Comparison

Guru Maps vs Mapio.

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Mapio.

Features
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Mapio turns your phone into the GPS you take to the field. Open a georeferenced map — PDF or GeoTIFF — and you will see yourself standing on it, in real time, with no signal needed. WHAT IT OPENS Georeferenced PDFs (TerraGo GeoPDF and ISO 32000 PDFs with georeferencing), and TIF, TIFF and GeoTIFF: the drone orthomosaic, the agronomist's image, the survey map. Both work the same, with the same tools. MEASURE Distance and area by tapping the screen, area by walking the field with GPS, and center pivots by center, radius and fraction of the circle. In hectares, acres, meters or feet — your choice. MARK Points with a name, a note and photos. Folders and tags so nothing gets lost between seasons. Export as GPX and CSV. SAVED FIELDS AND PIVOTS Save a field once and use it on every map you own. Import the ones you already have as KML, KMZ or shapefile, and export them to QGIS, Auravant or the planter monitor. ROTATIONAL GRAZING Split the field into equal strips, rotate the fence line and read the instant stocking rate in head per hectare and liveweight per hectare. Draw the laneway and mark the water point: every paddock with a way out to water, and how far the herd walks. SATELLITE ZONING Up to 5 years of Sentinel-2 imagery analyzed for your field, with the headland separated from the center and stability across seasons. Plus variable-rate prescriptions: several products per operation, the rate for each zone and the total to buy. WHAT NEEDS A SIGNAL AND WHAT DOES NOT Everyday use works offline: opening your maps, locating yourself, measuring, paddock planning, marking points and exporting. The online satellite basemap and satellite zoning need data, since zoning downloads Copernicus/Sentinel-2 imagery: run it before you head out and review it later, already downloaded. MAPIO PRO The free version includes opening maps, locating yourself, measuring, marking points, saving fields and the online satellite map. Mapio Pro adds satellite zoning, variable-rate prescriptions, grazing paddock planning, import and export, and an ad-free map. • Mapio Pro Monthly — 1 month — US$ 0.99 • Mapio Pro Yearly — 1 year — US$ 7.99 Auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your App Store account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged within 24 hours prior to the renewal. You can manage or cancel it in your account settings after purchase. PRIVACY No accounts, no sign-up and no servers of ours. Your location is processed on the phone and never transmitted. The app's data is excluded from iCloud backup, so it is not uploaded to the cloud — the trade-off is that when you switch phones you have to import your maps again. The free version shows Google AdMob ads, and where the law requires it the app asks for your consent before the first one; you can change that answer in Settings. Privacy policy: https://sites.google.com/view/mapio-privacy Terms (Apple standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Sentinel-2 imagery from the Copernicus programme (EU/ESA). Street maps © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Screenshots

Guru Maps4 screens
Mapio.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Guru Maps at none against Mapio.'s shown. Guru Maps also leads on chart position (#164 vs unranked) and device support (5 vs 3). Mapio.'s advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Guru Maps sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Mapio. sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guru Maps ships an update every 10 days, Mapio. every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Guru Maps versus Mapio.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuru MapsMapio.
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.9K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#164 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEvgen BodunovNicolas Ahumada

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

Mapio.

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Guru Maps

Subscriptions2
  • Guru Maps Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Guru Maps Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time4
  • One-Time Purchase$27.00
  • One-Time Purchase$40.49
  • One-Time Purchase$54.00
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  • One-Time Purchase$89.99
2 purchases

Mapio.

Subscriptions2
  • Mapio Pro Mensual$0.991 Month
  • Mapio Pro Anual$7.991 Year

Questions

Is Guru Maps free?
Guru Maps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mapio. free?
Mapio. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Guru Maps or Mapio. have ads?
Mapio. shows ads; Guru Maps does not.
Which is updated more often, Guru Maps or Mapio.?
Guru Maps ships an update every 10 days, and Mapio. every 2 days. Most recently, Guru Maps was updated on September 29, 2026 and Mapio. on September 14, 2026.

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