I think it's handy for those who use a phone instead of the dedicated Nav systems…...
As a lifelong fan of Garmin’s MapSource and then BaseCamp, I was reluctant to embrace MyRoute, all be it I had signed up for a lifetime membership years ago, when it was first launched, for peanuts.
I don’t use my phone as a GPS device, though I could. I do though use a Garmin XT, Garmin BMW branded Navigator V, both of which would normally require rotes to be created in Garmin’s BaseCamp or MapSource softwares. I also use BMW’s Connect app to utilise the large TFT screen on my 2600. However, the quality of BaseCamp (at least on my Mac) has become so poor, that I have all but given up with it. That leaves me with MyRoute, which is now very good.
Why?
Being web / cloud based it is available 24/7 from just about anywhere with WiFi. I can therefore use my iPhone or iPad to access it, a luxury that is not available to me using Garmin’s software, which requires that I use my Mac at home or take a MacBook with me,
It is very stable.
It is easy to use; just as easy as BaseCamp or MapSource.
It links seamlessly, via either Garmin Drive to my XT (from where I can BlueTooth it to my Nav V) and / or via BMW’s Connect app to my 1600’s own TFT screen; again, a clear advantage over a pure Garmin based system.
In short, MyRoute has beaten Garmin at their own game, rather in the same way that the Bluetooth communications people beat Autocom at theirs. That being said, unlike Garmin (and Autocom) MyRoute do not produce any hardware. They rely on the users of their software to provide their own.
Mix in that MyRoute has an excellent help forum and lots of in-house ‘How to do it’ videos, I think they do a great job.