Comparison

Dakar Rally vs OruxMaps

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

Head to head
About

Dakar Rally

Experience the world's toughest rally raid race. Get detailed route information, driver profiles, and live race updates. Watch highlights and follow your favorite competitors in real-time.

Highlights
  • Detailed route and stage information
  • Driver profiles
  • Live race updates
  • Real-time rankings
  • Competitor tracking
  • Video highlights and key moments
Features
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Download the official DAKAR app for free. Dive into the heart of the DAKAR, the most famous and toughest rally raid race in the world! The 2027 edition, the seventh chapter of the rally’s Saudi adventure, will take place from January 1rd to 15th. Get ready for Dakar 2027! Find the detailed route and each of the stages, discover the drivers participating in this edition, and stay up-to-date with all the latest race news. Follow the race live on the app through our enhanced Race Center, featuring live commentary, real-time rankings, and tracking of your favorite competitors. A wide range of videos, including highlights, key moments, driver profiles, and much more, also awaits you. Customize your notifications to receive all the latest Dakar news.

About

OruxMaps

Record and analyze outdoor activities with various online and offline maps. Track routes, use sensors, and share your live position. Includes advanced GIS tools for calculations and utilities like a compass and dashboard.

Highlights
  • Record routes with online/offline maps
  • Integrate with heart rate and bike sensors
  • Upload activities to Strava/SICAMI
  • Analyze activity data with graphs
  • Follow routes with alerts
  • Live position sharing
  • GIS tools for calculations
Features
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Enjoy your outdoor activities. The app allows you to record your routes using different types of maps, both online and offline. NEW: Peak visualization, using augmented reality or a synthetic view. Supported offline map formats: Mapsforge .map, Garmin .img, Rmap .rmap, GeoPDF .pdf, GeoTIFF .tif, MBTiles .mbtiles Keep your data private. No registration required, and no uploading of your data anywhere if you don't want to. Use different sensors in your activities (heart rate monitor, cadence/speed/power on a bike). Upload your activities to important sites like Strava or SICAMI. Analyze your activities, obtaining graphs, average and maximum data, etc. Follow routes, with alerts when you move away from the path or when you approach points of interest. Search for routes using an online service, which will allow you to find paths anywhere. It includes a powerful GIS tool for complex distance calculations, bearings, intersections, coordinate conversions, and more. Share your live position with your friends and hiking companions, or with family so they can follow your trail. It includes numerous utilities: - Dashboard - Compass - Artificial horizon - GIS tool Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Dakar Rally4 screens
OruxMaps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dakar Rally at none against OruxMaps's 6. Dakar Rally also leads on ratings volume (153 vs 5). OruxMaps's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. OruxMaps sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Dakar Rally asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Dakar Rally against 4.0 for OruxMaps. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dakar Rally has 153 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 29% of Dakar Rally's written reviews are positive against 36% of OruxMaps's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dakar Rally ships an update every 4 weeks, OruxMaps monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dakar Rally versus OruxMaps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDakar RallyOruxMaps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (153 ratings) — better4.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews28.7% of reviews35.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings153 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB114 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAmaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O)jose Vazquez Araujo

Customer experience

Dakar Rally

All ratings153 ratings
Positive75.8%
Neutral9.8%
Negative14.4%
Written reviews237 reviews
Positive28.7%
Neutral12.2%
Negative59.1%

OruxMaps

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive35.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative57.1%

Bugs and requests

Dakar Rally

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Duplicate rider records
  • Notifications not linking to relevant updates
  • Crashes and freezes on certain devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to track specific riders/drivers more easily
  • More comprehensive video coverage and highlights
  • Improved user interface and navigation

OruxMaps

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Dakar Rally

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

OruxMaps

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$9.991 Year
One-time4
  • Buy me a coffee$1.99
  • Small contribution$2.99
  • Medium contribution$4.99
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  • Large contribution$9.99

Questions

Is Dakar Rally free?
Dakar Rally is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OruxMaps free?
OruxMaps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dakar Rally or OruxMaps?
Dakar Rally is rated higher. Dakar Rally averages 4.1 out of 5 from 153 ratings, while OruxMaps averages 4.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Dakar Rally or OruxMaps have ads?
Dakar Rally shows ads; OruxMaps does not.
Which is updated more often, Dakar Rally or OruxMaps?
Dakar Rally ships an update every 4 weeks, and OruxMaps monthly. Most recently, Dakar Rally was updated on October 22, 2026 and OruxMaps on October 25, 2026.

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