[App] Daum Maps – Subway changed to KakaoMap – Map / Navigation
The most amazing map service, Daum Maps!
Search and visit all of places in Korea with Daum Maps!
Daum Maps Main Features
1) Search for restaurant, cafe, pharmacy and many other spots
2) Clickable texts and bus stop and subway station icons on maps
3) Search for car routes, public transportation routes, and pedestrian routes
4) Subway Map (with Roadview and bus stops infos at subway exits)
5) Real-time bus arrivals information
6) Real-time traffic information with CCTVs and accident/construction information
7) High Definition maps
8) Skyview – high resolution aerial map images
9) Roadview – 360 degrees panorama street images
Additional Features
1) Storeview – 360 degrees panorama images and floor plans of stores
2) Compass showing where you’re heading
3) Search for stores offering discount coupons
4) Automatic Search Mode – showing search results continuously while map is being moved
5) Measure distance on map
6) My Favorite List synchronized with PC Daum Maps
Daum Maps user reviews :
While in Korea, this is a perfect app to get around. Combined with other Kakao’s apps for full advantages. Eg. Kakao Metro and others. An essential tool to find your way round
Great experience, very detailed mapping of public transportation, routes and the locations. Was very helpful during my stay in Seoul, Gyeongju and Busan. One improvement which can be done is to add English translations of as many key places as possible. As a non-Korean speaking individual, we search in English and the locations never pop up. We have to enter Korean translation of the location for it to search. It would make it more lucrative for foreigner usage if English search can be added!
It’s okay but can’t really be used on its own, even in Korean it seems to be pretty bad. For example, if you want to enter an address, even if you put the exact address or if you search really common things like “x station” it won’t even give you the closest approximation. You have to use it in conjunction with another app. I was making do for a couple weeks in Jeju but it has no f*ng clue what to do in Seoul. Switching to another app to try my luck there.
Great app, very detailed mapping. Restaurants and Cafes are all well captured in the system. However, they could have changed tab labels at the top of the map e.g. “Restaurants”, “People’s Favorite”, “Cafe” etc into English as well if the user has selected English in the settings. Or else, for an English user like myself, I have to depend on guess work to know what each tabs means, or spend the extra time using Google translate to translate it. Other than that, it’s a very intuitive app,
If you’re in South Korea this is a MUST have. Just download it now. Update: There are some user experience gotchas with this app. First, the default mode for directions does NOT update your location on the map. It shows no updates! You can get it give GPS real time updates…how?? Click around randomly…I can’t reliably repeat the behavior. This is bad. Second issue: naming places. On map hover menu, “add place” is PUBLIC places. Not what I would expect. Private locations are hidden. bad desig
I love this app. It’s UI is cleaner and more intuitive than the competition. It connects well to other apps. I also applaud the English language support which is great for tourists and expats. **But please include a faster toggle between English and Korean. Maybe in the maps settings filters. It’s too deep in the settings, when asking for help from a Korean or showing the address to a taxi driver. Showing the address in both English and Korean would be helpful.
This is the ONLY GPS app I use. I absolutely rely on this app for work-EVERY DAY. I wish there was more customization with the Favorites Folders, and I want to be able to customize the advisories, to toggle them on and off, individually. I appreciate the helpfulness, but at times it can be TOO helpful – Sometimes, I just want it to shut up – I don’t care to know where every Frequent Animal Crossing is. I would gladly pay, as long as it is not a subscription, if it meant more premium features.
Favorite Map Service in Korea. I like that I’m able to see/find bus stops and get pretty accurate times of the arrival. I also like that I can call Kakao Taxi through this app. One thing I don’t like is that I’m unable to search for locations in English on my app, unless it’s saved. My app is in English though. I don’t have really any other issues/complaints. I share many locations with friends through Kakao and other message applications.
best… Loved it
Great Exact address and phone number Better than naver map
Very good Really very helpfully for me in korea
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