Sygic is the First GPS app to Reach 5 Million Android Downloads
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Posted on February 21, 2012 at 4:07:01 AM
Sygic is the First GPS app to Reach 5 Million Android Downloads
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia, February 21, 2012/PRNewswire/ --
Sygic, the developer of turn-by-turn voice guided GPS navigation for smartphones
reached a remarkable 5 million downloads on Android Market within a single year. The app
is ranking Top 10 Free Travel and Local apps in the United States and 38 other countries.
Sygic has outperformed all third party navigation apps and in terms of number of downloads
it is trailing just behind the free Google Maps Navigation.
(Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20120221/511569 )
Sygic GPS Navigation has reached over 5 million downloads on Android Market during
past weekend. It is ahead of all third party navigation apps on the Android Market. The
app, which is available as a 7-day free trial and covers regions on four continents, is
ranking Top 10 Free Travel and Local apps in 39 countries. To celebrate this event the app
is now on time limited sale at http://www.sygic.com.
Downloads of Sygic GPS Navigation app for Android have exceeded the figure of 100 000
in the first month after its launch. Today the app is flying with around the same number
of downloads every three days.
"The demand for downloads of our app is so huge that we had to rebuild our server
infrastructure completely from scratch. Ensuring accessibility all around the world was a
challenge." says Peter Pecho, Co-Founder and Research & Development Director at Sygic.
"With so many customers asking questions, it was necessary to rethink the way we
engage with our community. We brought our support onto an open forum. It is now much
easier for users to interact with the Sygic team as well as with each other." says Simona
Parnicka, Community Supervisor at Sygic.
To celebrate 5 million downloads on the Android Market the app is now on time limited
sale at http://www.sygic.com.
About Sygic http://www.sygic.com
At Sygic we develop and sell turn-by-turn voice guided GPS navigation for a wide range
of mobile devices. We are working together with map industry leaders for supreme mapping
support.
Our customers are considered a part of Sygic development family. We listen and respond
to suggestions and ideas from our customers, to create the best product possible.
Sygic is currently ranking number 15 in Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 Central Europe.
Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20120221/511569
Source: Sygic a.s.
Media contact: Simona Parnicka, sparnicka@sygic.com, office: +421-2-321-153-53
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia, February 21, 2012/PRNewswire/ --
Sygic, the developer of turn-by-turn voice guided GPS navigation for smartphones
reached a remarkable 5 million downloads on Android Market within a single year. The app
is ranking Top 10 Free Travel and Local apps in the United States and 38 other countries.
Sygic has outperformed all third party navigation apps and in terms of number of downloads
it is trailing just behind the free Google Maps Navigation.
(Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20120221/511569 )
Sygic GPS Navigation has reached over 5 million downloads on Android Market during
past weekend. It is ahead of all third party navigation apps on the Android Market. The
app, which is available as a 7-day free trial and covers regions on four continents, is
ranking Top 10 Free Travel and Local apps in 39 countries. To celebrate this event the app
is now on time limited sale at http://www.sygic.com.
Downloads of Sygic GPS Navigation app for Android have exceeded the figure of 100 000
in the first month after its launch. Today the app is flying with around the same number
of downloads every three days.
"The demand for downloads of our app is so huge that we had to rebuild our server
infrastructure completely from scratch. Ensuring accessibility all around the world was a
challenge." says Peter Pecho, Co-Founder and Research & Development Director at Sygic.
"With so many customers asking questions, it was necessary to rethink the way we
engage with our community. We brought our support onto an open forum. It is now much
easier for users to interact with the Sygic team as well as with each other." says Simona
Parnicka, Community Supervisor at Sygic.
To celebrate 5 million downloads on the Android Market the app is now on time limited
sale at http://www.sygic.com.
About Sygic http://www.sygic.com
At Sygic we develop and sell turn-by-turn voice guided GPS navigation for a wide range
of mobile devices. We are working together with map industry leaders for supreme mapping
support.
Our customers are considered a part of Sygic development family. We listen and respond
to suggestions and ideas from our customers, to create the best product possible.
Sygic is currently ranking number 15 in Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 Central Europe.
Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20120221/511569
Source: Sygic a.s.
Media contact: Simona Parnicka, sparnicka@sygic.com, office: +421-2-321-153-53