Comparison

GoodMaps vs Beacon Nav

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

Head to head
About

GoodMaps

Navigate complex indoor environments with ease and precision. This app offers an inclusive and user-friendly experience for exploring buildings, ensuring a seamless journey for everyone.

Highlights
  • Effortless indoor navigation
  • Inclusive design
  • Complex space exploration
  • Precise accuracy
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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Experience the future of indoor navigation with GoodMaps. Inclusive by design, our app enables effortless navigation and interaction in complex indoor spaces, providing a seamless and stress-free experience. With a user-friendly and efficient interface, GoodMaps empowers everyone to explore indoor environments with precise accuracy.

About

Beacon Nav

Create custom indoor navigation maps from floor plan images. Place beacons, draw routes, and get turn-by-turn directions within your building. Includes Wi-Fi surveying and optional smart home automation integration.

Highlights
  • Import floor plans
  • Place Bluetooth beacons
  • Draw custom routes
  • Turn-by-turn navigation
  • Wi-Fi survey mode
  • Home Assistant integration
  • Offline map storage
Features
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Beacon Nav turns a floor-plan photo into a working indoor map. Import a drawing, place Bluetooth beacons on it, draw walkable routes, and navigate from where you are to a room or exit. Optional sensing can notify you when you reach a placed beacon and can trigger Home Assistant automations on your own server. A Wi‑Fi survey mode pins signal and performance on the same plan. What’s included • Floor plans — import images, set scale, watch multiple levels • Beacons — scan Bluetooth or use Demo on Simulator, bind devices, mute per marker • Navigate — scan start, pick a destination, follow the route graph • Wi‑Fi surveys — pin the joined network, heat maps, compare sessions, PDF reports • Home-screen widget and Live Activity for current indoor location • Optional Home Assistant arrive / leave / return actions • Share floor packs, calibration, beacon lists, and full backups via AirDrop or Files Beacon Nav stores maps on this device. There is no Beacon Nav cloud account. Home Assistant is optional and uses the URL and token you enter. A sample first-floor plan is included so you can try the app before importing your building.

Screenshots

GoodMaps4 screens
Beacon Nav4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: GoodMaps at Free against Beacon Nav's $0.99. GoodMaps also leads on ratings volume (17 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Beacon Nav's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.1). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

GoodMaps is free to download; Beacon Nav costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Beacon Nav holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GoodMaps has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
GoodMaps versus Beacon Nav: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoodMapsBeacon Nav
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.1 (17 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGoodMaps Incmichael coxon

In-app purchases

None

GoodMaps

No in-app purchases

None

Beacon Nav

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GoodMaps free?
GoodMaps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Beacon Nav free?
Beacon Nav costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GoodMaps or Beacon Nav?
Beacon Nav is rated higher. GoodMaps averages 4.1 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Beacon Nav averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do GoodMaps or Beacon Nav have ads?
Neither GoodMaps nor Beacon Nav shows ads.

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