Alternatives to Magic Earth
A privacy-focused navigation app with offline maps, live traffic and CarPlay support. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Magic Earth
A privacy-focused navigation app with offline maps, live traffic and CarPlay support.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Magic Earth.
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 car, bike and walking navigation on OpenStreetMap data, but has no live traffic data.
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, with good coverage in Europe and a web version.
Sygic GPS Navigation
An offline GPS navigation app with 3D maps, speed camera warnings and CarPlay and Android Auto support.
Sygic GPS Navigation offers offline driving with free map updates, speed camera warnings, CarPlay and Android Auto, with premium features by subscription and closed source.
Google Maps
Google's map and navigation service with live traffic, transit directions and Street View.
Google Maps adds real-time traffic, transit directions, Street View and business listings, but is tied to Google's data collection and has limited offline use.
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 privacy-focused offline OpenStreetMap routing for foot, bike and car, but no truck or EV routing mentioned.
Apple Maps
Apple's map and navigation service with directions, traffic, guides and place search.
Apple Maps is built into iPhone and Mac with tight CarPlay integration and a web version, but has no Android app and limited offline use.
Guru Maps
An offline navigation app with 3D terrain, GPS track recording and sync across devices.
Guru Maps offers offline turn-by-turn navigation with 3D terrain, track recording and CarPlay and Android Auto support, with a lifetime Pro purchase option.
Waze
A driving navigation app that routes around traffic using live reports from other drivers.
Waze is free and routes around live traffic reported by other drivers, but depends on a data connection and is listed for iOS only.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Magic Earth as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
CoPilot GPS
An offline-first driving and truck navigation app with custom truck routing profiles.
Magic Earth offers offline maps with car, truck, bike and EV routing, CarPlay support and a privacy focus, with some features in a paid Premium licence.
MapQuest
A long-running web and mobile map service for driving directions, trip planning and traffic.
Magic Earth adds offline maps and navigation with a privacy focus and car, truck, bike and EV routing, with some features in a paid Premium licence.
MAPS.ME
An offline world map app for Android and iOS with route planning and travel discovery features.
Magic Earth offers offline maps with a privacy focus, live traffic, truck and EV routing and CarPlay support, with some features in a paid Premium licence.
Navit
A modular turn-by-turn car navigation system that works fully offline with OpenStreetMap-based maps.
Magic Earth offers privacy-focused offline navigation for car, truck, bike and EV with CarPlay support on Android and iOS, but it is closed source with a paid Premium licence.
Scout Maps
A driving navigation app for phones and cars with traffic, speed limit alerts and route predictions.
Magic Earth adds offline maps, a privacy-focused design and routing for car, truck, bike and EV, with some features in a paid Premium licence.
TomTom GO Expert
A subscription truck navigation app with offline maps, vehicle-specific routes and lane guidance.
Magic Earth includes truck routing alongside car, bike and EV with offline maps and a privacy focus, and uses a freemium model rather than a required subscription.
