Recommended Apps for Motorhomers

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Following on from another thread where one of our esteemed members declared that all apps are ''pretty useless'',I thought it would be a good idea to have a list of apps that are particularly useful to motorhomers.I'll start with a few of my favourites,feel free to post any more that are not ''pretty useless''.

1/Copilot

2/Osmand+

3/Maps.me

4/FillLPG

5/Listmaster

6/BBC Weather

7/Catch That Bus

8/RSPB Guide to Birds of Britain

9/Wifi Analyser
 
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I think it was me who was the "esteemed members declared that all apps are ''pretty useless''. :D

I look forward to being corrected. To be honest though I just find them too small and fiddly. I use an iPhone 4s so its not as big a screen as the new ones. Ive tried a few of the motorhome ones but quickly get annoyed with them and just revert back to CC Infos on the laptop. The translate one on the iphone where you can point the camera at a foreign sign or menu and it translates the text is quite cool.
 
Also:

AccuWeather

MyLPG.eu

ViaMichelin

Duolingo

LiveTrecker

Viber and or WhatsApp

Pat.
 
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barryd said:
I think it was me who was the "esteemed members declared that all apps are ''pretty useless''. :D

I look forward to being corrected. To be honest though I just find them too small and fiddly. I use an iPhone 4s so its not as big a screen as the new ones. Ive tried a few of the motorhome ones but quickly get annoyed with them and just revert back to CC Infos on the laptop. The translate one on the iphone where you can point the camera at a foreign sign or menu and it translates the text is quite cool.
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I think you need a bigger screen display to get the best user experience from these apps.I have found that a 5'' screen is just about the right compromise between usability and portability.I did have a Samsung Galaxy Note 4 which had a huge 5.7''display,a great phone(apart from the overheating problem) with a stunning display.The apps worked well and looked good on the large screen but it was too cumbersome to use one handed as a phone.

I am now using a HTC one M9 which is a 5'' display and fits in the hand nicely and for me is the perfect size for what I use it for.It is just right for the Copilot satnav app which puts my previous tomtom and garmin stand alone devices to shame.A handy bonus is that you don't have to hide your satnav when parked up in services and going for a coffee-just take the phone off the mounting bracket in seconds and take it with you.

The mapping apps look good and zoom in well as do the rest of the installed apps.I'm sure you wouldn't find any apps small and fiddly with a decent sized display and it's much more convenient carrying a smartphone around in your trouser pocket rather than a laptop slung over your shoulder.
 
Another weather app

RAIN ALARM

This weather app warns you when rain is currently nearing. Instead of forecasting, it warns you using almost real-time data, which is more precise than any forecast can be. It is a useful assistant for everything outdoors like cycling, biking, hiking, gardening, BBQ, picnics, walking the dogs,
and especially Wild camping.

I use it a lot when out on the M/bike, also if I am off in the campervan with no definite destination in mind.
It tracks the weather over the previous 2 hours and shows the results on a animated map so you have a good chance of calculating how far away any bad weather is and head in the opposite direction.
 
Met office weather, no point having other ones.
Google maps, gives live traffic data (in traffic mode)
Highways agency app, gives traffic data, road news and allows you to view cameras.
Dish align, to make sure my dish gets line of sight when I park.
TOMTOM sat nav is always with me. If you have Apple family share everyone of your family can use the app for one purchase price.
 
wakk44 said:
I think you need a bigger screen display to get the best user experience from these apps.I have found that a 5'' screen is just about the right compromise between usability and portability.I did have a Samsung Galaxy Note 4 which had a huge 5.7''display,a great phone(apart from the overheating problem) with a stunning display.The apps worked well and looked good on the large screen but it was too cumbersome to use one handed as a phone.

I am now using a HTC one M9 which is a 5'' display and fits in the hand nicely and for me is the perfect size for what I use it for.It is just right for the Copilot satnav app which puts my previous tomtom and garmin stand alone devices to shame.A handy bonus is that you don't have to hide your satnav when parked up in services and going for a coffee-just take the phone off the mounting bracket in seconds and take it with you.

The mapping apps look good and zoom in well as do the rest of the installed apps.I'm sure you wouldn't find any apps small and fiddly with a decent sized display and it's much more convenient carrying a smartphone around in your trouser pocket rather than a laptop slung over your shoulder.
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I want to install the co pilot to an 8 inch tablet but the app I found is a car one the Co pilot rv specific is £119.
Would the one you have warn us of low bridges and narrow roads?
 
I use maps.me, on my tablet, it does directions too, you just need a gps signal.
 
wakk44 said:
I think you need a bigger screen display to get the best user experience from these apps.I have found that a 5'' screen is just about the right compromise between usability and portability.I did have a Samsung Galaxy Note 4 which had a huge 5.7''display,a great phone(apart from the overheating problem) with a stunning display.The apps worked well and looked good on the large screen but it was too cumbersome to use one handed as a phone.

I am now using a HTC one M9 which is a 5'' display and fits in the hand nicely and for me is the perfect size for what I use it for.It is just right for the Copilot satnav app which puts my previous tomtom and garmin stand alone devices to shame.A handy bonus is that you don't have to hide your satnav when parked up in services and going for a coffee-just take the phone off the mounting bracket in seconds and take it with you.

The mapping apps look good and zoom in well as do the rest of the installed apps.I'm sure you wouldn't find any apps small and fiddly with a decent sized display and it's much more convenient carrying a smartphone around in your trouser pocket rather than a laptop slung over your shoulder.
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I dont think I will ever be convinced although I can see they are coming on. I hate tablets with a loathing and even a smart phone with a larger screen is just a small tablet. If im in the van on a evening plotting journeys I want a laptop with a 15" screen, Autoroute which has all my cc infos stuff and other POI loaded and access to all the CC Infos offline or online database. As for the phone being a sat nav I know everyone raves about it, co-pilot etc, I tried it but again it was too small, too slow and too quiet but it could have been my phone but then what happens if I get a call (on hands free of course)? Plus I figured out how to make Jane on my TomTom talk dirty which provides endless fun on the road. :D

I guess I am pretty much attached to my laptop the majority of the day so I guess I am used to it.

I work in IT so you would think I would be a gadget man but Im really not.
 
Amazon Audible (listening book) £7 a month for 1 download, but if you "buy" a big book 20+hrs; I like it.

Aurorawatch UK (needs Wi-Fi or data)

CC Cleaner (keeps cache/ram free)

Google Sky Map

Flashlight (had to use it to look for broken bodies that had tumbled off a high pass fell road in a car)

ISS Detector

Plus those already listed, maps.me being #1
 
I also have co-Pilot GPS as a 3rd or is it 4th SAT Nav backup. Never used it but ONE country download is free, so I chose France (obvious ! seeing as we only go there for 2 weeks a year :confused:)
 
barryd said:
I dont think I will ever be convinced although I can see they are coming on. I hate tablets with a loathing and even a smart phone with a larger screen is just a small tablet. If im in the van on a evening plotting journeys I want a laptop with a 15" screen, Autoroute which has all my cc infos stuff and other POI loaded and access to all the CC Infos offline or online database. As for the phone being a sat nav I know everyone raves about it, co-pilot etc, I tried it but again it was too small, too slow and too quiet but it could have been my phone but then what happens if I get a call (on hands free of course)? Plus I figured out how to make Jane on my TomTom talk dirty which provides endless fun on the road. :D

I guess I am pretty much attached to my laptop the majority of the day so I guess I am used to it.

I work in IT so you would think I would be a gadget man but Im really not.
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I also use microsoft autoroutes on a 15''laptop for planning routes when in the truck of an evening.I have numerous poi on it and it's an excellent mapping programme,the best in my opinion.It's a shame that microsoft have discontinued it and withdrawn support as of last year but it is still working well and long may it continue.It's handy to get the coordinates of the next destination(s) from A/R and input them into copilot on the smartphone,really easy and intuitive,you can even plan an itinerary using copilot

I have upgraded the stereo head unit in the van so the smartphone is connected to it via bluetooth,then the lovely Emily instructs me through the stereo speakers,no problem hearing her lovely seductive voice although she is a bit more classy than that tomtom scrubber Jane.If I get a phone call I answer it and it's hands free,overrides the satnav and is nice and clear.

I don't think you have given this system a proper test Barry with your I phone4 small screen and lack of volume,at the risk of repeating myself I find copilot is superior to any stand alone satnav.I drove to Spain last year with 3 different satnav systems working as a test-Autoroutes 2013 used in conjunction with a GPS dongle(loaded on a 10''samsung netbook),a tomtom 5000 and copilot loaded on a samsung S4 smartphone.Copilot won hands down,the routing and re routing when lost was much quicker,instructions clearer,quicker to lock onto the GPS signal and generally more user friendly,intuitive and lots more adjustable parameters.

With the correct equipment installed Copilot works extremely well in practice but if you're happy with your current system then why change.
 
I regularly use the App for taking stones out of horses hooves. I find it very useful. :p
 
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