CoPilot versions

HD is for the iPad the other for the iPhone....

Both are HD. However, I just found the answer. The $19.99 one includes Canada.

Now, what is in the paid versions that is not in the fee one.

I use CoPilot on an Andriod Tablet, and have the paid version. I believe the version difference is limited number of stops and routing is limited to the Auto profile. The RV profile allows you to set some restrictions on routing like height and such. Not as extensive as some of the GPS setup for RVing, but I have other apps I use and really like the CoPilot functionality so I stay with it. I have used CoPilot since version 1.2 (on a laptop).

Have a look at Sygic GPS it's also stand alone. I prefer Sygic to CoPilot I own both...

Does Sygic GPS do RV limitations? RV Height, Weight, propane, etc? Never looked at it.

I don't think Co-Pilot does any of those things in an RV environment either so it should not make much difference. Co-Pilot does have that info for trucks, but RV's are not trucks and we can go lots and lots of places that a trucker GPS would forbid.

I was not impressed with GoPilot.
The free version is ok. It's a great mapping, planing tool but the voice direction is useless. ($9.99 extra)
With the Garmin you get clear advanced warning. "In 800 feet turn left on Main St."
Once you get there it says. "Turn left on Main St then right" letting you know ahead of time you better get ready for a right turn.
With CoPilot all you get is "Turn left". Heaven help you if there are two streets close together.
When driving down a freeway Garmin will guide you into the proper lane for tricky off ramps like an exit off the left hand lane. Not so with CoPilot.

I'm actually thinking of using both my Garmin GPS and an iPod app (maybe CoPilot), for different reasons. For turn-by-turn I'd stick with the Garmin. But sometimes I just want a sense of where I am. What town am I passin? What river is this?, etc. It's more for sightseeing and curiosity than navigation. Garmin is close to useless for that. Partly because the screen is small, partly because they are totally focused on giving directions. I'm hoping that an iPad app with the bigger screen would be better for that.


I find Garmin's lane assist less useful than you might think. For example, near me there is a freeway split where I frequently take the left side. Garmin shows 4 lanes, two going each way. Fine, but a half mile before the split there are only 3 lanes. I need to be in the leftmost lane, center isn't good enough. But lane assist doesn't tell me that. The highway signs tell me more than lane assist does, and if I'm watching the GPS instead of the signs, I get in trouble.

I use Sygic with reasonable success. No dedicated GPS just our cell phones.

Decent lane assist and good voice instructions on our 5" screen.

I am not aware of height, weight, or propane modifications to routing via Sygic.

Have not used Co-Pilot but have had a couple of Garmin products.

We use a Garmin GPS for actual road instructions but my wife runs the free version of CoPilot to check the Garmin route and to look for other things along the way we may want to check out. It takes the place of a paper map 95% of the time and she always knows where we are on the map when she needs to check something. We also use CoPilot when we are planning the next days activities.