Navtech vs Ascend Maps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Navtech
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Navtech-GPS is the best object tracking and complete user-friendly application which can help you to track your vehicle. Navtech-GPS can help: You can easily find your current location and search address where you want to go. This tracking app helps you to explore new ways to travel with the right Internet navigation using GPS systems. Easily you can get estimated time to reach ATM machines, banks, airports, hospitals, pet shops, schools, universities or police stations. Reach your every destination on time and save the routes for your next trip. Features of Navtech-GPS app :- * Best object tracking software for your car, bike etc.. * supports 200+ devices with all notifications * Fuel consumption report. * Real-time tracking on your computer or another smartphone * Monthly driving & stoppage report. * Avoid traffic blocks and catch the bus with updated ETAs. Permissions which you want to follow :- * Internet permission for route sharing. * Storage permission for route saving. * Photo permission for joining photos with a route. * Location permission for route recording.
Ascend Maps
This app provides customizable outdoor maps with offline capabilities. It features 3D terrain, track recording, saved places management, and the ability to save map tiles for offline use. Explore the outdoors with detailed, personalized navigation tools.
- Offline search
- 3D terrain
- Track recording and editing
- Saved places management
- Customizable map styles
- Offline map tile saving
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Ascend is an open source app for vector and raster maps. Features include 3D terrain, offline search, track recording and editing, managing saved places, saving map tiles for offline use, and more. CUSTOMIZABLE * Includes a simple, customizable style for OpenStreetMap vector tiles with modes for hiking, biking, and transit. * Overlay customizable hillshading, shaded relief, contour lines, and slope angle shading calculated in real-time over any base map. * Supports plugins for search, routing, map sources and more. * Add new online map sources and combine layers to create new maps. * Generate and import your own vector tiles. COMPREHENSIVE * Offline search * Wikipedia search * Manage saved places * Show geotagged photos from your Photo Library. * Create and edit routes * Record and edit tracks for hiking, fitness, and more * Save map tiles for offline use Learn more at https://github.com/styluslabs/maps
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Navtech at every 6 weeks against Ascend Maps's every 6 months. Ascend Maps's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Navtech ships an update every 6 weeks, Ascend Maps every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.
| Parameter | Navtech | Ascend Maps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 247 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ashish Chanana | Matthew White |
In-app purchases
Navtech
No in-app purchases
Ascend Maps
No in-app purchases
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