Scout GPS Link Reviews

Scout GPS Link Reviews

Published by on 2023-10-03

🏷️ About: Scout GPS Link is a free mobile navigation app designed exclusively for your car’s multimedia screen. It offers a full navigation experience with interactive, moving maps powered by real-time cloud information. The app provides all the necessary information at a glance on your personalized home screen, making navigating easier. Scout GPS Link is optimized for driving, with simple visual directions, easy-to-access search by touch or voice, and automatic day and night modes to reduce glare.


       


Overall Customer Experience 😎


👿🤬😠 Negative experience
51.9%

😎👌🔥 Positive experience
33.5%

🙄💅🫥 Neutral
14.6%

~ from Justuseapp.com NLP analysis of 2,874 combined software reviews.



Summary of Customer Reviews (Takeaways): 💎

- Significant amount of features that seem to be better than other competing gps apps

- Seamless integration with CarPlay

- Ability to see carpool traffic

- Driver icon customization

- Less UI map clutter



Read 33 Customer Service Reviews 👿🤬😡😠💢😤

3.6 out of 5

Toyota should pay owners for suffering thru this app

2022-05-21

We have used a ton of navigation apps in the past. Scout is by far the worst. It fails to show cross streets. Instead it tells you how many miles to the next turn ... which might work if it got the names of the roads correct or at least remotely close to the Interstate signs — locally it doesn’t even use exit numbers just names which usually isn’t the name on the signs. It is also a nightmare to program. It typically involves the following: Starting the car. Starting ScoutGPSLink . Realizing it didn’t like that order today. Shutting ScoutGPSLink . Reopening ScoutGPSLink . Rebooting the phone. Restarting the car. Opening ScoutGPSLink again and maybe just maybe you can type in the address on the insanely slow primitive keyboard. Assuming the planets align when you shift to drive you *should* be good to go. Watch your speed because ScoutGPSLink has serious lag issues. Unfortunately if you need to add a stop or change your destination, you will need to pull over and put the car in park. That’s super convenient on road trips. I am sticking with using my phone’s app (Apple Maps) in lieu of ScoutGPSLink. Not sure I will be buying a Toyota again and if I do it definitely won’t be for ScoutGPSLink.

Not Happy

2022-06-22

I just purchased a 2020 Corolla and discovered the map feature was NOT working. Toyota support had me download Entune 3.0 and Scout Link. I have tried repeatedly to have the active map feature work. No success. App prompts me to connect with USB which while NOT a big deal is something I did NOT have to do in the 2016 Corolla. I saw the map on one of my attempts but taking the car for a ride around the block proved useless in that the map did NOT show that I had moved. Map is not showing again after too much experimenting. Right now all I can say is either Entune 3.0 is the problem or Scout Link is NOT user friendly and certainly NOT ready for prime time. If I am at fault correct my approach, but from other comments I see here I AM NOT ALONE. APP NEEDS TO BE UPDATED! Sorry to say from my experience ScoutGPSLink is garbage and I AM trying to be polite. NOT HAPPY👿

Difficult to Use

2022-07-23

I get the idea of safety features, but the features severely limit its use. First, I keep my phone in my purse, which may be in the back seat or in the cargo area. Before you can use Scout, it prompts you to open ScoutGPSLink on your phone. That completely takes away the hands-free purpose of safety features because my eyes are off the road, digging around for my phone then opening my phone, scrolling to find ScoutGPSLink , then clicking on it. Way too much attention away from driving. Then on the flip side, when traveling with my husband and when the voice prompt can’t recognize the address you need to find, it won’t let a passenger enter it on the screen OR on the phone. These safety features make ScoutGPSLink completely unusable unless you pull over (on a busy highway) and allow ScoutGPSLink time to decide you are “safe” to enter data by hand... the same as you were safe to be reaching for your phone in the back seat while swerving on the road so that you can open ScoutGPSLink and then request directions by voice.

Garbage Trash

2022-08-24

ScoutGPSLink is the worst helpful vehicle app you could ask for. Not a safe or functional app to use while driving. You have to allow it to connect by pressing open on the notification banner or it does nothing. You should be able to get in your car and have it connect like every other Bluetooth device in the world. I wish Toyota would have just ponied up and out in a real dynamic navigation unit built into their vehicles instead of going cheap with all these apps you have to install to get every little “feature” to work. And then they don’t even use reliable, well thought out applications. If I have to use my phone to run the vehicles infotainment system then you better give me something that works every time and is simple to use. You shouldn’t have to purchase the best of the best package of Toyota to get tech that has been around for decades and is so cheap to have installed. Get with it Toyota or move out of the way so someone else can give consumer the things they are supposed to be paying for.

This app will have you lost! Awful!

2022-09-25

I used ScoutGPSLink for a 1 hr & 30 minute drive and it was one of the most stressful trips of my life! The gps kept telling me to turn left on the interstate, recalculated a dozen times, doesn’t tell you the exit number but gives you a name instead, then it took me off the interstate and through town only to put me back on the interstate. For example, I was supposed to exit on Broad River Rd 2A, but the gps didn’t recognize which exit number & letter so I got off on 2B and had to drive 10 mins up the road to get back on the right side of town. Then, the gps notified me I had arrived at my destination 7 minutes before I got there. My ETA was incorrect also. I had to pull over and use Google Maps to get me back on track. I tried to give scout another chance locally in my hometown and it couldn’t even get me to the interstate. This is absolutely ridiculous and my husband (concerned for my safety) has advised me not to use that app again. I now use Google Maps for my travel needs. Scout is a waste!

SO FRUSTRATING

2022-10-26

I use both Apple Maps and google maps. Each have their up and downs but nothing could have prepared me for the horror and anger I would experience trying to use ScoutGPSLink with the dash of my brand new car (I used to have a magnetic plate that would prop up my phone on the dash). It takes FOREVER to load and reroute, even when hooked up to the car via usb cable still won’t provide a map, and the directions (if you can figure them out) lag behind and are just bad. (Instead of telling me to turn left, it had me take 3 right turns) 😡😡😡

I really want to love driving my new car, but navigation is a must. Please fix ScoutGPSLink! Fix the lag, fix the visual map. And please help it learn to give concise easy to understand directions.

Horrible!!!

2022-11-27

ScoutGPSLink is so poorly designed it isn’t even useable. The first thing I do when I get in the car is press “ignore” when it’s link up flashes across my phone. If I need navigational assistance I use the WAZE app to talk to me through the voice use of the Blue Tooth and the car radio. No, I don’t have a map on the screen but at least I have accuracy and warnings. I used to have an old Beamer which had the first generation of screens and movable maps. It was such a delight compared to my new Toyota’s navigational nightmare.
ScoutGPSLink developer will leave a message after this review to apologize and ask that I contact them to make people reading this review think that they are responsive and truly helpful. I’ve already contacted them and talked to them many times. They really don’t want to help. It’s all an illusion to fool the consumer into thinking that car contains something it doesn’t...Toyota does not have a functional navigation system it has a screen to make you think it does.

A total waste of time.

2022-12-28

One star gives Scout way too much credit. Since my Camry forces me to use it, I do, even though it usually steers me wrong. (Pun intended)
•It tells me to turn in 100 feet. Too bad the street was only 50 feet ahead and I miss the turn.
•It doesn’t say a thing and then it says turn in 30 feet, but I just passed the street.
•It says turn right. Too bad my destination was on the left.
•It drops dead in the middle of an unfamiliar trip and I’m left to stop at gas stations to ask directions.
•It doesn’t always go the shortest way, even when there isn’t any traffic the short way.
•When there is a traffic issue, it gives you the opportunity to take a different route. Too bad there is such a short time to press ‘OK’, it’s usually too late. I’m driving- not looking at the screen every minute.
•Certainly it can’t pronounce half the street names - even the easy ones.
•Sometimes doesn’t start right away and all directions are a minute too late.
•If TOYOTA doesn’t switch out this GPS app, this will be the last TOYOTA I buy.

I’m sure there are more things I hate about Scout but this is all I can think of now. Instead of telling me thanks for my comments, do an upgrade that fixes all of the above. Other people have complained about the same things. FIX IT - PLEASE!!!

Nothing positive

2023-01-29

I’m sorry but this is a very awkward and inaccurate program. I agree with another reviewer who states the difficulty of getting scoutlink to load in the car. I really do not want to fiddle with my phone every time I get into the car! Then to put the address in on a keyboard that goes back in time. This reminds me for when gps devices first came up. More annoying is the constant “rearrouting” it does even when you’re going the right way, the way it just told you to go! The other day I got on the freeway and it kept telling me to go on side streets to enter the freeway again. I keep trying ScoutGPSLink, thinking I just need to get more familiar with it.
I am so disappointed with this technology I am actually thinking of selling my brand new car... my first one ever! Toyota can certainly do better! I am usually a more positive person but can’t be so in this case.

Worked the instant I uploaded it....and that was the last time it worked.

2023-03-02

I uploaded ScoutGPSLink unto my 2016 Rav4 to try an easier to read alternative through the Entune system than just having Google Maps through my phone. Worked fine when I uploaded it and tried it out. Upon getting to my destination, shutting the car off, and then starting my car back up, ScoutGPSLink now doesn’t connect to the car. Tried everything and ScoutGPSLink refuses to connect to the car. Shortest amount of time I have held onto an app. Sticking to old reliable Google Maps. Do yourself a favor. Save yourself the trouble, open Google Maps, go to Settings, Navigation Settings, turn on “Play voice over bluetooth” and “Play as bluetooth phone call” and google maps will run through your radio while you can listen to your music. You don’t need this useless app.

It’s Bad And Stays Bad

2023-03-31

ScoutGPSLink is clumsy and inarticulate. It takes me a lot of time to launch ScoutGPSLink to work with the car. Most of the time, it’s opening ScoutGPSLink on the phone and realizing the car still doesn’t see its apps for some reason. Then closing ScoutGPSLink completely, maybe unplugging and replugging in the usb (which is wildly annoying being tethered to the car in order to use the maps), maybe shutting down Bluetooth and restarting it. There’s never any consistency with ScoutGPSLink, resulting in a lot of frustration. When ScoutGPSLink is working, it’s directions are poor and they don’t give you enough time to react. It lags significantly. Seems like Toyota could do so much better. Toyota’s decision to not roll out Apple car play to 2018 Camry buyers is puzzling, and would solve this issue as google maps has Scout beat by a country mile.

West means South right?

2023-05-02

Used ScoutGPSLink while driving back from Milwaukee Wi with my granddaughter and it kept telling me to turn right on West ...when it was really South. I kept getting so confused I missed my turns and had to turn around and go back a couple of times. If I was alone I wouldn’t have been as upset but I had my 4 year old granddaughter with in a busy city so yeah not cool. ScoutGPSLink says the names of streets that aren’t even remotely close to what you are turning onto it is almost like the street names have changed and ScoutGPSLink isn’t updated and I drive a brand new 2019 RAV4. I too was misled by the GPS from the dealership and tried to switch to a different vehicle but my only option was a higher upgrade car and more money. Very disappointed Toyota. Hose to use this as a navigational system. This is my third Toyota and I wish I would of never traded my old one.

Pretty awful.

2023-06-02

I’ve rented a Toyota with ScoutGPSLink. I would never use ScoutGPSLink in its current form.
With the iPhone on linked from the car, ScoutGPSLink does an OK job of finding locations. Once linked to the car, ScoutGPSLink search feature is disabled. The in vehicle search is awful. I gave up screwing around with it, unlink my phone, and just used the phone as navigation.
There does not seem to be any way to get the in vehicle screen to show a map while driving. For example trying to find your way out of a suburban neighborhood with many dead ends and blind intersections.
Any other in car navigation that I’ve used has been able to show a map even when not going to a particular destination.
When going to a destination with ScoutGPSLink, there does not seem to be a way to display a map. It only shows turn by turn. Not helpful at all.

Get ready to be lost !!!

2023-07-04

I rented a Toyota Camry and for navigation I had to download this crappy app because stupid #Toyota force people to use their Entune software. And this is the only app u can use for GPS. The stupidity and inability to connect ScoutGPSLink to the Toyota Entune system is insane! The connection is dropped constantly after an hour or so. And you have to keep running ScoutGPSLink actively on the iPhone in order navigation to work while driving. It is so frustrating as I was driving in a new area and on highway. I ended up just using my Apple Map on my iPhone and just listened to the auditory instruction to drive. So unless u r ready to be disconnected and to be lost. Stay away from ScoutGPSLink while u r driving a Toyota or Lexus. And if you have a toyota or Lexus, I m so sorry u r stuck with the stupid Entune and ScoutGPSLink. Lastly, stupid #Toyota what the hell are u thinking to use ScoutGPSLink for GPS ?!

Suddenly not connect to Bluetooth

2023-08-04

I was able to connect Scout Gas with my 2017 Lexus NX200 and I have been using the navigation system in my cars for few days. After few days I am not able to connect the Bluetooth with my phone anymore. My phone is connect the Bluetooth with the car with all other system, like phone, voice control and music. My phone Bluetooth is on, but I wasn’t able to run the Scout GPS in my car, it keeps saying not able to connect with my. Phone. Also when I am using the Scout GPS, the Bluetooth icon has a redline surround it. I was hopping it will fix but I try everything and wasn’t able to connect. Kind of disappointed about it.

Not the best GPS

2023-09-05

I have had Scout for a year now, as it the system my Toyota Sienna uses for navigation. I have had all manner of issues with it, from inaccurate directions (that led either to somewhere else, or led to a place where the destination was on the other side of a fence or barrier, with no way to access it without having to drive far around to find the access point. I have also had it cut out on me in the middle of navigation in an area I am unfamiliar in, leaving me for lost. Thank goodness I kept the GPS system that came with my cell phone. It is much more accurate. Also time estimates for Scout are sometimes grossly inaccurate and it doesn’t tell me when a road is closed , leaving me to guess how to get around it (again, in an unfamiliar area). I really wish my Van had the capacity to put my phone GPS on the screen instead of Scout. I would drop Scout all-together. Quite disappointed.

Wasted potential of a gps app

2023-10-07

Scout has loads of features that seem to be better than other competing gps apps. The unfortunate part about Scout is that its inhibited by having to have ScoutGPSLink always on your screen when not in use. Safety feature or not, it seems to be a major fault that would otherwise make this superior to say Apple Maps or Google. If the integration is as seamless as CarPlay and if the ability to LOCK YOUR PHONE SCREEN TO SEE THE MAP is fixed then the argument of a better maps app would be a no-brainer. Otherwise the ability to see carpool traffic, driver icon customization and less UI map clutter makes this a better (if not deeply flawed) experience than most competing apps.

Standard GPS but could be better

2023-11-07

Okay Scout is getting significantly better and more reliable but it can do better to compete with the other FREE gps apps. My complaints are these... There is a significant amount of lag when navigating (not sure if it's my internet connection or the GPS signal but I live in a major city and this should not be an issue). Secondly, not often but sometimes Scout and Enform 2.0 will disconnect (not sure if it's Enform that's causing the issue but since the Enform update haven't seen it disconnect). Third, the traffic feature could be better, it does not announce traffic upcoming and on the split screen, I am unable to see the traffic ”color” on the route (perhaps make it more pronounced). Lastly, a speedometer and lane assist would be features that we would appreciated. Scout please fix and I promise you your ratings will go up. Overall, ScoutGPSLink has potential and its actually not a horrible app as compared to whatever Scout version in fall 2017.

Gets the job done

2023-12-09

Overall it’s fine. Sense I don’t have Apple CarPlay this is a compromise without directly using my phone gps. Stuff I do like: the turn-by-turn directions, ability to call a business you are navigating to. Stuff I dislike: having to have ScoutGPSLink open on my phone in order to use it, if my phone is connected be it Bluetooth or aux then it is connected to the vehicle and should not need ScoutGPSLink open. Do not like that the map is only a Birdseye view of the whole trip, Should have an option to see the map zoomed in. If those couple of features were fixed I would use ScoutGPSLink much more.

Bad, then Good!

2024-01-09

My initial experience with ScoutGPSLink was quite disappointing and frustrating, but I can tell you, if you do an internet search on how to work out the bugs of the real time maps, you have a very solid GPS that you can count on to direct you well, and charge your phone at the same time. To sum it up; have your phone connected via Bluetooth to the car prior to turning the key (meaning connect your phone and then turn off the car - the first time) also plug in the usb before starting. You should open Entune and Scout prior to starting as well. Yup, none of that is intuitive, but I did it per the instructions and sure enough it worked great, and my frustration is gone.

Significant connection issues.

2024-12-11

I wish I would have known this was ScoutGPSLink that I’d need to use prior to buying my new car. Scout is user friendly but very unreliable. So many connection issues that include: disconnecting, freezing screen, rerouting constantly and new roads not found. To say the least, Scout is so unreliable that I stopped using It after the first week of buying my car. I am now forced to use another app that only provides audio which defeats the purpose of having turn by turn navigation capabilities in your car.

And yes, I’ve discussed my concerns with the car company but to no avail. Hopefully each update helps to correct the problems, so those of us who have to use Scout, can actually use it successfully. I’ll be ecstatic when that day arrives!

Jeff K
2022-12-13

Needs more precise guidance. While testing out, the second time going home would have brought me 2 miles away. Can't get voice guidance louder. Not very user friendly. Not the worst app, but not the best. Kinda stuck using on my Toyota. Do they still maintain, enhance the app? Improvements are necessary. Heck, free app like Here We Go works much better.

Mike
2022-04-19

Please toyota fix this piece of crap. Almost impossible to load....after 5 previous toyota models, this is my last. Honda crv is much better.

Kenneth Hunter
2021-11-23

This is the worst GPS I have ever used. It took me on the worst back roads at the longest distance while towing my trailer. I went out and bought my own GPS unit that I could trust with free upgrades. They should be ashamed for putting these units in their cars.

Scott Fortenberry
2021-09-16

There must be better options out there. This GPS is a joke....

Jerry S
2021-08-06

Scout GPS? They really need to drop the GPS part because all you do is Scout around trying to get the damn app to work.

Kino Yorm
2021-08-06

Scout Gps is a full of shit, even worsen then covid-19, causing more problems then a drunk driver. Read my words, don't buy toyota with this crab.

Rolland Orton
2021-07-19

I love my 2019 RAV4, but Scout is by far the worst nav system in history. It randomly dispalys turns when driving on freeways. When I told it to take me home, it drove me 2.7 miles north took me .5 miles west then 1.6 miles south and brought me to I-5 almost 12 miles north of where I got off on the trip there. Constantly advises 'weak gps signal' 'phone battery low'. Serious lag times. Toyota....how can you make such a good car and the worst nav system in the world?

Judith Louise Heasley
2021-07-17

Have had RAV XLE 2019 for 2 years. Scout GPS worked "sort of" the first year. I've had to reload the Toyota app, with help from Toyota 4x this year to get Scout to load. It shows it is loaded on my phone, but will not load in the vehicle. Messages says "waiting for entune app to load). My garage and everything else in the app works. Scout goes on and off and is unreliable. Was on a trip and went to put in the address and it wouldn't load. Thank goodness for Google Maps which I put on voice and set my phone in my cup holder to get me where I need to go. I've even had to use written directions. Scout totally a piece of garbage. Disappointed in Toyota. Have had Camry XLE with a good navigation system. Love the Rave except for the trashy Toyota apps. My Heart Radio constantly won't load and I've been forced listening to AM and FM radio - or Spotify on my phone. Unbelievably disappointed.

Timothy Klingenberg
2021-05-07

2019 Rav4.. driving blind.. scout GPS did actually provide 3D maps for about 6 months.. now turn direction only, I changed nothing it just stopped displaying the maps. I have tried several different USB cables with no success. Sadly I'm back to Waze

James Tennant
2021-05-05

App opens then freezes on your origin. If you stop and mess with the app or "Entune", the toyota app, it might start working. The first thing you here is that it can not get a GPS signal here no mater where you are. It also does not update for long term construction projects.

Lisa White
2021-04-04

This app is awful. Makes me not like the car I just bought. Even though my my phone is connected and plugged in it doesn’t work. The few times it did work it stopped working shortly after. If I change to a different screen it stops navigating.

Terry A. Smith
2020-12-19

App stopped working a couple of weeks ago. The message read no available routes for this destination, before this it worked fine for these destinations.



Is Scout GPS Link Safe? 🤗🙏


Yes. Scout GPS Link is quiet safe to use but use with caution. This is based on our NLP (Natural language processing) analysis of over 2,874 User Reviews sourced from the Appstore and the appstore cumulative rating of 3.6/5 . Justuseapp Safety Score for Scout GPS Link Is 39.2/100.


Is Scout GPS Link Legit? 💯


Yes. Scout GPS Link is legit, but not 100% legit to us. This conclusion was arrived at by running over 2,874 Scout GPS Link User Reviews through our NLP machine learning process to determine if users believe the app is legitimate or not. Based on this, Justuseapp Legitimacy Score for Scout GPS Link Is 56.3/100..


Is Scout GPS Link not working? 🚨


Scout GPS Link works most of the time. If it is not working for you, we recommend you excersise some patience and retry later or Contact Support.



Pricing Plans 💸🤑💰

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Duration Amount (USD)
Billed Once $14.99


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Features

- Full navigation on your car’s multimedia display and Push-to-Talk features when you connect your iPhone to your car via USB and Bluetooth®

- Select Lexus and Toyota vehicles with MapStream mode, a live map view that moves with you in 2D/3D modes

- Seamless connection with your car to automatically access your routes, recent destinations, and favorite places from your phone

- One-tap access to navigation in third party apps, such as Yelp and Fuel

- Split screen views allow you to multitask with other apps on your display—listen to music or take calls—while navigating

- Real-time traffic and intelligent search for the best routes for a quicker commute based on real-time traffic conditions and ETA

- Convenient home screen with easy access to key features, like one-touch navigation to your home and work

- Easily enter addresses or places with One-Box Search and get suggestions while you’re typing

- Automatic reroute notifications to avoid upcoming traffic congestion and road hazards

- Discover places to dine, shop, get gas, and more, with voice commands and popular search categories

- Resume canceled routes and repeat voice guidance.

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