It depends on what you consider as being cost efficient. I think that, by far, it is the absolute best GPS available for a blind traveler. It is the easiest to enter data into.
Pros and cons: I have gotten updates to other GPS apps that broke their accessibility until another update fixed the issues. That will not happen with the Seeing Eye app, because it is specifically designed for blind users. The app is not self contained. By that, I mean that maps are not part of the app. You must have cellular coverage when traveling, because the maps are accessed using your data. That is both a plus and a minus, in that, while your data is used, you also are assured to be using the latest available maps, even if they were updated only, say, an hour ago, and haven't been incorporated into other app updates. The fact that maps are not included also is a big space saver, if that is a concern. You can probably get about the same results by running a combination of 2 or more GPS apps, for example, Look Around and Navigon or Tom-Tom, but that is not only more time consuming and cumbersome to set up, but is a bigger battery drain. Using the Seeing Eye app is the only app you need to run. Overall, I'd say that, after using GPS apps for over a year on an iPhone 5, If you can afford it, I would say that it is well worth the money. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 2:35 PM Subject: Seeing Eye GPS App, Worth It? Hi, now that the Seeing Eye GPS app has been out a while, can people give up-to-date impressions? Is it worth the subscription cost, or are there alternatives that work better and more cost-efficient? Thanks for your input. Joe -- Twitter: @ScribblingJoe Visit my blog: http://joeorozco.com/blog -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. 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 post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. 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 post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
