Comparison

Here I Am Now! vs PatrolAxis Navigation

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Here I Am Now!

This app displays your current location on a map and verbally announces street addresses as you pass them. It offers optional speedometer and compass displays, along with 3D maps and aerial views. You can also share your location with others.

Highlights
  • Verbal street address announcements
  • Interactive 3D map and aerial imagery
  • Apple Look Around and Google Street View integration
  • Optional speedometer and compass
  • Location sharing via Messages, Mail, and social media
  • Detailed location data (coordinates, altitude, speed)
  • Photo capture and library integration for sharing
Features
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iPHONE FEATURES • Here I Am Now! displays your current location on a map and follows you as you move. It uses reverse geocoding and speech synthesis to display and announce each street address as you pass nearby (e.g.; “4 Elm Street”, “6 Elm Street”, “8 Elm Street”, etc.). It follows you on a detailed map as you drive, ride, or walk past buildings and residences, verbally announcing each address as you pass by. The use of synthesized speech means that you are not distracted by having to look at a screen, but rather can just listen to the spoken addresses as you pass nearby. A speedometer and compass are also optionally displayed on the map if you are moving at a significant rate. • Here I Am Now! displays an interactive 3D map and 3D aerial imagery of your current location. It also displays an Apple panoramic Look Around view of this location in areas where Look Around is available, and permits saving the Look Around view to your photos library. A Google Street View can also be viewed and saved to your photos library in areas where Street View is available. The heading of the displayed Street View is the direction that your iPhone is facing when you enter Street View. Look Around and Street View are especially helpful at night when a daytime view of your location may be essential to identify that you are in the correct location. • Here I Am Now! is very simple to use, requiring no setup - just launch Here I Am Now! and it immediately begins to follow you. • Here I Am Now! allows you to share your current location with friends and family, but only if you elect to do so. You can send your current location information via Messages and Mail, or post it to Twitter, Facebook, and many other services. The information sent varies by service selected, but generally includes your current location information (street address, city, state, and zip code), your current map coordinates (latitude & longitude), and an optional photo of your location, allowing others to quickly find directions to your current location using the iOS Maps App or other navigation Apps. • You can take a photo of your current location or a selfie at your current location, or use any photo currently in your photos library to include with your shared location information if you so desire. • HereI Am Now! also provides more detailed location information including your current latitude, longitude, altitude, speed, heading, course, and estimated location accuracy, as well as complete address information.  OTHER INFO • Obviously Here I Am Now! is only effective in areas where locations have been geocoded, but that includes most cities in the US. Here I Am Now! also relies on GPS signals to determine your detailed location and cellular (or Wi-Fi) network connections to access the geocoding data. As with all navigation applications, the accuracy of information displayed and spoken by Here I Am Now! is dependent on many factors, including GPS and geocoding availability and accuracy, and network connectivity. Please note that continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. APPLE WATCH FEATURES • Here I Am Now! for Apple Watch provides a small detailed map of your current location, as well as a display of your current street address. It uses reverse geocoding and speech synthesis to display and announce each street address as you move along. Here I Am Now! for Apple Watch allows you to zoom this map in or out to achieve the best view. When used with an Apple Watch with cellular capability Here I Am Now! for Apple Watch can operate entirely independent of the iPhone.

About

PatrolAxis Navigation

This navigation platform provides law enforcement with critical location data beyond basic routing. It offers real-time street identification, cross-street proximity, address awareness, and directional information, enhancing situational awareness during patrols and pursuits.

Highlights
  • Live street identification
  • Nearest cross street display
  • Block number and address awareness
  • Direction of travel indicator
  • Posted speed limit display
  • CarPlay and Apple Watch support
  • Squad connectivity and location sharing
  • Foot pursuit mode
Features
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It’s 2026. It’s time to ditch the dusty GPS on your dash. PatrolAxis Navigation brings patrol-focused navigation to your iPhone and CarPlay. It gives you directions, but it also keeps the information you need to describe your location right in front of you: your current road, next cross street, approximate block number, direction of travel, and available speed-limit information. Built first for law enforcement—and useful to fire, EMS, and other first responders—PatrolAxis is designed for the way a shift actually moves. One minute you’re working traffic. The next you’re responding across town, following a changing route during a vehicle pursuit, or moving on foot through an unfamiliar neighborhood. KNOW WHERE YOU ARE • Live Road and Cross-Street Awareness See the road you’re on and the next intersection without searching the map. Keep useful location context visible for radio traffic during patrol, calls for service, and vehicle pursuits. • Block Numbers and Nearby Addresses View an approximate block number and available address information as you travel through residential streets, business districts, and unfamiliar areas. • Direction and Speed Limits See your direction of travel and available posted speed-limit data alongside your road information. • Navigation Built Around Patrol Get turn-by-turn directions while keeping street and intersection details in view. On supported CarPlay vehicles, upcoming turns can also appear in the instrument cluster or head-up display. • On-Foot Awareness Switch to an on-foot view for foot patrols and fast-moving situations. The Apple Watch companion shows road, address, and direction information on your wrist. Hold Address keeps a location visible when you need to relay it. SEE WHAT’S HAPPENING AROUND YOU • State Crash and Incident Maps View available crashes, disabled vehicles, hazards, police activity, closures, and other reports from public highway patrol and transportation feeds. PatrolAxis loads information for your state and switches feeds when you cross a state line. • Traffic and Road Conditions Use traffic colors to spot congestion and see available state-reported work zones and road closures on the map. • Your Jurisdiction, Clearly Marked Choose the city or county you serve and see its boundary outlined in bright red. County agencies can identify cities as included, excluded, mutual aid, or reference only. PatrolAxis can alert you on iPhone and CarPlay when you leave your selected service area. TOOLS FOR THE WHOLE RESPONSE • Hydrants and Water Supply Search available public hydrant data for one city or an entire county. See red hydrant icons, dry hydrants, and draft sites on the map. Tap a location for details its source publishes, such as flow, pressure, connections, status, or test dates. Navigate to a hydrant from your phone or browse nearby hydrants in CarPlay. • Hospitals and Trauma Centers Find and navigate to hospitals, including trauma centers listed in available place data. Save up to six hospitals to Speed Dial for quick access on iPhone and CarPlay. • Landing Zone and Response Pins Drop a pin for a potential landing zone (LZ) or another response location and navigate to it. • More Public Safety Layers Show available fire stations and schools, and tap map features to review their details and sources. CONNECTED THROUGHOUT YOUR SHIFT • CarPlay keeps navigation and enabled public safety information visible in your vehicle. • Apple Watch puts location context on your wrist when you’re away from the car. • Squads let participating personnel share locations, see one another, and use emergency features. • Custom map controls let you choose your style, traffic, zoom, compass, information boxes, and night appearance. Retire the old dashboard GPS. Put a map built for patrol where you can use it. Know your street. Know your direction. Know your location. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Here I Am Now!4 screens
PatrolAxis Navigation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PatrolAxis Navigation at 100% against Here I Am Now!'s 50%. PatrolAxis Navigation also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.3). Here I Am Now!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (15 vs 2). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

PatrolAxis Navigation is free to download; Here I Am Now! costs $0.99 up front. PatrolAxis Navigation sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Here I Am Now! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PatrolAxis Navigation holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Here I Am Now! has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Here I Am Now!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of PatrolAxis Navigation's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Here I Am Now! ships an update every 2 months, PatrolAxis Navigation every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Here I Am Now! versus PatrolAxis Navigation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHere I Am Now!PatrolAxis Navigation
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (15 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeorge WildeSeven Sipe

Customer experience

Here I Am Now!

All ratings15 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

PatrolAxis Navigation

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Here I Am Now!

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PatrolAxis Navigation

Subscriptions1
  • PatrolAxis Pro7 Days trial$3.991 Month

Questions

Is Here I Am Now! free?
Here I Am Now! costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PatrolAxis Navigation free?
PatrolAxis Navigation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Here I Am Now! or PatrolAxis Navigation?
PatrolAxis Navigation is rated higher. Here I Am Now! averages 4.3 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while PatrolAxis Navigation averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Here I Am Now! or PatrolAxis Navigation have ads?
Neither Here I Am Now! nor PatrolAxis Navigation shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Here I Am Now! or PatrolAxis Navigation?
Here I Am Now! ships an update every 2 months, and PatrolAxis Navigation every 3 days. Most recently, Here I Am Now! was updated on November 6, 2026 and PatrolAxis Navigation on November 6, 2026.

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