Works very well though perhaps via not the best route

Planned a trip from New Jersey to Canada. I needed an offline GPS navigation app because I knew going into Canada I would be charged extra for cellular data. So, Co-Pilot premium seemed to be the best choice and I got it on sale for about $13.

Trip routing was excellent for the most part, that is, until I got close to the Canadian border. For some reason Co-Pilot navigated me off the main Interstate and onto local back roads that took me through the middle of towns with road speeds of 25MPH. Though I had “Toll Roads” selected in preferences, Co-Pilot didn’t allow me to use the NY Thruway which would have been much faster and a more direct method to the Canadian border (Peace Bridge).

Another problem I found is that it didn’t give me the opportunity to select multiple routes as other navigation systems usually do. Had that feature been available, I could have selected alternate (and faster) routes to my destination.

Still, I was quite satisfied with the way this app quickly re-routed me on the way home when I ignored its back road directions and took the NY Thruway instead. Once it got on MY directions, it kept me there.

Nice touch that you get a year’s worth of active traffic for free (or at least I did). Traveling during the night to avoid traffic didn’t allow me to use the feature to its potential.

In all, I am very happy with this app and plan to use it again. Hope ALK Technologies improves some of the routing options.

NJRonbo about CoPilot HD USA & Canada