After waiting with baited breath for TomTom for the iphone I'd have to say this was a letdown for me. I downloaded it this evening and even before I took a trip I have a few issues with this version.

I was very disappointed that the voice directions do NOT include speaking any street names. Because of this omission, I do not recommend this app.

I'm a little disappointed. The app is missing some key features:

I'm rating this three stars based on initial tests. It's a little stuttery, the routes calculated so far are sometimes wacky requiring some tweaking and some addresses in my addressbook come up unnavigatable. We'll see how it does over the next few days. The voices are excellent. Looking forward to the car kit.

I've downloaded AT&T Navigator, MobileNavigator (Navigon), and now TomTom. There was so much hype around the TomTom application that I had to try it out.

Just downloaded! It took 24 minutes to download and 18 minutes to install (total 42 mind on Wifi) I bought Navigon and have to say it works fine - but will need a little touch here and there to make it perfect. I will test drive Tomtom soon and will write a review! Just went through the set up - I have to say it's better then the others including Navigon. Funny, Tomtom couldn't find the Tellus Museum - Navigon does. So I say Navigon is more up-to-date on POI. Ok, just Test drive. Tomtom works fine, but missing some functions such as lane assistance, speed limit, elerts. Function wise, Navigon wins. Navigon design looks much better. Navigon wins again. Tomtom map is outdated and needs to be updated. Navigon wins again. Interface - tomtom is better, easier to use. Tomtom wins. Tomtom has several voice to choose from. Navigon only has one. Doesn't bother me, but Tomtom wins this category. GPS signal - both are equally slow. A draw! 15 seconds on average on both. Overall, Its a close win, but I would go with Navigon until Tomtom add lane assistance, Speed Limit, update it's map, and drop the price. Navigon needs to work on polishing the app.

Good, but missing spoken street names.

This is first app that gave me credible directions. Navigon did not and CoPilot did not. That's pretty basic. You can also manually tweak the route much like Google maps. Lots to learn, but this is my navigator.

I can't believe for $100 it has no text to speech! TomTom has over 2 years to work on this app for the iPhone and they couldn't deliver this from the get go. I hope they won't charge an arm for the car mount kit too! Ridiculous!

An absolutly amazing gps software has just come to the iPhone. I saw this was available and downloaded the first second I could. Tested it out at 1:30AM. Its phenominal! My only problem is it doesn't speek street names but I'm sure that will come in an update. But either way, I recomend this over and stand alone gps or other gps software on the iPhone. I'm glad I waited!

For $99 this should be much better

I paid 99.00 for a Tom Tom GPS and they could implement Spoken street names. Why? Please add the ability to have spoken street names and highways. Also contacts stored in your iPhone does not seem to work. You have to manually enter every address. Need alerts for POI.

The app looks and acts like my windows mobile app with the exceptions noted in the other reviews. The most noted disappointment for me is that I dont see any way to tie to my existing account to use the voices I bought, the POIs I downloaded. How will I find my Dunkin Donuts as I drive by?

When I go to contacts to get an address - it crashes. Or it says it does not understand the address and asks if I want to enter it manually. The maps do not appear updated - the Right Aid 1/2 mile away is not located. I purchased this first thing this morning. Disappointed. Hopefully they will fix it - I pad $99 for it. Back to Navigon until they work out the kinks.

I have to say, this is very impressive. I have a regular TomTom and love it, but I wasn't sure if I was going to be happy with the quality of a GPS navigator on an iPhone. I was pleasantly surprised to say the least. The GPS locator is very accurate...and the speed at which you are traveling is accurate as well. Very impressive!

I downloaded this last night right when it came out, and tested it on my morning commute to work. It works exactly the same way as the dedicated TomTom units. It's very fast and accurate. When you're listening to music, the music will pause when turn by turn directions are given. It's also pretty great that it integrates with your address book. I've been waiting a long time for this app, and I have to say it was well worth the wait. I really don't know how their accessory will improve this already great app!

Spoken Street Names? Not there, hopefully an update will be forthcoming.

Thanks TomTom this hit the spot. I am really excited to have this app on my iPhone. I had it on my Palm & Pocket PC along with a all in one device. TomTom knows how to get you there. Once again I can take my TomTom or iPhone everywhere I go. Harley for a ride, wives car with the family, at work in the campany car. TomTom gets me there. I like the TomTom feel with the iPhone feel. Can't wait for the car kit. That is going on wives car. Looking for on for my Harley. Might even get on for the wives Harley. She needs it. Ha ha keep that between us. The contact intagation is awesome. Most miss that. Lookup and ease of use is just like a TomTom. Enjoy. Eric

My excitement about this app is over-shadowed by the whole "It's about time" thing. Our huge step forward in technology (iPhone/UI) just seems to be extremely handicapped by the Giant 2 steps back in the lack of software that we had available to us three years ago. i.e. copy/paste, voice dial, turn-X-turn.

a little pricey with late voice alerts for turns...

I have been testing the app all day today and have somewhat mixed feelings about this $99 app. I have not tried Navigon, just read the reviews, so I will not directly compare the two, but certain features that Navigon has based on other reviews are missing in TomTom.

For turn by turn, it's great. There are a lot of glitches when I was testing it out walking around, but in the car it works like it's supposed to. Apparently walking 2 miles in hour will not make the program registar direction. I was walking backwards for about a couple blocks. Another dissapointing thing was it does not say street names!!! I almost want to get my money back but I am hoping they will update it in the near future.

Downloaded this app and gave it a test run. I found the software easy to use, intuitive and packed with usable features. Voice directions were outstanding and the best i have heard actually. Ran the app along side my Garmin NUVI and the TomTom app never missed a beat. Some noteworthy omissions: No spoken street names, no lane assist and I feel it was absurd to release the app without the car kit.. Having said that, I am still happy with the download but would have waited until the car kit came out if I was to do it over again.

I love the App. I have been waiting for a while. It's easy to use, POI database is fantastic, and IQ Routes is unbeatable. The only thing I request is TTS and a more detailed / stable map. When driving and turning, the maps are jumping around and have late turns which sometimes causes navigation to auto-reroute. The maps jump around while sitting still as well. It's pretty annoying and Navigon has better map quality. Voices are great as well. Improve the map quality and GPS function and I'm beyond sold.

It's finally here! And it was worth the wait! The only thing missing is in-app control of the iPod.

Not that I am all about comparisons but hopefully the below is helpful between Navigon and TT.

Besides all the other reviews out there (I will not repeat their issues) They better fix this quick!

I don’t know how anyone can give this app five stars, maybe because they work for Tom Tom or they never owned a real GPS, problem I found are Spoken direction terrible, wants to route me to a longer voyage (6 minutes) I am not going to sit here a cry all day but it’s not worth a penny, and I think Tom Tom should be ashamed of this App. I want my money back.

Pros:

The overall app is very nice and works well as a turn-by-turn GPS. There are a few things that need improvement in the next release:

Wait for TomTom to update this before buying it -- you will be disappointed.

This app seem nice, but what good is it if I can't get a GPS signal. I live in D.C. and for some reason, it won't get a GPS signal. I get a signal with Google Map and G-Map US East, but not with this app. Called TomTom customer and they suggested to reset my Iphone, I did. If that didn't work, purchase the car kit when it comes out. If I knew I needed to purchase the car kit, I wouldn't have purchased this app. I am hoping I am not the only one have GPS signal problems with this app. $99 is a lot for a program that doesn't work correctly.

I had high expectations on downloading this App after the build-up at WWDC. On entering my home address in the "settings" section, the App crashed. I tried to enter my office address, but the street name (in existence for 9 years) was not in the database. Navigation systems in 2 of my cars, dating to 2003, include my office address in their DBs. When entering an address, the App asks for "country" but the selections are US states. Clearly, this App was rushed to market in the US. I expect TomTom to update this unpolished App shortly with add features (such as speaking the street name instead of "turn right") and bug fixes.

I give two-star ratings when I feel an app is unusable and heading in the wrong direction.

I'm a TT owner as well (own the 920), and decided to get the app and leave my wife the stand alone model, as I do a lot of travel, and it'd be nice to have a GPS I'm used to, and not have to worry about taking extra equipment.

I just got the TomTom app, and so far, it's pretty good... 4 stars. I had the following issues:

My full review of the TomTom US / Canada application

I'm a long-time user of TomTom GPS. This is a good first implementation. I look forward to future updates.

I have been using Navigon since it came out, but I just got the TOM TOM App this morning. So far, I think it blows Navigon out of the water. Firstly, it actually has my street. I live in an extremely new neighborhood. Just me and two other people are moved in. Navigon didn't have it. Of course, that's just the difference between Navteq and TeleAtlas map data. Google Maps also uses TeleAtlas. It sure seems to be the superior choice, at least in Nashville, TN anyway. Some people were complaining about the UI. Really? To me, it is WAY easier to get what you want than Navigon. Count me as a satisfied TOM TOM customer.

I live near DC and this app can not seem to get a GPS signal. Google maps gets a signal fine. Another reviewer in this area reported the same thing. Not very useful if it can not get signal. Also, so far the app can't seem to understand the addresses in my address book. Google can understand them fine. Clearly the app needs some work to be worth the money.

No Traffic Data!!! I can't believe the TomTom iPhone app doesn't include real-time traffic data. That means I have to swap out to the freebie Google Maps app to check traffic conditions and adjust my route if necessary. I expected this app to be a step up from AT&T's nav application, but it isn't at all. The app feels like a rush to market just to get something out there. I sure hope that v2.0 is better, but I'm not looking forward to installing updates to a 1.2GB app. This is very disappointing for a $99 product. They should be ashamed of themselves.

Overall good app, for the most part, it my my expectations. There are a few minor issues, but it is a .0 release after all.

After waiting for such a long time I was disappointed to see the first version of tomtom today. It was a letdown by all standards.

I had hoped this would solve my too many gadget problem. It doesn't. The screen does not act the same as most iphone apps with expansion and collapse. It does not recognize zip codes and addresses in contacts, they must be re entered. It is not worth $107 (tax).

I have been indecisive for weeks now. Torn between Navigon and TomTom. I ended up writing TomTom to get some answers about what is most negatively reviewed here. He could not tell me what is coming in future updates, but that app updates will be free, as they are for all TomTom devices. Map updates will have a cost associated with it, but at this time they haven't worked out a solution to updating them from TomTom Home (where you pay $9.95 a quarter).

I've been playing with this upgrade since yesterday.

Update for 1.2 plus car kit: the car kit is available at a discount on various web sites, and it's a very elegant design and in my experience so far makes the gps reception rock solid. I had to delete and reinstall the 1.2 app update to get it to work, but then it worked fine. You have to select the computerized voice ("Samantha" in the US) to get text-to-speech, and it sounds a bit robotic, but that's not surprising. The ipod controls are nicely accessible and straightforward, though they don't allow you to fiddle with playlists (which I've found not to be a good idea while driving, anyway.) Magellan has announced they will release their own car kit, similar to the TomTom except it handles iphones in cases.

Version 1.2 brings many enhancements including the much anticipated TTS capability. For those of you complaining it didn't, please spend a few minutes of research before you publicly cry out loud and embarrass yourselves. The TTS is enabled by selecting Change Settings->Voice->Samantha (Computer). The anonymity of the review process does not grant the right to do material damage to a company simply because you are ill informed.

Update: for 1.1