CoMaps vs TAK Can App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
TAK Can App
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TAK Can — Situational Awareness No server required. Works right out of the box. TAK Can is a full-featured situational awareness app for iOS. Drop it on your phone and you're immediately monitoring emergency alerts, tracking wildfires, watching road incidents, and coordinating with your team — all without creating an account or touching a server. Live Data Feeds (standalone, no server needed) • Alert Ready — national emergency alerts: Amber alerts, severe weather, evacuations • Wildfire tracking — active fire hotspots from Natural Resources Canada • 511 road incidents — closures, construction, and hazards for ON, QC, BC, and AB • Earthquakes — USGS worldwide M2.5+ events in the past 24 hours • Hurricanes — NOAA active tropical storm tracking (Atlantic & Pacific) • Severe weather — NWS tornado and severe thunderstorm alerts (USA) • Tsunamis — NOAA Pacific and global tsunami warnings Powerful Map • Multiple base maps including satellite, topo, nautical, and street • Custom map sources and offline tile packages • Overlay manager for stacking feeds and custom layers • Search addresses and coordinates — map centres and zooms automatically • Info bubbles show last-seen age at a glance (e.g. "3m", "1h") • MGRS, UTM, Decimal Degrees, DMS coordinate display • Marine & nautical charts — high-resolution depth (CHS NONNA, Canada), US charts (NOAA ENC), and global seamarks, with offline caching • Identify plants, animals & objects with the camera — on-device Apple Vision, works offline, photos never leave your phone • Full iPad support, including Split View multitasking Connect Your Team (optional) When you're ready to go further, TAK Can connects to any TAK server: • TCP, UDP, and TLS server connections • Certificate enrollment and mTLS (mutual TLS) support • Channels, chat, and geo-chat • Import and export data packages • Share your live position with the team Mesh Networking (no internet required) • Device-to-device mesh via Apple Multipeer Connectivity • Bluetooth LE fallback for background mesh when screen is off • Chat and position sharing across the mesh Apple Watch • Live compass, speed, and altitude on your wrist • Heart rate and battery broadcast to the team • Emergency beacon and silent call from the watch • Chat notifications and quick reply Live Data Subscription (optional) TAK Can Live Data is an optional auto-renewable subscription: • Monthly plan — billed monthly, cancel anytime • Annual plan — billed once per year, includes a free trial period Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Built on TAK Aware TAK Can is based on the open-source TAK Aware project. TAK (Team Awareness Kit) is the same technology used by first responders and emergency management teams worldwide. Privacy Policy: https://takaware.ca/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CoMaps at none against TAK Can App's 2. CoMaps also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. TAK Can App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. CoMaps asks for nothing beyond the download.
CoMaps ships an update fortnightly, TAK Can App every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CoMaps | TAK Can App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (136 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 136 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 148 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anton Wenemoser | Andre Couture |
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
TAK Can App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CoMaps
No in-app purchases
TAK Can App
- Live Data Monthly$1.991 Month
- Live Data Yearly$14.991 Year









