Great app
Lots of great info!
Tourist
Fantastic app started trip around Paris with just a map and as I looked around all the lost people were looking at maps I knew there had to be a better way. Have been using Paris 2go now for 3 days and has been faultless. This app saves you so much time because you are not lost also love that anything worth knowing about close by can be accessed quickly and with a wiki reference to read up on as you wait in line
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Finding location very erratic
I would hate to be really lost in Paris because this app often took ages to find our location via GPS. When it worked, it worked well but often to get a map of our changed location, we first had to enter a street name we could see and only then would the app update with our new location. It is supposed to work with only GPS but it was really only fully effective with wifi.
The other complaint is that the maps do not enlarge enough to identify the smaller streets in Paris, which makes some navigation guess work.
However, this app did help find our way around Paris, and the 'what's nearby' function was handy when exploring. I just would not rely on it as your only source of where you are.
The other complaint is that the maps do not enlarge enough to identify the smaller streets in Paris, which makes some navigation guess work.
However, this app did help find our way around Paris, and the 'what's nearby' function was handy when exploring. I just would not rely on it as your only source of where you are.
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Very useful app
When I was on holiday in Paris a few weeks back I loaded this app to help me find my way around. It proved to be very useful.
The main advantage of this app over many others is that it's completely offline, meaning no need for 3G or wifi. By far the most useful feature is the 'nearby metro' option, showing you which metro stations, and by extension which lines are nearby any place you look at on the map. The map is also searchable so when I got myself a bit lost trying to find somewhere, I just typed in the street names around me and was able to find my way.
Only feature missing is a route planner/directions - both on foot/car and metro. That would allow me to pick a departure station (or even use my location) and select a destination and the app determines the best route, tells me what lines to get (and the direction) and where to get off etc.
The main advantage of this app over many others is that it's completely offline, meaning no need for 3G or wifi. By far the most useful feature is the 'nearby metro' option, showing you which metro stations, and by extension which lines are nearby any place you look at on the map. The map is also searchable so when I got myself a bit lost trying to find somewhere, I just typed in the street names around me and was able to find my way.
Only feature missing is a route planner/directions - both on foot/car and metro. That would allow me to pick a departure station (or even use my location) and select a destination and the app determines the best route, tells me what lines to get (and the direction) and where to get off etc.
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Made my trip
Was in Paris for 3 days, since I didn't have 3G access while there this app was a must and really made my trip.
I just walked around randomly without worry of getting lost, whenever I wanted to find out more about my area there was always great wikipedia descriptions.
Could it be better? Of course, but overall VERY useful and I had one of my best touristic experiences thanks to it.
P.s subway maps was also very useful, at one station the stop was closed for renovation for 2 months so I lost a bit of time....always try to check official maps at stations to avoid this. Not removing a star for this as it is a temporary change in the stations that is hard to update in app .
I just walked around randomly without worry of getting lost, whenever I wanted to find out more about my area there was always great wikipedia descriptions.
Could it be better? Of course, but overall VERY useful and I had one of my best touristic experiences thanks to it.
P.s subway maps was also very useful, at one station the stop was closed for renovation for 2 months so I lost a bit of time....always try to check official maps at stations to avoid this. Not removing a star for this as it is a temporary change in the stations that is hard to update in app .
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The best app I've ever used
If you're thinking of downloading this than do yourself a favor and get it, easily the most useful app ive ever used, i have been telling all the other travelers in Paris and they can't believe the functionality of this app.
Great app!
Excellent app! I don't know what will happen if I didn't have this app. I didn't use any map at all, only this map already allow me wonder around in paris by myself like a local!
Very good.
Offline map saved the day on many occasions, and allowed me to enjoy the city so much more. Of my 5 Paris apps this was the most used, by far.
Viva La France !!!
Wish I had this when I was in Paris last year. It would have made my trip so much easier and really enhanced my appreciation of all the incredible things I saw with all the history and background info on this most magnificent and regal city. An absolute bargain at $1.19. With the latest update this travel guide is nearly perfect now with the addition of Retina Display support & a badly needed offline metro map !!! Brilliant and cleverly done because all your POI's now come up with the nearest metro station so you know exactly where you're going. All the locations of metro stations are clearly marked on the regular offline map with purple dots and of course you have a GPS locator function to navigate your way around without the need of a 3G or Wi/Fi connection. This is now officially awesome combined with ALL the Wikipedia articles for Paris and becomes an essential purchase & one of the best & cheapest guides for Paris currently available for iPhone :-)
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Better than other offline maps
This is really fabulous and works SO much better than the other offline apps. The location based functionality works properly as it should unlike many other offline maps. You get both your GPS location + you get the compass information so you know which way you are pointing. This is fabulous when you come out of a metro/subway in a foreign city like Paris and you don't know which way you are facing compared to a map. All the other offline maps I've tried don't do this properly. Well done.
The location based tourist attractions are also great. I would wonder out of a tourist attraction and just look up what else is in the area. Wonderful way to travel. Great price!
Request: Now we just need it for even more cities. How about Krakow, Montreal, Brussels and more.
Note that you can't search for a precise street address like you can in Google Maps, you can only search for the street name. However this is still much better than the other map apps.
The location based tourist attractions are also great. I would wonder out of a tourist attraction and just look up what else is in the area. Wonderful way to travel. Great price!
Request: Now we just need it for even more cities. How about Krakow, Montreal, Brussels and more.
Note that you can't search for a precise street address like you can in Google Maps, you can only search for the street name. However this is still much better than the other map apps.
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