Comparison

MapFactor Navigator vs GPS Route Maps

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

Head to head
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

About

GPS Route Maps

Navigate to any destination safely and quickly with turn-by-turn voice guidance and real-time traffic updates. Find the shortest routes, track your speed, and get weather information. Premium features offer unlimited access and an ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • Turn-by-turn voice navigation
  • Real-time traffic updates
  • Shortest route finder
  • GPS speedometer
  • Weather updates
  • Multiple route options
Features
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Going somewhere? Use a GPS route finder and reach your destination safer and faster. GPS route tracker enables voice navigation with turn-by-turn assistance along with traffic updates. Maps for any destination provide an easier way to reach any location. Make your traveling easier with easy driving directions in voice navigation assistance. Ever faced the problem of finding any location? GPS route finder provides the ultimate source for finding any location. Get information on traffic updates and travel on the shortest routes provided by GPS route finder. The foremost navigator ensures speed to any destination by providing easy directions in voice navigation features. Key Features Traffic updates with driving directions Voice navigation and easy route guidance Route maps with shortest route tracker Estimated time to your destination Navigation with voice directions Multiple routes for any destination Find multiple routes to your destination Get real-time traffic updates Track accurate speed and distance with GPS speedometer Know the accurate weather updates for any location Get real-time and satellite view Calculate accurate distance between two cities or points Additional purchase is required to access the premium features Premium Features Include: - Unlimited GPS route map navigations - Unlimited distance calculator between any points - Unlimited speedometer usage - Ad-free experience GPS route finder app offers the following auto-renewing subscription Weekly: $2.99/Month with 3-day free trial Monthly: $5.99/Month This price is for United States customers Pricing in other countries may vary and current rates may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. At confirmation of purchase the subscription payment will be charged to iTunes Account. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off going to the user's Account Settings after purchase Terms of use: https://toptenx.blogspot.com/p/terms-of-use.html Privacy policy: https://toptenx.blogspot.com/p/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

MapFactor Navigator4 screens
GPS Route Maps4 screens

Verdict

The call

MapFactor Navigator and GPS Route Maps both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of GPS Route Maps's written reviews are positive against 57% of MapFactor Navigator's. MapFactor Navigator's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 and GPS Route Maps sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for MapFactor Navigator against 4.7 for GPS Route Maps. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 831 and 858 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of MapFactor Navigator's written reviews are positive against 67% of GPS Route Maps's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MapFactor Navigator versus GPS Route Maps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMapFactor NavigatorGPS Route Maps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (831 ratings)4.7 (858 ratings)
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings831858 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMapFactorzohaib khaliq

Customer experience

MapFactor Navigator

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

GPS Route Maps

All ratings858 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral4.7%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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

GPS Route Maps

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
3 purchases

GPS Route Maps

Subscriptions2
  • GPS Navigation Weekly Pro3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Route Maps Monthly Premium$5.991 Month
One-time1
  • Premium Ad Free Version Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is MapFactor Navigator free?
MapFactor Navigator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GPS Route Maps free?
GPS Route Maps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MapFactor Navigator or GPS Route Maps?
MapFactor Navigator and GPS Route Maps are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 831 and 858 ratings respectively.
Do MapFactor Navigator or GPS Route Maps have ads?
Both MapFactor Navigator and GPS Route Maps show ads.
Which is updated more often, MapFactor Navigator or GPS Route Maps?
MapFactor Navigator ships an update every 6 weeks, and GPS Route Maps every 6 weeks. Most recently, MapFactor Navigator was updated on October 18, 2026 and GPS Route Maps on October 14, 2026.

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