App
Super super useful!
Excellent App, but needs a few improvements.
Not all intersections or cross streets show up as “nearest intersection”. It would be better if it just shows every nearest street that joins the one you’re on. There are a lot of side streets that don’t show up as intersections and it would be helpful for more accurate reporting.
Trying to cancel navigation to an address is difficult, buttons are small, and trying to do a lot of things on the GPS while driving is a bit difficult especially when you’re trying to get somewhere quickly.
The address numbers on the map are perfect and very much needed, but would be amazing if it would show the nearest address when stopped for easy access unless on a major street, especially if there’s no nearest cross streets.
Add the ability to have the info panel switch from top to bottom on CarPlay. The display in a lot of cruisers is a bit cut off due to differing heights of individuals and I cannot see the panel a bit due to my height, and I don’t necessarily want to move the edges of the GPS when I can just have the panel on the bottom instead of top.
probably got more suggestions as I use it but so far so good. The panel to input addresses and such definitely needs a QOL update.
Response from developer
Thank you for the detailed feedback! If you could reach out to me at "patrolnav.com@gmail.com" then I can better understand the improvements you'd like to see. Overall, your recommendations make a lot of sense and I will address them! I agree 100% that the navigation portion of the app needs some love and will be the next big area I focus on.
CarPlay Support
Response from developer
Thanks so much for the kind words and the detailed feedback! PatrolNav actually has a setting to adjust text size on CarPlay already, if you haven't tried it yet, that might help right away. We're also rolling out more CarPlay UI sizing controls in our next update, since infotainment systems vary a lot in screen proportions. Feel free to reach out anytime with questions or feature requests at patrolnav.com@gmail.com.
Dumb
Response from developer
Thanks for the feedback. We understand why PatrolNav might seem similar to Google Maps at first glance, but it was built specifically for law enforcement and serves a different purpose. PatrolNav keeps information officers need constantly visible, including upcoming intersections, current address block, highway mile markers, and it works offline. Navigation is also intentionally traffic-unaware, since emergency responses with lights and sirens often don't follow normal traffic routing. CAD integration is planned for a future update. We also offer discounted Squad plans for agencies and teams, as well as annual subscriptions for additional savings. If you're a first responder and have any questions or feature requests, we'd love to hear from you at patrolnav.com@gmail.com.
