AR vs GoodMaps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AR
Navigate to destinations using augmented reality. This app overlays walking paths and directional arrows onto your device's camera view, guiding you to your chosen location. Simply select a point on the map or enter an address to begin.
- Augmented reality path visualization
- MapKit, CoreLocation, and ARKit integration
- Walking route guidance
- Destination search by map selection or address input
- AR view for real-time navigation
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This app joins the power of the device's location and its Augmented Reality capabilities to provide you with the best AR-Maps experience. The app uses MapKit, CoreLocation and ARKit to place a path and arrows guiding the user to the desired destination. All the user needs to do is press on a location on the map or type an address within a 10 mile radius from the users location, then the shortest walking path to the location will be displayed, press on the button label AR on the right bottom corner of the map and it'll take you to the AR View, the path will then automatically be render for you.
GoodMaps
Navigate complex indoor environments with ease and precision. This app offers an inclusive and user-friendly experience for exploring buildings, ensuring a seamless journey for everyone.
- Effortless indoor navigation
- Inclusive design
- Complex space exploration
- Precise accuracy
- User-friendly interface
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Experience the future of indoor navigation with GoodMaps. Inclusive by design, our app enables effortless navigation and interaction in complex indoor spaces, providing a seamless and stress-free experience. With a user-friendly and efficient interface, GoodMaps empowers everyone to explore indoor environments with precise accuracy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: GoodMaps at none against AR's shown. GoodMaps also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.7) and update cadence (monthly vs every 12 months). AR's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 60%). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
GoodMaps holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GoodMaps has 17 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of AR's written reviews are positive against 60% of GoodMaps's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
AR ships an update every 12 months, GoodMaps monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AR | GoodMaps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.1 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Johan Gonzalez | GoodMaps Inc |
Customer experience
AR
GoodMaps
In-app purchases
AR
No in-app purchases
GoodMaps
No in-app purchases
