you cannot go further. Motivational messages come from Nike's top athletes. A fun characteristic of this application is that you can hear some people cheering you when you are running, meaning that your friends have just liked or commented on your run status.

Another application that uses the GPS capabilities of your iPhone is MotionX GPS Drive developed by MotionX. This app is $0.99. With it you can turn your iPhone into a next-generation car and pedestrian navigation solution. Map data always updated, HD synthesized voice, Wikipedia integration, local search, multi-stop routing, live traffic, the possibility of sharing your current location and destination with your friends and family, magnetic compass, these are some of the most important features of MotionX GPS Drive.

TomTom US & Canada is probably one of the most expensive GPS applications destined to the Apple mobile devices ($59.99), but this is at the same time one of the best. This is designed by TomTom International BV, works in English, German, French, Italian, Norwegian, and many other languages and simply put, it is the most accurate GPS application that you can download from the App Store. It benefits of daily free map updates, presents you the quickest route to your destination, offers seamless integration with iPhone and iPad contacts, tells you if a traffic jam occurs on your route and allows you to stay safe on the road with plenty of features that are not encountered in the case of other similar apps. Among these features, we can name the announcements made by the app related to street names, the possibility of dialing emergency numbers directly from the app, advanced lane guidance, multi-stop routing and clear voice instructions.

The last app presented in this list is Waze GPS & Traffic – Social, fun! This is a free application, which according to its developer is more than just a navigation app; this can become part of your local driving community, being great for those times when you have to take your kids to a school at a distance of 20 miles from the place where you live. If you have this app downloaded and if your neighbors have it too, you can communicate and join forces to save time and oil, by making shifts from taking children to school.

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