Nearby Explorer was definitely the best GPS app for getting location information. It’s a shame that development of that app was discontinued. I would say the two best apps for that now are Blindsquare and Good Maps Outdoors. For navigation I think Google Maps is one of the best choices.
> On Mar 8, 2024, at 1:29 PM, Joe Orozco <jsoro...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello, > > What navigation/GPS apps are you using these days? > > I tried Lazarillo and didn’t find it as good as I’d remembered when it > first came out. That’s purely subjective. I felt the directions and > general awareness weren’t consistent, but again, just a me thing. > > I tried VoiceVista and did not find it quite as good as I’d remembered > SoundScape. > > I’m going to keep working with both apps, because I’m convinced it’s > just me quickly opening apps when I need them in the moment and not > necessarily exploring them when I have a little more time to > familiarize myself with the interface. > > I like Google Maps and the native Maps app, the former slightly more > for its ability to tell me if the destination is on the left or right, > but I feel as though I have to supplement these with a third party app > to get a more complete experience. In my opinion, nothing compares to > Nearby Explorer, but I’m working with blind students who would ideally > get the right navigation app at little or no cost. > > Thank you kindly in advance for your recommendations and explanation > for what makes your navigation app the best one in your opinion. > > Thanks, > > Joe > > > -- > Joe Orozco: Your Message, My Mission > https://joeorozco.com/services/ > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/CAJNA4bmM_%2BCm9%2BbyLXeS3S08_PmWU6uH%2B_6%3DCkL4oCs3uj3Crw%40mail.gmail.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/94118017-125A-4AD8-BE98-7EB32EE73977%40charter.net.
