Comparison

Magic Earth Navigation & Maps vs Street View Map

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Magic Earth Navigation & Maps

Navigate your world with detailed offline maps and turn-by-turn directions for driving, biking, and walking. Enjoy real-time traffic updates and public transport information, all while prioritizing your privacy. Unlock advanced features with an optional subscription.

Highlights
  • Offline maps for 233 countries
  • Turn-by-turn navigation
  • Real-time traffic information
  • Public transport routing
  • Head-up Display (HUD) feature
  • CarPlay compatibility
  • Weather forecasts
Features
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As we celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Magic Earth on the App Store in 2025, our commitment to privacy and innovation has never been stronger. Magic Earth is now freemium, giving everyone free access to core features like map browsing, search, favorites, and turn-by-turn navigation. For even more powerful features, Magic Earth Premium subscription unlocks: • Traffic-aware navigation • Activity recording • Offline maps • Elevation map style for clearer terrain visualization To all our active subscribers: Thank you! Your continued support empowers us to build a better, more private Magic Earth for everyone. Magic Earth uses OpenStreetMap data and a powerful search engine to offer you the optimal routes for driving, biking, hiking, and public transportation. Find the best route to your destination even without an internet connection. PRIVACY FIRST! • We do not track you. We do not profile you. We do not trade in your personal data; moreover, we do not have it. MAPS • Save big on mobile internet costs and navigate reliably with offline maps powered by OpenStreetMap. 233 countries and regions are ready to be downloaded. • Choose between 2D, 3D, and Satellite map views. • Get ready for travel and know every detail of your route like surface, difficulty, distance and elevation profile. • Learn more about the points of interest near you from Wikipedia articles. • Spot nearby parking places to easily park your car. • Stay up-to-date and enjoy regular free map updates. CARPLAY compatibility • Connect to Apple CarPlay and enjoy the ultimate navigation experience. NAVIGATION • Find the fastest or the shortest route to your destination when you travel by car, bike, on foot or with public transport. • Plan your route with multiple waypoints. • Stay safe with the free Head-up Display (HUD) feature which projects the most important navigation info onto the windshield of your car. • Know in advance which lane to take with precise turn-by-turn navigation and lane assistance. • Get notified about speed cameras and stay up to date with current speed limits. TRAFFIC INFO • Get real-time traffic info, updated every minute. • Discover alternative routes that avoid traffic jams and save you time on the road. PUBLIC TRANSPORT • Get around town quickly and easily. Choose from public transit routes that combine all transportation modes: bus / metro / subway / light rail / train / ferry • Get walking directions, transfer times, departure times, number of stops. And when available, the cost. • Find wheelchair or bike-friendly public transportation. WEATHER • View current temperature and local weather forecasts for your favorite locations. • See what weather conditions to expect in the next hours and view the forecast for the next 14 days. APPLE WATCH • Take a quick glance at your Apple Watch to get directions, distance, speed and workout details in real-time-right on your wrist. Notes: * Some features are not available in all countries. * Some features require internet connection. Your free trial will be automatically renewed to a paid subscription if you don't cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. The payment will be charged through your Apple ID account. Subscriptions automatically renew unless they are cancelled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscriptions in Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy https://www.magicearth.com/privacy/ Disclaimer https://www.magicearth.com/disclaimer/ Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/ https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Street View Map

Explore the world with real-time 360° street panoramas and live satellite views. Find locations, view famous landmarks, and navigate with integrated maps. Discover places and plan your trips with this immersive visual exploration tool.

Highlights
  • Real-time 360° street panoramas
  • Live satellite view
  • Search for locations worldwide
  • View famous landmarks
  • Integrated map navigation
  • Share street view locations
Features
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3D Street View Allow you to find your location and show real time street panorama view with 3D Panorama 360 degree & Street Panorama View. Live Satellite View GPS Map app gives the user the best ways to explore 360 views of famous locations or places worldwide. This app provides precise and approximate panoramic 3D & 360 street views. You can explore places from around the world or use your phone to add new images for street view with these options: • Photo Spheres (360° panoramas) • Photo Paths (a series of connected photos along a street or trail) • Street View (connected panoramas from a 360° camera) Live Street Panorama View & Live Map Navigation Features: - Search Address and see Street Panorama View & Live Map of the Address. - Both Map & Street Panorama View display in same screen and full screen functionality is also available. - Search any location around you or all over world. - Search location by building name or street name or city name. - Search Street Panorama View of famous places in world. - Search Street Panorama View and Live Maps of your current location. - Word suggestion when you search address and also search near by location. - Share street Panorama view location to your friends. - Change map according to your choice like: normal, satellite - Street View is shown for the position you tap on the map. - If you move in Street View, the marker on the map also moves. - If you change direction in Street View, the direction of the marker on the map also changes. Also, the application will help you on your trains. You can easily find hotels, bus stations, banks, airports, so that later you can enjoy your trip and not worry about the location of the desired objects! Live Earth Webcam As the most popular live earth camera view the earth on 3D global map, it is very easy to see all the live streaming around the world. You can have a free live earth view real time, and find the most exciting places, landmarks, destinations via webcam HD live street cameras streaming. Live Earth Map HD The Satellite World app of world satellite maps can allow you to directly view the street in your area for 3D panoramic view, find a live map and see both functions. GPS Satellite Direct Maps navigation and direction finds information about your street, world leader, real-time live traffic, and images on maps. Live Street View 360° Do you want to have a street view panorama 3D live map? It is worth to downloading a free Live Street View 2021 to see any street live satellite view real time. As your Live Street GPS Navigation, and you can arrange your travel plan well. Mobile Phone Map location We also provide you a Map Locator in our Live Earth Map 2021 3D. You can find your GPS phone location, and see the live world map offline. It is very handy to have live street map view & travel tools all at once in your pocket. If you have any comments or suggestions about Street View, please contact us at info.svktech@gmail.com Your feedback is appreciated!

Screenshots

Magic Earth Navigation & Maps4 screens
Street View Map4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Street View Map at none against Magic Earth Navigation & Maps's 1. Street View Map also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Magic Earth Navigation & Maps's advantage is review sentiment (51% vs 19%) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, rating, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Magic Earth Navigation & Maps sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Street View Map asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Magic Earth Navigation & Maps against 4.0 for Street View Map. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 570 and 128 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 51% of Magic Earth Navigation & Maps's written reviews are positive against 19% of Street View Map's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magic Earth Navigation & Maps ships an update weekly, Street View Map monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Magic Earth Navigation & Maps versus Street View Map: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic Earth Navigation & MapsStreet View Map
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (570 ratings)4.0 (128 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.1% of reviews — better18.8% of reviews
Number of ratings570 — better128
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
Best chart rank#162 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB120 MB
Age rating+124+
DeveloperMagic Lane International BVSumit Kukadiya

Customer experience

Magic Earth Navigation & Maps

All ratings569 ratings
Positive70.8%
Neutral8.6%
Negative20.6%
Written reviews511 reviews
Positive51.1%
Neutral15.7%
Negative33.3%

Street View Map

All ratings124 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral1.6%
Negative23.4%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive18.8%
Neutral12.5%
Negative68.8%

Bugs and requests

Magic Earth Navigation & Maps

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Keyboard obscures search results in CarPlay mode
  • GPS signal issues and location jumps
  • Inconsistent behavior when deviating from a route
  • Crashes and freezes, especially after recent updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to lock map orientation to North
  • Improve search by allowing voice input and better location relevance
  • Provide more detailed traffic information and rerouting options
  • Integrate with more car systems beyond just CarPlay
  • Offer more customization options for the user interface

Street View Map

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Magic Earth Navigation & Maps

Subscriptions1
  • Premium14 Days trial$19.991 Year
None

Street View Map

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Magic Earth Navigation & Maps free?
Magic Earth Navigation & Maps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Street View Map free?
Street View Map is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Magic Earth Navigation & Maps or Street View Map?
Street View Map is rated higher. Magic Earth Navigation & Maps averages 3.9 out of 5 from 570 ratings, while Street View Map averages 4.0 from 128 ratings.
Do Magic Earth Navigation & Maps or Street View Map have ads?
Neither Magic Earth Navigation & Maps nor Street View Map shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Magic Earth Navigation & Maps or Street View Map?
Magic Earth Navigation & Maps ships an update weekly, and Street View Map monthly. Most recently, Magic Earth Navigation & Maps was updated on November 6, 2026 and Street View Map on November 7, 2026.

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