Best Map Play alternatives: apps like Map Play - Route Planner

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Whether you want more options like Map Play or a completely different take on the same concept, our curated list of 22+ similar apps has you covered. Updated for 2026 with the latest ratings and comparisons.

Cityscribe: Save Places by Nolan Fuchs

Restaurants & Favorite Spots

5.0(8 ratings)

Free

Top Alternatives to Map Play

Roadtrippers - Trip Planner by Roadtrippers

Planner, Map, & Travel Guides

Editor's Choice

4.6😐(62K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

#51in Travel

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Plan your next adventure with an AI-powered trip wizard and extensive campground reviews. Discover millions of unique places, from roadside attractions to national parks, and customize your routes with up to 150 stops. Enjoy offline maps and CarPlay navigation for seamless journeys.

What We Love

🚀 Helpful for planning road trips
👍 Useful for finding interesting stops
📍 Ability to add and rearrange stops
🗺️ Provides route and distance information

Room to Improve

🔒 Subscription required for full functionality
🗺️ Inaccurate or outdated location information
🔍 Limited search capabilities
🤔 Confusing or unintuitive user interface

MAPS.ME: Offline Maps, GPS Nav by Convexity Holdings AG

Navigation and hiking trails

Strong Contender

4.7😐(79K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

#21in Travel

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Navigate anywhere with detailed, offline maps and turn-by-turn directions for driving, walking, and cycling. Discover points of interest, hiking trails, and curated travel guides without needing an internet connection. Save locations, book hotels, and share your journey easily.

What We Love

🚀 Offline maps and navigation
📍 Accurate location tracking
🗺️ Detailed maps with points of interest
🔍 Useful search functionality
💾 Ability to download maps for offline use
🧭 Helpful for hiking and remote travel
🔋 Works without data or Wi-Fi
🌍 Great for international travel

Room to Improve

🐛 Buggy and crashes frequently
🔍 Unreliable search and address lookup
🗺️ Outdated or missing map data
💰 Expensive subscription model
🔒 Difficulty managing accounts and syncing across devices
🚗 Poor navigation and routing, especially for driving
🔋 High battery drain

Road Trip Planner Viewer by Kyle Modesitt

Easily plan your road trips

Worth Considering

Travel App, Smart Trip Planner

4.1😞(2.6K ratings)

Free

View your road trip plans on your Apple device. This free app lets you open and explore Road Trip Planner files created on other platforms. It's ideal for sharing and reviewing trip itineraries without needing the full editing software.

What We Love

🚀 Intuitive and multi-featured
🚀 Great for planning and travel
🚀 Terrific app
🚀 Easy to use
🚀 Awesome
🚀 Just right

Room to Improve

🐛 Directions needed
🐛 Cumbersome to use
🐛 Not user friendly
🐛 Need a tutorial to navigate
🐛 Limited places per file
🐛 App is terrible, desktop version great
🐛 Lacks detail, doesn't integrate with Google Maps
🐛 Confusing app
🐛 Hard to use
🐛 Not working
🐛 Almost useless
🐛 Scrambles stops
🐛 Doesn't have all roads
🐛 Wish it worked for me
🐛 Totally frustrating
🐛 Very difficult
🐛 Can't map a very common route
🐛 Hard to understand
🐛 No instructions on how to export
🐛 It's limited
🐛 Lame
🐛 Unknown
🐛 Cat fish for purchasing
🐛 Nicht ausgereift
🐛 Don't waste your time on this
🐛 No elevation chart as advertized
🐛 Bait and switch
🐛 Terrible
🐛 Rip-off
🐛 Just a map app
🐛 Weird
🐛 Waste of money
🐛 Crappy app
🐛 Too difficult to use
🐛 BS - Not Free and a waste of time
🐛 Crashes
🐛 VERY difficult to use
🐛 Stupid
🐛 Rip off
🐛 Can't save? What's the point
🐛 Frustrating
🐛 Unusable
🐛 Leider nur ein Viewer
🐛 Hopeless couldn't even gut it to load a map
🐛 Crashes

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Travel Tracker by PhotoRoute

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Easily plan your road trips!

Road Trip Planner™

$3.99

Plan detailed road trips by placing pins on a map and creating a comprehensive itinerary. Each pin can store extensive details including dates, times, notes, images, and activities. The app offers route visualization, driving directions, and cost estimations.

Worldwide map with pin placementDetailed trip itinerary creationPin data includes dates, times, notes, images

(2.3K)

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Wanderlog - Travel Planner

Itinerary & Road Trip Guide

Create trip itinerariesBudget and track expensesOrganize flight and hotel reservations

Plan all types of trips, from road trips to group adventures. Organize flights, hotels, and attractions on a map, track expenses, and collaborate with friends in real-time. Access plans offline and share your travel experiences.

(36K)

Roadie: Road Trip Planner & RV

Route Map, Itinerary & Camping

Multi-stop route planningItinerary creation with sectionsAdd waypoints and highlights

Plan detailed road trips with a map-first interface. Create multi-stop itineraries, add points of interest, and journal your journey with notes and photos. Discover curated trips and collaborate with friends.

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Tripsy: Travel Planner

Day-by-day itinerary builderSmart route planningSmart import of bookings

Organize all your travel details, from flights and hotels to activities and expenses, in one place. Build day-by-day itineraries, plan routes, and share your plans with others. Access your trip information offline and receive real-time flight updates.

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Plan routes by typing start and destinationDrag to create intermediate pointsSelect 3D transport options

Plan your travel routes and visualize your journeys in a unique 3D map. Create engaging 3D videos of your trips with various transport options and customizable styles.

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