# Karta - Offline GPS Maps Nav — user reviews > 371 indexed App Store user reviews of Karta by Karta, rated 4.40/5 from 1,769 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/karta-offline-gps-maps-nav/id1072400876/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/karta-offline-gps-maps-nav/id1072400876.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,246 · 4★ 272 · 3★ 110 · 2★ 54 · 1★ 87 ## What do users think of Karta? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🚀 Offline navigation - 👍 Detailed maps - 💡 Customizable voices - 🚀 Accurate directions - 👍 Easy to use **Cons** - 🐛 Unreliable address search - 🐛 Outdated map data - 🐛 Buggy route recalculation - 💰 Expensive in-app purchases - 🐛 Compatibility issues with CarPlay **Commonly reported bugs** - Black screen on CarPlay - Repeated download failures - Incorrect location detection - Crashes when saving favorites **Most requested features** - Speed limit display - Traffic and construction updates - Multiple stop planning - Landscape mode support - Improved address search ## Newest reviews (16 of 371) ### 3/5 — Legitimate interest *2026-05-25, version 2.52.9* Why do these apps hide tracking under legitimate interest. It’s so boring to have to doom scroll to umtick all the vendors. I don’t like any developer who allows this. Don’t subscribe to this system. Allow users to tick one box to untick all. Then you genuinely are not capitalising on users data. ### 3/5 — Problem *2026-05-13, version 2.52.9* After the last upgrade Karta will not open. It starts to then goes back to the beginning Please fix it this was my favourite map ### 3/5 — Liked this app, but needs landscape mode for iPad *2026-03-17, version 2.52.4* I think this app is great, and so are the useful features, but unfortunately I use an iPad to read the maps and so far it doesn't seem to have landscape mode, making it difficult to tap on the screen (especially using the search bar) and the text too small to read. If you make it compatible with landscape mode, I will grant this app a full five stars. ### 4/5 — Good offline but tracks you like Google *2024-12-31, version 2.49.01* Can download the whole world as roadmaps. Not sure about online as it seems to have usage privacy concerns. ### 4/5 — App Popular *2024-11-22* Bom queria agradecer, por criar app popular, sem mensalidades, por favor mantenha assim, fiz a seguintes compras: tirar anúncio e aviso de radar. Sei que vão melhorar ainda mais o app, pois ele é bem básico, mas gostaria de pedir que investissem em aviso de radares, pois aqui no Brasil eles são instalados do nada sem aviso, e multam sem dó. **Developer response:** Obrigado pelo seu feedback e apoio! Ficamos felizes que você esteja aproveitando o app. Estamos sempre trabalhando para melhorar, e sugestões como a sua são muito valiosas. Vamos considerar isso para futuras atualizações. Agradecemos por fazer parte da nossa comunidade! ### 3/5 — Love it *2024-10-02, version 2.49.01* Just did another update on my new phone So now the program wants me to pay again for no adds. ### 2/5 — Needs many improvements *2024-08-30* Needs many improvements. But the app is not so bad. **Developer response:** Hi. Thank you for your feedback. We're always working on improvements and appreciate hearing from users like you. If you have specific suggestions, please share them with us so we can enhance your experience. ### 4/5 — Bon gps mais peut être amélioré *2024-08-22* La présentation est superbe, ok voit bien la route à suivre. Il faudrait quand même améliorer 3 points: 1- afficher SYSTÉMATIQUEMENT les flèches à suivre quand on approche d’une bifurcation ou une sortie, même si la sortie concerne une aire de repos. Les flèches apparaissent aléatoirement. Il faut que ça soit en permanence merci. 2- Améliorer les itinéraires en privilégiant les grands axes. Il veut très souvent me faire prendre des ruelles étroites dans lesquelles je perdrais plus de temps à éviter les autres voitures en face plutôt que les grands axes bien espacés. 3- Augmenter le nombre de points de passages pour que nous puissions programmer un trajet avec plusieurs points. Pour l’instant on ne peut ajouter qu’un seul point de passage. Merci **Developer response:** Bonjour. Merci pour vos commentaires et pour avoir noté Karta GPS. Nous apprécions vos suggestions sur l'amélioration de l'affichage des flèches aux sorties, l'optimisation des itinéraires pour privilégier les grands axes, et l'augmentation du nombre de points de passage. Votre retour nous aide à améliorer l'application. Merci. ### 1/5 — Not going well *2024-01-11, version 2.43.02* Try to go with specific address but not work ### 1/5 — In app purchases *2023-11-10, version 2.43.02* I was excited to try out this app as I saw on social media they had fun voices and features like locating speed traps and traffic information. Sadly, the app makes you pay for these services (speed trap info, voices and for no ads). There are other free apps like waze with no ads, better voices, more locations, traffic info and customizable features. ### 3/5 — Hip hop chicken *2023-09-20, version 2.43.02* 9/20/2023 there’s a restaurant here in Jacksonville Florida called hip-hop fish and chicken. the address is 6610 North Main St., Jacksonville, FL. this does not come up when I put in the search. The only hip-hop fish and chicken comes up is the one in Tallahassee Florida. ### 1/5 — Тимур *2023-08-15* Это приложение безопасно в режиме оффлайн! И с рекламой еще ужас! **Developer response:** Привет, Благодарим вас за отзыв. Реклама помогает нам поддерживать бесплатную версию приложения, но мы стараемся сделать ее максимально удобной для пользователей. Если у вас есть дополнительные вопросы или предложения, не стесняйтесь связаться с нами. ### 3/5 — Horrible CarPlay issues but app works as intended. *2023-07-22, version 2.41.01* DISCLAIMER- I didn’t purchase the remove ads module for the app. MAIN ISSUE: APPLE CARPLAY IS BUGGED AND IS COMPLETELY UNUSABLE. LOOK ELSEWHERE FOR PROPER APPLE CARPLAY SUPPORT. Yes it is listed on the app list on the radio, but you are going to be presented with a blank screen. I maybe got it to pop up once. If my issues are due to the remove ads module not being purchased. There is absolutely no documentation in the FAQ support section about this. I’m not paying a single penny for ad or additional features unless this is fixed. If the issue is fixed, I’ll change my star rating and consider buying the modules. KARTA SUPPORT: I sent in a ticket to your support about a week or so ago from the posting of this comment. No one has responded. If you have to verify my request was sent in, check your help desk app for ticket id 140344. Also the support tab in the app is broken as it crashes the app. PROS - as for being a phone app that can download maps, this is the best app to help give a frame of reference of your location without any service in the back country areas. This is what I was intending to use as areas I travel in are completely off grid. Always good to have some frame of reference. Map downloads are in a per state listing so it’s quite manageable for storage sizes. Just no satellite color imagery. ### 1/5 — Прошу решить проблему *2023-03-19* При скачке приложение если свернуть приложение само перестает закачку. Надо постоянно смотреть на процесс закачки При проложении маршрута кликаешь на адрес приложение само сворачивается и закрывается. **Developer response:** Привет, мы приносим извинения за негативный опыт. Такая ситуация больше не должна возникать. Пожалуйста, протестируйте еще раз, и если ситуация не изменится, пожалуйста, сообщите нам. Спасибо. ### 1/5 — Ернкда сырая *2023-03-02* Шляпа какая-то. Скачать карту, чтобы в офлайне сказать "ой, нету интернета!". Ну и какой смысл был в скачивании??? При попытке построить маршрут - тупо вылетает. Удаляю, ерунда. **Developer response:** Привет, это сообщение появляется только в том случае, если введенный вами адрес не существует или был неправильно указан на карте. Мы можем заверить вас, что приложение работает на 100% в автономном режиме. Пожалуйста, проверьте данные адреса и попробуйте еще раз. Спасибо! ### 3/5 — Room for improvement but a good start! *2023-01-29, version 2.35.03* As the title says, fantastic for a free app. Willing to pay if a few bugs are sorted out, eg, Apple car play works well, no issues syncing. Navigation has a couple of glitches when routing (taking a scenic route at times). When connected to Apple carplay, there is NO WAY to insert a new destination. I have to turn my radio off or disconnect to start a new trip. Be good to have the speed displayed (only an alarm pops up when over speed) I will keep this on my phone for offline map access. Thank you! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Watching an ad before directions *2026-06-07, version 2.52.9* Unbelievable ### 1/5 — no carplay? *2026-06-06, version 2.52.9* is there carplay enabled? or is it a joke ### 1/5 — No more Apple CarPlay support *2026-03-17, version 2.52.5* This was working at one time on CarPlay, but you couldn’t listen to music while using the GPS, it’s either listen to the GPS or listen to music, you couldn’t do both, now it no longer supports CarPlay, so defeats the purpose of using it. It’s a waste of money I paid to remove the ads. ### 1/5 — No me gustó *2025-10-27, version 2.51.03* Ya existe alternativas como Google maps y más actualizadas y esto ni lo utilizo ### 1/5 — Black screen *2025-04-10, version 2.51.01* I Got this for the offline thing, BUT when I went to try it out on my Car Play all I get is a Black Screen! No map! it had everything else, so if you plan to use this in your car on car play don’t bother you will be just wasting your time. ### 1/5 — Absolute rubbish. *2025-01-16, version 2.49.01* This satnav claims to have free updates via app, unfortunately the app doesn’t work, I travel everyday and can confirm that the satnav itself is not accurate and doesn’t pick up on some addresses. Example It couldn’t find a housing estate that had been there 7 years today, postcodes for well known industrial estates don’t work you have to faff on typing in street names that sometimes don’t work. Id say 7/10 this thing struggles to pick up addresses. Don’t waste your time or money ### 1/5 — Speed Camera purchase crashes App *2024-12-21, version 2.49.01* Karta gpsc App crashes at launch since buying the speed cameras. Reinstalling and restoring the purchases does not help. ### 1/5 — Piece of the garbage *2024-10-20* No good **Developer response:** We're sorry to hear that your experience was not positive. We strive to offer the best service possible, and we'd appreciate it if you could provide more details on the issues you encountered. This will help us improve and offer a better experience. ### 1/5 — Не правда *2024-09-17* Не работает офлайн 4 часа крутился в Москве из за этого навигатора **Developer response:** Здравствуйте, Благодарим вас за отзыв. Наше приложение работает в режиме офлайн, при условии, что карты предварительно загружены. Возможно, возникла техническая проблема. Пожалуйста, убедитесь, что нужные карты загружены, и если проблема сохраняется, свяжитесь с нами, чтобы мы могли помочь вам решить её. С уважением, Команда поддержки Karta GPS ### 1/5 — Poor OpenStreetMap-based navigation app *2024-01-28, version 2.43.02* Karta GPS has so much potential and looks pretty on its face. But when you actually try to use it you realize their OpenStreetMap data is wayyyyy outdated (like over a year) and navigation instruction is poor in many locations. When you contact support they respond to you and say they will work on the error and it will show up in the next maps data update, but that update never happens. As it sits, this app hasn’t been updated in 6 months. And even the problems I reported over 6 months ago have not been fixed in the last update. I get the impression this is a very low budget service and they can’t pay anyone to do the basic business of keeping the app running. If you’re looking for a good offline maps GPS app, you’re better off checking out Magic Earth or Here Maps. Neither of those are perfect, but at least they keep their maps and app updated and get you where you need to go. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Senderos *2025-02-11, version 2.49.03* Útil, actualizado; logramos hacer una caminata maravillosa por su mapa de senderos. ### 5/5 — Very cool *2025-02-06, version 2.49.03* Nice ### 5/5 — SAVED me when I lost service in the mountains *2024-09-29, version 2.49.01* this GPS was very useful when I was in the mountains of North Carolina with zero service. I also downloaded the maps of both South Carolina and North Carolina and it transferred between the maps seamlessly. ### 5/5 — Love this App Now! *2023-03-01, version 2.41.01* Good to know it only supports Bluetooth A2DP for audio. Thanks for your help. I'm really enjoying the fun aspect of this map and will likely purchase the full version to remove the ads now I've fixed my audio issue ha ha! ### 5/5 — Barrie Whotton. Grimsby UK *2022-11-17, version 2.35.03* Marvellous free sat nav, so easy to use even for a 77 year senior like me, praise were praise is needed, well done to app developers, superb sat nav. Many thanks. Barrie Whotton from Grimsby UK ### 5/5 — Me gusta este navegador *2022-07-14* Me gusta mucho esta mapa pero tuve un pequeño problema al descargar el mapa decía que reintentara la descarga y que cheque mi conexión a internet pero la app si está buena👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 **Developer response:** Estimado usuario, Muchas gracias por su feedback. Esperamos que haya podido descargar el mapa. Para cualquier situación no dude en ponerse en contacto con nosotrosa través de la sección de soporte dentro de la app. Gracias y un saludo. ### 5/5 — Really *2022-05-17, version 2.35.03* Questions are you doing ### 5/5 — ♥️ *2022-03-24, version 2.35.02* Best app ever please focus on Middle East because we beed app like that specially in iraq ### 5/5 — Top as google maps *2021-12-09, version 2.35.02* Only other gps that shows public transport stops on the map without wifi! And its such a better interface. Thanks ### 5/5 — خالد . اليمن *2021-08-23, version 2.34.01* افضل برنامج خرائط جي بي اس . خاصة في اليمن البرنامج الوحيد الذي يعمل بارشادات الصوت وتحديث مستمر للشوارع . عن تجربة تطبيق رائع للتنقل بين المدن او داخل المدينة --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-29.*