Maps & Outdoor Nav vs OpenMap Offline
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Maps & Outdoor Nav
This app offers professional, privacy-focused navigation with versatile maps and precise GPS tools. It works entirely offline and without accounts, keeping your data local or synced via private iCloud. Ideal for outdoor activities like hiking, cycling, and boating.
- Privacy-focused GPS tools
- Versatile offline maps
- No account registration required
- Specialized overlays for activities
- Route planning and navigation
- Activity tracking and Apple Health integration
- Support for custom maps and GIS formats
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One app for all your map activities – with total privacy. Mapki is the all-in-one navigation tool that replaces countless niche apps. From outdoor adventures and water sports to professional GIS tasks, Mapki combines precise GPS features, versatile maps, and smart routing into a single powerful experience. Best of all: It works entirely without accounts – no registration required. Your data stays strictly on your device or syncs securely via your private iCloud. For all outdoor enthusiasts: • Hikers & Alpinists: Use detailed maps, plan tours with elevation profiles, and stay informed in remote areas thanks to offline caching. • Cyclists & Mountain Bikers: Benefit from specialized cycling overlays and smart routing tailored for your journeys. • Athletes & Fitness Fans: Record your activities via GPS tracking and save them as workouts in Apple Health, complete with calorie calculation. • Explorers & World Travelers: Plan your next destinations, save special places with photos and notes, and capture your favorite memories along the way. • Sailors & Skippers: Nautical units, OpenSeaMap, and Man Overboard (MOB) button for safety on the water. • GIS Experts & Professionals: Full support for UTM and MGRS coordinates, GPX-Import/Export, plus integration of custom WMTS/WMS map servers for maximum flexibility. Free Features: • Maps: Apple Maps, OpenStreetMap, OpenTopoMap, and Public Transport map. • Overlays: Specialized layers for hiking, cycling, skiing, as well as OpenSeaMap. • Offline Use: Caching of preinstalled tile-based maps and overlays. • Route Planning: Add and edit waypoints. • Navigation: Find your way along waypoints. • Tracking: Record and analyze your outdoor activities. • POIs: Search and save places, coordinates, addresses, etc. • Content: Add photos and notes to places, routes and tracks. • Sorting and Filtering: By rating, favorites, color flags & more. • Measuring: Crosshair tool to measure distance and bearing. • Units: Support for metric, US, and nautical units. • Formats: Various coordinate representations including UTM and MGRS. • Connectivity: Import & export places, routes and tracks as GPX files. • Nautical Safety: Dedicated Man Overboard (MOB) button. • More Features: GPS accuracy display, dark mode for all tile-based maps. • User-Friendly: Colors assigned to functional areas help navigating the app. • All EU languages and many more for your convenience (automatically translated; undergoing gradual review) • Language selection directly within the app – independent of the system language Additional PRO Features: • Custom Maps: Integrate any WMTS and WMS map tile server. • Custom Overlays: Add weather maps, drone no-fly zones or terrain reliefs etc. • Offline Use: Caching of all custom maps, overlays and reliefs. • Elevation: Altitude data for places and profiles for planned routes. • Smart Routing: Automatic routing for walking & hiking, cycling, or motorcycling & driving. • Advanced Navigation: Guidance along calculated routes. • Post-Processing: Trimming of GPS tracks. • Grouping: Combine places into lists and routes/tracks into multi-stage tours • Organization: Sort places, routes and tracks into collections. • Apple Health Integration: Save activities as workouts to Apple Health. • Fullscreen Dashboard: High-visibility display of all critical real-time values. The full-featured PRO version can be unlocked at any time within the app. The standard Apple Terms of Use apply: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
OpenMap Offline
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OpenMap – A friendly, modern, and secure mapping and navigation app. • FreeRide mode lets you move freely without fixed routes or restrictions. • Speed limit and traffic light alerts keep you aware and safer while driving or traveling. • Supports navigation via CarPlay, motorbike mode with real-time guidance. • Built for Vietnamese users with open-map tools that accurately reflect national sovereignty and geographic integrity. • No fees, no ads, no tracking, no data collection, no permissions required. • Battery-efficient, works without 4G or Wi-Fi, and doesn’t run in the background. The project is operated, maintained, and developed by 44+ Technologies.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OpenMap Offline at none against Maps & Outdoor Nav's 2. OpenMap Offline also leads on update cadence (daily vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Maps & Outdoor Nav sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. OpenMap Offline asks for nothing beyond the download.
Maps & Outdoor Nav ships an update fortnightly, OpenMap Offline daily. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Maps & Outdoor Nav | OpenMap Offline |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 511 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roy Schulz | Nam Le Bac |
In-app purchases
Maps & Outdoor Nav
- Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Annual Subscription1 Month trial$12.991 Year
OpenMap Offline
No in-app purchases








