SloWays vs Pilgrim Paths Navigo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SloWays
Navigate famous Italian long-distance walking routes with offline GPS, route summaries, and elevation charts. Features include off-track alerts, an emergency button, and georeferenced photo sharing. Book trips for turn-by-turn directions and hotel information.
- Offline navigation
- Accurate GPS tracks
- Daily route summary and elevation chart
- Off-track alerts
- Emergency call button
- Georeferenced photo recording
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The SloWays app includes the most famous long-distance walking routes in Italy. This app allows easy navigation on self guided holidays, walking and cycling thousands of kilometers on the Via Francigena, the Camino from the Great St. Bernard Pass to Rome, the complete St. Francis route from Chiusi della Verna to Rome, and the Path of Gods from Bologna to Florence. The new navigation features include Offline navigation. Mobile data not required after initial download accurate GPS tracks, autorotation of the maps, daily route summery and elevation chart panorama of the track and at street level, alarm and vibration that alerts you in case you go off track. Emergency call button, possibility to record and take georeferenced photos of problems on route alerting fellow travelers If you book your trip with SloWays.eu after login you access additional information such as turn by turn directions, hotel information, points of interest along the way historical background. About SloWays SloWays is our way of travelling, slowly. Holidays for everyone to discover beautiful and hidden places on foot or cycling, self-guided and in small groups, along the Via Francigena Camino to Rome and other great European trails and routes. We take the guesswork out of planning a trip by providing well thought out itineraries, hand-picked accommodation, luggage transport and clear route descriptions. Visit www.sloways.eu or email info@sloways.eu to customize your perfect adventure ATTENTION: Continued use of GPS running in the background can drastically decrease battery life, an extra power pack is recommended when on route Have a great adventure!
Pilgrim Paths Navigo
Navigate European and US pilgrimage trails with confidence. Download maps and routes for offline use, relying solely on your phone's GPS to stay on track. Discover trusted routes from respected guidebooks.
- Offline map downloads
- GPS-based location tracking
- Pilgrimage trail routes
- Works without cell signal
- Trusted guidebook routes
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The Pilgrim Paths Navigo app allows you to use your smartphone so you can set aside your worries about getting lost on the great pilgrimage trails of Europe and the U.S. Just open the app while you have a cell or WiFi signal, choose your route, and the map and route automatically download to your smartphone. Once you’re on the trail, no cell signal is required since the app needs only the GPS signal from your phone. Click on the location icon to find your position and keep your location on the route line. The app senses your location and you follow the route. That’s all there is to it! Navigo focuses on pilgrimage trails that are served by the trusted and respected guidebooks of Pilgrim Paths founder, Sanford “Sandy” Brown, whose guidebooks cover pilgrim trails in Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, and the U.S.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pilgrim Paths Navigo at every 3 weeks against SloWays's every 2 months. Pilgrim Paths Navigo also leads on iOS requirement (14 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SloWays against 5.0 for Pilgrim Paths Navigo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
SloWays ships an update every 2 months, Pilgrim Paths Navigo every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SloWays | Pilgrim Paths Navigo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Itineraria S.r.l. | Sanford Brown |
Customer experience
SloWays
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In-app purchases
SloWays
No in-app purchases
Pilgrim Paths Navigo
No in-app purchases
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