Shotgun selfies made possible by Sygic Featuresįree map updates are available several times a year, and unless otherwise noted, the app license lasts for life. Launched in 2004, it didn’t take long for Sygic to become the most downloaded offline navigation app of all times with over 30 million unique users! And I was about to become one of them. When I started researching the app for this review, I grew more and more surprised I had never heard of it before. Sygic works by downloading and storing maps on your smartphone for offline use - so you can have a fully functioning GPS with no internet connection. I was getting so stressed at the thought I briefly considered turning down the rental car and getting around by bus instead! But in what I can only describe as divine intervention, I was saved from inevitable roadside meltdowns by Sygic Navigation, who contacted me about testing their offline GPS system app. Having just arrived in Malta with a rental car generously provided by the MTA, you can only imagine how overwhelmed I was at the idea of not just driving on the left alongside reportedly erratic drivers, but also navigating sans technology.
I have a poor sense of direction and never quite trust myself that I know the best route.
I’m the kind of driver who uses Google Maps to navigate around my hometown.
