3D Offline Maps vs Valico
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
3D Offline Maps
Navigate and explore the world with detailed 2D and 3D offline maps. Record GPS tracks, save routes, and import/export GPX files for any adventure, even without an internet signal. Plan your trips and mark points of interest for a more comfortable journey.
- Detailed 2D and 3D offline maps
- GPS track recording
- Route planning
- GPX/KML/KMZ import/export
- Waypoint creation and management
- Offline map downloads with unlimited storage
- Compass and barometer
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Detailed 2D and 3D maps for navigation, travel, hiking, and outdoor adventures all over the world. Download maps in advance, use them offline without internet access, record GPS tracks, save routes and waypoints, import and export GPX files, and keep everything important close at hand on every trip. Plan routes, build your own collection of tracks, mark interesting places on the map, share data with friends, and travel more comfortably even where there is no signal. The app supports offline maps with no time limits on storage and contains no ads. Main features: - 9 map types: satellite, vector, and 3D maps. - compatible with Apple Silicon Macs. - background track recording. - compare tracks by speed, elevation, and time at any distance, including gains and delays relative to a selected reference track. - fast and convenient map downloads. - route planner. - step counter with data for the last three months (steps, distance). - elevation for any waypoint. - address search. - coordinate search. - compass. - barometer. - track processing and optimization. - offline map downloads with unlimited storage time. - supports all available ways on your device to import and export tracks and waypoints in GPX, KML, KMZ format. - color gradient by speed and elevation for imported tracks when this data is available. - color gradient by speed and elevation for recorded tracks. - records speed and elevation in tracks. - contour lines in outdoor mode. - extended track information: average and maximum speed, duration, distance, and number of waypoints. - different units of measurement: miles, kilometers, feet, meters. - view one or multiple tracks in any app mode, including while recording another track. - create, edit, and delete waypoints in any mode and anywhere on the map. - selectable icons for waypoints. - track recording quality settings, distance filters, and power saving mode. - points to the selected waypoint and shows the distance to it. - shows the current distance covered and time on route. - quick start and stop of track recording. - several map orientation modes: by device compass, by direction of movement, centered mode, and north-up mode. - map tilt with a two-finger gesture. - quick selection and convenient viewing of saved tracks, waypoints, and downloaded maps. - speed and elevation charts with zooming and scrolling. - link to the user guide in settings. - waypoint photos: take photos, store them, open the waypoint on the map from the photo, and share your shots. - photo geotagging: coordinates and shooting data are saved in the text caption and in EXIF/GPS metadata. - Terms of Service: https://appsupport.store/terms/ - Privacy Policy: https://appsupport.store/privacy
Valico
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Valico is turn-by-turn navigation for drivers who care about the road, not just the destination. Most navigation apps treat your route as a suggestion. The moment you drift, they reroute you to the fastest way to the end. Valico does the opposite: the route you loaded is the route you drive. If you leave it, Valico guides you back onto the track ahead — it never quietly reroutes you to the destination. THREE WAYS TO START A DRIVE • Import a GPX route from Files, email, or any app that shares .gpx. • Generate a route: tell Valico where to start and end (or ask for a loop) and it proposes spirited, curve-rich candidates for you to pick from. • Record a drive: breadcrumb a road you love as you drive it, and keep it in your library to run again later. BUILT FOR REAL ROADS • Review before you drive: Valico shows the matched route and flags spots where the map-match may have wandered, so you can accept, correct, or swap a stretch first. • Route-faithful guidance: clear turn-by-turn with voice, tuned to keep you on the track you chose. • CarPlay: full guidance on your car's screen. • Save your library: routes, generated loops, and recorded drives all live together, with your own marks on the corners worth remembering. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your routes, profile, and drive history stay on your device. Nothing is uploaded unless you explicitly publish a route as a share link — and even then Valico trims the start and end so your link never reveals where you live. No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Bring your own roads. Drive the ones you dream about.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Valico at none against 3D Offline Maps's 7. 3D Offline Maps's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. 3D Offline Maps sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Valico asks for nothing beyond the download.
3D Offline Maps ships an update every 6 days, Valico every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 3D Offline Maps | Valico |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (659 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 659 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SERGEI BEZDENEZHNYKH | Quovio LLC |
Bugs and requests
3D Offline Maps
Reported bugs
4 issues- 3D offline maps display black and grainy visuals
- Maps require zooming out and back in to clear display
- GPX file download compatibility issues
- Background tracking does not work
Requested features
5 requests- CarPlay support integration
- Map selection icon on main page
- Current/real-time satellite imagery
- Map gradients relative to pitch
- Background tracking functionality
Valico
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
3D Offline Maps
- Premium Week2 variants$1.997 Days
- Premium Month3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Premium Annual3 Days trial$12.991 Year
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- Annual Sale$12.991 Year
- Matching to road$0.99
- Lifetime$19.99
Valico
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is 3D Offline Maps free?
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