Comparison

Apex Map vs Motonav

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

Head to head
About

Apex Map

This navigation app offers turn-by-turn directions tailored for motorcycles, including smart turn angle alerts and track mode for performance analysis. It also provides live weather, maintenance reminders, and social features to share rides with friends.

Highlights
  • Smart turn angle alerts
  • Motorcycle-specific turn-by-turn navigation
  • Track day performance analysis
  • Live weather and conditions overlay
  • Maintenance reminders
  • Speed camera warnings
  • GPX import/export
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Apex Map is the all-in-one motorcycle app built for riders, by riders. Whether you're carving mountain roads or chasing lap times, Apex Map has you covered. SMART TURN ANGLE ALERTS Get voice alerts for upcoming turns with the exact angle — so you know what's ahead before you lean in. Speed-adaptive timing adjusts announcements based on how fast you're riding. Set your own angle threshold and let the app handle the rest. RIDE GUIDE NAVIGATION Turn-by-turn voice navigation designed for motorcycle riding. Hear clear, timely directions — including roundabout exits, combined turns, and automatic rerouting if you miss a turn. Review completed routes with distance, duration, and speed stats. TRACK MODE Turn your phone into a track day companion. Set a start/finish line, define sectors, and get automatic lap detection. Track lean angle, G-forces (lateral, braking, acceleration), and corner speeds in real time. Review sessions with animated replay — watch your line, see where you hit max lean. SHARE WITH RIDERS Add friends, chat one-on-one or in groups, and share your routes and track sessions directly in the app. Friends can replay your track sessions on their own device. LIVE WEATHER & CONDITIONS Real-time weather overlay with temperature, wind, humidity, and Air Quality Index. Swipe to see an hourly forecast — so you always know what's coming on longer rides. MAINTENANCE REMINDERS Track oil changes, chain service, brake fluid, tires, and more. Set custom intervals, log service history with costs, and never miss a maintenance window. SPEED CAMERA WARNINGS Get voice alerts for speed cameras ahead. Works worldwide using OpenStreetMap data, with additional coverage for Spain (DGT). BUILT FOR THE RIDE • GPX import & export — plan routes or share them • iCloud sync for routes and history • Dark map theme with adjustable opacity • Music controls without leaving the map • Metric and Imperial units • Monthly ride calendar with stats • Motorcycle photo and setup notes for track days Download now and experience navigation built for riders, by riders. https://lithium.is/privacy-policy/ https://lithium.is/terms-of-use/

About

Motonav

This app provides motorcycle-specific navigation, route generation, and ride telemetry. Track lean angles, G-forces, and share your live location with friends. Plan routes, avoid tolls, and record your rides with detailed statistics.

Highlights
  • Loop route generator
  • Favorite roads routing
  • Lean angle tracking
  • G-force telemetry
  • Live location sharing
  • Turn-by-turn voice guidance
  • Ride recording and export
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Motonav is turn-by-turn navigation built for motorcyclists: massive, glanceable directions you can read in a fraction of a second at speed, on a dark high-contrast map that works in bright sunlight. CURVY ROADS, NOT JUST FAST ONES Choose your ride before you go: Fastest, No Highways, or Curvy. Curvy routes you onto the twisty back roads riders actually want - trading a few minutes for a far better ride - while steering clear of interstates and dead-straight slab. You get full turn-by-turn the whole way, and if you wander off, it reroutes onto a fresh curvy line from wherever you are. RIDE-FIRST NAVIGATION - Huge turn instructions with live distance countdown and the road name - Turn arrows drawn from the real shape of the junction, measured from the road itself - a hard right gets a hard-right arrow, a gentle fork gets a fork - A "then" preview so you always know the move after this one - Voice guidance timed for riding, not driving - Automatic rerouting when you go your own way - Current speed always visible, with the posted speed limit shown as a real US speed-limit sign - Arrival time, time left, and distance to go in one glanceable bar WIDGETS, CONTROL CENTER, AND SIRI Put your favorite destinations one tap away: Home Screen widgets in three sizes, Lock Screen and StandBy widgets, and a Control Center button that starts navigation without unlocking. Say "Hey Siri, take me to the diner in Motonav" and you're riding - add a stop, stop navigation, or ask for your ETA, all by voice - and use those same actions in your own Shortcuts automations. LIVE VEHICLE DATA (OPTIONAL) Pair a Bluetooth OBD-II adapter and Motonav becomes a dashboard for your bike or car: RPM, coolant temperature, voltage, and every sensor your vehicle exposes - plus computed gear position, fuel economy and range, and charging-system health, remembered per vehicle. (Requires a compatible Bluetooth LE OBD-II adapter.) BUILT FOR GLOVES Every control is oversized and high-contrast. No fiddly gestures, no tiny buttons - designed to be used on a handlebar mount. LOCK SCREEN + DYNAMIC ISLAND Directions continue on your lock screen and in the Dynamic Island, with a live route progress bar - no need to keep the app open. YOUR RIDE, YOUR RULES - Avoid highways with one tap, recalculated instantly - Rate roads good or bad as you ride, saved to your account - Favorites and recent destinations one tap from the home screen - Give favorites your own names, like "Mom's" instead of a street address RIDE WITH FRIENDS Add riding buddies by the email they use for MotoNav and share your location - all the time, or not at all. Only friends who've accepted you can see where you are, only your latest position, and turning it off drops you off their maps at once. Friends show up on your map at home and during navigation, and you can ride straight to one. PLAN ON THE WEB, RIDE ON THE BIKE Motonav has a companion planner at motonav.co. Draw a route on the big screen - or describe the ride you're dreaming about and let the AI copilot sketch it onto the map - then save it. It's on your phone before your helmet's on. GPX works everywhere: import a track a friend sent you (AirDrop it straight into the app, or pick it from Files right on the Where-to screen), and export any saved route to share back. Saved routes start from wherever you are - join a friend's route partway along and the directions pick up right there. OPTIONAL ACCOUNT, REAL BACKUP Create a free account and your favorites, recents, road ratings, saved routes, and settings follow you - through reinstalls, onto new phones. Or skip it entirely and just ride: navigation never requires an account. Motonav is built by a rider, rebuilt from the ground up around one idea: do turn-by-turn brilliantly before anything else.

Screenshots

Apex Map4 screens
Motonav4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Apex Map at 18.0 against Motonav's 26.2. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Apex Map against 5.0 for Motonav. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Apex Map ships an update every 11 days, Motonav every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Apex Map versus Motonav: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApex MapMotonav
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLithium ehfAndrew Freed

Customer experience

Apex Map

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Motonav

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Apex Map

No in-app purchases

None

Motonav

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Apex Map free?
Apex Map is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Motonav free?
Motonav is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Apex Map or Motonav?
Apex Map and Motonav are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Apex Map or Motonav have ads?
Neither Apex Map nor Motonav shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Apex Map or Motonav?
Apex Map ships an update every 11 days, and Motonav every 6 days. Most recently, Apex Map was updated on October 15, 2026 and Motonav on October 18, 2026.

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