Mobile / Smartphone apps
Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 5:22 pm
Here's some of the iPhone apps I use for wheeling...
- TapaTalk - Not so much for wheeling but to access forums on a mobile device. This forum supports Tapatalk which is available on Android and iPhone
- Waze - An awesome FREE turn-by-turn navigation and map app. It's community driven, so the more people who use it, the better it gets. If I'm driving and I hit massive traffic backup, it'll ask if I'm in traffic, if I say yes, it starts monitoring my progress and coloring the road along with posting my average speed for other people to see. Then those people can choose alternate routes. I can also mark accidents, speedtraps, road hazards etc. I can even help out by adding new roads to the map if they're not there already.
- EveryTrail Pro - Ann app that you can download all sorts of trailmaps to. Charles A. Wells Moab book has a bunch of trails you can download into the app for free. Waypoints, pictures, trail descriptions etc. The app isn't free and some trail maps are not, but so far all of Charles A. Wells book trails are including AZ, CA and CO.
- Geocaching - If you don't know what Geocaching is, read my write-up here http://gps.pcwize.com. This is fun for the whole family. Using million dollar satellites to find tupperware containers and such for hidden treasure. You'd be surprised by how many Geocaches you drive and walk past every day without even knowing they're there. This is a pricey app though at about $10 on both Android and iPhone. However, they have a FREE limited version you can get to play around with.
- Theodolite - An inclinometer on serious steroids