Sat Nav reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 202 Reddit reviews across 18 subreddits and 38 posts to rank the best Sat Nav brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/uktrucking, r/AskUK, r/CarTalkUK, r/MotoUK, r/bikepacking. Top-rated brands include TomTom (3.9/5), Garmin (4.4/5), Waze (4.6/5).
Stats
Reviews202
Subreddits18
Posts38
Brands45
Products66
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#1
TomTom
3.9
(68)
"TomTom Go 44d"
"Got the TomTom GO app on my phone 30 a year and its never let me down once."
"Mine's about 5 years old now and still going strong. Plenty of updates still and no subscriptions"
"As for standalone units, I personally recommend TomTom Go Expert, can fetch them 2nd hand on eBay for around 30"
"I can say definitely TOM TOM ! It’s much faster to find routes."
"I have used TomTom since I started on class 1 I have never had misdirection."
"Tomtom. Not once did it try to send me down on a road I wasn't supposed to be on."
"I use it and it is really really good."
"Really good with 3 different routing preferences thrilling super thrilling etc. really good and free!"
"Tomtom go expert, been working on the logging wagons the last couple of weeks in places I've never been near and its not put a step wrong (literally up single tracks up mountains) well worth the £400."
#2
Garmin
4.4
(44)
"Garmin dezl 1010 for me. Amazing piece of kit."
"Dezl 710. Had it for 5 months now, flawless"
"Garmin Dezl LGV is absolutely brilliant and worth every penny."
"Try a truckers gps. You can customize it to height and weight configuration."
"Garmin keeps you right for the height restrictions, traffic etc. Waze is constantly updated by all drivers."
"Used it for a while now and no issues. Nice clear display and you can add different vehicle sizes."
"Always Garmin because of the free map updates ;) I still have a Drive 50 in use every day."
"Get a Garmin or TomTom instead👍🏻"
"I bought a garmin almost 10 years ago. Cost about 300 at the time. Gets quarterly map updates still and has been bulletproof in the field."
"I’ve used a garmin dezl for for the past 14 months and it’s been great it’s never let me down."
#3
Waze
4.6
(19)
"Waze is the best. Its the most up to date."
"If you want a sat nav you are best to use an app, Google maps or Waze are 2 to start with."
"Download Waze, you can set routes based on what you're driving."
"Waze 100%. I had a garmin and loved it. But it was a faff putting it in the window and taking it out again. So much easier to just use Waze on my phone, plus it warns me of police and mobile speed cameras"
"Just use WAZE on your phone in a cradle. Normally better and more up to date than an in car system or buying a garmin / tomtom"
"Waze as a smartphone app. It’s free."
"Waze 100% "
"This. Waze is the best sat nav I've used."
"Waze... It's Waze. Runs against Google data (so traffic and road updates). It's free. You can report cops and traffic cameras."
"Waze is brilliant."
#4
4.3
(6)
"Google maps for me through android auto. I know waze uses the same data but I hate the app and the gui."
"Google Maps beats any stand alone sat nav hands down."
"I use a Google Pixel and Gaia maps. This has done me fine on trips up to several months across various countries in Europe."
"Google Maps. Tried Waze, not impressed. If you need an offline solution Here We Go is OK."
"If it’s a decent modern one, google maps will do you just fine. Now they’ve added re-routing for traffic, and speed cameras etc."
"I prefer Google Maps but it doesn't have a speedo or speed camera alerts which Waze does."
#5
Roadlords
4.0
(6)
"Does everything you are asking for including offline maps."
"Roadlords (Eurowag) is free as an app and works well on my smart phone. It's Tom Tom based and allows different truck profiles."
"Road Lords. If you have an iPhone, buy a cheap android phone to install it on and tether it to your iPhone for the data."
"Road Lords and common sense. Also, check the destination on Google maps satellite view."
"Roadlords app (now called Eurowag was TomTom and Sygic collaboration,) on mobile phone currently free, unless you want to download maps for offline use."
"Road lords has never let me down, it's an app for Android."
#6
Google Maps
4.4
(5)
"If you want a sat nav you are best to use an app, Google maps or Waze are 2 to start with."
"Smart phone with Google maps/Waze by a country mile. I used to work as a van driver who did about 90k miles a year and swear by smart phone gps over stand alone units."
"I use copilot and google maps… works for me."
"Get yourself a decent phone mount and use Google Maps. It’s just easier."
"Google or Waze for free, definitely"
#7
CoPilot
4.4
(5)
"Co-Pilot Truck on a smart phone. Free 2 week trial then £8 a month or £80 for the year. I've been using it alongside google maps for 8 years and am very happy with it."
"I've used copilot for years, and found it great."
"Copilot for fully offline maps, Google maps if you're going to have a signal or can download maps by WiFi at various points."
"I use Copilot, works pretty well."
"CoPilot"
#8
Cravenspeed
5.0
(3)
"Get the craven speed, or the khumo for the best best."
"There's no better mount option than the Cravenspeed mount. The cost is totally worth it."
"Cravenspeed phone mount! My phone is too big to use the cool scissor one, so I have the grabby one. It screws to the back of the tach and is on a ball so you can position it where you want. Highly recommended."
#9
Sygic
3.8
(4)
"The ones that were highly recommended on my last cpc course were, Eurowag, Waze, sygic... I've only tried the eurowag one so far."
"Sygic GPS. There are paid subscriptions but for what you want the free bits are enough."
"Sygic truck."
"Sygic is completely off-line (unless you opt for the traffic information)."
#10
HERE
4.0
(3)
"HERE WeGo is free and offers full offline mapping for most of the planet."
"Use Here Maps. Can download full countries offline for free if you care about data."
"Here by nokia."
#11
Eurowag
4.0
(2)
"The ones that were highly recommended on my last cpc course were, Eurowag, Waze, sygic... I've only tried the eurowag one so far."
"Allows you to set the height, width, length and weight. Then calculates an appropriate route."
#12
Scenic
4.0
(2)
"Scenic is a good one (app, not a device). Currently iPhone only."
"Settled with scenic as found it was the best for route planning."
#13
Road Lords
4.0
(2)
"I used Road Lords on my phone, works fine and is free."
"Road Lords, I've been using it for almost a year now, doing Class 1."
#14
OSMAnd
4.0
(2)
"Your smartphone and OSMAnd from F-Droid "store"."
"Your smartphone and OSMAnd from F-Droid "store"."
#15
Rand McNally
5.0
(1)
"Try a truckers gps. You can customize it to height and weight configuration."
#16
Collins Map Book
5.0
(1)
"If you’re MPS get a Collins map book, v good."
#17
Scosche
5.0
(1)
"I got a Scosche MagicMount Dash this week. Works great and is very small, no dumb looking bars or clips."
#18
Xgody
4.0
(1)
"I would recommend looking up 'Xgody' units on eBay. I've been using an older version of these since 2013 that cost me £35, regularly updated for free via a user-ran Facebook page, and I've generally found it to be excellent."
#19
Co-Pilot
4.0
(1)
"Co-Pilot, no question. Plus downloadable maps so you don't have to worry about mobile signal when driving."
#20
Android Auto
4.0
(1)
"Android Auto or Apple CarPlay + offline downloaded maps = solution."
#21
Sigma Sport
4.0
(1)
"Look at the Sigma Sport Rox 2.0 for just under £60"
#22
iGPSPORT
4.0
(1)
"Look at the iGPSPORT BSC200 for £70"
#23
Ride with GPS
4.0
(1)
"Ride with GPS, also a good planning tool."
#24
Komoot
4.0
(1)
"I still prefer Komoot on my smartphone."
#25
MyRouteApp
4.0
(1)
"Myrouteapp."
#26
OutdoorActive
4.0
(1)
"Lots of TRF guys use OutdoorActive to plot and follow .GPX routes."
#28
OpenStreetMap
4.0
(1)
"I like Openstreetmap. E.g., Use OsmAnd. It works great offline."
#29
MyRoute
4.0
(1)
"Try MyRoute. Even the free version is very versatile."
#30
Blue Light Maps
4.0
(1)
"Our (paid) app Blue Light Maps has a carrier mode that checks for height/width restrictions."
#31
Hammerhead
4.0
(1)
"A Hammerhead, Wahoo or Garmin. These are the market leaders."
#32
eTrex
4.0
(1)
"I really like my eTrex because the batteries last a long time."
#33
Beeline
4.0
(1)
"I really rate it, it takes a while to get used to the display but it's very stripped down compared to normal satnavs."
#34
Calimoto
4.0
(1)
"Have a look at calimoto app."
#35
Blackview
4.0
(1)
"Blackview BV6200 or similar Chinese rugged smartphone and MyRouteApp."
#36
ProClip USA
4.0
(1)
"It is kind of expensive, but I feel it's worth it. I love that it keeps my phone accessible without interfering with any other controls in the car."
#37
Wahoo
4.0
(1)
"If you like using your phone to input the destination, Wahoo Roam is what you want."
#42
Truck Tables
4.0
(1)
"The ones from truck tables are cheap & work well."
#43
TomTom Truck
4.0
(1)
"Get Tomtom Truck for your mobile phone, it's a monthly payment."
#45
Kurviger
3.0
(1)
"It's unintuitive but it's the most flexible for routing that I've found."
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