Tom Tom or Sygic on iPad

If you can put up with the small screen size, they will work well.

I don't have either of the apps mentioned, however I run CoPilot Premium on my iPhone and it compares favourably with the TomTom Go720 device I also have.
The TomTom is the primary device I use for street navigation, however CoPilot Premium is a worthy "backup" for times when I don't have the TomTom with me.

Regardless of which application you use, I have one "problem" when using it in my vehicle. My vehicle has bluetooth capability and I use this for hands free communication for the iPhone through the vehicle's audio system.
When running the CoPilot app, the audio keeps swapping between the radio function and the voice guided directions, which is rather annoying.
I could disable bluetooth, but then I wouldn't have hands free communications which I believe is a must for safer driving, not to mention the heavy fine for using a hand held phone in the vehicle.
Apart from that it works extremely well as the small screen display is not particularly important if relying on voice guided directions.
I tend to use the TomTom Go 720 in my vehicle, but the iPhone app is useful for the work vehicle, or when travelling in my wife's car.

I did think of purchasing the TomTom app at one time, but CoPilot Premium was a mere $29.95 and as I have used CoPilot before on a PDA, I couldn't resist the temptation.

I am fond of TomTom, but CoPilot Premium on the iPhone is a worthy alternative.

I take it that you would need the 3G version of the iPad because the WIFI version does not have a GPS function.

Hi Neil,

I have Sygic on my iPad, and it appears to work fine.

I say appears as I don't use it much for Navigation as I have the old Garmin Nuvi and it works for me.

You will need to get some form of mount for it to be at all useful though, something like a Ram Mount.

cheers,

Kris

metroview australia is what I run on the iphone. I haven't tried it on the ipad yet.
It is great for street mapping.

Hi

Maybe try NavFree GPS Live Australia & New Zealand before heading down the commercial path..also various versions for other countries. I assume it uses OSM data so not up to pace with ones you have to pay for in some aspects, maybe better in others...but could be a good option for some.

Cheers
Greg

I have Sygic and my son has Tom Tom, both on ipad. I think Tom Tom is better. Also, I have not been happy with some parts of Sygic that don't get the speed limits right. For instance, it has the speed limit on the Hume Hwy from Albury to Melbourne as 100kph. It gets the speed limits wrong in many many places especially in Victoria. It sometimes picks crazy routes as well. That's my 2 cents from personal experience. Cheers