Turn-by-turn navigation
Search for a destination, compare available routes, start your drive, and follow clear map guidance from your iPhone.
Drive IQ • Smart Navigation
Sat Nav for Car, Built for Your iPhone
Turn your iPhone into a smarter sat nav for your car with Drive IQ. Get modern GPS navigation, route intelligence, Apple CarPlay support, traffic awareness, weather monitoring, and a driving experience designed to help you understand the road ahead — not just the next turn.
Built for iPhone drivers who want more intelligence from their navigation.
Route IQ
Stay right and continue ahead
Traffic and weather are being monitored along your drive.
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Apple CarPlay support
Traffic-aware routing
Weather watch
Smart route intelligence
A modern sat nav for car
Your phone can do more than replace a dashboard GPS.
Traditional sat nav devices were built to answer one question: how do I get there? Drive IQ is designed around a bigger one: what should I know about this drive? It combines navigation with useful context so your route feels calmer, clearer, and more informed.
Route IQ
Drive IQ is built to surface meaningful route information instead of overwhelming you with constant alerts and unnecessary chatter.
Made for the car
Apple CarPlay support helps bring your navigation experience onto your compatible in-dash display while keeping the iPhone at the center of the experience.
Weather awareness
Drive IQ can help keep weather conditions relevant to your drive in view so changing conditions ahead are easier to understand.
Traffic awareness
Route conditions matter. Drive IQ is designed to keep traffic context connected to the drive instead of treating navigation as a static line on a map.
Stops along the way
Find useful places during a trip — including food, fuel, coffee, parking, and other stops — without losing sight of your route.
Phone sat nav vs dedicated GPS
Do you still need a separate sat nav device?
For many everyday drivers, an iPhone navigation app can replace the basic job of a dedicated sat nav while adding live connectivity, faster updates, and a device you already carry. Dedicated GPS hardware can still make sense for specialized uses, but most car drivers can start with the phone already in their pocket.
Feature
Drive IQ
Traditional sat nav
Uses your existing iPhone
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Usually no
Apple CarPlay support
✓
Varies
Traffic-aware experience
✓
Varies
Weather awareness
✓
Varies
Easy app updates
✓
Varies
Who it is for
A sat nav app for everyday driving and longer trips.
Drive IQ is designed for people who want navigation that feels more aware of the drive itself. That includes commuters, road-trip drivers, people who rely on Apple CarPlay, frequent travelers, and anyone who wants an alternative to the same navigation apps they have used for years.
Daily commuters
Use navigation when traffic, timing, or unfamiliar streets make the daily drive less predictable.
Road trips
Keep route, weather, traffic, stops, and arrival context together during longer drives.
iPhone + CarPlay drivers
Use the device you already own instead of adding another dedicated navigation screen to the car.
Sat nav for car FAQ
Common questions about using your iPhone as a sat nav.
Can I use my iPhone as a sat nav in my car?
Yes. Navigation apps can use your iPhone's location services to provide maps and turn-by-turn driving guidance. With a compatible vehicle, Apple CarPlay can also display supported navigation apps on the car's screen.
What is the best sat nav for a car?
The best option depends on how you drive. Some drivers prefer dedicated GPS hardware, while others want an iPhone app that combines navigation, live connectivity, CarPlay, traffic, and other road information in one place.
Do I need to buy a separate GPS device?
Not necessarily. For normal car navigation, many drivers can use an iPhone navigation app instead of buying dedicated sat nav hardware. Specialized commercial, off-road, or heavy-vehicle use can have different requirements.
Does Drive IQ work with Apple CarPlay?
Drive IQ is built with Apple CarPlay support so compatible vehicles can bring the driving experience onto the in-dash CarPlay display.
How is Drive IQ different from a basic navigation app?
Drive IQ is designed around route intelligence in addition to directions. The goal is to help drivers understand meaningful information about the drive — including route, traffic, weather, stops, and arrival context — without turning every piece of data into an interruption.
Drive smarter
Turn your iPhone into a smarter sat nav for your car.
Try Drive IQ and experience navigation built around the whole drive — not just the next turn.