GoCary vs CoMaps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GoCary
Get live bus tracking for public transit in Wake County, NC. Plan your trips and receive service alerts for GoCary and GoApex routes. This app is free to download and use.
- Real-time bus arrival information
- Trip planning
- Service alerts
- GoCary and GoApex routes
- Wake County transit
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Find real-time bus arrival information, plan your trip, and get the latest service alerts for GoCary and GoApex public transit in Wake County, NC. Free to download, free to use!
CoMaps
Navigate your world with a free, open-source mapping application focused on privacy and offline functionality. Discover detailed maps, plan trips without cellular service, and enjoy essential navigation features. It's community-built and respects your data.
- Downloadable detailed maps
- Offline navigation
- Outdoor mode with trails
- Points of interest search
- Voice navigation
- Bookmark favorite places
- Track recording
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A community-led free & open source maps app based on OpenStreetMap data and reinforced with commitment to transparency, privacy and being not-for-profit. ‣ Simple and Polished: essential easy to use features that just work. ‣ Offline-focused: Plan and navigate your trip abroad without the need for cellular service, search waypoints while on a distant hike, etc. All app functions are designed to work offline. ‣ Respecting Privacy: The app is designed with privacy in mind - does not identify people, does not track, and does not collect personal information. Ads-free. ‣ Saves Your Battery and Space: Doesn’t drain your battery like other navigation apps. Compact maps save precious space on your phone. ‣ Free and Built by the Community: People like you helped build the app by adding places to OpenStreetMap, testing and giving feedback on features and contributing their development skills and money. ‣ Open and Transparent Decision-making and Financials, Not-for-profit and Fully Open Source. Main Features: • Downloadable detailed maps with places which are not available in many commercial maps • Outdoor mode with highlighted hiking trails, campsites, water sources, peaks, contour lines, etc • Walking paths and cycleways • Points of interest like restaurants, gas stations, hotels, shops, sightseeings and many more • Search by name or an address or by point of interest category • Navigation with voice announcements for walking, cycling, or driving • Bookmark your favorite places with a single tap • iCloud sync for your bookmarks and tracks • Offline Wikipedia articles • Subway transit layer and directions • Track recording • Export and import bookmarks and tracks in KML, KMZ, GPX formats • A dark mode to use during the night • Improve map data for everyone using a basic built-in editor • CarPlay support Freedom Is Here Discover your journey, navigate the world with privacy and community at the forefront!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CoMaps at 4.7 against GoCary's 3.7. CoMaps also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 50%) and ratings volume (142 vs 3). GoCary's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CoMaps holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CoMaps has 142 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of GoCary's written reviews are positive against 80% of CoMaps's.
GoCary ships an update every 10 days, CoMaps fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GoCary | CoMaps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.7 (142 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 80.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 142 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 156 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Town of Cary | Anton Wenemoser |
Customer experience
GoCary
CoMaps
Bugs and requests
GoCary
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
CoMaps
Reported bugs
2 issues- Unable to find known locations and addresses
- Incorrect search results for distant locations
Requested features
3 requests- Add ability to read GPX files and compute distances
- Add option to display elevations in feet
- Improve search functionality to include parks and trails
In-app purchases
GoCary
No in-app purchases
CoMaps
No in-app purchases






