Blue Light Maps 4+

Great idea

Love the idea however found a bit clunky to use…
When entering destination it would be nice if it auto populated a list like Google/most other maps when partial text is entered as makes inputting destination less efficient. Also found suggestions of locations when partial text searched for were nowhere near my location whereas other map services will suggest those closer geographically.
When trialing found routes would take me peculiar ways for instance, through single track country lanes and almost unmade roads when motorway would be much quicker and more efficient especially when driving on blue lights. Although an ‘as the crow flies’ route may be quicker for non-emergency driving when in response mode these become more dangerous and slower as roads are not suitable for high speed driving.
Really like the way properties are numbered on the map and the image at the end of the journey from street view however these sometimes can be wrong.
All in all I love the idea of this however needs further development before I can justify the price when Google maps is much more user friendly, safer and free

Developer Response ,

Appreciate the feedback, we're updating the app twice a month based on feedback from users to improve the user experience. The defaullt search is via Google and our latest release does implement some tweaks.

We've amended the priority for different road types in our March release. We'd appreciate it if you could provide further details to ensure we've resolved your specific scenarios by emailing support@bluelightmaps.com (or via the apps help menu) , we'd be happy to extend your trial. Thanks.

Great Potential

Really want to give this a higher rating, and I hope I can do so in future.

I'll start with the positives, this app is great for city centre driving. It'll route you through bus gates, and get you straight to your destination. A recent trip was 20 minutes on Waze, and 6 minutes on Blue Light Maps. The route was perfect, and hassle free.

Now, the downside I've found is in regards to motorway driving. I love that it will take you off via authorised vehicles off slips. This can be extremely useful, unless there's a barrier there. Whilst I know that's something that is entirely slip road dependant, it can add significant delays to the journey. I'd opted to use BL Maps for a journey as it was 20 minutes faster than Waze, unfortunately however it took me off at an exit that was barrier controlled and I was unable to get past it. This added a 40 minute delay in response time.

Another great feature is being able to use it with Apple CarPlay, it just needs a couple of touches up on control regarding zooming in and out and locking/unlocking orientation as I've had issues with this. I've found it easier at times to unplug my phone, change or set the settings, then reconnect. This obviously takes much longer than just being able to do it via the screen in the car.

Otherwise, great app with regular development. It's great to all see the developers replying to ratings and feedback.

Developer Response ,

Thanks for the feedback & support Jaydon. Please let us know which exit has added a pesky barrier via support@bluelightmaps.com (we'll implement in-app reporting soon). We're still tweaking default preferences for CarPlay, and recently did so RE: orientation when in 'free drive' mode - hopefully this has addressed that for you.

Good app

Definitely a good app but just not worth it for a subscription service definitely some stuff can be that but not just to use the entire map