Comparison

Bharat Maps vs Navic By Nirals

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

Head to head
About

Bharat Maps

This navigation app focuses on providing detailed mapping for India, covering villages, lanes, and junctions. It aims to offer comprehensive coverage across the entire country.

Highlights
  • Detailed Indian mapping
  • Village and lane coverage
  • Comprehensive nationwide routes
  • Designed for India
  • Continuous improvement
Features
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Bharat Maps is India’s own map engine β€” designed, built, and constantly improved with India at its core. We’re not just mapping highways and city streets β€” we’re mapping every village, lane, junction, and turning point across the country, right from the northernmost border to the southern tip, and across the east and west, without missing a single spot.

About

Navic By Nirals

Features
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Navic by Nirals is a customised GPS tracking solution for school buses. School admin can check the live and history location of buses. They can check all or single buses live or location at a specific date.

Screenshots

Bharat Maps4 screens
Navic By Nirals4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bharat Maps at every 4 days against Navic By Nirals's every 9 months. Navic By Nirals's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bharat Maps ships an update every 4 days, Navic By Nirals every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
Bharat Maps versus Navic By Nirals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBharat MapsNavic By Nirals
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews66.7% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 4 days β€” betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS16.015.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size54 MB41 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperKesari BharatNirals Information Technologies Private Limited

In-app purchases

None

Bharat Maps

No in-app purchases

None

Navic By Nirals

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bharat Maps free?
Bharat Maps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Navic By Nirals free?
Navic By Nirals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bharat Maps or Navic By Nirals have ads?
Neither Bharat Maps nor Navic By Nirals shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bharat Maps or Navic By Nirals?
Bharat Maps ships an update every 4 days, and Navic By Nirals every 9 months. Most recently, Bharat Maps was updated on September 21, 2026 and Navic By Nirals on September 13, 2026.

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