This could be the beginning of a worldwide rollout or it could be a simple mistake, but iPhoneclub.nl [Google translation] has reported that four regional versions of the long-awaited TomTom iPhone app have been placed in the New Zealand App Store.
Prices are as follows:
- U.S. & Canada: NZD 124.99 (US $84.41)
- Western Europe: NZD 179.99 (US $121.55)
- Australia: NZD 104.99 (US $79.90)
- New Zealand: NZD 119.99 (US $81.03)
These prices are, of course, only for the software itself. The TomTom car kit’s price point and release date remain a mystery. We are also unsure what this means for the special TomTom media event that was said to take place on September 22nd. Maybe it isn’t iPhone-related after all?
How do you feel about these prices if they hold true? Is TomTom asking too much? Or is this about what you expected?
[Thanks to garethjs for the tip!]
This would be way to high of a price point. If the entire colletion of iPhone app and Tom Tom device cost more than 99.99. I will not be buying it.
I for one would be more than happy to see our version released at around $84.99! Think about it, Navigon is around there and Sygic is on sale with a “normal price” of around there. My biggest fear was it coming out at like $99.99-$129.99 just because of the NAME. I’m keeping my fingers crossed!!! Let’s just hope the dock isn’t a damn fortune.
This price is way to freaking high. Think about it, people pay around $100 for the entire device, screen, gps, car charger, speaker… all the tech that goes into the device. This is the same price for none of that, all your getting here is an app. not only that google maps does pretty close to the same thing for about hmmmm… $85 less than that. Just wait about 3-6 months and the price will drop drastically I’m sure. The reason the appstore is so successful is because its full of really useful, really cheap apps, not full of overpriced apps that do the same thing as the iphones stock apps. But I’m sure there will be plenty of idiots that will pay the price because of the name.
The native FREE google maps app works just fine for me. I might think about paying $20-$30 but any more than that would just be a complete waste of money. In a lot of ways I find the maps app easier to use than actual turn by turn GPS devices.
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Too bad…I don’t think that I’ll be buying at that price. You can buy an several regular tom tom units for $15 more…why should the software app be that costly? Of course, the Tom TOm 2009 maps update card is selling at Best Buy for $83.99 too…which is still stupidly high. Expect the mounting unit to go for $50-$75
Very disappointed…
I think TomTom will turn out to be the best in features and performance. CoPilot is nice as well, but the first version has apparently been rushed out the door and seems to be a few versions away from it’s potential. I’ve used it for a couple years on my Windows Mobile device and it’s a good performer. It was around $100 when I bought it, but it’s dropped a lot in price — version 8 just released for $35ish for both the WM and iPhone platforms.
I think the lower pricing on other GPS products will help keep TomTom from going to high, or at least I hope it does…
TomTom is also available at the Portuguese App store, with 5 versions. Europe, Iberia, USA, Australia and New Zealand. But the prices are kind of high. And after u buy one of those versions can u buy just the maps for the other countries?