Altertive to Google Navigation

Don't get me wrong, I love google navigation.  I use it often, love google maps and it's routes and navigation features.  But that's not the end of it.

I tried other navigation apps to see what they had to offer.  And today, I was stuck deep in rush hour traffic.  I decided to ask my alternative advisors their opinions.

Actually, I only asked my favorite one, Waze.  It's a social network meet maps and navigation.  Not that I love the idea of social networks, but the app's got some strong points going for it.

First, you can choose the language of the navigation prompts.  Yes you can.  And that's already a major point whether you live in Europe or Quebec.

Then, what got me to write this, it saved me over 30 min on my way home today.  While google sent me through the congested main roads, waze got me back to my daily favorite back roads, saving me considerable time.

Of course it's also a social network thing.  So you get live updates from other Waze users and you can chat with fellow Waze users close by.  And it uses all users's position and speed to figure out traffic, tells you about accidents, speed traps and other problems.

So for me it's a pretty decent GPS app what does it right, in the language you want it to.