Alternatives to Apple Maps
Apple's map and navigation service with directions, traffic, guides and place search. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Apple Maps
Apple's map and navigation service with directions, traffic, guides and place search.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Apple Maps.
Google Maps
Google's map and navigation service with live traffic, transit directions and Street View.
Google Maps runs on Android, iOS and the web and adds Street View, lane guidance and extensive business listings, in exchange for Google's data collection.
Waze
A driving navigation app that routes around traffic using live reports from other drivers.
Waze is a free iOS driving app that routes around live traffic using reports from other drivers, and it depends on a data connection for that traffic.
HERE WeGo
A free map and navigation service from HERE with turn-by-turn driving directions.
HERE WeGo is free on Android, iOS and the web, with downloadable country maps for offline driving and no account, but fewer local business details and reviews.
Magic Earth
A privacy-focused navigation app with offline maps, live traffic and CarPlay support.
Magic Earth brings a privacy-focused design with offline maps, CarPlay support and routing for car, truck, bike and EV, with some features in a paid Premium licence.
Sygic GPS Navigation
An offline GPS navigation app with 3D maps, speed camera warnings and CarPlay and Android Auto support.
Sygic GPS Navigation works offline with free map updates, speed camera warnings and CarPlay and Android Auto, while premium features need a subscription.
OsmAnd
An open-source offline map and navigation app based on OpenStreetMap, for driving, cycling and hiking.
OsmAnd is open source and based on OpenStreetMap, giving fully offline driving, cycling and walking navigation, but it has no live traffic data and a dense interface.
CoMaps
A community-led fork of Organic Maps offering offline OpenStreetMap navigation with a focus on privacy.
CoMaps is a free, open-source, community-governed fork of Organic Maps with offline OpenStreetMap navigation and a privacy focus, though its transit layer covers only some cities.
MapQuest
A long-running web and mobile map service for driving directions, trip planning and traffic.
MapQuest offers web and mobile directions, multi-stop trip planning and live traffic, but shows advertising throughout and focuses mainly on the United States and Canada.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Apple Maps as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Bing Maps
Microsoft's web map with driving, transit and walking directions, live traffic and aerial imagery.
Apple Maps has a web version with fewer features than its native apps, which run only on Apple devices and add CarPlay and guides.
Citymapper
A transport app that plans journeys across buses, trains, bikes and other modes in major cities.
Apple Maps provides directions and place search built into iPhone and Mac with a web version, but native apps exist only on Apple platforms.
Moovit
A public transport app with trip planning, real-time arrivals and service alerts in many cities.
Apple Maps is free and built into iPhone and Mac, but its native apps run only on Apple platforms and there is no Android version.
OpenStreetMap
A collaboratively edited world map you can browse, search, route on and edit in a browser.
Apple Maps is built into iPhone and Mac with CarPlay integration and a web version, but its map data is closed and not user-editable.
Scout Maps
A driving navigation app for phones and cars with traffic, speed limit alerts and route predictions.
Apple Maps is free and built into iPhone and Mac with tight CarPlay integration, but its native apps run only on Apple platforms.
Transit
A public transport app showing nearby buses, trains and bikeshare with real-time arrivals and trip planning.
Apple Maps is free and built into iPhone and Mac with a web version, but its native apps are limited to Apple platforms.
Yandex Maps
A web map for finding places and planning routes by public transport, car or on foot.
Apple Maps adds navigation apps for iPhone and Mac with CarPlay integration, while its web version has fewer features than the apps.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Find My
Apple's app and network for locating Apple devices, AirTags, compatible accessories and friends.
Google Earth
A free 3D globe with high-resolution imagery, historical imagery layers and guided Voyager stories.
