Comparison

Organic Maps・Offline Maps, GPS vs Maplet

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

Head to head
About

Organic Maps・Offline Maps, GPS

Navigate and explore with detailed offline maps and GPS guidance. Plan, record, and import routes for travel, hikes, and rides without needing an internet connection. Enjoy privacy-first, battery-efficient navigation with extensive points of interest.

Highlights
  • 100% offline maps and navigation
  • Fast zooming and search
  • Detailed points of interest
  • Turn-by-turn voice guidance
  • Hiking and cycling trail layers
  • Route recording and import/export
  • Multiple map styles
Features
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Organic Maps is a fast, detailed offline map and GPS navigation app for travel, hikes, and rides. Plan, import, and record routes, and enjoy smooth guidance without draining your battery or using an internet connection. Explore places and navigate safely during your outdoor adventures and travels around the world. The app offers unlimited map downloads and biweekly updates. OpenStreetMap-based, volunteer-made, privacy-first, 100% offline, and 100% free. OFFLINE: The app works 100% offline — including search and navigation. You can explore the map and navigate without an internet connection, saving on mobile data and roaming fees. And with no background data transfers, your battery lasts much longer. FAST: Zooming, search, and route calculations work noticeably fast. DETAILED & UPDATED: The maps are rich in detail and refreshed twice a month to reflect real-world conditions. Unlike many well-known competitors, they include building labels, benches, hiking paths, and other helpful information. OPENSTREETMAP-BASED: OpenStreetMap is a wiki-style world map built and maintained by millions of volunteers — locals who know their areas best. This community effort results in highly detailed maps, often more accurate than commercial ones in less-mapped regions. Organic Maps updates its data from OpenStreetMap every two weeks, keeping your maps fresh and reliable. And if you notice something missing, you can add it to OpenStreetMap and help improve the map for everyone. PRIVACY-FIRST: We don’t collect any data or identifiers. This means there’s no risk of data leaks and no distractions like ads or noisy notifications — just a clean, private map experience. IMPORTANT FEATURES EXPLORE PLACES: Search by address, name, or category, discover millions of POIs, and view detailed information such as opening hours, Wikipedia articles, wheelchair accessibility, and other helpful details. All available offline. GPS NAVIGATION: Enjoy voice-guided, turn-by-turn directions. Create walking, hiking, cycling, or driving routes — including routes between cities, countries, and multiple waypoints. Find the best routes for your metro journeys and commutes. CarPlay is supported. HIKING & CYCLING TRAILS FROM AROUND THE WORLD: Enable special map layers to discover popular hiking and cycling routes worldwide, all sourced from OpenStreetMap. Switch between layers to see colored bike and MTB routes, as well as official hiking paths. PUBLIC TRANSPORT: See public transport route numbers at stops. Live transport schedules and routing are currently in development. MAP STYLES: Choose map layers that fit your activity — Outdoors, Contour Lines, Hiking, Cycling, or Metro/Subway. TRACK RECORDER: Record, import, export, and share your routes and favorite places. Supports KML, KMZ, GPX, and GeoJSON formats. WIKIPEDIA ARTICLES: Explore Wikipedia articles for places you discover on the map. Type “?wiki” in the search to find all places with Wikipedia articles. MAP EDITOR: Contribute to OpenStreetMap by adding missing places or editing the map directly from Organic Maps. DARK MODE: Switch to a dark theme for comfortable viewing at night. iCLOUD SYNC: Easily back up and sync all your bookmarks and tracks via iCloud. Try the app — it’s 100% free, ad-free, fast, and fully offline. Enjoy a fast, reliable, and private map experience, and share it with others! Organic Maps is an indie, community-driven, open-source project with hundreds of contributors who help develop new features, fix issues, translate, and move the project forward. Join the community on Telegram: @OrganicMapsApp Or learn other ways to support the project: https://organicmaps.app/contribute/ Your honest feedback and reviews in the store motivate us! We love hearing from you there. Have questions? Please visit the organicmaps.app website for additional details and FAQ.

About

Maplet

Organize saved locations, plan optimized multi-stop routes, and manage GPX files completely offline. This app offers advanced map markers with notes, photos, and voice memos, along with a route planner and GPS tools for navigation.

Highlights
  • Advanced map marker and pin log
  • Organize bookmarks into folders and tags
  • Plan multi-stop routes and track progress
  • Pro compass and GPS tools
  • Import and export GPX, KML, and CSV files
  • Works fully offline
  • No ads or tracking
Features
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Maplet is the ultimate Map Marker and Route Planner for smart travelers, field professionals, and outdoor explorers. Save and organize places, plan optimized multi-stop routes, and manage GPX files completely offline. Whether you are managing work sites, planning a massive road trip, or navigating off-grid, Maplet keeps your location data organized, private, and entirely in your control. Key Features: Advanced Map Marker & Pin Log • Save any waypoint or place with a custom title, notes, photos, and voice memos. • Automatically fetch the address, weather, distance, and exact coordinates (Lat/Long, UTM, MGRS). • Organize your bookmarks cleanly into folders, tags, and color-coded categories. • 360° Look Around: Preview destinations with immersive, interactive street-level views. Route Planner & Journey Tracking • Plan multi-stop routes for RV trips, delivery runs, or hiking trails. • Auto-optimize your stop order to find the fastest path and track your progress live. • Check off locations as you go—perfect for travel itineraries and waypoint lists. Pro Compass & GPS Tools • View a live compass overlay directly on the map to see your exact facing direction. • Live Compass Target: Track your saved locations, the Sun, Moon, Qibla, and your parked car together on a tactical radar. • Arrival Alerts: Get a push notification when you enter a 500m radius of a pinned bookmark. • Ideal for off-grid navigation, geocaching, and outdoor field work. Import, Export & GPX Manager • Universal Import: Seamlessly load GPX, KML, and CSV files into your folders. • Smart Paste: Instantly convert copied text coordinates (DMS, Decimal) into map pins. • Easy Export: Back up your folders as PDF reports or export GPX files for other GPS units. Open & Share Anywhere • Open your saved coordinates directly in Apple Maps, Google Maps, Waze, and 8+ other navigation apps. • Share offline-ready folders via private deep links (no account needed). • Convert shared map links from other apps instantly into Maplet pins. Private & Offline-First • Works fully offline with optional iCloud sync for cross-device backup. • No ads, no tracking, and no account required. Your data is yours. • Lightweight, fast, and optimized with battery-efficient Dark Mode. EULA: https://gemshi.com/Maplet/eula.html

Screenshots

Organic Maps・Offline Maps, GPS4 screens
Maplet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Organic Maps・Offline Maps, GPS at 88% against Maplet's 0%. Organic Maps・Offline Maps, GPS also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Maplet sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Organic Maps・Offline Maps, GPS asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Organic Maps・Offline Maps, GPS holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Organic Maps・Offline Maps, GPS has 3.6K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Organic Maps・Offline Maps, GPS's written reviews are positive against 0% of Maplet's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Organic Maps・Offline Maps, GPS versus Maplet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrganic Maps・Offline Maps, GPSMaplet
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.6K ratings) — better3.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews88.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3.6K — better3
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
Best chart rank#38 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrganic MapsGemsheer Chalil

Customer experience

Organic Maps・Offline Maps, GPS

All ratings3,407 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral2.1%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews1,221 reviews
Positive88.1%
Neutral4.3%
Negative7.6%

Maplet

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Organic Maps・Offline Maps, GPS

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inconsistent handling of address search
  • Elevation data not always accurate

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to customize map styles and colors
  • Integration with fitness tracking apps
  • Improved public transportation routing
  • Satellite/aerial imagery support
  • Apple Watch app

Maplet

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Organic Maps・Offline Maps, GPS

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Maplet

Subscriptions2
  • Maplet Pro: Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Maplet Pro: Yearly Access7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Maplet Lifetime Pro$39.99

Questions

Is Organic Maps・Offline Maps, GPS free?
Organic Maps・Offline Maps, GPS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Maplet free?
Maplet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Organic Maps・Offline Maps, GPS or Maplet?
Organic Maps・Offline Maps, GPS is rated higher. Organic Maps・Offline Maps, GPS averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.6K ratings, while Maplet averages 3.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Organic Maps・Offline Maps, GPS or Maplet have ads?
Neither Organic Maps・Offline Maps, GPS nor Maplet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Organic Maps・Offline Maps, GPS or Maplet?
Organic Maps・Offline Maps, GPS ships an update fortnightly, and Maplet fortnightly. Most recently, Organic Maps・Offline Maps, GPS was updated on October 21, 2026 and Maplet on October 3, 2026.

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