| By Adam Dachis The Best iPhone Apps for Your Car
Note: For a look at the flip side of the mobile OS coin, check out the best Android apps for your car. Maps
MapQuest 4 Mobile
Gas Buddy
Beat The Traffic
G-Park
Pandora Radio
Got an app you rely on for getting you where you're going or otherwise making your automobile life easier? Let's hear it in the comments.
| September 2nd, 2010 Top Stories |
Whether it's your daily commute or a random road trip, your iPhone can help you drive, park, and stave off passenger boredom. Here are our picks for the best iPhone apps for when you're on the move.
Your built-in iPhone Maps application can be hard to beat. It's free, it's simple, and it gets the job done. Through Maps you can get driving, walking, and public transit directions. You have access to map, satellite, and street view. While it's not the same turn-by-turn phenomenon that's packed into Android, it gets you where you need to go and also works pretty well as a replacement for the (figurative) yellow pages. Despite having tested several different turn-by-turn navigation apps, I always find myself coming back to Maps. It's just easy to use and it works. [Pre-installed]
If you do need some vocal assistance in your navigation, you can pay a lot for great GPS apps. (We've always had an affinity for 
Gas Buddy will help you find the cheapest, closest gas station based on a set of criteria you provide. While it's very much a unitasker, Gas Buddy is very good at what it does. If you're looking for a particular grade or even need to find a diesel station, Gas Buddy will help you sort through your options and round them up based what's more important to you—cost or proximity. When you find a gas station you want, Gas Buddy can map out the directions for you. Gas Buddy will set you back $2.99, but it can pay for itself after one or two trips to fill up your tank. [
Every time I make the trip out to Los Angeles there's at least one accident on the way. This makes for bad traffic and that's where Beat The Traffic comes in. Beat The Traffic scopes out all kinds of traffic issues and lets you discover the best route to take. It's saved me from ending up in a highway-turned-parking lot several times, and it's completely free. [
Parking lots and structures might as well be mazes. If you've ever been subjected to either, chances are you've lost track of your car. G-Park doesn't rely on just one method to help you remember. First, it lets you mark your GPS position. Second, you can take a picture of where you parked to provide a visual memory. Third, you can specify the level and parking spot code so you can be absolutely sure where you left your car before heading out. For 99 cents it can help keep you sane after your next trip to Disneyland. [
A long drive gets boring pretty quickly without some music, and your tired old playlists can't always cut it. The popular Pandora Radio helps you discover new music based on music you already like, runs in the background (for iOS 4 users) so as not to interrupt your turn-by-turn navigation, and is free to use (although you can pay for extra features). If you're looking for something new to listen to during your drive, Pandora's a good way to find some alternatives. [
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