A Potentially Great App
I’m a Courier. I’ve come to rely on this app almost everyday at work. It’s multi-stop feature is an asset to me. Going about from stop to stop to stop in a new place is made very convenient to me with Copilot. Mapping out and pinpointing an efficient ruote helps out incredibly. When it finds a line that’ll cut me across what I thought was a long distance to drive, I’ll find myself saying “Oh wow. It’s distance calculator / timer helps a lot too. It keeps me running on schedule and never running behind.
That being said - The App has so many bugs, issues, problems, etc that it can become unusable at times. The first and biggest issue is with the maps themselves. Addresses are often incorrect. Sometimes the app will have correct addresses on the map, but they will not be able to be found when searched. Sometimes the addresses are in the incorrect location. Sometimes they are listed under an incorrect district and not the one searched. Some streets don’t have addresses on them at all (and they aren’t new either) leaving it up to you to guess which cross street is the closest. And sometimes walking paths / bike paths / trails are listed as drivable streets as well. It’s almost Apple Maps all over again.
I’ve often (daily) had to submit Map errors to ALK to be fixed. Ive found that if they are ever fixed, the errors will return a few updates later. Recently, I’ve found the Submit Error option to fail as well and I’ve been unable to send pointed out errors.
Another terrible bug I’ve found is that the app will, without warning, remove points on the map you have yet to have visited as if you have.
The Recalculate Key at the top (should there be an obstruction or construction or such) will only calculate the same route it has before, almost as if insisting you drive through that barrier. In other features, it presents you with other options. Why not with the recalculate button?
With all these bugs, it feels like a slap in the face that they have now added an “Upgrade” Advertisement to pop up before every route calculation. Every time: “Purchase this”. How about you fix all the problems with the basics before I even consider paying for Voice Navigation and ActiveTraffic ALK.
Overall, this is an App with great potential. It could be something wonderful; something worth paying for. But until then, it has some growing up to do.
bcboy07 about
CoPilot GPS Navigation, v9.6.2.929