If you are a smart phone owner and find yourself lost or trying to follow poorly written directions, you have several possible methods for finding your way safely home. If you’re in an area where you can connect to the Internet, you’ll have access to a range of direction-giving websites such as MapQuest or Google Maps. Additionally, most smart phones at least offer a GPS feature if they don’t automatically provide it. To add insult to injury, geo-focused apps are some of the most popular programs downloaded to smart phones such as Take Me to My Car, a popular iPhone app that can provide directions to any place you’ve ever been.With all of these alternative methods for finding your way around town, many people are deciding that paying several hundred dollars for a standalone GPS system is an unnecessary purchase. Some people find comfort in the fact that as long as your car is running your GPS will have plenty of battery, whereas a smart phone battery could die if you don’t have a car charger. Another reliability concern with smart phone GPS systems is the internet connection required for many of them. Though most major cities have reliable coverage throughout, some of the biggest directional challenges often occur when you’re stuck on an unknown road in the middle of nowhere; a place likely to not have internet coverage. Many GPS companies are trying to combat this trend by creating their own comprehensive, GPS apps. However, these are often significantly more expensive than other directions apps available and therefore overlooked. The TomTom app for the iPhone may have significantly more features than Offmaps, but it also costs almost 50. As long as people are finding ways to get directions from remote locations without having to pay for an expensive GPS system, navigation companies are likely to see sales continue to decline.