Comparison

OpenStreets 4 Open Street Map vs MapFactor Navigator

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

Head to head
About

OpenStreets 4 Open Street Map

This app offers a smart social mapping solution using OpenStreetMap data. It allows users to manage favorite locations, share them with friends, and access maps offline. Plan trips or simply remember great spots with this versatile navigation tool.

Highlights
  • OpenStreetMap integration
  • Offline map access
  • Favorite location management
  • Location sharing with friends
  • Radius circle display
  • Apple Maps support
Features
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Get OpenStreets today! The smart social mapping tool is your all-in-one mapping solution based on Open Street Map data, collected by millions of volunteers worldwide: * enjoy great free & open maps like OpenStreetMap, OpenTopoMap & OpenCycleMap * Apple maps are supported as well * manage your favorite locations: you can store locations, tag them, change pin colors & share locations with friends & family * once downloaded open maps remain available for offline use * show radius circles around locations Let your iPhone / iPad remember locations for you. Share your places with just a few taps! USE CASES: * remember a cool spot (restaurant, store, sight ...) as you pass by and recall it easily * plan you vacations with OpenStreets & store places to visit - once you're traveling OpenStreets will show you where to find all those cool sights you read about in your guidebook * tell your friends where that great new restaurant is with just a few taps * easily let friends & family know your precise location, e.g. to meet in a park OpenStreets will help you whenever it comes to remembering places & sharing them. Your FEEDBACK is greatly appreciated! If you'd like to suggest a new feature or need help using OpenStreets - just contact us: eMail: apps@kicks-apps.com Have fun with OpenStreets!

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

Screenshots

OpenStreets 4 Open Street Map4 screens
MapFactor Navigator4 screens

Verdict

The call

OpenStreets 4 Open Street Map and MapFactor Navigator both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 93% of OpenStreets 4 Open Street Map's written reviews are positive against 57% of MapFactor Navigator's. OpenStreets 4 Open Street Map also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 28) and ads (none vs shown). MapFactor Navigator's advantage is ratings volume (838 vs 20) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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. MapFactor Navigator sells 26 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. OpenStreets 4 Open Street Map asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for OpenStreets 4 Open Street Map against 4.7 for MapFactor Navigator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MapFactor Navigator has 838 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of OpenStreets 4 Open Street Map's written reviews are positive against 57% of MapFactor Navigator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OpenStreets 4 Open Street Map ships an update every 3 weeks, MapFactor Navigator every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
OpenStreets 4 Open Street Map versus MapFactor Navigator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpenStreets 4 Open Street MapMapFactor Navigator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (20 ratings) — better4.7 (838 ratings)
Positive reviews93.2% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings20838 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKicksApps GmbHMapFactor

Customer experience

OpenStreets 4 Open Street Map

All ratings20 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews74 reviews
Positive93.2%
Neutral1.4%
Negative5.4%

MapFactor Navigator

All ratings831 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews226 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral9.3%
Negative33.6%

Bugs and requests

OpenStreets 4 Open Street Map

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

None

OpenStreets 4 Open Street Map

No in-app purchases

26 purchases

MapFactor Navigator

Subscriptions20
  • Premium: Remote Commands$0.991 Year
  • America$1.991 Month
  • Premium: Head-Up Display$2.991 Year
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  • Premium: No Ads$2.991 Year
  • America$3.493 Months
  • 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
  • Middle East7 Days trial$12.991 Year
  • North America & Mexico7 Days trial$12.991 Year
  • South Asia7 Days trial$12.991 Year
  • Europe7 Days trial$12.991 Year
  • North and East Asia7 Days trial$12.991 Year
  • TomTom Africa7 Days trial$12.991 Year
  • Truck: North America & Mexico$34.991 Year
  • Truck: South Asia7 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Truck: North and East Asia7 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Truck: Latin America7 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time6
  • Donate$0.99
  • Donate$2.99
  • Premium: Remove Ads$2.99
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  • All Premium Features$6.99
  • North America and Mexico2 variants$20.99
  • North America and Mexico$25.99

Questions

Is OpenStreets 4 Open Street Map free?
OpenStreets 4 Open Street Map is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MapFactor Navigator free?
MapFactor Navigator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, OpenStreets 4 Open Street Map or MapFactor Navigator?
OpenStreets 4 Open Street Map is rated higher. OpenStreets 4 Open Street Map averages 4.8 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while MapFactor Navigator averages 4.7 from 838 ratings.
Do OpenStreets 4 Open Street Map or MapFactor Navigator have ads?
MapFactor Navigator shows ads; OpenStreets 4 Open Street Map does not.
Which is updated more often, OpenStreets 4 Open Street Map or MapFactor Navigator?
OpenStreets 4 Open Street Map ships an update every 3 weeks, and MapFactor Navigator every 6 weeks. Most recently, OpenStreets 4 Open Street Map was updated on October 29, 2026 and MapFactor Navigator on November 1, 2026.

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