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I built this after getting tired at how many actions it takes to enter directions in Maps on iPhone. Often I just wanted to navigate from the current location to a common place (eg home, work). With Quickmaps, all I have to do is launch the app and with single gesture I'm done. Feedback is most welcome

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For a feature suggestion I've been craving (not quite in-line with your app, but possibly a useful pivot): let me specify a route[-gesture] with multiple stop-points, possibly even returning to the start--so that the start of each route is the end of the previous. (Say, go to a friends' to pick something up, then from there to the grocery store, then back home [where I already was while entering the route.]) The one thing I find absolutely tedious is saying "from Current Location, to B", then after arriving at B, having to change that to "from Current Location, to A", rather than just being able to say "from B back to wherever the Current Location was when I was coming here."

I've also wanted this for a long time.

This is AMAZING. Installed it on my phone, and it works exactly as advertised. I'll be telling everyone about this. Thank you thank you thank you.

Nice, this is one of those 'duh, that makes a lot of sense' apps. I would have liked to pay for it.

I just had to double take - it's listed as free? Why?! This is a fantastic idea, and I feel many would gladly pay.

"getting tired at how many actions it takes to enter directions in Maps on iPhone."

I've never thought this was a pain point. Were you using map bookmarks? It's 5-10 seconds of clicks that I'm regularly comfortable doing while driving.

Very smart. Great work. I have definitely felt this pain, next time I do I will use your app!

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