Open Location vs Maze · Maps Switcher
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Open Location
Seamlessly share locations between your favorite map and navigation apps. Easily send points of interest, contacts, or geo-tagged media to apps like Google Maps, Uber, or Outdooractive. Combine your existing navigation tools in novel ways.
- Share locations between different map apps
- Supports various data types (contacts, photos, GPX, KML)
- Integrates with numerous navigation and map services
- Streamlined iOS share extension
- Combines existing apps in new ways
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Map Switcher App in form of a streamlined iOS-share-extension. There are many good apps for navigation and map display. Unfortunately, it's currently not possible to exchange locations between different map apps. However, most apps offer the option to share a location. And that's precisely where this app comes in. You share a location and then select the "OPEN LOCATION" action provided by this app. EXAMPLE USAGE: I found a point of interest on Google Maps or Yelp. I share it via the "OPEN LOCATION..." action. Then I choose e.g. 'TomTom', because this might be my favorite app for car navigation. Or I could choose 'UBER' to order a ride. Or maybe 'Outdooractive' to hike to this location. Et cetera, etc... Everyone should be able to find good use of combining his/her existing apps with each other in new ways. SUPPORTED DATA TYPES: - contacts (vCard) - geo-tagged photos & movies - geo: links - GPX waypoints - ICS / ICAL events - KML placemarks - Plus Codes - textual coordinates - Wikipedia pages SUPPORTED APPS: - Apple Maps - Citymapper - CoMaps - Direkto - Google Earth - Google Maps - Guru Maps - here - Komoot - Lyft - Magic Earth - MapOut - maps.me - Organic Maps - OsmAnd Maps - Outdooractive - Pocket Earth - Scenic Motorcycle Navigation - Sygic - TomTom Go - UBER - Waze - What3Words - Wigemo - Yelp
Maze · Maps Switcher
Effortlessly switch between your favorite map applications. This app allows you to open locations found in one map service directly into another for navigation, all within a classic iOS 6 inspired interface.
- Universal map integration
- Classic iOS 6 UI design
- Seamlessly switch between map apps
- Open locations from web links
- Supports multiple map services
- Simple 3-step process
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Introducing Maze, the beautifully designed app that breaks barriers between your favorite map apps, featuring a lovingly crafted classic iOS 6 interface that brings back the beloved design era. Maze seamlessly connects Google Maps, Apple Maps, Waze, and more, making it effortless to open any location from one app in another. Love finding places in Google Maps but prefer navigating with Waze? This application is the perfect tool for you. Key Features: • Classic iOS 6 UI design, meticulously crafted retro interface that brings back the beloved UI that never should have left • Universal map integration, works with all major map apps and popular apps • Simple 3-step process: Share, choose, and navigate with ease Using Maze is incredibly simple: 1. Find a location in any map app (like Google Maps or Apple Maps), or find a Google/Apple Maps location in Safari 2. Share the location or the link to Maze 3. Open or navigate to the location in your preferred app Maze opens locations in these map apps: • Apple Maps • Google Maps • Waze • Baidu Maps (百度地图) • Gaode Maps (高德地图) • Tencent Maps (腾讯地图) Maze accepts shared locations from: • Apple Maps • Google Maps • Baidu Maps (百度地图) • Gaode Maps (高德地图) • Tencent Maps (腾讯地图) • Web links (sharing Google/Apple Maps links from Safari) • Yelp • Zillow • Redfin • Any plain text addresses If you have any suggestions or feedback, please feel free to email us at support@ibluebox.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Maze · Maps Switcher at 4.7 against Open Location's 3.0. Maze · Maps Switcher also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (22 vs 2). Open Location's advantage is review sentiment (94% vs 82%). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Open Location sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Maze · Maps Switcher asks for nothing beyond the download.
Maze · Maps Switcher holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Maze · Maps Switcher has 22 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 94% of Open Location's written reviews are positive against 82% of Maze · Maps Switcher's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Open Location | Maze · Maps Switcher |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.7 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 94.4% of reviews — better | 81.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Hoereth | iBlueBox |
Customer experience
Open Location
Maze · Maps Switcher
In-app purchases
Open Location
- Unlock all Features$3.99
Maze · Maps Switcher
No in-app purchases
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