Kauai GyPSy Guide

We first heard about GyPSy Guide when we went from Banff to Jasoer. We found it incredibly informative and entertaining. So on our first trip to Hawaii, I got the island package and first used it on Kauai. I really can’t say enough superlative words about the app. It was obvious on the road to Jasper how it worked because there was only one road, but it worked just as beautifully with choices. “Fred” helped us choose where to go, gave us lots of information about the history, culture, geology, and flora/fauna and weather. It tells you what is a must see and what to do or pass up depending on time. He speaks with humor and has a good voice. I like how he reminds of previous stories and continues them at various points. It was great for our 2 days on Oahu and then the 7 days on the Big Island. “Fred” even did a great job of explaining not only what to see in Volcano National Park and how to use our limited time wisely, but also about the important geology, history and biology related to the park. I seriously will purchase every single one available for every road trip or vacation we do from now on!!!!

We heard about Gypsy on Cruise Critic where it was highly rated. As the driver, I appreciated getting early warnings for turns, stops etc. Also great to have the description of a point-of-interest long enough beforehand to decide whether or not to stop in. Lots of opportunity to partake or pass by and Gypsy adapts to your choices. Like other reviewers, it greatly enhanced or visit. We saw great waterfalls and other highlights that otherwise would have been overlookeed. We enjoyed the stories in between stops and liked the narrator’s voice and personality. We had no glitches in using it. I also like that I can play back the stories months later using the preview mode. I would definitely purchase more Gypsy. If I had known it was this good, I would also have gotten the Oahu edition too. Well done devs! I’ll be looking for more locales to try out.

This was a real find and worth every penny. The positioning worked perfectly with information coming on at the right time, every time. History and background information was wonderful, and we often turned on "Mr. Kauai" even though we had been on the same road before. If you are touring Kauai, get this app. You won't be disappointed. As already noted, there were two places where there was an echo (a double transmission on top of each other), but that was a minor flaw, and we could still understand what was being said. If we go to the other islands, this app will be downloaded before we go. Very useful.

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This app came so highly recommended and I was excited to use it on my recent trip to Kauai. However, the narrator’s voice is annoying and most of the information he provides is “filler”. It feels as though he’s spouting facts for the sake of showing off how much information he knows and he comes off like an annoying tour guide on a giant bus filled with camera toting tourists wearing fishing hats. (You know the kind!) I wanted detailed information about points of interest along my driving route, not a narrated guidebook spewing out so much information that we couldn’t even carry on a conversation or listen to music in the background. Some ideas for future updates: 1) Ability to change narrator’s voice 2) Ability to choose an “expedited” version that only discusses points of interests that you should look at or pull off to see without all the intermediary fluff 3) Ability to “preload” the points of interest that you want to hear about since you are able to see the routes and discussion points prior to driving.

Best $7 we spent on this vacation. We saw way more things and learned more about the island’s history than we would have without our trusty guide. The driving directions were spot on and very detailed and helpful such as “make a slight left at the palm tree and hedge,” or “make sure you don’t park on the grass driveway.” We also appreciated how he gave us options for side trips and explained enough in advance that we had time to decide what to do. We also experienced the two glitches, but they resolved by exiting the app and starting again. Our guide was fun to listen to, and made our vacation much more efficient. Great job!