TantuMap (Offline Navigation) vs MapFactor Navigator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TantuMap (Offline Navigation)
Navigate the world with detailed offline maps and GPS guidance. Discover points of interest, plan road trips, and utilize public transit routing in over 200 countries without an internet connection. Features include turn-by-turn voice navigation, speed camera warnings, and automatic trip recording.
- Offline maps for 200+ countries
- Turn-by-turn voice GPS navigation
- Public transit routing
- Road trip planning features
- Speed and traffic camera warnings
- Automatic trip recording
- Street View integration
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TantuMap is an Easy map and GPS navigation, designed for travelers. Overall information cover over 200+ countries. Also designed for offline use, NO internet connection is required! √ FULLY OFFLINE USE Search anywhere , navigate anywhere, even without an internet connection. √ WORLDWIDE Cover over 200+ countries, millions of interesting places. √ DESIGNED FOR TRAVELERS Highlight the best hotels, restaurants, shops, bars, and things to do in the world's most exciting destinations. √ GLOBAL PUBLIC TRANSIT ROUTING Subway, Buses, Trains, Ferries... √ DESIGNED FOR ROAD TRIPS WITH ADVANCED NAVIGATION The most popular road trip routes are shown on the map. Inspirational travel ideas to help you plan a road trip. Turn-by-turn voice guided GPS navigation with lane assistant, get a clear look ahead before reaching a complicated intersection. Speed-limit cameras and traffic-cameras warnings, avoid speeding tickets. Intelligent route re-planning when deviating from the route. Driving safety tips. Live traffic information. √ AUTOMATICALLY TRIP RECORDING A tool for trip recording, what you need is just leave your phone in you pocket, easy to use. √ STREET VIEW INTEGRATED --------------- Notice: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
MapFactor Navigator
Navigate over 200 countries offline with turn-by-turn voice guidance, speed limit alerts, and camera warnings. Plan door-to-door routes for various transport modes and customize your navigation experience with favorite places and route avoidance.
- Offline maps for 200+ countries
- Turn-by-turn voice navigation
- Speed limit and camera warnings
- Door-to-door route planning
- Multiple routing modes (car, bus, bike)
- Points of Interest (POI)
- 2D/3D map display
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MapFactor Navigator is a free GPS navigation app with free offline maps from OpenStreetMaps (incl. free monthly maps update). You can navigate without an internet connection in 200+ countries. Intuitive voice turn-by-turn navigation in different languages, speed limits, camera warnings and many other useful features. Key features of the MapFactor GPS Navigation app: - voice navigation in various languages - door-to-door route planning - overview of the upcoming manoeuvre and distance shown on the screen - free offline maps with postcodes (full GB postcodes) installed on your device - points of interest - speed limit and camera warnings - favourite routes and places - 2D/3D mode allows realistic visual maps display - day/night map mode - routing modes for car, bus, pedestrian, bicycle, motocycle - route avoidance - block certain road from your route - maps rotate in driving direction, or north up - blue motorway signs - CarPlay connectivity (beta) Premium Features: - Head-Up Display - Alternative Routes - Remote commands - No Ads Live HD Traffic: - reach your destination stress free, avoid any traffic problem - all traffic problems at a glance on the map or in a table OSM maps are created and updated by the community of volunteers at www.osm.org. OSM maps are updated every month for FREE. Optional professional TomTom navigation maps with UK postcodes available - more reliable and accurate for vehicles navigation. Car version or Truck version with enhanced information for large vehicles. If you wish to get help or provide feedback to our GPS navigation app, please email ios@mapfactor.com. --- OpenStreetMap: Available free GPS maps: --- = EUROPE: Albania Andorra Armenia Azerbaijan Austria Belarus Belgium Bosnia And Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czechia Denmark Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Guernsey Hungary Iceland Ireland Isle Of Man Italy Jan Mayen Jersey Kosovo Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russian Federation San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom UK Postcode - Ordnance Survey Vatican City = AMERICA: Antigua And Barbuda Argentina Aruba Barbados Belize Bolivia Brazil British Virgin Islands Canada Caribbean Netherlands Chile Colombia Costa Rica Crozet Islands Cuba Curacao Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador French Guiana Grenada Guadeloupe Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Martinique Mexico Montserrat Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Saint Kitts And Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Martin Saint Vincent And The Grenadines St Pierre And Miquelon Suriname The Bahamas Turks And Caicos Islands Trinidad And Tobago Uruguay USA Virgin Islands Venezuela Wallis And Futuna = ASIA: Afghanistan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia D.Rep. of Timor Leste Gaza Strip China India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Nepal North Korea Oman Pakistan Palestine Qatar Philippines Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Thailand Turkey Turkmenistan Union Of Myanmar United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen = AUSTRALIA: Australia Fed. States Of Micronesia Fiji Guam Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Caledonia New Zealand Northern Mariana Islands Palau Papua New Guinea = AFRICA: Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo D.Rep. of The Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Bissau Guinea Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda Sao Tome And Principe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan Swaziland Togo Tunisia Uganda Tanzania Western Sahara Zambia Zimbabwe Terms of Use: http://bit.ly/MFTermsOfUse
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TantuMap (Offline Navigation) at none against MapFactor Navigator's 10. TantuMap (Offline Navigation) also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (77% vs 57%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. MapFactor Navigator sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. TantuMap (Offline Navigation) asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for TantuMap (Offline Navigation) against 4.7 for MapFactor Navigator. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.1K and 838 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of TantuMap (Offline Navigation)'s written reviews are positive against 57% of MapFactor Navigator's.
TantuMap (Offline Navigation) ships an update every 3 weeks, MapFactor Navigator every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | TantuMap (Offline Navigation) | MapFactor Navigator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better | 4.7 (838 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 838 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 427 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tantu Offline Map | MapFactor |
Customer experience
TantuMap (Offline Navigation)
MapFactor Navigator
User reviews
TantuMap (Offline Navigation)
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Offline maps
- 👍 Helpful navigation
- 👍 Free to use
- 👍 Useful for travelers
- 👍 Good for Chinese users
Room to improve
- 🐛 Outdated maps
- 🐛 Inconsistent voice directions
MapFactor Navigator
From 838 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Colorful app
- 🚀 Great offline navigation
- 🚀 Excellent mapping and GPS
- 👍 Good app overall
- 👍 Reliable and flawless system
Room to improve
- 🐛 Doesn't let you open GPX files
- 🐛 Clunky and slow on iPhone
- 🐛 Unintelligible instructions
- 🐛 Archaic address search
- 🐛 Can't save addresses or favorites
Bugs and requests
TantuMap (Offline Navigation)
Reported bugs
2 issues- Outdated maps in certain areas
- Inconsistent voice directions
Requested features
2 requests- Map updates
- Improved voice navigation
MapFactor Navigator
Reported bugs
5 issues- Doesn't work after map download
- Can't set home address properly
- Doesn't recognize many addresses
- Continuous map download loop
- Doesn't allow entry of street numbers
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to export/import favorites
- Larger house numbers on maps
- Show all favorites on the map
- Prefill favorite name when editing
- Better voice navigation and street announcements
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- Improved address search and entry
In-app purchases
TantuMap (Offline Navigation)
No in-app purchases
MapFactor Navigator
- America$1.991 Month
- Premium: Head-Up Display$2.991 Year
- America$3.493 Months
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- Searching Online: 1 Year$3.491 Year
- Premium: Alternative Routes$4.991 Year
- Premium: Mega Pack$6.991 Year
- America$8.491 Year
- Latin America7 Days trial$12.991 Year
- North America & Mexico7 Days trial$12.991 Year
- All Premium Features$6.99
