Comparison

NaviBridge vs Mapcode Finder

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

Head to head
About

NaviBridge

Seamlessly send destinations from your phone to your car's navigation system. Search for places, plan routes, and share your location with friends. Ideal for pre-trip planning and on-the-go navigation.

Highlights
  • Send destinations to car navigation
  • Search destinations by keyword, genre, or app
  • Save favorite spots with notes and photos
  • Create route plans
  • Check traffic and street view
  • View friend locations
Features
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Search destinations on your favorite apps and use NaviBridge to send it from your phone to your car Navigation Unit. 1. Search your destinations from compatible apps or by genre or keyword. 2. Send the destinations to compatible Navigation Units with a single tap 3. Save your Favorite Spots with notes and photos. 4. Create a Route Plan to go around some spots. 5. Check Traffic and StreetView of the destination. 6. View your friend’s locations on the map. [Use Cases] - Store destinations in advance and have it automatically forwarded to your Navigation Unit when you turn the engine on, so you can take off right away. - Check the street view to see where you can park at the restaurant you are going. - Register a list of your recommended spots. - Check on the map where your family is now to pick you up. Compatible Navigation Units are sold from Navigation System suppliers or OEMs. Release: NaviBridge 6.80 - Preparing for a change of provider. [Functions] ・Destination Search - By Keyword - By Genre - By Compatible App - By Contacts ・Navigation Unit - Send destinations to Navigation Unit(up to 5 destinations at a time) - Reserve Destination Forwarding by Date - Remote Map Scroll Sync. with Navigation Unit(Move/ Zoom In & Zoom Out) ・Map - One finger map control: “Zoom Scroll” - Display Distance - Map your and your friends’ locations : “Friend Map” ・Share Locations with Friends ・Spot registration - Register your favorite spots - Create a Route Plan from favorite spots ・Others - Store the location information to the Contacts - Multiple Languages (English, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Italian, Dutch, Arabic) available per your device setting. [Supported Devices] - iPad Pro (1st-7th generation), iPad (5th-10th generation), iPad Air (3rd-6th generation), iPad Air 2, iPad mini (4th-6th generation), iPhone SE (2nd-3rd generation), iPhone8-16 series, iPhone XR, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XS - iOS 14.0 or after [Compatible Navigation Units] - More than 35 million units are compatible with NaviBridge. - Following Navigation Units are sold outside Japan. ・TOYOTA / LEXUS manufacturer option (from 2017, excluding North America and EU) ・SUBARU manufacturer option (from 2019, North America only) ・JVC KW-NT810HDT (2013), KW-NT510HDT (2013), KW-NT310 (2013), KW-NT800HDT (2012), KW-NT700 (2012), KW-NT500HDT (2012), KW-NT300(2012) [DISCLAIMER] - Do not operate NaviBridge on your mobile device while driving as it can be unsafe. - Google Map (TM) service are used in this application. - Locations not found in Yahoo! (TM) search or Here(TM) search cannot be searched. - Positions displayed on the map may not be accurate depending on the GPS and map accuracy on your mobile device. [Notes] - iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch are trademarks of Apple Inc. registered in USA or other countries. - Google and Google Maps are trademarks of Google Inc. - Yahoo! is a trademark of Yahoo! Inc.

About

Mapcode Finder

This app provides a short, universal code for any location on Earth, functioning like a worldwide postal code. It allows users to find locations by mapcode, coordinates, or address, and generate routes to them. Mapcodes are designed to be easily communicated and are recognized by major navigation systems.

Highlights
  • Generate short address codes for any location
  • Find locations using mapcodes, coordinates, or addresses
  • Get routes to locations via the Maps app
  • Mapcodes recognized by HERE and TomTom
  • Precise location identification
  • Useful for emergency services and utility companies
Features
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This app provides a short address for ANY location on Earth. Much like a postal code, except its a world-wide postal code. What are mapcodes? Mapcodes are a free and open way to make location on Earth addressable by a short code even if it has no "official" address. For instance, with nothing but your mapcode, a navigation system will bring you to within meters of your front door. This app allows you to get mapcodes for any location on Earth by finding the location on the map, entering its coordinates, or entering its address (if that exists). And, obviously, if you have a mapcode, this app will you show where the location is and allow you to get a route to it (using the Maps app). Mapcodes were designed to be short and easy to recognize, remember and communicate. Shorter than a regular address and simpler than latitude and longitude coordinates. Regular mapcodes are precise to a few meters, which is good enough for everyday use, but they can be extended to almost arbitrary precision. Mapcodes are supported by major map makers, such as HERE and TomTom. For example, the HERE and TomTom navigation apps (also in this AppStore) and millions of satnav devices recognize mapcodes out-of-the box. Just type it in as if it were your address. Who uses mapcodes? Here are some examples of using mapcodes in real life. Emergency services need to quickly reach the strangest places. Not only will a Mapcode get an ambulance to within meters of its target, no matter where, but the short mapcodes can also be communicated clearly even over bad connections (for example in Eastern Cape and South Africa). Many countries are currently considering mapcodes as a candidate for their national postcode. Most countries today only have "zone" codes, where thousands of dwellings share the same code. South Africa was the first to introduce mapcodes to officially support informal dwellings (such as slum dwellings). In countries without an effective addressing system, utility services can not readily come to aid of households or businesses when they are faced with power cuts or water leakages. In Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria, electricity and water meters bear mapcodes which aren't just their unique identifier, but acts as the address of that particular house or business. Archeological and botanical finds are (of course) registered very precisely. Many errors are made, however, both in writing down and in copying the unwieldy latitudes and longitudes. Mapcodes are now used to put a human face on coordinates by the Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Land or building ownership is a relevant and complicated, but vastly under-organized issue in many countries. Several land registry offices are looking into easily and unique identifying parcels of land by their central mapcode whilst others (South Africa, India, USA) have implemented mapcode down to a 1m2 accuracy for urban planning and asset management. Contact the Mapcode Foundation for more information on mapcodes or for questions or feedback on this app. You can reach us at http://mapcode.com and info@mapcode.com.

Screenshots

NaviBridge4 screens
Mapcode Finder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mapcode Finder at 50% against NaviBridge's 32%. Mapcode Finder also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NaviBridge ships an update every 6 months, Mapcode Finder every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
NaviBridge versus Mapcode Finder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNaviBridgeMapcode Finder
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (99 ratings) — better
Positive reviews32.4% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings99 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size166 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMICWARE CO.,LTD.Rijn Buve

Customer experience

NaviBridge

All ratings99 ratings
Positive68.7%
Neutral2.0%
Negative29.3%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive32.4%
Neutral5.4%
Negative62.2%

Mapcode Finder

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

NaviBridge

No in-app purchases

None

Mapcode Finder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NaviBridge free?
NaviBridge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mapcode Finder free?
Mapcode Finder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NaviBridge or Mapcode Finder have ads?
Neither NaviBridge nor Mapcode Finder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NaviBridge or Mapcode Finder?
NaviBridge ships an update every 6 months, and Mapcode Finder every 4 months. Most recently, NaviBridge was updated on September 20, 2026 and Mapcode Finder on June 1, 2026.

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