FingerNavi vs Earth Maps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FingerNavi
This app provides a general directional guide to your destination using a finger cursor overlaid on a map. It offers various map views and orientation options, displaying distance and network status. It requires GPS and an electronic compass for operation.
- Finger cursor directional guide
- Street, satellite, and hybrid map views
- North-up or user-oriented map rotation
- Distance in meters or miles
- Battery and network status display
- Geographic name display
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This application displays a finger cursor pointing in the direction of the destination. This application is not a precise navigation system, but rather a general use directional guide. Features: 1. You can easily recognize your route to the destination by the overlaid images. The direction to follow is indicated by the finger cursor. 2. You can view your route on a street map, a satellite view or hybrid of the two. 3. The map can be oriented with North at the top, or rotated to reflect your actual direction. 4. Distance units can be displayed in meters or miles. 5. Battery status is displayed in five increments(charging, full 3 / 4, 1 / 2, 1 / 4). 6. The screen displays three network conditions (WiFi, cellular networks, not connected) 7. Compass (red arrow indicates North). 8. If available, the geographic names of your current location and destination are displayed. Notes: 1. Application requires an electronic compass and GPS enabled device. 2. You can select either the compass or GPS navigation guide. (GPS mode is activated after you start moving) 3. Frequent use of the compass and GPS sensors results in high battery usage. Prolonged use may result in accelerated battery drain. 4. The map is displayed using the standard iPhoneOS map API and requires a connection to a communications network or other network by Wifi to accurately display location information. Map information may transfer large amounts of data. 5. May not function properly near strong magnetic or electronic fields. May be resolved by changing your location slightly. 6. Please do not use this application while driving. 7.If the marker is changed, swipe the screen (move while touching, dragging the horizontal direction) then you can return to the finger marker. Instructions: 1.Set the first destination. Center the map on your destination at the registration screen, or you can select a place name from the search bar at the top. Tap Detail button to bookmark that location. You can select bookmarks from the search bar, bookmarks, search history or from your contacts. 2.After setting, press Enter to return to the navigation screen and guide will start. The latitude and longitude of both your current location and destination, the address of your destination, distance to the destination and direction will be displayed. The finger cursor shows the direction towards your destination. 3.On the bottom of the navigation screen, you will find the Destination Setting, the Detail Setting, and the Toggle buttons. Destination setting: opens another screen where you can set bookmarks, search history, or select from your contacts. Detail Settings: opens another screen where you can change the following details: Show Address: When turned on, the display will show the address of the destination location. (If unavailable, latitude and longitude will displayed instead) Map Type: Choose from Street Map, Satellite View or a Hybrid of the two. Map Rotation: When turned on, the map rotates to match your actual orientation.When off, the top of the map indicates North. Compass setting: You can select True North or Magnetic North. Navigation system: You can select Compass or GPS.(GPS guide begins after you moved) Compass view: You can select AR, Single or Hide. Unit of distance: You can select km or mile.(The km/m indication becomes the m indication when it was under 1km) Lock screen: When locked, the map does not orient toward your actual direction. Help: The instructions are listed. About: Features, Notes and information of company are listed. Toggle : Changes the layout of the three main elements, the Map Screen, the Navigation Screen and the Camera View. Each press of the button rotates to the next layout.
Earth Maps
Explore Earth with high-definition satellite imagery and historical street views. This app offers a detailed 3D globe, allowing you to virtually travel the world and examine terrain, buildings, and roads with exceptional clarity. Discover places online without leaving your home.
- High-definition 3D globe
- Historical street view
- Latest satellite imagery
- Measure area distance
- Oriental compass function
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1. High-definition 3D globe 2. Load map tile data 3. Oriental compass function 4.historical street view 5.Measuring area distance 6.latest satellite imagery World Satellite Map allows you to view any place on Earth using photos taken from satellites. The advantage of the world satellite map over other maps is that the satellite map allows you to consider the surface terrain, forests, rivers, lakes, buildings, roads in sufficient detail with a high degree of detail. With satellite maps, you can travel the world online without leaving your phone. From world satellite map.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FingerNavi at none against Earth Maps's 4. FingerNavi also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 14.1). Earth Maps's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 1) and review sentiment (79% vs 61%). 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
Both are free to download. Earth Maps sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. FingerNavi asks for nothing beyond the download.
FingerNavi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Earth Maps has 1.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of FingerNavi's written reviews are positive against 79% of Earth Maps's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
FingerNavi ships an update monthly, Earth Maps every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 1, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FingerNavi | Earth Maps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (1.2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.9% of reviews | 78.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 14.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aizu Laboratory, Inc. | FOXPOI PTE. LTD. |
Customer experience
FingerNavi
Earth Maps
Bugs and requests
FingerNavi
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Earth Maps
Reported bugs
2 issues- Historical imagery not loading
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
3 requests- Dark mode option
- More frequent updates
- Improved historical imagery access
In-app purchases
FingerNavi
No in-app purchases
Earth Maps
- Week$5.19
- month$14.99
- year$24.49
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- Lifetime$36.49









