Comparison

CoMaps vs Pike

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Downloadable detailed maps
  • Offline navigation
  • Outdoor mode with trails
  • Points of interest search
  • Voice navigation
  • Bookmark favorite places
  • Track recording
Features
Currently charting
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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!

About

Pike

This app acts as a highway copilot, showing upcoming exits with gas stations, restaurants, hotels, EV chargers, and rest areas. It provides details like turn direction and detour estimates, offering one-tap navigation to your chosen stop.

Highlights
  • Upcoming exit information
  • Gas, food, lodging, EV charging, rest stops
  • Brand logos for amenities
  • Turn direction at exits
  • Detour estimates
  • List view of all options
  • One-tap navigation integration
Features
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Pike is a highway copilot. Open it on the road and it shows you what's coming down the pike - every upcoming exit's gas stations, restaurants, hotels, EV chargers, rest areas, parks, and dog parks, complete with real brand logos. Pike figures out which highway you're on and which direction you're headed, then lines up every exit ahead of you like the blue logo signs on the interstate. Swipe through exits, tap a brand to get details and directions. WHAT YOU GET - Every exit at a glance: Gas, food, lodging, EV charging, rest stops, parks, and dog parks, all with brand logos you'll recognize - Turn direction: Know if it's a left or right off the exit before you commit - Detour estimates: See how far each stop is from the exit and how long the round trip takes - List view: Compare every option across all upcoming exits in one scrollable list - One-tap navigation: Open any stop in Apple Maps or Google Maps NO SETUP REQUIRED Pike works the moment you open it. No pins to drop, no addresses to type, no "add a stop" buried in a nav app. Your co-pilot just opens Pike and starts reading off options. Not on the road right now? Take a test drive from the home screen to see Pike in action. BUILT FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT Pike isn't a turn-by-turn nav app. It's the app your co-pilot opens when someone says "I'm hungry" or "we need gas" or "the dog needs a break" and you want a real answer in two seconds, not a detour through Google Maps search results. Pike covers interstate highways across the continental US.

Screenshots

CoMaps4 screens
Pike4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CoMaps at none against Pike's 1. CoMaps also leads on ratings volume (142 vs 3) and chart position (#194 vs unranked). Pike's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 81%). On price and ads 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. Pike sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CoMaps asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pike holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. 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: 81% of CoMaps's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pike's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CoMaps ships an update fortnightly, Pike every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
CoMaps versus Pike: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoMapsPike
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (142 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings142 — better3
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#194 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnton WenemoserThomas Johnell

Customer experience

CoMaps

All ratings142 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews170 reviews
Positive80.6%
Neutral10.0%
Negative9.4%

Pike

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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

Pike

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CoMaps

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Pike

One-time1
  • Pike Plus$4.99

Questions

Is CoMaps free?
CoMaps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pike free?
Pike is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CoMaps or Pike?
Pike is rated higher. CoMaps averages 4.7 out of 5 from 142 ratings, while Pike averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do CoMaps or Pike have ads?
Neither CoMaps nor Pike shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CoMaps or Pike?
CoMaps ships an update fortnightly, and Pike every 6 days. Most recently, CoMaps was updated on October 19, 2026 and Pike on October 1, 2026.

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