Comparison

Maply vs Joseph Navigation

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

Head to head
About

Maply

Features
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Maply helps you bring any custom map into the real world. Use a photo, an image from your library, or a shared Maply file to place a park map, museum guide, zoo plan, fair layout, campus map, trail map, or event floor plan directly on top of Apple Maps. Once the image is aligned, your live GPS position appears on the custom map, so you can understand where you are without switching between a static picture and a map app. Whether you are exploring a large park, visiting a museum, attending a trade show, navigating a festival, or saving a private map for later, Maply gives you a clear way to organize and reuse the maps that matter to you. Key features: - Import a map from your photo library or camera - Overlay custom map images on Apple Maps - Align maps with move, scale, rotate, opacity, and perspective tools - Use real-time GPS on top of the aligned map - Save maps in your personal library - Add points of interest with titles, descriptions, and icons - Save a photo of the map legend - Import maps from QR codes - Share and back up complete maps with the .maply file format - Restore compatible maps through iCloud documents Maply PRO unlocks advanced tools for people who want to create and manage more maps: - Unlimited saved maps - Corner pin and perspective warp - Automatic alignment tools - Points of interest - .maply sharing - Full import and export Maply is designed to keep your data under your control. Your imported maps, alignment settings, legends, and points of interest are stored on your device using Apple standard storage. Maply does not include advertising trackers, third-party analytics, social tracking, or developer-managed user accounts. Location access is used only to show where you are on the overlaid map. Camera and photo library access are used only when you choose to import map images or scan QR codes. Create your own map library, align the places you care about, and explore with more context.

About

Joseph Navigation

This navigation app prioritizes congestion-free routes over strict ETA, aiming for a calmer driving experience. It offers live traffic intelligence, clear lane guidance, and privacy-focused features like on-device voice search. Enjoy a minimalistic interface designed to minimize distractions.

Highlights
  • Congestion-first routing
  • Live traffic intelligence
  • Minimalistic interface
  • Fast, flexible search
  • Clear lane instructions
  • Turn-by-turn navigation
  • CarPlay support
  • Privacy-first features
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Joseph is the world's first navigation app that prioritizes congestion-free routes over ETA. Designed to maximize driving freedom. Most navigation apps optimize around ETA first. Joseph is built for drivers who would rather avoid bumper-to-bumper traffic, reduce stop-and-go stress, and enjoy a calmer, more fluid drive, even when that route may take a few minutes longer. Joseph rethinks navigation around a simple but overlooked idea: the fastest route is not always the best route. Made for iPhone, Joseph combines search, routing, turn-by-turn navigation, live traffic intelligence, CarPlay, and privacy-first features into one experience. WHY JOSEPH • Congestion-first routing Joseph is designed to reduce time spent in bumper-to-bumper traffic and prioritize routes that keep you moving. • Live traffic intelligence Joseph is built on enterprise-grade infrastructure backed by 700 million devices worldwide to help identify better routes in real time and reduce stressful congestion. • Stay focused A minimalistic interface, smooth camera movement, advanced route visuals, and minimal distractions are central to Joseph's design philosophy. • Searching made easy Find destinations with fast, flexible search across over 375 million addresses, plus categories. • Clear instructions for every lane Joseph helps you prepare for upcoming turns and exits by showing which lane to use. • Real-time alerts for the road ahead Joseph can alert you to important conditions ahead on your route, helping you stay aware. • Turn-by-turn navigation Get clear, confident guidance with voice instructions designed to avoid over-talking, panic, and unnecessary noise. • CarPlay Use Joseph on CarPlay for a refined driving experience using your vehicle's infotainment system. • Privacy-first features Home, Work, Saved Places, and Recents are stored on device. Joseph does not sell user data or build tracking profiles around your driving. • On-device voice search Joseph never sends your voice to the cloud. By using SpeechAnalyzer for voice input, voice search is fast, private, and native to iPhone. JOSEPH PLUS Upgrade to Joseph Plus for unlimited navigation. JOSEPH PRO Joseph Pro includes everything in Joseph Plus, plus Pro 3D Map, dynamic lighting, and weather effects. A NEW WAY TO NAVIGATE THE WORLD -- and with total privacy. For those who value the journey. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.josephnavigation.com/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://www.josephnavigation.com/privacy-policy California Notice: https://www.josephnavigation.com/california-notice

Screenshots

Maply4 screens
Joseph Navigation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Maply at daily against Joseph Navigation's weekly. Maply also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Maply sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Joseph Navigation sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Maply ships an update daily, Joseph Navigation weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Maply versus Joseph Navigation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaplyJoseph Navigation
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.4 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—9 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEnrico MazzoliMontclair Studios, LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Maply

One-time1
  • Maply PRO$9.99
5 purchases

Joseph Navigation

Subscriptions5
  • Joseph Plus Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Joseph Pro Monthly$34.991 Month
  • Joseph Pro Trial7 Days trial$34.991 Month
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  • Joseph Plus Yearly$214.991 Year
  • Joseph Pro Yearly$349.991 Year

Questions

Is Maply free?
Maply is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Joseph Navigation free?
Joseph Navigation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Maply or Joseph Navigation have ads?
Neither Maply nor Joseph Navigation shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Maply or Joseph Navigation?
Maply ships an update daily, and Joseph Navigation weekly. Most recently, Maply was updated on November 7, 2026 and Joseph Navigation on November 5, 2026.

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