Time for you to make a decision!

Pay the $
 

IMHO it's worth it. One of the things you can do is sort by distance to you. This comes in handy if for example you want to go to a Country Club, or a restaurant but you don't know what's closest to you.
It's also more reliable it doesn't go down like TV gps. Also, the home page lists everything right up front whereas the TV GPS you need to find what you looking for in drop-down menus. Villages GPS is bigger and clearer, easier to find things.

Yes, you can use the written directions which I find the easiest to use! Start the golf cart directions and then hit the upper left corner and a preview of the route will appear!

I use it almost everyday and only recall two times over the years it has been down, but back up very fast. It is worth the $7 as it has so much more than the free app.

I have both, comes in handy when one is down, and I'm going someplace new.

The $7 app also has voice directions.

The free one has broken down too. You pay for what you get.

Regardless of what is said, the pay app is shareable, at least on an Android phone. If you enable Family Library within the Google Play app, you can share apps (even apps that require a payment) with up to 5 members of your group. I bought the Villages GPS App, and share it with my wife via the Family Library. Pay once...we both have it on our phones with full functionality.

A common issue with new neighborhoods and streets. Don't panic, technology will eventually catch up with you. It took Google maps over a year to have our street mapped, but Waze had it nearly from the get-go. Go figure, since Waze is owned by Google! UPS and FedEx drivers know this.

Absolutely much better than the free one

Village Mixer Free App
 

Do a search for the Village Mixer Free golf cart app. It works great. You can add favorites, home, it will take you to town centers, rec centers, golf courses, via a menu. The down side it doesn't let you copy and paste addresses so you have to type them in if you want to go to like Walmart super center.

You can drop a pin when in your house and tell Google maps your address. If you and all your neighbors do that, you'll be on the map quicker.

Problem with paid version south of 44.
 

I seem to have trouble with the paid version south of 44. The other night I was coming home from Brownwood. I was pretty sure I was going the right way (I was) but the app kept showing longer time and wanting me to turn around as if I was going in the wrong direction. I had the right destination. I think maybe it has to do with cell phone signals down here?

Free app VS Paid app
 

I have both when down there for our closing on May 10th we were there for the week and used both I feel the paid one was more accurate 😊

And of course this thread goes from golf cart directions to politics. Pathetic.