UK Map Reviews

This was a great app when it came out, but it needs updating. I would be willing to pay for an update if it were as good as the original.

I downloaded this map and have to say that no mapping app is less intuitive than this one. It uses up vast phone resources will little benefit. In spite of having paid $10 for it, I deleted it to conserve resources. What a waste of money!

This huge app, takes up a lot of memory and requires a long time to download detailed maps of each area you need. Worse, even after you have done that, the maps you have loaded are of no use if you aren't in a wifi area. Total waste of money. If there were a rating lower than one star, I would have used it.

UKMap looked very good at first, and then when i zoomed in i could not zoom back out. i exited the program and when i went back in it was still zoomed in..?

More detail than you get with a rental car map, so we were able to route around problem areas and go exploring on weekends. Loved it!

I like the U.S. but travel to the U.K. from time to time and have always liked the maps there. Navigation in England is much more a challenge than in the midwest U.S. Anyway, this is one of the first apps I bought on my iPad 3G and it has been excellent! There were some tech issues leading up to the UK iPad release but the developer was very responsive and got them fixed.

What I adore about UKMap is that there is no delay while maps download. The built-in Maps on the iPad is really good, but it does rely on an active data link for the images. UK Maps has them all on the local machine, and you can download and store additional street-level detail for selected areas. I am working out a five week trip for my daughter this summer and this mapping is very useful for that.

I would also note that last year I was over and had a Garmin GPS unit with me. This worked very well in getting me right to my next destination but at the cost of losing perspective about what was around me as I went, as I hadn't pored over maps picking the routes ahead of time. This UK Maps app would restore that perspective, it's a pity the iPad wasn't out last year!

Although not by this developer, the Mini A-Z Map of London is also a good implementation of a machine-resident map. Like the UK Maps, it will show you your position using the 3G's GPS when it can see the satellites.

Great job by the developer! The only feature I could think to ask for would be a bookmarking function...

I'm a bit of a map and geography nut. This is THE BEST for anyone interested in the UK.

There aren't many apps for my iPad in the UK on the US store!! This will keep me busy until the end of may!!! Thank you!!

Even the gazetteer shows monuments, parks, forests, waterways, ferries and more. When you want a local map, download it online by pressing a tile or tiles. Bigger locations have many tiles and take longer to download. No required GPS ever.

I recently cycled from Land's End to John O' Groats. I took along paper maps, but UKMap was indispensable on the few occasions where I was doubtful about my location or just wanted to know how far up a hill I had come. It was especially useful in larger towns where it's easy to make navigation errors. Being able to download maps in advance of the trip, and turn off my phone's data connection (with the GPS still active) saved me huge data roaming charges, and gave me instant access to the maps when I needed them. I didn't have UKMap open all the time, but when I needed it, it worked, and it was fast. I had another app with me for "offline" GPS use, and it also worked well, but this was my go-to option. It's a pity the 1:50,000 scale maps Ordnance Survey maps aren't available (due to licensing differences) as they would provide interesting detail, but UKMap is nonetheless great value.

This is the map app I use the most. The maps (essentially OS) maps are the best available. It doesn't do navigation like google maps but the maps themselves are way better. Truly excellent for hiking and general travel, and much much cheaper than the similar OS app, since the maps these early are free. Highly recommended.

Spent 2 weeks in Scotland with a car that wouldn't let our Garmin recharge. This was a perfect resource as it not only showed us where we were going but also surrounding points of interest. We were also able to use it on hikes and the downloaded Ordinance maps was great in detail. Would recommend to anyone with iPad going to the UK.

We used UKMap on a recent trip to the UK. It worked very well. App never had any issues getting location by GPS.
Just be certain to download any detail maps you will need when you have an internet connection. (I occasionally found I had omitted a "corner" with details and only had the large map.) Internet access is NOT needed to use map with GPS - great out in the boonies.
Detail maps are good enough to use for walking.
Only drawback is that sometimes the road number labels were "off screen" for area you're looking at - sometimes scrolling was required to determine which way you wanted to go.
App is not cheap, but it performed very well and was definitely worth the cost.
Highly recommended.

We recently completed the Coast to Coast trail in Cumbria and North Yorkshire. We were never lost and always knew where we were thanks to UKMap. The combination of OS maps and Openmaps trail and path information provides an essential tool for the walker. Other comments complaining about the cost of UKMap are ridiculous. UKMap costs less than a single paper map yet covers the whole of Britain. Thank you for a superior product.

Just returned from a two week driving trip through Yorkshire, the Lake District and North Wales and cannot say enough good things about UKMap. I had my Nuvi GPS also but had no need for it with UK Map on the iPad. I was always pinpointed on the map and every road no matter how narrow or rural was shown. Just remember to download the higher resolution map blocks for areas where you will traveling with an Internet connection before going and it will be effortless. Sorry Nuvi but your travel days are over.

UKMap was exactly what my family needed during our last visit to England. We drove from
London to York and never got lost once, thanks to UKMap and the rental cars gps (which occasionally malfunctioned). I don't visit the UK very often, but I am so glad I bought UKMap. I wish very much that there could be an offline US road map app even half as good as UKMap. Even just the East coast. Even just the North East. Please? You can spend hours lost in Boston or NYC when you can see the road you want to get to but can't figure out the right line of one way streets to go down to get to it. There is a market in the US for this type of map app. Please fill it. :)

Well, great app. Really good job. I love UKMap.one of the best if not the best in this type.worth the price..