Alternatives to Guru Maps
An offline navigation app with 3D terrain, GPS track recording and sync across devices. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Guru Maps
An offline navigation app with 3D terrain, GPS track recording and sync across devices.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Guru Maps.
OsmAnd
An open-source offline map and navigation app based on OpenStreetMap, for driving, cycling and hiking.
OsmAnd is open source under GPL-3.0 with fully offline maps and routing on OpenStreetMap data, though its interface is denser and some features need purchases.
CoMaps
A community-led fork of Organic Maps offering offline OpenStreetMap navigation with a focus on privacy.
CoMaps is free, open source and community-governed, with offline OpenStreetMap routing, an outdoor mode with contour lines and offline Wikipedia articles.
Locus Map
An outdoor navigation app for hiking, cycling and geocaching with offline maps and route planning.
Locus Map offers offline maps, routing and a detailed route planner with geocaching support, but iOS users only get a Lite version.
MAPS.ME
An offline world map app for Android and iOS with route planning and travel discovery features.
MAPS.ME offers offline world maps and route planning on Android, iOS and web, with added travel discovery features from a commercial owner.
Magic Earth
A privacy-focused navigation app with offline maps, live traffic and CarPlay support.
Magic Earth offers offline maps and navigation with a privacy-focused design, live traffic, and routing for car, truck, bike and EV, with a paid Premium licence.
Gaia GPS
Outdoor mapping app with topographic and satellite layers and offline maps for hiking and off-road trips.
Gaia GPS focuses on outdoor use with many topographic and satellite layers and offline downloads for hiking and off-road trips, with advanced features in Premium.
HERE WeGo
A free map and navigation service from HERE with turn-by-turn driving directions.
HERE WeGo is free, needs no account and offers downloadable country maps for offline driving, but lacks the 3D terrain and track recording features.
Sygic GPS Navigation
An offline GPS navigation app with 3D maps, speed camera warnings and CarPlay and Android Auto support.
Sygic GPS Navigation focuses on offline driving with free map updates, speed camera warnings and a Motorbike Mode, with premium features by subscription.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Guru Maps as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Avenza Maps
A mobile map app that shows your position on georeferenced PDF and GeoTIFF maps without internet.
Guru Maps offers offline maps with 3D terrain, contour lines, track recording and device sync, with a lifetime Pro purchase available instead of a subscription.
onX Backcountry
GPS trail map app for hiking, backpacking and ski touring with 3D terrain and offline maps.
Guru Maps provides offline navigation with 3D terrain, hillshading and contour lines, and offers a lifetime Pro purchase as an alternative to a subscription.
OruxMaps
An ad-free outdoor navigation app for Android with online and offline maps, relief and 3D views.
Guru Maps offers polished offline navigation with 3D terrain and contour lines plus CarPlay and Android Auto support, with some features in a paid Pro tier.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
OpenStreetMap
A collaboratively edited world map you can browse, search, route on and edit in a browser.
Google Maps
Google's map and navigation service with live traffic, transit directions and Street View.
Topo GPS
A GPS app for phones and tablets that uses official topographic maps, available offline.
