KakaoMap User Reviews

Kakao Corp.

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Map system is ok.

- The refresh/recalculation time is somewhat slow. If a turn is missed, the time it takes to recalculate and make next turn is already missed.
- It will stop using navigation/safe driving mode almost immediately if destination is reached.
- would love to see Apple CarPlay support.
- needs an option to remove the speed alerts as well.

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JBow87

a month ago

Useless. Map is not in English

Despite app details in English, there is no English at all and it’s useless.

adewww111

4 months ago

Ui....

왜 바뀐거죠... 네이버 맵이랑 다르게 한눈에 들어와서 불편함이 없었는데..어째서 이런 선택을...

제가앵간해선리뷰를안다는데

4 months ago

Response from developer

안녕하세요. 카카오맵 담당자입니다. 먼저, 만족스러운 서비스를 제공하지 못한 점 사과 드립니다. 카카오맵의 장소 정보 영역은 카카오맵 오픈 후 오랜 기간 동안 큰 변화 없이 유지되어 왔는데요, 여러 사용자 분들께서 주신 소중한 의견 반영과 함께 앞으로 더 다양한 정보를 제공하기 위해서는 기존 형식에서 벗어나 큰 변화를 주어야 한다고 판단하였습니다. 다만 큰 변화를 주는 동시에 유용하게 사용되던 기존 기능은 유지하고, 가능한 기존 사용성 대비 불편함 없이 사용하실 수 있도록 많은 고민 끝에 개편을 진행했지만 그럼에도 부족한 부분에 대해서 다시 한번 사과의 말씀드립니다. 전달주신 소중한 의견을 참고하여 앞으로 더 나은 서비스를 제공할 수 있도록 면밀히 검토하겠으며, 말씀해 주신 내용 외에도 불편하거나 개선이 필요하다고 생각하시는 점이 있으시면 언제든 말씀해 주세요. 소중한 피드백 감사드립니다. 감사합니다.

No Dark Mode

No dark mode in 2024 is insane

ryemigie

5 months ago

Works fine until it doesn’t

The Navi function for driving a car is quirky. It frequently forgets I live on a one way street. It warns me of “sharp turns” that are gentle curves. The voice navigation often tells me to “head toward” and ends the sentence there. The warnings and suggestions for highways exit come late and are unclear. It frequently suggests a very roundabout way home.

Sometimes the app switches to full Korean with no warning and there isn’t a clear way to change back to English.

The app does mostly function, just seems like it’s on par with an app from ~8+ years ago.

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Danzorz998

5 months ago

Excellent app

We were in Seoul, South Korea and the maps from this app really helped us get around town. We used public transportation quite a bit while we were there. The app made it very easy to determine which line to take and how to get to the station/bus stop; it even provided info on when the bus/subway would arrive. A must have app if you’re traveling to South Korea.

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Howie CE

6 months ago

App failed

Normally this is a fantastic app but after having arrived in Seoul yesterday the app failed completely, even after removing, reinstalling and restarting the phone.

2020 coxd nlcs

7 months ago

How to use if not korean

I find this app totally impractical.
1. After searching a location and asking for route directions, these directions are in korean Hangul not English. This is despite the app set to English. As I cannot read Hangul theses route directions are useless.
2. How does one enter a specific address. After entering an address obtained from a business website, the app does not recognise this address both in English and Hangul.
This app does not seem to cater for tourists by recognising their home language despite this being set in the app.

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kibnedyo

9 months ago

Not foreigner friendly - don’t believe the other reviews

I don’t understand how other reviews are saying this is foreigner friendly. Even if the language is set to English, messages, names of places and search still in Korean. Settings for all Kakao Apps are also not user friendly - for example, I cannot input my credit card because it says I have to unblock pop-ups, but I didn’t say how. This app might be good for locals, but not tourists.

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ecorescue

9 months ago

Great for foreigners to get around Seoul

The app is great for foreigners trying to get around Seoul. The maps were accurate. The location of the subway exits/entrances was very useful as well. Don’t expect it to work well for planning ahead if you’re out of the country. A lot of the locations listed were still in Korean but most had translations that helped enough to get by.

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