Apps for Free

Category(s): Navigation, Social Networking

Average User Rating: 3.0

Number of Users Rating: 1349

Current Version's Average User Rating: 4.0

Current Version's Number of Users Rating: 429

Description: Waze is a free social navigation app that uses real-time traffic updates from drivers nearby to improve your daily commute.

More than just another free voice-guided navigation app, waze's social layer is what truly sets it apart, enabling drivers to work together to get the most relevant traffic information and smartest routing available at any given moment - plus, it actually makes commuting a whole lotta fun!

Just by driving with the app open on your phone you passively contribute traffic and other road data that keeps the map 100% live, but you can also take a more active role by sharing road reports on accidents, police traps, or any other hazards, helping to give other users a heads-up about what's to come.

The benefits of social driving continue with localized driving groups, the ability to ping-a-wazer, and Foursquare, Twitter & Facebook integrations, alongside other cool geo-gaming elements.

And because it's user-generated, the more people who use it, the better (and more addictive) it gets, so join the over 3 million drivers, worldwide, who're contributing to the local driving communities in their areas and hit the road using waze today!

For more information, check out our guided tour:
http://www.waze.com/guided_tour/
http://www.twitter.com/waze
http://www.facebook.com/waze.gps

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NAVIGATION FEATURES:
* Voice-guided, turn-by-turn navigation
* Live crowdsourced traffic information
* Real-time monitoring of road conditions and automatic re-routing as conditions on the road change
* Alternative route options
* Notification when approaching police traps and speed cams
* Learns and personalizes your preferred routes
* Free, community-updated map

SOCIAL DRIVING FEATURES:
* Road reports from nearby drivers - speed cams, police traps, accidents
hazards and more, with the ability to add a photo to your report
* Ability to create or join local driving groups
* See your Facebook friends on the map
* Check in via Foursquare to earn the 'Road Warrior' badge
* Fun avatars to choose from
* Ability to 'ping' other wazers
* Twitter integration to share your road reports
* 'Road goodies' for extra points, scoreboard, plus other cool geo-gaming elements

SAFETY AND OTHER FEATURES:
* Typing disabled while car is in motion
* Voice-alerts when approaching a hazard
* Automatic shut-down after 10 minutes of no movement to preserve battery life