Open Location vs CarMap Link
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
CarMap Link
Easily send navigation routes from your phone to your Tesla's built-in system. Supports multiple map apps with smart auto-completion and destination memory for quick route planning. Features an intuitive interface for seamless control.
- Send routes to Tesla navigation
- Supports Google Maps and other apps
- Smart auto-completion
- Frequent destination memory
- Intuitive user interface
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CarMap Link seamlessly connects your smartphone’s navigation apps with your Tesla’s built-in navigation. Choose a destination in Google Maps, or other supported apps, and send it directly to your Tesla in one tap. With smart auto-completion and memory of frequent destinations, finding your route has never been easier. Enjoy a simple and intuitive UI designed for effortless navigation control.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CarMap Link at weekly against Open Location's every 3 weeks. On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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 and CarMap Link sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Open Location ships an update every 3 weeks, CarMap Link weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Open Location | CarMap Link |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 94.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Michael Hoereth | yonggeon kim |
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Open Location
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In-app purchases
Open Location
- Unlock all Features$3.99
CarMap Link
- Credit 100$0.99
- Credit 400$2.99
- Credit 800$4.99
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- Credit 1000$5.99









