Hi Scott, Thanks. What you're saying definitely fits my experience. I haven't been an extensive user of Blind Square, but when I have used it with Maps, I have been very happy with it. Cheers, Donna > On Mar 1, 2017, at 1:53 PM, Scott Granados <scott.grana...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Donna, also to add to these great suggestions, don’t forget that conventional > GPS / mapping options are also very good. Apple Maps and Google Maps are > very good as an example. You can also do creative things with the other > internal native apps like say you and your driver share each other’s > locations so you know where they are and when they will be there and they > know your location. I used to share my location with my assistant so if I > got lost he could look at a street view and see approximately where I was to > give me pointers. > One of the nice options with the major mapping services for example is > it tracks your movement so it starts to automatically predict information > that you’ll want like drive time to work or traffic on the way to mom’s > house. It pulls in realtime data so the drive times and traffic are very > current. The blind options are good, Sendero does good things on IOS but the > off the shelf stuff is very accessible so be sure to check that out as well. > > Thanks > > >> On Mar 1, 2017, at 2:21 PM, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote: >> >> Hi Janine and Larry, >> >> Thanks so much for this great feedback! I'm not on a crazy tight budget, >> but don't want to spend extra money if the app I have will do what I need. >> Maybe I'll start out with Blind Square, and add Nearby if I find I need it. >> I'm usually in a vehicle, and usually navigating for a driver, so it sounds >> like Blindsquare may meet my needs. >> Cheers, >> Donna >> >>> On Mar 1, 2017, at 9:02 AM, Larry Thacker Jr. <larry.thacker...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> I am not a heavy user, but I have both apps. It may come down to how you >>> want to use the app. If you are comfortable with one of the free options >>> for turn-by-turn navigation such as Google or Apple Maps, BlindSquare may >>> do just fine. That would be my choice on a budget. It may come down to >>> preference for the way things work. I like that BlindSquare can be set to >>> alert you as you approach said places. I created saved places for the bus >>> stops I most commonly use and use BlindSquare to let me know when to get >>> off rather than rely on the automated announcements from the buts that >>> don’t work half the time or the driver who forgets. >>> >>> Nearby’s advantages, as I see them, are these: The navigation is >>> integrated and designed with the blind in mind. Transit is also well >>> integrated, though I can’t compare it to BlindSquare’s implementation since >>> I haven’t used that part of the app since they added it. Finally, the >>> ability to use POI databases other than BlindSquare may be a selling point >>> since the FourSquare database has a lot of junk in it. >>> >>> BlindSquare is less expensive. It has a better developed category based >>> search system for exploring a new area. It has the aforementioned ability >>> to set alerts for favorite places without the need to track them >>> specifically on a given trip. >>> >>> Both apps lack predictive search capability and that is something I wish >>> they had. >>> >>> My 2 cents. >>> >>>> On Mar 1, 2017, at 7:12 AM, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> Now that we're moving back to a real city--at least relatively >>>> speaking--I'm thinking about using my phone a little more for GPS and >>>> related tasks. I'm thinking about nearby explorer, but it comes with a >>>> pretty hefty price tag. 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