Guru Maps vs Navitel Navigator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Guru Maps
Navigate the world without an internet connection using detailed offline maps and turn-by-turn GPS directions. Plan multi-stop routes, record your adventures, and discover millions of points of interest with rich 3D terrain views. Sync your data across devices for seamless exploration.
- Offline maps and navigation
- Turn-by-turn voice directions
- Multi-stop route planning
- GPS track recording
- 3D relief and terrain views
- Offline search for places
- Sync across devices
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Explore the world offline with Guru Maps — detailed maps, turn-by-turn navigation, and GPS track recording that keep working when you have no signal. Download maps once and use them anywhere (powered by OpenStreetMap). Plan routes, record adventures, save favorite places, and sync everything across devices. OFFLINE MAPS • Download maps for countries or regions and use them fully offline. • Rich detail and millions of places. Monthly map updates. NAVIGATION THAT WORKS OFFLINE • Voice-guided, turn-by-turn directions with automatic rerouting. • Lane guidance for clearer driving in complex junctions. • Modes: car, bike, truck, walk, plus straight-line navigation (great for sailing or off-road). ROUTE PLANNING • Build multi-stop routes with custom waypoints. • Choose fastest or shortest route and save your plans. • Export routes to GPX/KML to share or back up. TRUE 3D RELIEF & TERRAIN • Preview hills and valleys in True 3D Relief. • High-detail terrain: contour lines, hillshade, and topographic overlays. • Elevation profiles and slope charts for smarter planning. GPS TRACK RECORDING • Record tracks with one tap (even in the background). • Live stats: speed, distance, time, altitude. • Analyze tracks with interactive graphs and export to GPX/KML. FAST OFFLINE SEARCH • Search by name, address, category, or coordinates — offline. • Instant results as you type, with multi-language support. POI & ORGANIZATION • Save places with custom pins and icons. • Organize everything into folders and share with friends. OPENING HOURS • See opening hours for places when available. SYNC ACROSS DEVICES • Sync and back up your markers, tracks, and collections with one Guru Maps account across iOS, macOS, and other platforms. CARPLAY • Use Guru Maps on Apple CarPlay with offline maps and voice directions. NO ADS. PRIVACY FIRST. • No advertising. Your location stays on your device. Power features: one-finger zoom, compass & scale, coordinate grids (MGRS/UTM), GeoJSON overlays, MBTiles/sqlitedb import, and more. Upgrade to Pro for: • Unlimited offline map downloads • Unlimited markers and GPS tracks • Pro map sources, including Satellite and specialist layers (cycling, outdoors, marine, ski, etc.) Choose monthly or yearly subscription (7-day free trial) — or a one-time lifetime purchase. Download Guru Maps and explore with confidence — anywhere, anytime. Terms of Service & Privacy Policy: https://gurumaps.app/terms_of_service Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Navitel Navigator
This app offers detailed offline maps and GPS navigation for 66 countries. It provides real-time traffic information, speed camera warnings, and advanced features like HUD display and CarPlay support. Plan routes with multiple waypoints and customize the interface for a personalized driving experience.
- Offline maps for 66 countries
- Real-time traffic information
- Speed camera and radar warnings
- HUD (Head-Up Display) support
- CarPlay integration
- 3D maps and interchanges
- Lane Assist
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ADVANTAGES • Modern user-friendly interface. • Offline maps. To work with the program and maps, you do not need the Internet: savings in roaming and independence from the quality of communication in the regions. • Navigation maps with a high level of detail. • Easy and convenient POI search by category. • Visual and voice guidance along the route. • Information about radars, speed cameras and road restrictions. • The ability to display information on the windshield of the car — HUD (Head-Up Display) • CarPlay support. • Navigation maps of 66 countries are available. SPECIAL FEATURES • Fast route calculation. Instant calculation and routing of any length and complexity. • Three alternative routes with distance and travel time information. • Navitel.Traffic — information about traffic jams in real time throughout the maps. • Navitel.Events — information about speed cameras, road accidents, road works and incidents marked on the map by users of the program. • SpeedCam warnings —information about radars, speed cameras and road restrictions. • 3D Maps — three-dimensional maps with support for textures and display of building heights. • 3D Road interchanges — display of multi-level road interchanges in 3D mode. • Lane Assist — route calculations taking multilane traffic into account and visual prompts while following the route. • Turn-by-turn voice guidance while moving along the route. • Cargo graph — building routes considering road signs for cars from 3.5 to 40+ tons. • Unlimited number of waypoints when building a route. Convenient route planning with an unlimited number of waypoints. • Customizable user interface. Ability to adapt the program interface and map display mode for your own needs. OFFLINE MAPS FOR DOWNLOAD Austria, Azerbaijan, Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Georgia, Denmark, Iran, Iceland, Spain, Kazakhstan, Cyprus, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Maldives, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, the Netherlands, Norway, Isle of Man, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan Turkey, Uzbekistan, Philippines, Finland, France, Croatia, Montenegro, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia. If you have any questions contact us: support@navitel.cz. We will be happy to help you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Guru Maps at 76% against Navitel Navigator's 24%. Guru Maps also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (2.9K vs 2). Navitel Navigator's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Guru Maps sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Navitel Navigator sells 20 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Navitel Navigator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guru Maps has 2.9K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of Guru Maps's written reviews are positive against 24% of Navitel Navigator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Guru Maps ships an update every 10 days, Navitel Navigator every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guru Maps | Navitel Navigator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.9K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.7% of reviews — better | 24.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.9K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #135 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 123 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Evgen Bodunov | Navitel Poland |
Customer experience
Guru Maps
Navitel Navigator
Bugs and requests
Guru Maps
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes after recent updates
- GPS not working reliably offline
- Incorrect map data in some areas
- Syncing issues between devices
Requested features
5 requests- Route planning and turn-by-turn navigation
- Elevation/terrain data display
- Ability to add custom waypoints and annotations
- Improved search functionality
- Easier map download and import process
Navitel Navigator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Guru Maps
- Guru Maps Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Guru Maps Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- One-Time Purchase$27.00
- One-Time Purchase$40.49
- One-Time Purchase$54.00
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- One-Time Purchase$89.99
Navitel Navigator
- Head-Up Display$5.99
- Navitel Apple CarPlay feature$5.99
- Central Federal District$6.99
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- North Caucasian Federal..$6.99
- Far Eastern Federal..$6.99
- 365 days Mexico$7.99
- Mexico$9.99
- Poland$12.99
- Hungary, Romania, Moldova$12.99
- Georgia$13.99
- Russia$13.99
- Navitel.Turkey$14.99
- Turkey$14.99
- Belarus$16.99
- Russia, Ukraine..$16.99
- Europe + Russia$17.99
- Ukraine$22.99
- Vietnam$24.99
- Iran$29.99
- Europe$33.99
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