# The Villages® App — user reviews > 121 indexed App Store user reviews of The Villages® App by The Villages, rated 4.65/5 from 5,622 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-villages-app/id984137181/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-villages-app/id984137181.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 4,586 · 4★ 431 · 3★ 162 · 2★ 103 · 1★ 223 ## What do users think of The Villages® App? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Greatly improved navigation - 👍 Mute button for navigation voice - 👍 Zoomed in map for easy street visibility - 👍 White banner for next turn - 👍 Much easier to use than old version - 👍 No more confusing navigation commands - 👍 Fantastic development compared to old version - 👍 Turn-by-turn directions - 👍 Golf cart directions **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes frequently - 🐛 Freezes on green screen - 🐛 Directions don't keep up with turns - 🐛 Verbal notifications are choppy - 🐛 App restarts randomly while in use - 🐛 Unclear directional phrases - 🐛 Directions don't recognize all routes - 🐛 GPS needs fine tuning - 🐛 Constant login issues - 🐛 Unreliable navigation - 🐛 Crashes during home searches **Commonly reported bugs** - Freezes on green screen after updates - Constant crashes and instability - Login and sign-in issues - Directions not working properly - Incompatible with newer iOS versions **Most requested features** - Allow selecting multiple locations and types for calendar - Add hours filter for calendar - Enlarge view when approaching turns - More precise home search filters - Show price reduction information for homes - Add more home filters (enclosed lanai, siding type, etc.) - Allow music playback during navigation - Integrate with Apple CarPlay ## Newest reviews (13 of 121) ### 2/5 — Signal *2026-07-11, version 3.4.1* It is becoming unreliable. Sometimes not getting signal ### 3/5 — Very basic *2026-05-28, version 3.4.1* The app meets minimal needs, but is glitchy and sometimes long lags in navigation function resulting in missed turns. Search capabilities in the calendar function leave a lot to be desired ### 3/5 — GPS works well until it doesn’t! *2026-05-27, version 3.4.1* The GPS for golf carts frequently is very confusing because the verbal instructions don’t align with the screen instructions. ### 4/5 — More filters please *2026-05-26, version 3.4.1* Could you please add additional filters to the calendar? Indoor, outdoor and allow the user to pick a specific recreation center. As is, you have to scroll through pages that you’re not interested in. I just want to see what’s going on at maybe three of them. Or check where I’m headed for fun options. Can you add golf cart directions to the disc golf course at Hogeye please Thanks! ### 2/5 — Nice app except for satellite map directions *2026-05-20, version 3.4.1* We were on a lifestyle stay .App is nice but when I was looking for Bell Glade I had to know to go to championship golf course list to find it . Then when following directions on multiple days the satellite wouldn’t keep up. Then we would miss the turn . Another day it took us the wrong way . App needs refinement . ### 4/5 — Better Details for Golf Cart Route *2026-05-19, version 3.4.1* The ### 3/5 — Sketchy *2026-05-07, version 3.4.1* Not always there when you need it. Needs to be CarPlay accessible. ### 2/5 — Briarwood golf course *2026-04-02, version 3.4.1* Lousy directions and difficult to hear. ### 3/5 — Sent down one way wrong way *2026-03-20, version 3.4.1* Not super accurate and slow. Puts you through parking lots instead of direct roads. Parking lots are more dangerous than roads. Sent us down one way ramp to tunnel at the Saddleback Rec center. ### 4/5 — Turn warnings *2026-03-18, version 3.4.1* This app is very good however doesn’t do a great job with providing enough notice prior to turns ### 4/5 — Golf cart option for Apple Car play *2026-02-04, version 3.4.1* Love the app for events and local info. I would really like to see Apple CarPlay support added so navigation and local features could be used safely while driving or riding in a golf cart. ### 5/5 — Really helps! *2026-01-07, version 3.4.1* This app really helps getting around on the golf cart paths. I’m not sure how else you would do it. ### 5/5 — Get this *2025-12-29, version 3.4.1* This is the best thing in the world ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — WellPoint homeowner *2026-06-10, version 3.4.1* Can’t use with car play ### 1/5 — Not working well *2026-04-22, version 3.4.1* Choppy voice navigation on my Apple Car Play ### 1/5 — GPS *2026-04-09, version 3.4.1* Very unreliable and instructions don’t always make sense. Example: told us to turn right on O’Dell Circle and when we did, wanted us to make a U-turn. 🤷‍♀️ ### 1/5 — Can’t get there from here *2026-04-08, version 3.4.1* Driving from Saint Catherine to a UPS store. You cannot drive your golf cart to the UPS store. on warm Springs ### 1/5 — GPS *2026-03-25, version 3.4.1* Needs major work to help you find your way around. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t Talk When driving *2026-01-21, version 3.4.1* The app doesn’t speak the direction ### 1/5 — Hard to Follow *2026-01-17, version 3.4.1* The speech is completely broken up. Suggestions? I hesitate to pay for the app if this is what it is like. ### 1/5 — Slow updates *2025-11-19, version 3.3.6* No distance for next turn. Slow response on updates. Some multi modal paths no recognized as appropriate options. ### 1/5 — App doesn’t open just a green screen *2025-09-19, version 3.2.7* I’ve tried deleting and reinstalling and I can’t get it to run on my iPhone 15 Pro ### 1/5 — Site keeps restarting *2025-08-29, version 3.2.7* Seems like every 5-10 minutes when looking at houses and then opening the floor plan or location for the house the App will restart. Very annoying. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Usually good not today *2026-09-01, version 3.4.1* I was looking for directions to Barnes and Noble and ended up in a residential area. Usually works fine but not today. ### 5/5 — Keeps me from getting lost *2026-08-06, version 3.4.1* Best app to get around in the villages. ### 5/5 — GPS Performance *2026-07-14, version 3.4.1* It takes a little while to get used to, it was initially confusing. One of the tricks was the yellow lines are automobile lanes, so you can see when you’re running parallel or crossing the car traffic through a tunnel. Just a note, that sometimes the GPS can be about 20 yards off from your actual location. ### 5/5 — I’d expect nothing less than perfect from the villages! *2026-06-03, version 3.4.1* Great app. User friendly. Simple interface. I come to visit my parents annually and like to take the wife out or take the kids to play or swim and without the golf cart gps from this app I’d be lost! But it’s more than gps, it shows you in great detail all that the villages has to offer! Love the app, love the villages! ### 5/5 — The villages Florida *2026-05-22, version 3.4.1* This is where I want to be ### 5/5 — Golf app *2026-04-04, version 3.4.1* Perfect app very accurate ### 5/5 — Great App! *2026-03-29, version 3.4.1* Easy to use! ### 5/5 — Map View *2026-03-04, version 3.4.1* The App has been really useful during our visit and has gotten us everywhere we need to go! Wish it had a map view of the activities so I could see how close to me the activities are located. ### 5/5 — Mui look at C *2026-02-17, version 3.4.1* The only my old ### 5/5 — Directions?! *2026-01-31, version 3.4.1* How awesome is it that the Villages App has navigation for Golf Carts?! Such a great thing for new Villagers! Thank You! Kudos! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-03.*